16 - Friday. May 28. 1999 - North Shore News

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Birthday, Highlands.

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NEWS photos Martin Mitierchip

Carol Barker provided a
pleasant musical backdrop
for the junch. She was the
church's organist for sev-
eral years.

John and Margery McEown (from left), Betty Bray and
her son Bob shared a table of happy memories at the
lunch. Betty was the wite of Highiands' first fulltime min-
ister. Wes Bray.

Highlands’ members were
asked for their memories
and opinions as to what
has made the church work
for 50 years. Chris
Robertson holds the
resulting bookiet: Fifty
years of memories.

Elinore Grook was a
founding member of the
first wornen's group in the

Kory Tanner was the youngest guest we found. He cer-
tainly enjoyed being the centre of attention of (from left):
Emily Plant, Matt Tolan, Carolyn Plant and Jeseye
Tanner.

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Spiritual leadership: former minister Oon Robertson
(from left), present minister Deborah Laing and guest
speaker and executive secretary of the B.C. Conference

Pat and Barbara Munroe shared a table with
their friend Ruth Kershaw. Pat. a NV District coun-
cilor, and Barbara were married at Highlands in
1974,

Sharon Volkmann (right) was celebrating her
own birthday and was serenaded by the hun-
dreds of lunch guests. She and Carolyn Secret
could not agree precisely when they first came to

These beautiful people, Edna and
Rex Hundleby. have been
involved with Highlands since
1949. Edna is the church’s archivist
and Rex played a big role in the
construction of both the church and

church.

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John and Mary Bowling came back to North Van from
Naramata, B.C. to join in the celebration. Mary was one
of the Church (Sunday) School superintendents who
looked after 1,140 children. The schoo! was the third
largest in the country! *

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Hilary McNaughton (from left), Wendy McNaughton
and Kelly-Ann Haslauer are some of the Spirit Singers
(the church's adult choir). Also in the picture are eight-
year-old Jessica Haslauer and one of the choir's direc-
tors, “tyrannical” Gillian Irwin.

church as children some 45 years ago.

learning centre.

Don (second from left) and Doreen Lovely (far right}
have been active church members since 1960. All of their
children, including Margaret Griffith-Cochrane (left) and
Jane Walker, were married at Highlands.

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