10 — Sunday. June 14, 1998 —N Shore News north shore news LIGHTS. 60 Cedarview Lodge oo o BRIGHT Happy anniversary to you, “SHECS in a hame” used ta be the saidest words in the English language. They conjured images of blank theed oid people, condemned without hope toa tovless dite of wruel and television. Not any more! Or at least. not ar Cedarview Lodge. Opened in March, 1983 by premice Ball Bennett. it was the jargest intermediate care facility in the province at the nme. Probably it’s sull ight ap there in terins of size, but there is ne doubtinis one of the happiest. At the beginning, suf volun: teered to five at the facility tor three days and two mghts ata time to experience lite as the residents knew it and work towards making ita true home. They did. ft is. And ten days i A aage they celebrated their Lath aaniversacy with a ure f Willy, 12, is a miniature wire-haired © dachshunci NEWS photos Martin Millerchip and a registered St. John Carol Finnie, vice president regional! care facilities. pins a corsage on Susan Cripps who has been on the Cedarview nursing staff since the home opened. Social Ambulance therapy dog. Owner Marion Davis says he's one of the most ropu- © Susan White-Bona serves up some refreshing straw- berry punch for the guests. Susan is the volunteer coordinator. Call her if you are interested in sharing in the tives of some our com- munity’s elders. John Denney, and his visitors Vivia Denney, centre, and Bella Elphinstone all agree that Cedarview is one of the better facilities of its kind. Margaret Cluff, left, and Gail Burchett recapture some memories. Cluff is Cedarview's present director of activa- tion, Burchett was the first. Making a wish as she cuts the birthday cake is Diane Scott, facility manager and director of resident care. Marjorie Nickolson used to be the circulation manager for the News. Since losing her husband two and a half years ago she has become a regular visitor to the folks at Cedarview. She says they do more for her than she does ) mi annual | i annual a OFF Fabric ra books & more BERNINA E] The Thread Bear 922-0308. 3 1552 h farine Drive West Vancouyer’ New resident Betty Epstein, worker William Wood and emcee extraordinaire looks on lar with Dori Hayward, right. Pauline Critchley offers resident Walt Simmonds some strawberry shortcake. Wait's lived in the area since 1919 and recalls salmon spawning in a long- gone creek off Wellington Drive. As a kid, he says he felt safer on the network of trails that connected North Van than on its few roads. right, and her friend Genevan McDonald graciously insisted Bright Lights sample the chocolate-dipped strawberries. H “CWI LITIGATION * Civil Litigation - matrimonial = commercial & estate litigation - wrongful dismissal ~ personal injury BALDWIN "FAMILY LAW Swng «estates: CONVEYANCING * Family Law * Wills & Estates * Conveyancing OMPANY Law Office volunteers at Cedarview. Rena Erstenuk, sitting, is one of the many dedicated nursing staff at Cedarview. She is shar- ing photographic memories with Lea Haggert, whose father was here for ten years and who now likes to take some of the residents shopping two or three times a week. Two of the “lifers” honored with certificates. Resident Dori Hayward and dietary staff worker Mary Danelock have been at Cedarview since it opened. FREE On. CHANGE 559% 6g 79% Includes NGK spark plugs CAR CARE SPECIAL $ ‘| 95 | “A trusted name tar many years.” including... # Oil change * Rad flush : ._ 235 Donaghy Ave, North Vancouver." ® Injector cleaner