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IF YOU are 35 years or better,
you are invited to drap in to
Silver Harbour Centre. located
at 144. 22nd St.

Membership is SIZ a yeir,
and you can take part ina
multitude of educational
classes, social activities. sports,
arts, crafts, cards or fitness
sessions.

One of the centre's highlights
is its well-patronized food ser-
vice — $3 buys you a full-
course hot lunch that the cooks
say is the best bargain in town,

For example, a recent funch
was roast leg of lamb with a
sage and herb dressing, mashed
potatoes with gravy, fresh car-
rots, small caesar salad, choice
of juice or vegetable and
scallion soup, roll and butter.
chocolate mousse or fruit and
tea or coffee.

The opportunity to enjoy
quality meals at modest prices

» Photo developing

w Vatued customer “cheque cashing” cards
v No charge bagging

» No buggy charge
~ Home delivery

Covered FREE parking

v Electric wheelchair

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ino the company oof pleasant
companions draws many
seniots tO this busy centre.

During the summer months.
many day trips are pls :
thar will take members to the
Bellevue Arts and Cratts Festi
val, White Rock and Crescent
Beach, Harrison Hot Springs.
Steveston and Ladner. the San
Juan Eslands, a Jocal tour and
picnic, Victoria and Butehart
Gardens, and Snohomish.

Talented members participate
in the choir with nandbell
Fingers, Sariety group, drama
group and dance classes. Year
round, the men at the centre
paricularly enjoy the fully-
equipped woodworking shop
and billiard tables.

There is always something
going on, but September
becomes @ real beehive of ac-
tivity when new classes com-
mence. For info call 980-2474.

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Integration key to WV centre

From page 26

Says Muir, who will only
divulge his age as Stover 70 by a
fair bit’: The whole purpose is
to let seniors who have given up
their homes to see and touch the
phants.""

Muir, who also teaches a silver-
amithing course at the centre, had
a quick reply when asked if
members felt the centre was their
own place -—- “Oh. it is) my
place,’ he said with @ smile. Ap-
parently 3,000 other pcopie feel
the same way and membership in-
cTeases by 100 every year.

Director of the centre, Lynda
Lyons, describes the membership
mix as ‘tabout 60 per cent women
and 40 per cent men.” Male
membership has increased steadi-
ly, especially with the introduction
of special courses for men like
cooking, woodworking and Fit
Fellas.

SERVICES

» Wheelchairs available
Child safety harnesses
w FREE Parcel pickup
 Phote copier

v In-store deli

w Fresh flower

wv Fresh fish counter

department

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» Customer service counter
~ Carpet cleaner rentals

~ FREE Coffee urn loaners
ln-home shopping service

Membership is available to
those 60 or over for a $10 annual
fee which allows members to drop
into seme programs without
charge or to use the facilities on a
casual basis (such as the five men
observed at the pool tables), and
to choose from the veritable
smorgasbord of affordable course
options from the educational to
the entertaining.

One of the most popular pro-
grams, Tai Chi, is cooperative, in
that it is open to both members
and non-members.

These integrated programs are
part of the centre's philosophy.

Sylvia Lung, acting program
coordinator, explains that, ‘dt is
the policy of our centre to have
integration. We feel strongly
about it ... even though it’s called
@ seniors’ centre, it’s still a rec
centre and is open to anyone.

Co-op programs encourage the

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mixing of different: age groups
and allow the centre tu develop a
positive image in the community,
which is seems already to have
achieved.

Lyons has been with the centre
for 10 years, three as director, and
is proud of the attention it is at-
tracting.

“We won a Canadian and B.C.
award for facility management
and operation. We've had Mrs.
Toyota visit from Japan. They
(the Japanese} are looking at
creating better networks for
seniors in their culture,"’ says
Lyons.

She admits she’s flattered that
they should choose the West Van
centre for their field research, and
adds that ‘‘we've also had people
come from all over the country to
see the centre."”

For more information on the
seniors’ centre call 926-4375.

HOURS

v In-store scratch bakery

MONDAY ....
TUESDAY

... - 9130-6
. 9:30-6

WEDNESDAY ........ . 9:30-6

THURSDAY
FRIDAY .

2... . 9230-9
. 9:30-9

SATURDAY ........... 9:30-6

SUNDAY

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.. 10:00-5