scot seen einen oe y \ \ V (2 rarest remand resem Howelling ativenture had by all AS if using your own power ‘to get froin Deep Cove’s waterfront to Whistler ‘Mountain isn’t gruelling ‘enough,’ David Howells had. to run the summit leg of | | the Sea-to-Summit | Adventure race in 1 cycling (feats, on race & ° Readers may recall: the June 18 story of. local guarly:boy Dave and his’ ‘dreara to finish in the top five of the: day, 163-kilometre’. race. "5 dream came true as he hed ‘third ‘in. the men’s individ- division.: Another: North’ Van, de, Dave Norona, was first, while ‘North Van dadette Cheryl, Rehill k top women’s honors." But'back*to Daye’s dream that ialmost became a nightmare. - “41 didn’t have.a support vehicle” “to'take m Funning stuff to Whistler -for. the ‘final: transition: zone: from - -bike'to running, so Ij just threw it in J /a race vaty an ‘figured:i it would ‘be there when,I got there.”. It wasn’t. zp Dave blazed, thejthird section of “| the, four-part race —/a 52-km bike ‘ride ‘from’ Squamish to Whistler — in‘ two -hours,.35 minutes and six second, the fastest: of all -competi- jumped off my bike, ran into “the. transition drea and nothing was ithere,” Howells recalled. . “These ivolunieers were all standing around, and I was ‘yellin “Where” 's my stuff. Where’s my stuff?” and they told me- Jit: wasn’t ‘there yet and should be’ about 10,'15 minutes.” ‘Bur there was no way Howells was switching out of race mode, so he just started trudging up Whistler y | — still wearing his cycling shoes and bike heimet: Incredibly, he posted © - the third fastest summit run. |. “It was a° blast, I loved every miziute of it,” he said of the race. | “Maybe Pm just a sucker for pun- ishment.” Helping Dave fulfill his dream were the “guys down at John Henry - |vthe Bicycle Man, Bob and’ Willie, You guys are the best. “And : my” congratulations to : Dave. Norona on a top race, but _ watch out next year — I'm going to be right on your tail next year.” Top master competitor was Tori “Barichello, while; the top team was “Prince George s Olympia West. “. == Andrew McCredie and cruising in cars, fashion arts _ NORTH SHORE J IFE Sunday, July 13, 1997 — North Shore News ~ 15 travel ‘EMILY Sadiles-Brown det) and Mike Schemmer are spending the summer -fine-tunti and rehearsing thelr The original musical about the homeless Is scheduled to run Sept. 8-13 in the new Birch Theatre at Capilar "By Andrew McCredie Associate Editor J andrew@nsnews.com _ "OST high school students “will compose their “what I - did in the summer” essays * come September recounting the usual antics ‘of summer jobs, beach parties , an) ” Not Seycove secondary student Emily ~ Sadlier-Brown, The soon-to-be Grade 12 stu- . dent’s essay will begin: This past sammer I. 1 scored; cast and produced a play called. Dregs of | os Society that opens at Capilano College’s new Birch Theatre September 8 for a six-day run.. Sadlier-Brown, 16, and Seycove secondary : special education aide Mike Schemmer have r eady logged, in Schemmer’s estimation, 1,400 hours of work creating, writing and Arts Club Theatre: Red Rock Diner. A rockamentary revue based on the early days of deejay - Red Robinson of North Van. Ferry Building Gallery: WOMAN’S WORK: Uncommon Threads Exhibition of textiles by * four North Shore artists: Ros Aylmer, Barb Head, Anne Love and Fran Solar. Artist’s dialogue ‘vat 11am. July 15 and an open- ing reception from 6- 8 p.m, that evening, . Presentation House Gallery: One Hundred Views of Mount =: Baker, Robert Linsley.and Les Roses, Denis Lessard. To July 27. « Gallery hours: Wednesday to - Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., | ’ Thursday to 9 p.m. 986-1351.. Seymour Art Gallery: The Tea Room: a meeting of the East and West. Cristina Viviana, Vancouver potter. To Aug. 3. Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PAINTER dane Sanborio is a partner in Locai Colors, an artist’s co-op at Park Royal South. A show of her works at Dundarave Cafe opens July 3 30 with a wine and cheese. rehearsing Dregs of Secéety. : The pair came together after Schemmer, known to most as just “Buff”, asked Seycove music teacher Mark Steffens if he knew of a stu- dent who could help him compose the music for a play he had just written (Those who know ‘the 32-year-old Buff as a longtime baseball and volleyball coach will be surprised that he’s as proficient writing a musical as a sceresheet. : Dregs of Society is the second play Buff has writ- : ten.) ‘ ~ Steffens recommended school band member Sadlier- Brown, and Schemmer and the musical student hit the right note immediately. “She’s an extremely talented young lady who has a bright future ahead of her,” says Buff. . “I've been in some sort of music since I was about five-years-old,”. says Sadlier-Brown. “And I’ve always written little songs and poenis.” But this is the first full-scale production for the 16-year-old, and as would be expected, she says: “the amount of work” has been the biggest July 8 through Au Bard on the Beach: ‘Love's ; Labeour’s Lost. For more infor- mation call 739-0559, challenge i in mounting the play. . “ Dregs of Society is a contemporary tale of the: homeless and how society perceives them.” Through dialogue and 15 original musical” numbers, seven homeless characters give con- text to life on the streets. The compiete cast es numbers’30, and though all the main parts have been filled, the producers are still looking for dancers ( Ceall Buff at 929-2723 for. detail) “Stephen ‘Bulat i is the music director, and Cameron Miller is the choreographer. -*The best thing about it is to see peop! have fun with your music, and seeing it pe: formed,” says Sadlier-Brown,.who adds she. thinks the play will be'a success. “I ho people to come out and see it, and I so OPE people realize it is an original play being per: formed for the first time.” : A fundraising auction to help offset the fis ing costs of the production is being held on’; Sunday, Aug. 3, on the North Shore. Watch *.. : upcoming issues of the News f for more details. a Lynnwood Pub: Incognito..." Thursday to Sunday from %: 30 aa p.m. No cover. . 4] - Maplewood Pub: Live music 7 - featuring Silverload cvery- , Sunday. night at 7: 30 p.m. 924- . 1834. " : events 4 Book signing: Phil Cousineau ; author of Soul Moments: ° 8 6 Marvelons Stories of - Synchronictty — Meaningful \, Coincidences from a Seemingly Random World (published Conari Press, distributed by. Raincoast Books) will be sign- . ing copies of his book at Banyen Books, 2671. West Broadway, Vancouver, ons gy Friday, July 18 from 7 to 8: 30: eo: p.m _ = Compiled by Ma rtin mn ieahip me we gets!