' reading, LIFE IS FULL OF SURPRISES, including a few remarkably happy ones. Among them is one of the best known names in B.C. - forestry lore - Cy Young, long-time editor and _ publisher of the industry's | ’ perky and sometimes irreverent: trade magazirie HiBaller. which is required among other places, in halfmoon biffies throughout the woods. this The surprise (for . scribe, at any rate) comes in a slim volume of poetry published by Cy. It’s called “GULF OF GEORGIA ' CROSSING and poems and _— songs” available at Duthie’s, Bay and Eaton’s downtown, Woodward's Park Royal and on B.C. and CP ferries. A book of charm, sensitivity and considerable poetic talent in the modern idiom, its subjects range*in time from the depression years. to” the present day, and in space from the Gulf of Georgia to Maui and Europe. The, collection is dedr icated “To the begutiful people in my life: my wife,. Olga, my family and my | friends.” From what follows there emerges the picture of a’ perceptive and deeply happy man who knows much about his’ world and loves Police. ‘have’ ‘Seized jewellery, furs and handguns for which they describe a $50,000 value as being * ‘a conservative estimate”, as a result of an arrest made following a British Properties break-in. Two West Vancouver Police officers, backed up other ‘Baker, ‘Street,- Page AG, October 14, 1979 - Sunday News by Noel Wright |.’ wos, . : .. ..wife-hubby career game it's most of what he knows. GULF OF. GEORGIA CROSSING comes over as a warm testament to humanity and hope —.a cheering and _ reassuring bedtime ‘com- | panion for a problem-filled week. Thanks, Cy, for helping mine along.. ELECTION WARM-UP: West. Van school trustee Cari Hunter has decided, after all, not to run for a second term at November's elections, but he’s offering to give practical tips to can- didates aspiring to replace The him (like how to deal with media? Carl. was the school board’s “communications” member) ... West Van’s most popular perennial candidate for civic . office has promised a formal announcement . Oorrow (never say I can’t Kéep_a secret) ... over in North Van” District irrepressible News travel writer Barbara Mc- Creadie says she intends to file aldermanic nomination papers as soon as she’s back -this week from her latest jaunt — to Las Vegas. Her neighbor, Alderman Marilyn bowing out next month after a four-year stint on District council, may be able to give her some hints ‘three detectives. ‘arrested’ a man recently after an alarm went off at a_ British Properties address and they say he was armed with a .38 handgun. Mihwat Kewal Saban, aged 25,. of 1880 Greer Vancouver, ap- peared in West Van : Presently a West meanwhile, | x 7 Talking politics, North Van Capilano’s handsome. MLA, Angus Ree, continues. to make yards in Victoria's corridors of power. He spent last week in Edmonton as Premier Bill Bennett's rep- resentative at the opéning of the . Alberta legislature. - Van resident, Angus will also be among the bigwigs expected at a wine-n’-cheese auction being held this -Wednesday evening (Oct. 17) at the International Plaza by West Van Socreds -— together with Labor Minister Allan Williams, Consumer and Corporate Affairs Minister Jim Nielsen, Health Minister Bob McClelland and North Van-Seymour MLA Ikack ‘Davis. Who was it said you know a man m by the company he keeps... ese Overheardin -the fabrics department from an‘ in- furiated lady customer trying vainly to figure out how many yards of curtain material she needed in metres: “That man Trudeau ought to be ... decimated!” eee A DOUBLE SALUTE to Patricia and Gerry Buck of West Vancouver. Patricia was admitted last month to the B.C. Bar and now graces Provincial Court Saturday last weék, charged with four. offences relating to .,the incident and was further remanded in custody to next Tuesday when he made . another court appearance Wednesday. He is charged with. break and entry and theft, the legal department of the Federal ' Businéss Development Bank. Gerry, _ a major in the. Seaforth Highlanders; has meanwhile_ taken over as president of 7 that unit’s officers’ mess — as well as joining the real estate. division of Canada Trust in Park Royal. In the what you might call a grand slam ... Moving east, a North Shore welcome. to. Ken Schultz, the new manager of London’ Drugs. on Lonsdale. -which has just completed its half-million dollar ex- pansion. Ken. . replaces former’ manager Dave Forster who has moved on to a top honcho post within the LD family. . ek If you think everything's just dandy the way it is with the North Van_ school system, Clare MacSorley, ‘president of the recently —-formed—North Van Voters -~ Association hopes you'll turn out to its 7:30 p.m. meeting _ this Wednesday (Oct. 17) at Queen Mary School, when NOVVA will be nominating its candidates for the November elections. They'll be running against fiominees of the 18- month-old Concerned Citizens Association which thinks .the school system needs .to-‘smarten up in quite — a number of ways (especially financial) — and had two representatives elected to the school board last year at ' its first try. TIDDLYCOVE TIDBITS: Financial management consultant Bob Damn is new $50,000 haul seized after arrest _ ‘possession of stolen property ~ _worth . more than $200, “possession of a firearm while committing an offence and possession of a_ restricted weapon... Police investigations are continuing in connection with the seized valuables. ” . a “2: 2: Keeping A Job . Nov" §-Nov.9 $5. Le ~ -yelationships: on the job assertiveness training | . speaking/listening skills 3. Job Search Skills Nov. 19-Nov.23 $5. applications, resumes © _ Interviews & personal presentation 0 : ‘ cee ep irks A Work Experience 7 Nov. 26~-Dec, 14 315 ae daciding u upon & arranging work week jaa “two weeks onthe be experience ‘§: Job Ssarch. es17- Dec. 21. $5 . al “tive dave f organized job search "group support & assessment ' “Take the. 7 ook c program or just a few courses! ‘ For Further Information call . | 9861911. Local 333 | REGISTER EARLY Enro|ment is limited Green, They’re members, incidentally, and. let me whisper in your ear CKVU-TV’s school board - 1979-80 © president of the West Van Kiwanis. Installed with him at the club’s recent Lionel. Lewis and Martyn secretary Gordon East, treasurer Alf Thompson, directors Trevor. - Bennett,