A PIANIST WHO loves animals and enjoys hiking and running, Barbara Is a North Shore girl. Her love of animals has created in her an interest in the preservation of wildlife. (Elisworth Dickson photo) Dynamite thrower ea inNV he North Vancouver. man who threw half a stick” of dynamite into a ravine néar Lynn. Valley Elementary School early in March’ was_ sentenced Wednesday to 30 days imprisonment. Theodore Davis, 23, of 2931 Mountain Highway was sentenced in North Van- coyver Provincial Court by Judge Nancy Morrison. The dynamite exploded near where 60 children had last much longer. prices for you. available.) SPRING CLEANING SPECIAL , been playing and was one of a series of incidents in- volving explosives on_ the North Shore in March. Davis was convicted of possession of explosives, in connection with the Lynn Valley in- cident. “The charge is an ex- tremely serious one as far as the community is con- cerned,”"’ said Judge Morrison in passing sen- tence. “It was only fortunate that nobody was injured who might have been in the We're not expensive either. Our large volume means low » We guarantee no shrinkage. (Take down and re-hang service ---- Special commercial rates for apartment managers and tenants - - - - 202 FREE PICK-UP & DELIVERY 987-3431 987-3233 648 Queensbury Ave., ROY'’S DRY CLEANERS ravine at the time of the explosion.” Judge Morrison said a short jail term of three months was in order, but since Davis had been in custody since March 6, she felt he had already served two months of this term. Judge Morison said she considered time spent in custody as “double time”. Upon release from prison, Davis will be placed on probation for one year. 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A preliminary hearing was held Wednesday for Steven Nahanee of 416 East 2nd Street, North Vancouver, who faces charges of ro bery and possession of a firearm in connection. with the holdup, February 12 of Barry’s Drug Mart in the ‘Westview Shopping Centre. The hearing was held in North Vancouver court with Judge J.D. Layton presiding. A ban was put on publication of any evidence presented at the hearing. 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