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Local duo
celebrate 61
active years

Vikki Finkbeiner
Contribating Writer
LES and Nel Hunter
are indeed a team.

bes was born in L908 in
Vancouver and shortly: atter-
wards moved ote North
Vancouver and attended
Ridgeway School Straht
from school he started work:
ing with Heatley Machine
Works in Vancouver.

Nel (nee Asheroft) was
born in Yorkshire, England in
1915 and arrived in’ North
Vancouver in 1923 where she
began working au
Woodward's in) Vancouver.
She was a member of the
Woodward’s Athletic Club
and plaved on the
Woodward's baseball team.
She also enjoved playing bas-
kerball and badminton,

Nel and Les were married
in 1937 and started their fam-
ily of four boys. Their voices
fill with sadness as they speak
of losing one son.

Les retired from Heatley
Machine Works atter 50 years:
25 as an emplovee and 25 as
part owner, He was kept busy
installing units in pliner mills
throughout B.C.

Although both Les and
Nel had a family to raise, they
both were very active in a

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UNICEF Cards and Gifts:
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Dec. 23. UNICEF programs
in the Geld receive 50% of all
card and gilt sales and help to
meet children’s needs and
protect their rights.

Drop-in Flu Clinic: Nov.
23, North Shore Health,
6th floor, Ed. room, 132 W.
Esplanade,. 1:30-4+ p.m.
Free to persons 65° years
and over or under 65 witha
chronic health condition.
Info: 983-6700.

Transitions in Retirement
Years: Anna Weetman pre-
sents a workshop that focus-
es on the many transitions
that occur with retirement,
Wednesday, Nov. 25,
12:45-2:45 pan, WV.
Seniors” Activity Centre.
Price is $5 and is open ro
everybody. — Pre-register:
925-7280.

Heritage Tour to
Leonardo da Vinci
Exhibit: Dec. 3, 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. Preregister at 925-
7270. Fee of $58.85
includes bus, ferry and
entrance fee. Bus foads at
the W.V. Seniors’ Centre
and the W.V. Museum and
Archives.

Christmas Carol Cruise:
Dee. 10, 6:15-10:30 pan.,
North Shore
Neighbourhood — House,
225 E. 2nd St, NV.
$34.24 includes desserts
and beverages. Info: 987-
8138.

Vane Of sports

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saupire satin batre FP oague
Baseball and Neb Rept score.
Heo resais Coachime ob soccer
roummarseven te ES vear olds
srenwapis the Facies. He ints
spent 12 vears on the fuveniic
Soccer Comnis.on,

Les remembers in) 1937
del on othe | Johnsten
Story Soccer Teanr and
going to Winnipeg to play the
Canadian Championship
games. Then in 1942) bes
rined the North Vancouver
Lawn Bowling Clut.

Nel started Lawn bowhng
in 1939 and she has never
looked back. She excelled at
this spert and in 1940 won
the novice singles competi
tien. During the 1940s and
“30s she entered many tour-
naments in Victoria.

For 10 years Les and Nel
were active members of the
North Shore Winter Club.
Then for 13 vears starting in
1968. Les and Nel, along
with two brothers and wives,
traveled south to spend the
winters in) warmer climes.
While relaxing in the Palm
Springs area, Nel Kept think-
ing of lawn bowling and Les
kept busy weaving cratis, Liwn
chairs, ete. His exceprional
talent elevates the art of weav-
ing in the eves of all who are
fortunate enough to view his
work,

The old saying “you can't
hold a good man (or woman)
down” certainly applies to
Nel Hunter. The vear 1975
saw Nel getting involved big

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. SENIORS

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aun a tod medal In lo7%
she won the prowmenad sind
Phe nest tear she plavcd on
Fouland on tite aanenal
naam. LYTT she phived an the
national teint in bagnind: and
competi in the antermitenal
Lawn bowling Sompeniiens

ust 22 Countries.

There’s no helding Nel
back.

fn 1983) Nel won bork
the provincial aod nanenal
gold medals in hawn bowling.
She repeated her gold medal
winin both the provincial and
national competitions | in
1YS84. Nel played in Australia
in in the inaugural Pacitic
Games winning a bronze in
the singles competition. She is
one of our own -- world
famous and making it to the
“top.”

Currently both Les and
Nel are members. of North
Vancouver Lawn Bowling
Club. the Silver Harbour
Centre. Three davs each week
finds Les making coffee for
the volunteers at the lawn

bowling dub. Ned af course,
oa member of the Silver
Harbour Flarmaoiicats. who
se around to different nurs
mg homes toe entertun the
residents. She abo does her
“SEINE ast hostess at Vriaus
mimes oat Sihver 0 Harbour
Contre.

On July 210 1998 Les and
Nel celebrated their 61st wed
ding anniversary. Ther are a
“team” to be proud of and we
are proud of both of them,

— Vikki Firkiviner volun-

teers with) Liousyiem Sentors”

Planning Society, a neau-profit
society Uae encourages North
Mire seniors to become tivelved
in planning aud dveision-
making concerning issues that
affect thetr health and
i. udependenere .

LES and Nel Hunter are
active members of the
North Vancouver Lawn
Bowling Club and Silver
Harbour Centre.

The Feeling

“Lately | have no energy or enthusiasm for anything.

Family and friends trv to cheer me up, but 1 jst

can't snap out of it. [don’t feel like going out.

Everything seems sv meaningless to me.

{ don’t know what to do.”

Sunday. November 22, 1998 — North Shore News - 21

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

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The Solution

If you're feeling depressed, you're not alone.
North Shore physicians report many of
their older patients are diagnosed

with depression each year.

Get the support and help you need.

Remember, you are not alone.
It’s OK to ask tor help.

Talk with your physician, or call the Community Geriatric Mental Health Team at 660-1273.
“ASKING FOR HELP 1S THE FIRST STEP. 0