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LAST WEEK I spent two glorious days in the sunny Okanagan in Kelowna, that bustling hive of activity.

it was a first for me, as was the confortable and pleasant flight on Air BC's Dash 8.

I was there at the invitation of Hugti Curtis, the executive direc-

tor of the David Foster Founda- tion, to attend Thursday's gala dinner concert and auction entitled ‘An Evening with David and Friends.’’

_ IT was ensconced in the splendid surroundings of the very new, one-year-old Grand Okanagan Lakefront Resort which is right on

- Okanagan Lake.

There are 175 spacious rooms and 30 vacation homes with facil- ities that include the Dolphins dining room, the Vines lounge, The Black Forest restaurant and the Roses pub, a large swimming pool and hot tub.

Frank Faigaux is the general manager of a staff of 150 while Peter Briscoe, ex-Hotel Van, is

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It's really a spectacular spot! Kelowna has a population of 86,000 and is the fastest-growing city in Canada,

People are flocking there from all parts of the country and the world. It's been a condo explo- sion!

It's also the fruit-growing and wine-making mecca of the pro- vince with 10 wineries like Mission Hi}l, Calona and four estate wineries — Grey Monk, Cedar Creek, Quailsgate and Sum- merhill, the new champagne house.

There's also golfing and sailing nine months of the year and the rest of the time, you can ski!...

Thursday night’s festive black- tie fundraiser was a first for Kelowna and the citizens turned up in style.

David Foster was in great form, very relaxed and really into the performance,

Joining him onstage were Loverboy’s Mike Reno from North Van, big Warren Wiebe and the powerhouse sensation, Tamia Washington, from Toronto.

She’s the 1992 YTV achieve- ment award winner, sounds ex- actly like Whitney Houston and is only 18 years old!

But the capital ‘‘S’’ star of the show (besides David, that is) had to be the most dynamic purveyor of romantic love songs, the Latin Lover himself, Julio Iglesias.

He came onstage to thunderous applause and a standing ovation, wearing a tailored charcoal suit, immaculate white shirt and plain tie.

He's very thin, very hyper and very intense,

Unfortunately after his big en- trance, his mike failed to work.

HUGH CURTIS (left), lan Tostenson (centre) and Art Jones at ‘‘An

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DAVID FOSTER (left) with Julio iglesias at a gala dinner concert and auction. Fifty-year-old Iglesias, also known as the Latin Lover, received a standing ovation.

The stagehand immediately gave him a new one.

After one song, that mike fell apart in his hands.

Despite these problems and the overly amorous ladies who inter- tupted the show by throwing flowers and themselves onstage to kiss him passionately, he came through beautifully. .

Julio claims that at 50, he’s too old for love! Ha!

He sang several numbers in

Spanish, a couple in French, the haunting /f You Should Go Away, and wound up with what has probably become his signature song, To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before.

C’est magnifique...

Some of the other celebs at the - do were West Van’s Mary and Art Sones of the Variety Club, Man in Motion Rick Hansen and his wife Amanda, and zillionaire-auc- tioneer Peter Thomas.

Calgary Stampeders owner, the very confident Larry Rykkman, Tom and Joe Capozzi and North Van’s Kathy and Ian Tostenson were also there.

lan, president of Calona Wines, co-chaired the event with Dean Cooper, the head of CKOV radio in Kelowna.

Dean’s dad, the energetic Mel Cooper of Victoria, emceed.

The good news is that this first DDF benefit in Kelowna was sold out completely and raised more than $180,000...

Calona Wines’ PR Allison MacNeil worked really hard on the foundation fundraiser.

She was extra-busy with the wine business, the charity affair and her three small children.

She also happened to be nine months pregnant with her fourth child.

She showed up at the gala evening looking very chic in red sequins, having given birth to a

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baby boy whom they’ve named Noel.

Little Noel was the centre of attention Friday morning at a ter- tific wrap party brunch at Tom Capozzi’s waterfront estate...

Next week I’il tell you all about the fantastic birthday party honoring that delightful charmer, Margaret Ashley .,. Cheers!

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