north shore news

NEIGHBORHOODS

3 (N days gone by, May Day celebrations included crowning the May Queen,

., taking place here on May

i 24, 1928 in Mahon Park.

‘§ The carriage was bor-

rowed from the equipment

Lower Lonsdale

SPEND a day North Vancouver's oldest neighborhood, at this Saturday’s Lower Lonsdale Community Dav.

The fun starts at 1] a.m. at the bottom of Lonsdale in the Parking lot of the Seven Seas restaurant.

A weasure hunt, clectric model car racing, quilting for the Queen Mary Community Quilt, making recycled art, mural painting, live entertain- ment and 2 watermelon-cat- ing contest are just some of

celebrating

Winning wheels on display Thursday til Sunday. Bring father to check out the winning wheels while you select the perfect Fathers Day Gift from the great selection of stores at Capilano Mall. Father's Day

arriving this Sunday...June 21st.

fs CAPILANO MALL

935 MARINE DRIVE NORTH VANCOUVER FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE CALi 980-8561

the activities that visitors to the celebration can enjoy and take part in.

Queensdale

THE Queens dale Neighborhood Association is holding its annual general meeting tomorrow, Thursday June 18 at 8 p.m. ar Sr. Martin’s Church, 195 &. Windsor Rd. For more infor mation, call Monika Rogers at 980 3203.

North Vancouver

ELMER the Safety Elephant’s program creator, Bev Holland, is taking an carly retirement from teaching some of the North Shore’s youngest residents.

Holland, who began, and is finishing, her career with the North Vancouver Reercation Commission, has been teaching pre-school and kindergarten-aged children in the community since 1970.

She developed the pre- school program for Elmer, a houschold name among the younger set — and using pup- pets introduced thei to top- ics such as road and buckle-up safety, and child abuse.

British Properties

SENTINEL secondary stu- dent Nicole Koshure was rewarded for using her cre- ativity and talent to air her concern about air qualitv issues.

She placed second in the

Ye Share the Air poster con- test sponsored by the British Columbia Lung Association,

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CAR CARE SPECIAL including...

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@ Rad Rush

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the AirCare program = and Envirorest Canada. More than 100 high) school students entered the poster contest which were then used for advertisements during Bike to Work weck and Clean Air Day at the beginning of the month. Koshure was awarded a $2,000 post-secondary scholarship tor her win.

Deep Cove

SEYCOVE secondary student Jennifer Schmidt has been awarded onc of twenty schol- aships in B.C. from the Certitied General Accountants Association of B.C. The scholarship is to of f- set the financial costs of any accounting-related post-sec- ondary education Schmidt takes.

North Shore

STARTING tomorrow, look for “smile” buttons on North Shore employees of the hospi- tality industry.

The province-wide cam- paign not only presents vis? tors with our happiest faces, but boxes will be available to collect for the B.C. CHILD Foundation (which helps kids with Crohn’s, colitis, intesti- nal and liver disorders) — get smiling!

We'd like to share informa- tion about the folks who are making a difference in your neighborhood. Forward infor- mation, including your name, address and telephone number to Neighborhoods s/o Deana Lancaster, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, V7M 2H4.

oan “A trusted name lor many yérs’- :

- 235 Donaghy Ave, North Vancouver _

The legendary

BILLY COWSILL

returns to the Gull for a rare appearance.

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“In the 90's there are few acts that capture the energy or sentimentality of early rock songs with as strong a sense of fun

as does the rock veleran Billy Cowsill" TWO NIGHTS ONLY

Thorsday & Friday, June 18th & 19th

Busty Gul

ACGHIOUMHOOD PLO

988-5585

175 East tst Street, North Van.