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Page 4 West Vancouver Historical Society February 2001 SOCIETY NEWS nilRRFNT AFFAIRS AND NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST TO MEMBERS Membership Report Special Events Activities By: Laureen Jones Director, Special Events An Old Fashioned Christmas Our Christmas Party was again held in that lovely old log mansion "Spuraway Lodge". The Christmas tree shone brightly, while the piano played softly. The scent of yummy food wafted from the kitchen.while the tinkling sound from the Bar Room all combined to make that festive mood. The weatherman was especially kind to us - holding off the rain and snow to let us enjoy the evening. Peter Hall (Past President) enjoyed greeting guests and also gave out tickets for door prizes. Ian Macdonald, back from a tour, joined the group. The main entrance found a piano, with player and singer, Pam Rowea and Gordon Roberts, a popular couple we hope to see again. Beyond the entrance we saw the tree lights sparkling and, soon, Santa arriving (Waring); also Santa's Helper, Janis Johnson, who was happy to see Waring back in his old role again. The "Bar" was always ready for the valiant crew-Alistair Duncan, Hugh Johnston, Don Graham, Bob Tapp and Neville Grey. The "Busy Helpers", Joan Skipper, Betty Brolly, Pam Dewdney, Dorothy Nelson, Susan Dirassar, Fran Hall, Marguerite Cassatta, Dorothy Sayers and the two who took a good load of goodies to the Food Bank -Harold and Barbara Johnson. Many thanks to you all and to the Society members who gave their time and talent to make our Christmas parties so successful. A Special Reminder: The dates for our next meetings before the summer break arrives: We always begin at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 28th Wednesday, April 25th and Wednesday June 27th - which is Our Annual General Meeting By: Joan Skipper Membership Chair Our membership renewals are coming in at a steady pace and, to date, 15% of you have paid your dues. Many thanks to you all. It is so good to have your regular support and know of your interest in West Vancouver's history. Your dues and contributions enable the Society to continue its support for the West Vancouver Museum & Archives, and also for several local preservation plans (e.g. Holly bum Ski Lodge and Point Atkinson Lighthouse), also for the issuing of this newsletter! Together we are able to encourage the preservation of West Vancouver's history. Surely our children and grandchidren will be grateful for these memories in the future. We have 21 new members to welcome to our organisation - 3 in December 2000 and 17 since the beginning of 2001! They are as follows - Peter Minshull of North Vancouver, Daphne Burke and Barry Lindhal, both of West Vancouver. They joined us in 2000. In 2001 the following new members joined us:- Norman Beddow of Saanichton, Douglas Helmer of Pemberton, A. Jones of West Vancouver, Peter Merrick of Courtenay, Paul Merrick of Victoria, Mary Taylor of North Vancouver, Mildred Johnston and J. Griffin both of West Vancouver, Les Farewell of North Vancouver, Thomas Berry of Courtenay, Joanna Goldsmith of North Vancouver, Paul Van Aggelen of Burnaby, Kendra Smith of North Vancouver, Shannon Macrae of Prince George, Scott Hill of West Vancouvr, John Atkin of Vancouver (John spoke at one of our meetings) and Eleanor Suddes of Gibsons. A very warm welcome to you all. We hope you will share your memories with us through the newsletter and we look forward to seeing those of you who live locally at future meetings.