a —EEOOOOOeeee__ ee Page Al4 | | THE REVIEW a Wednesday, December 11, 1985 - sae ae Gardener. of 61 years dead at 76 While the. lawns and ~ | blossoms ‘at. the Butchart 1 Gardens.-will probably. re- }- main unchanged; the mood: lat the world famous attrac- tion changed forever. Dec. 3. The sudden death. of 61- year employee Alfred ‘AIf’ Shiner; 76, .shocked everyone who. Shiner had ‘watched. in. the.. Gardens since 1924. . He. began \his., hor- -ticultural . career < at. the tender age of 15. He ‘became head gardener. in 1952, a-position he held un- til his retirement from full- time employment in 1977. For the past eight years, ane -| Shiner:came tothe Gardens Riva Volunteers Chris McConech: y and Ellen Scott attend to the food stocks, which are slow com: . | weekly as a horticultural ing in to the Lions-Review food hamper depot in the Landmark Building. consultant examining the flora and offering advice. i He lived: in. Brentwood . from’ 1918.. He is survived by his wife Bertha and three children. INVITATION TO TENDER: SEALED TENDERS for the projects or services listed below, ad- dressed tothe Chief;Contract Policy and Administration, Pacific jt. ~. Region, . Department. of: Public’ Works, Canada,1166. Alberni a _ Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 3W5 will be received until the specific)” closing time'and date. Tender documents can be obtained through i ‘the above noted Department of Public Works, Vancouver office. PROJECT No. 801388 - for TRANSPORT CANADA. ? Ticket Booth Renewal. Ferry Terminal, Sidney, B.C. Tender documents may also be seen at the Construction Associa- tion offices in Nanaimo and Victoria. Closing Date: 11:00 AM PST - 20. December 1985. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Donations to this year’s Review/Lions | Community groups have also been generous: ~ Christmas. Hamper Fund have fallen behind ‘last Churches, Sidney: Rotary Annes and. businesses i" R “year’s pace. and fund organizers are looking wor-... have all brought in donations. =: otal y ried: 2 ! Some groups are choosing to smiaket up theirown) | - fi 1 7 : - This week they sonimitted all heis cash on. vhand hampers and’: deliver them completed: to fund’ as un i to buy food vouchers from local grocery stores but. headquarters. That makes it a bit. more personal h Os t [ : _ they couldn’ t buy enough for all the hampers: they for them, said fund co- i onal eat Mike Massie. o ; Pt a _on future donations for this. “the task of compiling and delivering hampers in its Brentwood Bay Rotary Club, P ~ Treasurer Howie Norquay s said cash donations este esos four. new. suction units. will ar-. you'll find _ at 2444 Beacon Avenue. of course, i ~ you can still call our Victoria office throughout _ the week for the same top- quality investment service we're bringing to Sidney! Call Merrill Lynch in Sidney. on. Wednesday, and book:an appointment with Wm. Gault, : CA: Financial Consultant for a no- obligation ~ portfolio evaluation. Let s get acquainted! Call 656- 5233. : See Roan = now total close to $9,000. While that’s behind ihe amount collected for: the same period i in 1984, seems to be catching up. aan : ‘rive. at’ the Saanich. Peninsula . Hospital in a couple of weeks. . aoe : The club presented a cheque. The major problem‘i is that to date donations of for just: over $3,200: to hospital - food have been few and far’ between. Lions’: Club: : : Administrator John ean “organizers are “desperately hoping | this” ‘problem 7 Food and cash can be dropped off at ‘fund. head- “last week. oe nae will soon be solved. 2 quarters in the Landmark Building: (through the. Blenham: Said the two. throat On the good side of. things, ‘people ‘ag: ree away. breezeway ‘where the: fitness. centre used to live) i and” two ‘stomach. suction unite as Ottawa ar helping out For the second year ina and cash. eens S ake also be ‘made. at the he subsequently. ordered. were” . Cameo Beauty Salon ¢ on Beacon ‘has: offered to. ‘give $1: off any service. for, customers who bring i a: : iB. food donation... Eee “Lots of good things, are Happening.’ &, ae aS) Merrill Lynch: When you’ re: three c or. four years old and Christmas i is com- i - ing, the.most important thing i is Santa. Claus, : : Writing letters to the white-bearded ‘old man, visiting ‘him fa in stores and at playschool, and ‘best of all, waiting .to: see, - what he'll bring. you, are highlights of the yuletide, ; oe “Santa Claus: is going to come,’ was the: resounding ye ~ answer of: Playhouse playschool kids last week. when aac. a be _ ‘what do you think Christmas i is all about?"? - . he “Pm going. to write: him a letter," “Charlotte Nelson. was ay quick to respond. ae © “You get to build a snowman and make a Christmas tree,” & “another small, excited. voice rang out. : on “Eating candy, visiting grandma and grandpa and ‘waiehing a © Chifstmag ‘shows: Also. topped _ the ae of. favorite ~ Christmastime activities. me ~ The youngsters at the Playhouse have ‘bea adding tokens *. : ng their advent calendar. every day, counting. down the Pen maining days until the jolly fellow visits their house, . “TL saw-Santa. and he said: he would come, oe one. tyke ane I, ~ nounced without-a trace of doubt. tales 7 “Pm: going to leave him some. cookies,"": added another, “ _ making sure she wouldn’ t be forgotten, seen ' AS the: big day draws near. and. the excitement: mounts, al i those visions of sugarplums | and dancing candy, canes willie no- doubt, get bigger and bigger. Rae . ~ “After all, that’ 5. what Christmas is al about when youn re a Inst a title ¢ one " ie “The: “annual: “holly” ‘sale | ‘itiated by Harvey Currie. ia ool ‘Juilene .L’Hirondelle’ six. years ago is continuing to: expand. Boeel E Currie. ‘said about 6,000. bags : of holly will be sold in.24 loca- Me “