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There will be more than one fashion faux pas on stage and more plays on words than real fashion plates. The “models” on the runway are senior citizens with an ageless sense of humour. It is all in good fun this weekend when A Fall Fashion Farce is presented by the Elder Citizens Recreation Association Drama Club. Tickets are sold out but those who attend are in for a few surprises. Diane Reynolds, a senior and performer, said organizers are pleased with the interest, surprised at the response.
“We entertain people and they keep coming back for more. Actually, we get as much out of this as the audience because we ad lib and have a lot of fun. In fact, our mandate is for seniors to have fun. For the past six weeks, we’ve been working on the program and doing rehearsals. Monday we had a dress rehearsal and put up the stage.” The show will feature a number of well known references – turned upside down for hilarious on-stage antics. There will be “G” strings, Bag Lady, Ba
Otto Arndt was born in Germany in 1939 and later came to Canada. He worked for a timber marking crew for the forest service and lived in a cabin in the Hart Highway area. He married Janice Rowan, the girl across the street. At the age of 20 and with two suitcases of his worldly belongings in hand, Bill Bosnich said a big goodbye to his family in northern Ontario and headed west. He got a job at the Canfor Plywood Mill in New Westminster in 1958 and a few years later he met and married Donna MacMillan. The couple moved to Pineview and in 2001 he retired after many years as a carpenter. In their retirement Bill and Donna have been enjoying their volunteer work at the Pineview Hall and by entertaining the community through their involvement with the Forever Young Chorus, the Country Cuzzins and the drama club at the Elder Citizens Recreation Centre.