TRIQ IT CIT CENTR I'CC CITY CENTRE LIBRARY Care & Share at City Centre Ew Christians the spirit of giving is embodied in offers miscellaneous prizes; hockey tickets; stuffed toys and a marvellous, to-die-for the celebration of the birthday of Jesus Christ. Although this is primarily a religious celebration over the years it has evolved in North America to reflect a more Gingerbread House donated by the students and faculty of the Baking Department! Tickets for this years lottery are on sale now! The Gingerbread House is on display in the mall. So buy your tickets and you can be Santa too! secular and universal celebration, one that transcends religious definitions and encompasses our need to be compassionate, caring and giving human beings. The following letter is an example of how much this type of help means to people who would have less without it! This need to give, to share and to cherish fellow human beings is a universal one, that knows no "Dear George: borders, found in every culture and every time. As pervasive as the dream of peace on earth. To love and be loved, to be fed and I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful, thoughtful Christmas fund money you raised for myself warm, to be out of harm's way, a day to celebrate, a wish for everyone. A reality enjoyed by a lucky few on this small blue planet. But if we cannot change the planet, the country, the city, we can, each of us in a small way make a difference by reaching out to the people closest to us. The Care & Share project is a small but powerful way to do just that! The Care & Share project shep¬ herded every year by George Clark, Building Services Manager with the help of Dana Fister, Financial Aid, and all of us helps to generate much needed dollars for single parents and other needy students at Christmas. Monies are raised in various ways to support this cause. This year a lottery that Volume 1 Number 11 and my sons. When I explained to my sons where the $70.00 came from they asked if they could write to you and say thank you. It gets desperately hard for a single mom around Christmas time and this money Vr'as a life-line to us. We used the money to buy groceries and we've set aside some of it to buy our Christmas tree. Thank you again, and I hope that you and your family have the most wonderful Christmas ever. City Centre Student'' S. A.. Jewell, Editor (Local 241) Chris Stephens, Editor's Editor Monday DecemberlO, 1990 Here We Come A Carolling...! Christmas is coming and so is the all campus social! Classes will be cancelled from 12:00 p.m. December 14,1990 because of Christmas Carolling in the Mall Gingerbread House raffle and auction Draw for prizes all in aid of George Clark's Care & Share annual Christma celebration for our needy students and their families. The celebration will commence at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 14, and will be followed by an all campus social from 2:00 p.m. to —--? VYI Christmas Cake *i Christmas, Christmas! 1-1/2 lbs. (3 cups) candied red cherries 1/2 lb. (1-1/2 cups) mixed candied peel 2-1/4 lb. (5-1/4 cups) mixed candied fruit It's that time of year again! Sugarplum faeries, ho! ho! ho! and food glorious food! Last year The Vancouver Sun's food editor Barbara iMcQuade featured VCC City Centre's famous Christmas Cake in the food section. For all you aficionados of what The Sun called "the best Christmas fruitcake'' in town the following is an edited reprint of that article and the famous recipe. It makes a thoughtful and personal 1/2 lb. (1-1/3 cups) candied pineapple, in wedges 2-3/4 lbs. (8 cups) sultana raisins 3/4 lb. (2-1/4 cups) blanched whole almonds 5 oz. (1-1/3 cups) walnut pieces 1-3/4 cups cups dark rum 1-1/2 tsps. ground mace 4-3/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided 1-1/4 cups butter, at room temperature / V t 1-1/3 cups shortening, at room temp. 2-1/2 cups sugar 9 large eggs Christmas gift! 1 "Last Christmas a reader tipped us off about one of the best fruitcakes in town. The cake is a tradition at Vancouver Vocational Institute where students in the 10-month baking course have been making it for more than 15 years. Department Head Dick Kok brought the recipe with him from Holland, where he trained as a professional baker. He says that in the course of a year the students bake and decorate 12,000 pounds of the cake... salt. hours. - Prepare Christmas cake pan set, plus two (81/2 x 41/2inch) loaf pans by lining with three layers of brown paper; grease sides next to batter. - Add three cups of the flour to fruit mixture and toss to coat fruit well. - In large bowl, beat together butter and shortening. Beat in sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after ^ each addition. Combine remaining 13/4 cups flour and 4 salt; stir into butter mixture. Add to fruit mixture and '¦» Cottage home economists translated Kok's original recipe into cups, with which most home blend together by hand. - Fill prepared pans three-quarters full. Bakeat325F until cake tests done. Loaf pans take about 1 3/4 hours. ^ If top browns too quickly, place a piece of foil loosely cooks are more comfortable, at the same time whittling the measurements to give a more workable 13 pounds of cake. Kok says the secret to the cake's success is soaking the fruit in dark navy rum for 24 hours, and using real butter for extra flavour. Because the moisture in candied fruit varies, baking times are only an estimate". by Barbara McQuade Volume 1, No. 11 tsp. - In large container, combine cherries, peel, mixed fruit, pineapple, raisins, almonds and walnuts. Add rum. Sprinkle with mace; mix well. Cover and let stand 24 over top. - Let cakes stand a few minutes before removing from pan. cool on racks. Peel off paper before wrapping and storing. Wrap in plastic, wrap first, then over wrap with foil. Store in cool place for 4 to 6 weeks. i * -2- Dec ember 10,1990 people news And though in B.C. Britannia Rules the waves In the Vocational Schools, 'twas Big Frank who waived the rules; And declared the Bretons never shall be slaves. Babies, Babies (t\ \\\ & More Babies! In cleaning up the West, his teaching was the best As his crews mopped up the school as per instruction. Urged on by Old Dutch John, as the startled staff looked on They would stop just short of absolute destruction. November 3,1990 Noma Walker became a grandma to a substantial 101b grandson named Daniel James. Norma's son, Doug and daughter-in-law Elizabeth, are well and expecting much spoiling from Grandma Norma. Congratulations, Norma! After all the good he's done, we will miss him when he's gone He has given the school he toil, tears, sweat and blood. That grindstone every day, almost wore his nose away Now he wonders why he doesn't smell too good. November 4,1990 Parviz Laiji and hubby became the proud parents of a 61b. 15 oz. baby boy who was later named Nabil. Both Parviz and Nabil are home and doing well. Congratulations, Parviz! Now he's got to say farewell, since he'a alleregic to the smell of detergents, stripper, polish, soaps and lacquer. So with a tear or two, he bids us all adieu With a Nova Scotia farewell to Mr. Vandenakker. Though we pick and choose, it will be hard to fill his shoes For if what they say about Big Frank be true At least so we are told, when they made Frank they broke the mold; Then beat the hell out of the mold maker too. November 8,1990 Rea & David Devakos were blessed with the arrival an 81b. baby girl. David and Rea later named their Now after giving us his best, he now rides off into the West A legend in his time, above all men. But since he doesn't live that way, he'll probably get lost around Point Grey, and be late home for his supper once again firstborn, Anna Mary. Congratulations, Rea! Endings Are Only Beginnings Disguised €5 So let his days be bright and long, filled with laughter and with song; And a few extra bucks that he can bank. May he get what he is due, that his dreams should all come true; We all hate to see you go, Mend Frank. The past month has seen not only beginnings for new family's but the ending of an era. Frank Bottillier, Department Head of the Building Service Worker program, was wished a fond farewell on Oct. 30,1990 at a retirement party held in his VCC's Loss is the Shoe Repair Industry's honour. Frank's retirement was feted with speeches Gain and tears. The highlight of the event was the touching recitation of "The Ballad of Big Frank'' in the tradition of the "Creamation of Sam McGee". So long Good luck, Frank, we'll all miss you bye'! You may have noticed that the Shoe Rpn^ir is -—'t Shnn r — The Ballad of Big Frank closed. What you may not know is that, with cancellation of the program, 41 years of the life of this particular institution has come to an end. In this era There's a legend in the West Of instructors, he's the best. From PVI to VCC top of the rank He is collected and he's calm, with more BS than Vanderzalm The first up in a dust up, that's Big Frank. When he came here from the East Clean up standards were increased Paul Andrews Volume 1, No. 11 -3- December 10,1990 people news VCC's Loss, Wedding bells!f Continued from page 3 when recycling is a buzz word, a skill to repair and reuse shoes will no longer be taught in a public institu¬ tion in Canada. Congratulations are in order for Sheila Slaught, Bookstore Manager who became Mrs. Schmidt on No¬ vember 24,1990 in Victoria. She and new husband, Len have spent the last few weeks honeymooning in Costa Rica. Before she left a surpize shower was held in her honour. She has sent along a short note of thanks. While this is an ending for a small part of history of City Centre, it is beginning of sorts for the programs instructor Paul Andrew, a beginning again. After 17 years of teaching Paul who was successful in his bid to purchase most of the machinery in the department, will hopefully be setting up his own business in the new "Thank you so much for the surprise wedding shower. I enjoyed the company, the decor, the congratualtions, teasing and all the best wishes. Thanks as well for the camera and the lovely crystal picture frame. Special thanks to Mandie for masterminding the whole event, and Etya, Helen and Vivian for attending to the details that made the shower special". Shelia year. November 27th, friends and colleagues gathered in the Shoe Repair shop to wish Paul a fond farewell and the best of luck in his life after City Centre. Syd Hartley, Jackie Sandy and John Vandenakker put into words the feelings of those gathered, a mixture of sadness and admiration for colleague who will be sorely missed. Faxes from the War Zone Good luck, Paul - we'll miss Continued! you cobber! October 8, 1990 What's wrong with this picture? You're right! The Administra¬ tive floor does have few admin- [ istrators on it the last 6 weeks. The Dean of Instruction's office has been empty since Oct. 26th. Marvin Lamoureux has spent these past 5 weeks on duty off campus (ODOC) - way off campus, the continent of Africa to be exact. Under the auspices of International Education, Marvin has maintained a gruelling schedule in a review of training institutes that encompassed six different cuimuies. If it's i ue&uay - uus niusi oe iNaniioid! Tazeem Virani, who was appointed secretary to both Jerome Schatten and Marvin in September reports that postcard after postcard has extolled the beauties of the countries he has visited. Stephanie Forsyth has been filling in while Marvin was away. He is due back, on Monday, December 17th after two restful weeks of R & R in Mexico. Well, it's a rough life but someone has to do it! Volume 1, No. 11 I have been working at the Higher Colleges now since mid August and am continually amazed by how much there is to learn in a new job. This past few weeks has been an immersion course in everything from finding out where to get a box of paper clips to trying to discern what it is that the College Directors really do. Money does not seem to be an issue here-projects are conducted, courses developed, materials and equipment bought-then the money is allocated and the budget adjusted. For example, over a dozen people get a four-day all expenses paid FTW conducted at the Dubai Iniercondneniai Hotel by yours truly and the HCT system. The main effect of the Gulf crisis on work at the colleges has been that about half of the male students have joined the armed forces, making the women's colleges the largest in the system. More generally, food prices have begun slowly climbing as increased shipping tariffs and insurance premiums begin to take effect. To me, in some ways, the crisis has seem very -4- December 10,1990