Hillside 1977 30th Reunion

It may be hard to believe but it has been 30 years since we graduated from Hillside.

With so much time passing I’m sure you can understand it is getting a little harder to locate people to invite them to our class reunion.

the reunion will be held on Saturday, October 13th, 2007 at Saltaire Restaurant on Bellevue, in West Vancouver at 6:00 pm

Cost is $75 and you can register by sending a cheque to:

Hillside Grad Reunion 1977

3615 McKechnie Avenue

West Vancouver, B.C.

V7V 2M5

See Registration Form below

Now that you have these few important details we would really appreciate any assistance you can give in getting contact information (preferably an email address) for anyone.

Please leave a comment here with your contact information, or email us at anne.murdock@shaw.ca

This is also the place you can send in photos or stories from recent years, using the same email address.

Registration Form

REGISTRATION FORM
HILLSIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL 1977 30TH REUNION


When:

6:00 pm October 13th, 2007

Where:

Saltaire Restaurant
235 15thWest Vancouver, BC(604) 913-8439


Name

Address









Phone Number



Email Address



How Much: Send $75 Cheque along with this registration form to

Hillside Grad Reunion 1977
3615 McKechnie Avenue
West Vancouver, B.C.
V7V 2M5

Send an update of what you have been up to since the last reunion and we’ll post it on the blog:








Do you agree to have your contact information including email address passed on to other grads who request it for reunion purposes only. This information will not be posted on any website but only communicated as requested.

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Brian Topping

Too much to mention! Travel throughout Europe and the Middle East. BA Psychology, BA English and Teaching Certificate PDP SF. Child Care Worker for 3 years. Geological Exploration for 3 years. Serial Monogamist until 1998. Married to Cheryl, an amazing woman, since then, no kids. Teacher for 14 1/2 years: Outdoor Ed. for 7 years, Social Studies and Law for the last 7 1/2. House and property in Roberts Creek: B&B operator, beekeeper!
There. See you all soon

Shane Braddick

"Hi everyone. 30 years is a long time to recap but here goes. Bev and I live in Cloverdale and are coming up on our 25th wedding anniversary. We have 2 kids, Corey is 17 and graduated this past June. In a nutshell, he has, so far, carried on where I left off in a hockey way of life. As of now, he's playing in the BCHL, Junior A league. He's hoping to earn a scholarship through hockey and play some university hockey while getting an education. He scored his first BCHL goal this past weekend and we were lucky enough to be there. He's a great kid, graduated from high school with honors and seemingly making his way in life. Our daughter Nicole is 15 (going on 21 ugh! ) and in Grade 10. She's an accomplished equestrian and has her own horse, Stony Brook. Over the last 6 years she has competed in the Western and English disciplines and has won many national championships in the Paint and Pinto clubs. This year she decided to retire Stony as she is 19 now and just wants to have a fun time with her, with no pressure or stress. She's praying every day that we'll win the lottery so she can have another horse, but will never part with her 1st. Bev takes her all over the place as we have a horse trailer (yes, for those who no Bev, she's no city girl now it's truck and trailer and jeans and boots). Nicole and Bev are horse crazy and although it's a bottomless pit of money to have a horse, it makes them very happy, so I go on paying the bills. Nicole is a very laid back, happy go lucky girl, with a boyfriend (ugh!) and if that doesn't bring me to my knees, I don't know what else could. I now see the other side of the coin of raising a son, over raising a daughter. She's daddy's little girl and always will be but it's a scary time for me as she gets older and wiser. We are very proud of these two kids, they are our greatest accomplishments in life, not to say we don't loose sleep or pull our hair out sometimes. Can't believe we haven't run into some of you in Whistler as we too have a condo up there. Keep trying to hook up with Gord Smith and his family there, but so far no luck. For a few years we would see Graeme Fitch, but otherwise that's it. Weird, I don't think I look that different! My mom is still in N.V. as my Dad passed away about 4 years ago. She's doing great and thankfully sold the business (finally) last year so has time to spend with all of us and do her own thing as she pleases. Still very involved with the car club, she loves it. Bev's parents bought our previous house in Surrey from us and are loving being closer to us and being with their youngest grandchildren. Me, well I've given up the "playing hockey" days (knees just couldn't take it any more )however Bev and I finally got a chance to get back into the pre-kids life and do some fishing. Gotta love those big salmon. Job wise, I'm at Optimil Machinery and manage a couple of their divisions there, it's a family owned company and they are very good to me. I've been to New Zealand and Australia a few times, and been all over the States. Would love to live in Australia (if only my family would, how would we get the horse there and what about hockey rinks, few and far between!). Bev has been a stay at home mom since she gave birth to Corey. After a hard time having kids, there was no way she was going to give them to someone else to raise while she went to work. Now she is talking about finding something to do for fun in the workforce. She spends a lot of time at the barn so hopefully she may find something to do with the horses. Well, that's about it, I'm not sure we'll be able to make the reunion still, mine and Corey's schedule may not make it possible but I've enjoyed catching up with reading the blogs. Hi to Rick and Lesley Jeanes! Congrat's on becoming G. parents!! Lastly, Anne Murdock, you deserve a big thank you for spearheading this event and giving some of us a chance to remise about the ol' days! My best to everyone out there!

Chris Dennis

After mucking around for a few years, including working in a saw mill for a
year on the island and doing an apprenticeship in carpentry, I worked in
that line for awhile.
Well I did the Europe thing in 1981 and met an aussie girl who I
subsequently married and moved to Australia.
We have two girls, Tara 22, who is currently studying law at the University
of Western Australia, she finishes in december and will be a lawyer. very
scary. Shakira is 19 and in her second year of media studies at Uni. I split from my wife a few years ago and have now met a lovely lady from
Perth.
I have tried several jobs over the years, including working as a prison
guard, which was a life changing experience to say the least.
I guess I am back in the building industry now, although lately, I have been
working on my own place in Scarborough WA.
I was in Vancouver for a month this summer(my winter) and had a fantastic
time, camping and sight seeing the most beautiful place on earth. I hope to be back next summer, as there is so much more to see. Hope you all have a great time at the reunion, maybe catch you next time.

JULIE FREDLUND (ATKINSON)

JULIE FREDLUND (ATKINSON)

Wow, this site makes for an intriguing read. I am quite sure most of you will barely remember me (I was only at Hillside for 18 months before graduating) but your blogs have encouraged me to share my past 30 years with you all.

Where to begin? I jumped into “life” with both feet shortly after graduating. I met, fell in love and married an adventurous helicopter pilot. He persuaded me to move to Mackenzie, BC, where we operated a helicopter base for Alpine Helicopters. It was an exciting time and I consequently learned how to fly. Aviation became my life. However my flying was short lived after the birth of my first child and maternal instincts took over. I became a stay-at-home mom of 3 small children (Rachel, Jon and Jenny) with a pilot-husband who was home less than 3 months of the year. We moved around a lot!

The kids began school and aviation was still in my blood. I wrote the air traffic controller-qualifying exam…and passed. But I couldn’t bare the thought of leaving my kids to go to school in Cornwall, Ontario to complete the training. I answered an ad for the Nvan RCMP in 1993 and became a 911 dispatcher instead. But alas, that career was also short lived as I followed my husband to Calgary in 1995. I worked as a technical writer for a sports company and spent a short stint in the booming film industry. In 1998 my husband came home…for good, he wanted to retire from flying. But as it became obvious that I had become too independent and we had grown too far apart, we separated and later divorced. I moved back to the North Shore where the West Van Police opened their doors and radio room to me with open arms (there is always a shortage of 911 dispatchers).

Soon after moving back I met and fell in love with the boy next door (literally), well actually he’s a man, Mark, and we bought a house in lower Caulfeild 3 years ago. We love to travel, kayak, hike and generally enjoy life. Moving back to West Van has definitely given me the sense of “coming home”. Life is good and I am looking forward to October 13th. Oh, and the kids? Surprisingly, they turned out to be well-adjusted and responsible adults, though my son does have a bit of an adventurous streak!

Pola Schacter Ley

The past 10 years have been full. We closed a business, spent several years re-structuring while doing homestay with International Students. We opened a food importing business - my husband runs. I went back to catering as an on site chef/supervisor for 7 years. Just finished with that (you know shat they say about 7 year cycles). I even ran into a few Hillside grads at some of the functions I worked on. I have recently started a home based business with "Arbonne International" which allows me to work around my family and I am really loving that. My son just started at Kitsilano Highschool in french immersion. He is very musical, loves acting ... his idol is Jim Carey (oh! oh!) My daughter is 10, just became a girl guide. We are all involved in Soccer. I cheer on, while the kids play and Steven coaches for our Dunbar Soccer Assoc. We have a new member of the family "Pepper" part standard poodle and sheltie. He gets me out in the woods/trails where I get my exercise and breath amazing old forest oxygen. I look forward to re-connecting on October 13.

Pola

Jennifer Hill

I must ba a "late bloomer" - just married this past June and neither Michael nor I have been married before. We live in Kits with our 3 (!) cats (I volunteer at the SPCA so I guess it's inevitable). We're passionate about travel and the highlight so far for me was 5 weeks in East Africa, what a truly magical place. After graduating with a business degree from UBC in '85 I flitted from job to job until I found my calling in the craxy, stressful, fun world of residential real estate. Going on 17 years and I still love it. My parents are still in the same house in West Van so frequent 'Sunday family dinners' and a longtime addiction to the Grouse Grind bring me to the North Shore often. So great to read about everyone and looking forward to seeing you on the 13th!

Marla Tynan

Hi everyone

Over the last thirty years I have had too many careers and lived in too many places to get into in a short profile. The abridged edition is that I have been back living in the Lower Mainland since 2000, mostly recently in Coquitlam and work in a very rewarding but challenging area of social work .

Two years ago, in what must have been a wine-infused moment, I decided doing a third university degree would be a great idea. Now I am counting the 9 months left to complete my Master in Social Work and dreaming of all of the wonderful spare time I will have when I am not doing it and working full-time. Despite really enjoying the program, I have now come to my senses and will hang up my academic hat and devote the remainder of my lifetime to trying to retire as early as possible and spend mindless days on exotic beaches.

I have three fabulous step-daughters ages 20, 24 and 27 from a previous relationship and became a grandmother on September 5th, 2007 to a beautiful granddaughter named Bryn. I already have great plans for spoiling her and taking her on my exotic adventures when she is older.

My current partner and I are planning on travelling more, starting out with several weeks over Christmas and New Year exploring Panama.

It has been interesting reading about everyone's past thirty years, as other than the last 2 reunions, I have not kept in touch with anyone except Winnie. After 44 years of friendship, we have to hold on now and find out how it ends!

Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend this reunion, but I'll try for the 40th.

I hope everyone has a great time catching up.

Marla

Matt Smith

Late as usual!!! My dog peed on my homework...no wait... its Derek's fault he borrowed my text book. Actually Derek just e-mailed me today...after a lengthy time of no comunicado,and I would love to come to the shin-dig. I'll send off the registration and check manana,if I'm not too tardy. I'm living in Burnaby, still driving for transit and dealing with all those #$%^&*&##% Vancouver drivers. Really looking forward to the day I can join Geoff Olsen and have a hobby farm and get out of this rat race.I have been at transit for 20 years now,and another 10 seems like having to sit thru a Shakespeare unit in english. I'm living with my partner and her 2 children john 15 and Eliza 10. My kids from my 1st marriage are a little older,Jeremy is 23 and teaching English in china, Chris is 20 and going to Douglas college, and sadly my daughter Caitlin died 3 years ago, she would be 17 now. The blogs have been really great to read and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone.