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SPOTLIGHT: Art award, RCH cash, litter-less school

PEOPLE'S CHOICE Joan Rusby 's painting Reflections was given the People's Choice award at last weekend's Port Moody Art Association fall show and sale.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Joan Rusby's painting Reflections was given the People's Choice award at last weekend's Port Moody Art Association fall show and sale.

The 46th annual exhibition, which next year will be held in February to coincide with ArtsFest, also saw Tuk Caldwell take the runner-up prize for his painting, The Architect.

RCHF CASH

Wayne Corlett, president of Rotary Club of New Westminster, and Gerda Seuss with the Group of Five and Friends Benevolent Society recently presented Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation board director Helen Sparkes and RCHF's Eleanor Ryrie with $10,180.

The money will buy two camera heads for orthopedic surgery at RCH, which serves the Tri-Cities.

LITTLE LITTER

A Coquitlam elementary school has won this year's litterless lunch challenge by New Westminster-Coquitlam MP Fin Donnelly.

The title went to Paul Berry's Grade 2/3 class at Harbour View elementary, which went 90% litter-free during Waste Reduction Week, Oct. 21 to 25.

More than 1,000 students participated took part in the fourth annual challenge.

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