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Your Weekly Clover Valley Newspaper September 12, 2013 ❖ www.CloverdaleReporter.com ❖ 604-575-2405
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‘We serve the world’ Cloverdale Pharmasave turns 30 By Ursula Maxwell-Lewis Good medicine isn’t limited to dispensing prescriptions. Just ask Henry and Anna Cheng’s customers. Cloverdale’s award-winning Pharmasave Health Centre at 5778 176A Street celebrated 30 years of business on Saturday with an open house more reminiscent of a family gathering. Dispensing hugs, good wishes, compliments and camaraderie, the Chengs, and their staff, appeared to be on a first name basis with the never ending stream of customers. Inside, assorted guest health professionals shared a wide range of practical advice. Outside old-timers soaked up sunshine, swapped “I remember when” yarns, listened to the band, bought refreshments to support the SPCA, and waited for the big event – the headshaving. Pharmacists Lyle Sunada and Fred Cheng, and store manager Martin Leonard, had pledged to lose their locks (courtesy of Michaud’s hairstylists) if $2,000 was raised for the BC Cancer Foundation. “I’m not losing hair, I’m gaining face,” Sunada joked as the buzzing began. Fred Cheng noted his wife would miss running her fingers through his hair. Leonard settled for a grimace, while the crowd cheered their approval. Dr. Henry Cheng is justifiably proud of his reputation. With international medical degrees, an extensive background in natural medicine, and specialized equine dispensing expertise, the pharmacy – once located on Cloverdale’s main street – lures dedicated customers from around the Lower Mainland. It’s reputation is enviable. Thanks to the internet, and client recommendations, Cheng says; “We serve the world.” With clients as far away as Kuwait, London, and Hong Kong, compounding orders are received by email, See FAMILY BUSINESS / Page 3
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By Jennifer lang When you’ve always treated your patients and staff like family, it’s a given that your retirement party is going to feel more like a cosy reunion than a stuffy business function. Saturday, Cloverdale Optometry is throwing a retireDr. Holger Pierce ment party for the founder and former proprietor, Dr. Holger Pierce, who’s stepping away from the business after 50 years. All former patients are invited to attend the party, says Pierce, who reveals that most of his them probably called him by his first name. Entering full-fledged retirement has been a gradual process for Pierce, who at 73 remains active. Denizens of downtown Cloverdale will remember his daily noon-hour runs, later supplanted by long walks. He cycles, walks, plays golf, and curls in the winter. He and his wife, Anne, who also worked at the office, live on an acre, so there’s plenty of yard work demanding attention. He also volunteers at Cloverdale Station and at the Peace Arch Visitor Centre, directing tourists to the top must-see sights. Considering he’s been in optometry for five decades, it’s surprising to learn Pierce didn’t always want to be an optometrist. When he was in high school in Surrey, he considered studying forestry, among other things. But in his Grade 12 year, the students started asking their teacher what he would have done if he hadn’t gone into teaching. “Optometrist,” came the reply. “It rang a bell.”
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Kerry Anne Holloway holds a picture of her nine-year-old self joking around with Terry Fox. The summer of 1980, she was part of the Marathon of Hope team. On Sunday, she’s the special guest at the Cloverdale Terry Fox Run, hosted by the Cloverdale Legion. For more, see page 7.
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