_ Friday, Oct. 31, 1980 The Other Press IMAGES OF . It is once again that time of year when everybody from pre-Schooiers to pen- sioners become infected with a mild dose of insanity disquising itself as Hallo- we’en. ; Hallowe’en cannot be de- scribed easily. It is a com- bination of events happen- ing in many different places to many different people. The following is a des- eription of this festive occa- sion. It is a medley of ficticious news stories that follow the same lines as real stories you might see in a newspaper on or around the date, Oct. 31. These stories together give a wide view of what Hallowe’en is. Witches, ghosts and gob- lins are expected to mount a massive attack on our city sometime around dark to- night. Just as they did last year . ‘and have for many years previously, because tonight is Hallowe’en. Casualties are expected to be limited to house- hold’s supplies of licorice » sticks, candy bars, and Rice Krispy squares. This was the report re- leased by the local PTA. Chair person Mary Brown warns parents of ‘‘trick or treaters’’ that children should stay on one side of the street at a time and... Costume rental shops are enjoying their annual boom as shoppers rush to get the outlandish garb they need for the many costume par- ties going on now. John Doe of ACME Cos- fimes Limited said, ‘‘Hallo- we’en is always the best time of year and it gets better and better every year.’ “Costume parties are be- coming more and more pop- ular these days as people are always looking for spe- cial gimmicks for their par- ties.”’ Doe added, ‘‘I expect this year, like in past years, we will rent out all the cos- tumes that we have in the store, even though we have stocked up with extra cos-— tumes this year. ‘‘We have many different costumes ranging from ... Local farmers are expect- ing an unusually large pumpkin crop this year due to the very mild fall we have had to date. This is good news to the youth of the town who are anxiously waiting to carve out pieces of pumpkin pie and to carve in the faces of. their jack-o-lanterns. The crop is expected to be 30 per cent bigger than last year bringing in extra revenues of between ... Fourteen year old Bob Smith of 123 Main St. is in critical condition at general hospital after suffering third degree burns on his chest and neck when a packet of fire crackers blew up in his pocket. Smith is only one of the many victims of firecrackers this Hallowe’en. Most are between the ages of 7 and 16 and most, fortunately, sustained minor burns. Doctor James Brown of general hospital emergency staff puts much of the blame on the police force saying, ‘‘they really should be doing a... Hallowe’en party goers had best leave their cars at home and catch a ride on the nearest broomstick or in the closest taxi, because the RCMP’s Breath Alcohol Testing (BAT) mobiles will be out in force for the next few days. — Constable Bill Jones, head of the traffic safety unit said, ‘‘We will have every man available on the streets looking for impaired drivers. Mary Reagan it llowe’en ““We’re_ especially con- cerned about Hallowe'en night when the children will be out on the streets with the drivers.”’ He added thought, are ... that he “‘drinking drivers A meteor exploded, a flower bloomed, a rainstorm of glittering red droplets showered down at Minoru Oval last night as Richmond Fire Department put on its ‘annual fireworks display. The spectacular half hour show cost the municipality $2500, but by the awe filled reaction of the 11,000 spect- ators it was well worth the cost. The event went very smoothly and fire chief Ted Lorenz said, ‘‘The public was protected at all tinies, if anything went wrong ... Hallowe’en is usually as- sociated with fireworks and trick or treaters, but for has a different, a religious, mean- ing. Reagan is the leader of a local coven of witches that will be having special cele- brations on October 31. She explained, ‘‘For us this is Christmas. It is the major religious event in the year for our cult. We will be holding special gatherings and performing certain rit- uals in celebration of this occasion.”’ Reagan’s cult calls itself the Daughters of ... A must on television to- night is the annual showing of ‘‘It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown’’. This chil- dren’s special is a delight- fully warming cartoon about Hallowe’en for the Peanuts crowd. It will be shown at Press?. What would you like too see in the The Other Damien Kelly: 1 like the concert reviews. You cover most of what’s going on nyway. Maybe somethin ike a calendar of concerts, laces to go and things tudents would enjoy in| Vancouver. Bryan Stevens: I don’t know. I’ve only read a couple of articles in it. page five Lenore Foster: I'd like to see more editorials and features on the different campuses so we get to know them better. January Laary: How about more on the recreational activities that we do or could have. page of The Other Press is reserved solely