C2 - Wednesday, October 31, 1984 - North Shore News Alternative to trick-or-treating HALLOWEEN is upon us once again, with mothers dressing up the youngsters in costumes, and people giving out candy and goodies to the trick -or-trealers. But with the tun of Hal- loween, there 1s also the fear of children scurrying about in their costumes in the dark, unnoticed by automobile drivers, and the fear that candy and treats may be tampered with. This year, in an attempt to keep Hallowe'en as a happy and pleasant experience for Free costume CLOWNS! Witches! Goblins! A_ special treat ts waiting for you tonight, Oct. 31, at Karen Magnussen Arena. This Halloween the Arena is hosung FREE Family and Public Skate sessions. Bring a friend — or the whole neighborhood — and enjoy three hours of skating fun. Staff at the skating rink will be in costume, and they expect you will be too! It's a Halloween party not to be missed. Stone influences From Page C1 laughs. ““My father is) a truck driver,’’ he says. ‘‘He has a lithe bit of a problem with this whole thing.”’ What if someone could prove to him tomorrow that his rock is just a rock? ‘‘There’s no way it could ever be proved one way or the other,” he says. Pederson suggests the fact he’s come this far with the rock shows it has some kind of hold over him. It’s tn- spired him to. heavily research not only medicine stones but religious beliefs of central Canadian and West Coast natives. her newest book “E've found it very inter- esting,’’ he says of that research. ‘‘This is a very big part of our history but the history and religious beliefs of the natives has been pret- ty well ignored.”’ Perhaps, he agrees, the magic of the stone is that it is a way of popularzing his- tory — taking it from the dry interpretations of = ar- chaeologists — and_ en- couraging greater interest among those who are expos- ed to the rock or the copies of it. Pederson has become so involved, he says, that his new spiritual discoveries have convinced him that any profit he makes from the replicas and pendants should Doesn't this lady deserve a big HUG from us of all ages? The veritable LYNN JOHNSTON, one of the best known Cartoonists in our time, in our world, will be with us to greet you. and AUTOGRAPH “JUST ONE MORE HUG” & ETC. Readers Retreat Bookstore in LYNN VALLEY CENTRE (formerly Westlynn Mall) honorably invites you of all ages to come and meet this outstan ding Cartoonist, LYNN JOHNSTON. Just One More Hug children and parents, the Westlynn Baptist Church in North Vancouver ts holding an alternate evening’s enter- tainment. October Harvest Night will be held tonight, Oct. 31, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and it will feature games, activi- skate Family session will) run 6:15-7:15 p.m., Public 7:30-9 p.m. Skate and helmet ren- tals are available. Phone 984-9341 for further infor- mauion. The arena tis located at 837 Lynn Valley Road in North Vancouver. See you tonight! dreams be used charitably. Since gaining a little fame through newspaper articles about his claims, Pederson says he has been exposed to all kinds of people. ‘Eighty per cent of them are really interested,’’ he says. “‘l expected a lot more hassle but only about 10 per cent of the people | talk to are out and out. sceptics. Everybody wants me to come over and see their rocks."’ And what about people who think the rocks are in his head? ‘‘It doesn’t bother me,” Pederson says. ‘‘I have enough friends that | don’t have to worry about what other people say about me."’ those real (A For Better or For Worse’ Collection) | Meet Author Lynn Johnston Nov. 3rd (Sat.)... from 12:30-1:30 puna, Readers Retreat Bookstore, LYNN VALLEY CENTRE (formerly West Lynn Mall) 1199 Lynn Valley Rd., N. Van. (985-7616) boot Tyas Wrooref as) the “spurt Toy addl conates the fea anew born gene of Ll iteratuce Povthres Soporte thane Aat) are its semal and brody dominated) world that we are tn Idepetrdent as ths cnn betig then the Cartoon is as well one itis a charming and brave new art th are vanced thstrik that tbe LYNN JORING TON? [ees thee bene cee at Cher sartvce JUST ONE Whe thas fron 5 how veges | “Is Cartoon (or ‘Comic Strip’) an Art? 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