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MONDAY, OCT. 18: The
West Vancouver Memorial
Library is offering an inter-
net program titled Explore
Gardening on the Luteruct,
with master gardener Chire
Thomson from 7 to 8:30
p.m. in the J. Peters Room at
the library, Call 925-7492
tor more information.

OCT. 21 to NOV. 18: The
West Vancouver Parks and
Reereation Department is
offering a landscape design
course in the West Van
Community Centre. The
instructor will lead vou

through the entire process of

planning your garden, to the
specifications of your Proper-
ty, the needs of your family
and your personal preter-
ences. Call 925-7270 to tind
out about this and other pro-
grams.

- SUNDAY, OCT. 24: The
Vancouver Mycological
Society presents the 20th
annual Mushroom Show in

the Floral Hall at VanDusen -

Botanical . Garden — in
Vancouver. This year, the
~ show will emphasize the culi-
nary side of mushroom hunt-
ing with cooking demonstra-
tions, and-advice on drying
and . freezing wild mush-
“srooms.- If you’ve already

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27:
The Evergreen Foundation is
offering a planning and
planting workshop series to
help you transform your
local school grounds into
a healthy and dynamic
learning environment,
Evening workshops are
available = at Westview
Elementary — in North
Vancouver until the end of
January. Phone 689-0766
for complete listings. The
remaining workshops
include: Site Design
(Oct. 27); Native Plants
(Nov. 17); and Fundraising
(Jan. 19).

SATURDAY, OCT. 30:
Maplewood Farm’s Eighth
Annual 101 Pumpkin
Event takes place from 10
a.m, to 4 p.m. The first 101

_ Scary kids in costume will

receive a free pumpkin to
take home with them. The
day includes a chow wagon
and pony rides and _ it’s
also the time to sce if the
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NEWS photo Julie Iverson

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LIGHT up the night
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It may not be the “Great
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bring a glow to your garden
or front porch!

Materials:

1 round pumpkin
sharp knife

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cherry tomatoes (small)
frozen crenberries

straw (or pipe cleaners)
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Cut a lid for your pump-
kin by inserting the knife at a
sharp angle toward the center

of the pumpkin. This way the -

lid will not fall in.

Once your pumpkin is
cleaned out spray it with the
black paint and let it sit
overnight.

The next morning, carve .
the eyes, nose and mouth.

Insert two small toothpicks: ©

from the inside into the cyes

to attach the cherry tomatoes.’

The cranberry should fit.

~ “snugly.in the nose.

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through the pumpkin into the
spots where vou would like
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on each side of the’ noses An
remember to place a'short’
candle into the pumpkin for
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