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North Shore Free Press Ltd. All nghts reserved. ALLOWEEN NIGHT — only one week away — is an electric evening charged with excite- os ment and thrills for young and old alike, but it only takes one accident, one mistake to turn a festivity into a tragedy. Traditionally after sunset Oct. 31, goblins, ghouls and witches come out in all their spooky finery to col- fect candy treats or perform tricks to earn their sweet reward:.. Adults join in the excitement by chaperoning the yo::nger children door to door in their respective neighborhoods. The evening is filled with the energy of exhilarated children, dressed in creative costumes, ven- ting weeks of pent-up anticipation. But residents must take the proper precautions te make sure the fun doesn’t turn sour. Motorists must be on their guard for groups of dark-costumed youngsters too caught up in their ex- citement to check for oncoming traffic before they run out into the street. . Youths and adults must heed local fireworks restric- tions. Without due care, fireworks could burn or in- jure spectators, or ignite a bush or ground fire, especially with the current dry conditions. Youths are reminded that firecrackers are illegal and dangerous. Pumpkins with candies should be kept away from curtains and should be monitored. Children should Trick or Treat in familiar neighborhoods, and parents 58,489 (average, Wednesday . Friday & Sunday) should check candy bags for suspicious objects. , It’s everyone’s responsibility to take safety precau- tions — let’s have an enjoyable Halloween without any tragic incidents. arita MARRIAGE COUNSELLORS with a combined total of 183 years in the business would be one way of describing West Van’s Frank and Ena Butterworth. The shoe repairman's friends would be another. On Friday, as reported in. our previous column, they celebrated their 70th anniversary at a family dinner in North Van. They look good for a 75th in 1992. Both natives of Rochdale in the English county of Lancashire, Frank (who turns 93 next month) tied the knot with Ena (now 90) in Blackpool on Oct. 23, 1917 — a year before the end of World War One. After peace returned, Frank embarked on a lifelong career in the textile manufacturing business for which Lancashire has long been famous. They spent all his working years in Britain. On his retirement in 1961 they _ made the big move to California to join their son John, then a pro- fessor at Berkeley. Later, they followed him to Baltimore and fi- nally, when he took up a UBC ap- pointment, to West Van. For the past 19 years they’ve lived in the same sunny seventh-floor apart- ment on Bellevue with its pan- oramic view of the city and English Bay — and if you’re seeking im- migrant role models, look no far- ther. They've no urge to revisit Britain. They think Canada is just the greatest. : . They still grieve for John, who died of cancer three years ago. But nearby family ties continue with John’s widow, their four natura! grandchildren and two adopted ones, and with great-niece Susan Butterworth in Sechelt. They’re not alone in their new world. They live quietly, seldom if ever A LIFELONG WALK...West Van's frank and Ena Butterworth 70 years “oli 5: veils a New Cx ‘ te vee eee ree ee ewe Ces hibition of his nating watercolors NCS PAP Pa AE AT OPS Ad SE Oe ad ME EAT NE SOON ESE Ae Oe NEWS photo Neil Lucante SAFEGUARD AGAINST THIEVES...Auxiliary Constable Bill Whalen engraves bike for Ridgeway third- grader Chris Stitchman. North Van RCMP wil! mark bicycles from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every third Saturday at North Van City fire hall. going out at night. They avoid group activities — they’re not “joiners’’. But they’ve always shared une simple pleasure that has clearly paid handsome dividends in fitness throughout thon. They WALK. “Without our walking,’’ says Ena, ‘‘we wouldn’t still be here.’’ At ninety-plus they still walk an impressive average of 15-17. miles every week, sometimes better. Last week they clocked 20 — almost three miles a day. ‘‘Once you give up,’’ says Frank, who dispensed with their car several years ago, ‘‘you never start again, so. we never gave up.”’ Walking does wonders for both body and mind. That’s the But- terworths’ upbeat message to en- vious youngsters in their sixties and seventies. If the legs-still work, all that’s needed to catch up with Frank and Ena is a comfortable pair of shoes. their marital mara- POSTSCRIPTS: Few outsiders know of that other talent Energy Minister Jack Davis, North Van- Seymour’s MLA, hides under a. bushel — he’s quite a talented _ sketch artist. His recent pictorial analysis of Premier Bill Vander Zalm was auctioned Friday for a tidy sum at a Socred convention reception ... Special guests Friday at the opening of the B.C. Heart Foundation’s Delegates Con- ference in Richmond’s Delta River Inn were West Van’s transplant wunderkind, artist Daniel Izzard, and wife Denese — the Founda- tion’s honorary campaign co- chairman ... To mark Business Women’s Week the North Shore Business and Professional Women’s Club is honoring News managing editor Barrett Fisher who will be guest speaker at the Club’s Nov. 4 dinner at the Avalon Hotel West Van_ sailoy-artist Colin Hempsall unveils a new ex- and contentment. Noel Wright Tuesday (Oct.27) at North Van District Hall, 355 West Queens Road. It runs Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., through Nov.24 ... North Shore native and hotelman David Patterson — until last summer the locally based sales manager for Victoria’s Empress Hotel — is now sales manager for the lush Palm Springs Spa Hotel and hopes to welcome old North Shore friends there this winter ... Diamond-Plus ‘greetings to West Van’s James and Snosan Burton, @ Sunday brunch @ healthy and active for their 62nd anniversary Tuesday (Oct.27) ... And a); happy 56th anniversary tomorrow (Oct.26) to West Van’s Jimmy and Helen Sinclair. f j . i WRIGHT OR WRONG: Isn’t it odd:that everyone wants a long life but nobody looks forward to old HIDDEN CABINET TALENT. 2 dir Han INek linmortallzes Boss Bil>