http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0420726
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-09-22
issued: 1978-09-20
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note: ^gialative Library Parliament Bldg, Victoria, B.C. Jan 79 Some Saturday night that was Ry RUDY LANGMANN Demoniac frenzy, moping melancholy. And moon-struck madness. fjolm Milton) ALDERGROVE-lt was a beautiful Saturday night in early fall. Torrential rains had been pouring down during the afternoon but by early evening a blast of thunder had cleared the air and now the full moon was shining through the scattered clouds and over the treetops. On 34 Avenue, at the end of the dead-end street, a party was in progress. It was a birthday party honoring the host on his 22nd anniversary. Young people milled through the small frame house, greeting one another and exchanging pleasantries and small talk. "Hi, how are you doing? Good to see you again. And how have you been?" The first party goers started arriving at nine o'clock in the evening and about two-and-a-half hours later some had left and others had arrived, keeping the constant flow of people through the house and the adjoining garden to somewhat over 100 people. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. people inside the house noticed a police cruiser with light flashing just outside on the gravel road. •The host, Frank Toka, was outside at the time and witnesses inside saw him talk to a couple of police officers. What was said they could not hear. Several of the guests figured, however, that it was Ihe usual "okay, break-it-up- yon-guys. your-party-is-too- noisy" routine and prepared to leave. They went between the rooms gathering their coats and handbags and saying goodbye to friends they hadn't seen for a while. Then, all of a sudden, all hell broke loose. "Hey, what's going on man?" one youngster asked as he happened to glance out the window. And from here on I will relate the happenings as they occured, as related by people present and later on by the police. "We saw these beams of light bobbing up and down coming at us from down Jackman Road," one guest told The Star. "And then we heard this sound which started as a hum but soo…
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Aldergrove Star
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
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language: English
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publisher: Aldergrove : Central Fraser Valley Star Publishing Ltd.
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