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www.whidbeynewstimes.com Saturday, November 2, 2013 • Whidbey News Times
Artists etch portraits in pumpkins By RON NEWBERRY Staff reporter
It’s not everyday that an artist’s medium is squash. But that was the challenge that 33 art students in a sculpture design class at Oak Harbor High School faced recently when instructor Jennifer Yates asked them to etch self portraits. On pumpkins. The results impressed her. The students used their hand-carving tools to produce some creative portraits and set out their finished products in a court yard at school. This week, they were able to collect them and take See Pumpkins, A13
Photos by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times
One young trick-or-treater isn’t sure what to make of Lt. Craig Anderson of the Oak Harbor Fire Department on Halloween night in downtown.
A sweet Halloween Kids of all ages dress up for safe trick-or-treating in downtown OH By RON NEWBERRY
T Staff reporter
Self-portrait sculpture projects from Jennifer Yates’ sculpture design class at Oak Harbor High School include works (top to bottom) from sophomore Kyle Houck, an inspiring film maker; freshman Lindsey Beerbower; and junior Eduardo AndradeGutierrez, who recently came from Toluca City, Mexico.
here comes a time in life when it starts feeling silly to dress up and go out trickor-treating on Halloween night. It’s a good thing for 14-year-old Russell Derting, that time is still eons away. The way Derting sees it, he’s got a good three or four more years until he needs to think about leaving the pillow case at home. That’s why he dressed up in San Francisco 49ers garb and joined four other Oak Harbor High School freshmen downtown and held his hand out for candy. If only he could have held his temper.
Pink skies on an unseasonably pleasant night allowed trick-or-treaters to enjoy unveiling outfits and digging into candy bowls. “Stop trying to get my candy,” he yelled to his nephew, who was bent on trying to grab the pillow case from under his feet. “That’s not funny!” There were lots of smiles in downtown Oak Harbor Thursday night. A crowd estimated at more than 1,000 showed up for the traditional “No Tricks, Safe Treats” event put on by Downtown Merchants Association and
sponsored by Island Thrift. Kids lined Pioneer Way as they patiently waited for candy at participating businesses. As it turned out, most businesses did take part, greeting kids with a smile and a treat. Island Thrift provided a grant of $3,000 to purchase candy and distribute among merchants, which got four-tosix large bags apiece. Many businesses bought additional
candy in anticipation of the large crowd on what turned out to be a dry and unseasonable warm autumn evening with a pink sunset and eerie dark clouds. Margaret Livermore, president of the downtown merchants, said she and Paint Your World owner Ron Apgar each brought two carloads full of candy back from the Burlington Costco to distribute to merchants.
Livermore said she went through all six of her bags at Garry Oak Gallery and said lines of kids seemed longer than she’d seen in the past. “This year, there was a line to get out of the mall (at Harborside Village) to go down the street to the next place. It’s never been that way before,” she said. Although the area See HALLOWEEN, A13