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Nov. 6, 2011 Daylight Saving Time ends Nov. 6. Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo
Mary Green, the local business owner and longtime Arlington resident whose vision inspired downtown businesses to purchase the town clock that now stands on Olympic Avenue, cut the ribbon to dedicate it on Oct. 29. Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo
DABA dedicates Thousands turn out for annual event town clock in downtown
Favorite Pastime’s Marion Ferguson, left, is able to delight trick-or-treater Clover Lovell with some candy during Arlington’s “Hometown Halloween� on Oct. 29.
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BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
ARLINGTON — Pirates and zombies made their debut at Arlington’s “Hometown Halloween� this year, but they were joined by plenty of familiar favorites. Karen Ricketts noted that Arlington Hardware conducted its 20th annual pumpkin-carving contest on Oct. 29, a tradition that began with a pumpkin weigh-in during its first year. “Our winner for that year weighed 264 pounds,� Ricketts said. “We had 60 people entering pumpkins this year, which is about what we usually get. The weather didn’t hold anybody back,� she added, noting the day’s sunny skies. Pastor Chad Blood and his
family dressed up as the characters from “Tron Legacy,� but they hardly had the most elaborately decorated vehicle at the Lifeway Foursquare Church “Trunk or Treat� in the city of Arlington parking lot, as Wayne, Megan and Kathryn Dobbs donned costumes and outfitted a truck trailer with straw to recreate the Biblical story of Daniel in the den of lions. Also in attendance were “The Pirates of Treasure Island,� who not only joined the Arlington Kiwanis Club in collecting food and financial donations for the Arlington Food Bank, as well as an estimated 200 pairs of shoes for Kids’ Kloset, but also judged the all-ages costume contest which followed the trick-or-treating on Olympic Avenue. “This is difficult,� said Tony Thompson, a.k.a. “Captain
Redbeard,� as he sized up close to 100 contestants based on style and originality. “There are a lot of really good costumes here.� Eli Todd took first place in the ages 9-12 category for gluing a beard to his face, covering himself in copper-colored paint and affixing a cardboard disc on one shoulder to pose as an Abraham Lincoln penny, while Lellie Davis took third in that same category for transforming herself into a bag of jelly beans using a bunch of multicolored balloons. Moms Marcy Todd and Lorinda Davis admitted that they burned the midnight oil helping their kids put together their outfits. “I also loved how dog-friendly the Hometown Halloween was this year,� said Lorinda Davis, who
ARLINGTON — When the clock struck 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 29, downtown Arlington proceeded to “Rock Around the Clock� to commemorate the completion of a project that’s been on the Downtown Arlington Business Association’s to-do list for years. “This day has been one of our long-term goals,� DABA President Debora Nelson said during the dedication of the new town clock on Olympic Avenue, near Legion Park and next to the city of Arlington parking lot. “It’s a beautiful clock that conveys a sense of community here in the downtown area.� Nelson credited Mary Green, a local business owner and longtime Arlington resident, with having the vision to inspire downtown businesses to purchase the town clock, which
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