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Pumpkin carvings light up the night
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Boardman natives Kadiga Elnass (left), Sally Elnass, Nenny Awadallah, Nuhh Awadallah, and Dody Awadallah showed how close they'd be cuddling together during the family-friendly haunted wagon rides hosted at Boardman Park on Oct. 15.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .The Basista and Miller families, of Boardman, all worked together during Boardman Park's Oct. 15 Pumpkin Carve Out event.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Gwendolyn Seybert (left) worked with mom Jennifer Kuhn and great-aunt Mariann Sovick (right) to create a perfect pumpkin during their Oct. 15 visit to the Pumpkin Carve Out event.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .The McKowan family visited Boardman Park on Oct. 15 to enjoy some fall fun. Parents Angelique (back left) and Jeremy (right) gave pointers to their kids Drew and Lucy McKowan as they roasted hot dogs at the park event.
By SARAH FOOR
As the sun went down in Boardman Park on Oct. 15, it signaled that Halloween fun was about to begin for community members visiting the park.
Lights were string over the tables near the Ex-Servicemen Pavilion and guests brought newspaper, pumpkins, and their own creativity to the Great Pumpkin Carve Out.
The Carve-Out contest offered families the chance to create spooky, scary, or cute jack o’ lanterns throughout the afternoon and evenings on Oct. 14 through 16. Prizes were awarded in all age categories, and the lit prize-winning pumpkins will decorate the park from Oct.21 through Halloween day.
Along with the warm glow of the pumpkins, the park offered family-friendly haunted wagon rides, which were spooky enough for the older guests but not too terrifying for kids.
Money raised through concessions at the event benefitted local 4H clubs.
“We’ve been joining Boardman Park for Halloween for over 30 years. Many of our younger 4H members are scaring guests in the haunted woods for the wagon rides. The money we raise today helps provide 4H kids with camps and scholarships, so it is a very happy partnership,” shared 4H representative Jane Goddard.
At the event, guests had the choice to create s’mores by the campfire, cuddle close to family on the wagon rides, or focus on making their pumpkins a work of art.
For carvers Katie Kovalovsky and Megan Kadvan, they had similar focus but different ideas for their pumpkins.
“I’m thinking I’m going to make my pumpkin cute and friendly,” said Kolvasky.
“It’s Halloween. Mine is definitely going to be scary,” offered Kadvan.