Carving a tradition

STORY & PHOTOS By KATIE RICKMAN

krickman@vindy.com

YOUNGSTOWN

For some, traditions carry over from year to year, and for others, the once-old tradition takes a new spin and becomes something different altogether.

For Karen Anderson of Boardman, the art of carving pumpkins started with her husband, Richard, who died 13 years ago.

As she carved out the intricate design on her pumpkin at Fellows Riverside Gardens on Thursday, she said, “I’m trying to keep up the tradition [of pumpkin carving]” that she started with her late husband and their five children.

Many volunteers, such as Silas Miller, 4, of Enon Valley, Pa., carved out a pumpkin for the first time.

The pumpkin-carving volunteer event took place over three days last week so all the carved pumpkins would be on display for the Pumpkin Walk at Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek Park, which took place Sunday.

Dennis Penner, a FRG supervisor, said 15,000 pounds of pumpkins were bought from Less & Less Farm in Canfield for the event, which is in its 10th year.