 |
|
|
November 2, 2008
 Halloween on the islands – and beyond Halloween in all of the villages on Hatteras and Ocracoke was a grand celebration, as you will see in the photos that were sent to The Island Free Press. And we got some photos from our off-island readers. The costumed islanders came in all shapes and sizes and ages. They were very young and – well – a bit older. They were dressed for the occasion in every imaginable costume. There were firefighters, pirates, storybook princesses, Star Wars and Ninja characters, clowns, Supermen and Supergirls, Spidermen, pumpkins and bananas, witches, cheerleaders, ghosts, scary goblins, butterflies and bumble bees, baseball players, fuzzy rabbits, and just about anything else you could imagine. Our two very favorite costumes were worn by youngsters who dressed as a jellyfish and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The jellyfish was Trey Jennette of Buxton. His parents say it was his idea to be a jellyfish for Halloween, and the costume, an umbrella with “tentacles,” was put together by his mother, Nicole. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse costume was the idea of Cannon Biscoe, 3, of Columbia, Penn., who loves lighthouses, and was constructed by his parents.  “The main body of the costume was made out of a sona tube (used for concrete column forming),” wrote his father, Gregory. “The base is a box covered with felt. The top consists of a coffee can, a small plastic container, and a PVC fence post cover. Inside the top is a dot light. It really lights up! “The best part is that this costume was Cannon’s idea,” Gregory Biscoe added. “His grandparents have a home in Avon. Ever since he saw the Cape Hatters Lighthouse, he loved it. His bedroom is filled with them and one of his favorite videos to watch is ‘Lighthouses of The Outer Banks.’” The Halloween celebration started a week before the holiday with the annual carnival, sponsored by the PTA of Ocracoke School, on Friday afternoon, Oct. 25. The carnival included a costume parade, food, horse rides, dunking booth, carnival games, cake walk, and a kids’ movie. The next day, Saturday, Oct. 25, the predicted rain held off long enough for the youngsters of the tri-villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo to parade on Highway 12 in their costumes from North Beach Campground to the Community Building. Dare County deputies stopped traffic on the highway briefly for the event. At the Community Building, the youngsters were treated with a costume show, games, crafts, and festive snacks, prepared by members of the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association. The party ended with two piñatas, a limbo dance, and a pumpkin with glow in the dark sticker faces to take home. The pumpkins were provided by Austin’s South Island Seafood & Produce.   During the week, there were parties at preschools and in classrooms. The youngsters at Hatteras United Methodist Church Preschool went trick-or-treating at Midgett Realty. And the littles ones at Buxton United Methodist Church Preschool also had a party. On Halloween night, there was trick-or-treating in all the villages. Many of the island houses were done up for the occasion with spooky decorations. And many of the children carried UNICEF boxes to collect coins. Beth and Steve Bailey’s house in Hatteras village is always a favorite stop. Kids have to sing or dance or answer questions for their treats. George O’Neal of Buxton puts out a treat buffet – literally. There were buckets, and baskets, and bowls of candy everywhere. One mother said she never saw so much candy in her life. Traffic lined both sides of the road to unload youngsters in search of treats. At Locomotion’s Changing Tide consignment shop in Buxton, Kathy Kiddy snapped photos of the youngsters who came there to get treats.  At Cape Hatteras Baptist Church, there was a fall festival with costumed kids, games, food, and hayrides. The U.S. Coast Guard hosted the community at its Motor Lifeboat Station Hatteras Inlet in Hatteras village. There was a spooky haunted house, along with games, prizes, costume judging, and a pig roast. Admission was free but all were asked to bring canned goods for the Hatteras Island Food Pantry. There were holiday parties for grownups at several island establishments. We got photos from The Sandbar & Grill in Buxton and Hot Tuna Pub and Grub in Rodanthe. In my neighborhood in Brigand’s Bay in Frisco, even one of the dogs was all dressed up. Nita, the collie that belongs to Dave and Judy Lazenby, wore a costume that was a ballerina or butterfly or something. It was hard to tell because some other neighborhood dogs had raided the costume and played tug-of-war with various parts. The Island Free Press also got some photos from trick-or-treaters off the islands. Nicole Fairbanks sent pictures of her family’s Halloween in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The Coast Guard family recently was transferred there after a number of years on Hatteras – and they hope to come back in a few years. Mom and Dad are Nicole and John Fairbanks. The kids are Madison, 10, Morgan, 7, Alex, 5, and Elizabeth, who is almost 2. Suzanne Kakol of Irwin, Pa., sent a photo of her daughter, 4-month-old Chloe, in a duck costume and hanging onto her pumpkin, which is almost bigger than she is. We thank each and everyone one of our readers and correspondents who sent us photos. They include Kathy Kiddy, Daniel Pullen, Beth Bailey, Donna Peele, Jan Willis, Terry Cartwright, Carrie Barley, Valerie Stump, Sharon Lofland, Kathy Price, Sundae Horn, Stuart Bills, Jessica Epping, Amy Liston, Nicole Fairbanks, Suzanne Kakol, and Gregory Biscoe.  Ocracoke Halloween Carnival Tri-Villages 2008 Halloween Parade and Party Hatteras UMC Preschool Buxton UMC Preschool Halloween Night in Hatteras Village Halloween Night in Buxton and Frisco Halloween Off The Islands Halloween Night at Locomotion's Changing Tide Shop U.S. Coast Guard Haunted House Hatteras Island Halloween Parties For Grownups |
|
  |
|
|
|