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ing Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara Zoo, Westmont, Montecito Landscape, MERRAG, Montecito Association, Montecito Trails, Union Bank, and our special districts: MFPD, MWD, and Montecito Sanitary District. Local artist Bill Dalziel will provide face painting for the littler volunteers, Montecito Union School will provide a hydration station, and volunteers will be provided with trash bags, gloves, and maps to route their trash pickup location. Dana Newquist will drive his vintage fire truck throughout town to pick up the filled garbage bags and bring them back to the dumpsters provided by MarBorg. “It’s all hands on deck, as always!” Denson said. Beautification Day begins at 9 am on November 5, in the Upper Village Green, 1470 East Valley Road.
Costume Contest Winners
Ellie and Bob Patterson have been hosting the Ghost Village Road Costume Contest for 10 years at Here’s the Scoop, and this year was the first time holding the competition in their new upstairs location at 1187 Coast Village Road. “We have always based this contest on originality and creativity, not the most-expensive costumes or the best costume made by their parents,” Ellie told us, adding that there were 35 entries in the contest this year. With another successful Ghost Village Road event on the books, we share with you the winners. The photos will also be displayed at the gelato shop. “There were many amazing costumes this year, and the choices as
First Place winner Leslie Drucker
Second Place winner Grace Trautwein
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always are difficult,” Ellie said. First Place: Leslie Drucker, age 12, from Santa Barbara Middle School. Leslie dressed as a fairy riding on a snail. The legs of the fairy were her dance tights stuffed with foam. “Three different judges saw Leslie separately, and all recommended her as their first choice! What we all admired is that Leslie made this costume virtually on her own. Leslie is a very creative young lady, as she has created winning costumes in the last three years,” Ellie said. Second Place (tie): Grace Trautwein, age 11, from Mount Carmel
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School. Grace’s milk carton costume was made from cardboard and spray-painted white. The words were carefully penciled on then painted. Second Place (tie): Caitlyn Early, age 11, from Montecito Union School. Caitlyn was a cupcake. The body was a laundry basket filled with pillow stuffing. “Everyone especially liked the rainbow sprinkles accents!” Ellie said. Third Place: Leo Powell and Mathew Walker, age 9, from Montecito Union School. While Ellie explains that the duo purchased matching ghost-buster costumes, the boys made their special backpacks, equipped with all the necessary wires and tubes to eradicate ghosts. Honorable mentions include gum-
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