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Oct. 31, 2011 | Halloween Takes the Halls, But Not the Streets

 

Annie Raifaisen ’14, Brooke Berlin ’14 and Elizabeth Camche ’14 don their animal costumes on Halloween.  But, hold on.

According to an email to  Westport Public School parents, maybe the candy won’t fill kids bags after all:

The Town of Westport strongly urges that Trick or Treating be postponed to this Saturday, November 5 rather than tonight because of significant safety risks along certain of our roads and sidewalks.

 After a meeting of Town officials and Local Emergency Management Personnel it was determined that due to recent snow storm and power outages, it would not be safe to proceed with trick or treat activities normally held tonight for Halloween.

 Wires remain down, and there are hundreds of damaged trees and downed branches throughout Westport.  Even if your neighborhood appears to have minimal damage, it still might not be safe.  Falling tree limbs, slippery surface conditions, and electrocution hazards remain possible throughout town.

 Parents are urged in the strongest possible terms not to let their children trick or treat tonight. Keep them inside and plan on a safer night this Saturday, Nov. 5.

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Rose Propp ’13 is simply artistic. Various forms of art have always been in her life, but nowadays she is focusing her time on her true artistic passions: journalism and photography. This is Propp’s second year on the Inklings staff, and she is this year’s photography editor. Inklings isn’t the only place where Propp demonstrates her interest in photography. She has a photo blog where she posts the best photos that she takes. Check out rosealicephotography.blogspot.com. Propp describes herself as having a love for journalism. “[Journalism] allows me to express myself in ways I have never seen in myself before,” Propp said. Aside from journalism and photography, Propp enjoys long distance running, math, and economics. She frequently takes long runs on the beach and likes economics because she finds real world applications of concepts very interesting. Propp also was a musician. She has played violin, trumpet, piano, and guitar. In fact, her mother is a music teacher at Greens Farms School. Even though Propp has stopped playing music for the likes of journalism and photography, it is quite apparent that artistic ability runs in the Propp family.

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    Vance OverstromNov 17, 2011 at 11:37 am

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    AaronOct 31, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    I don’t know anyone that actually changed their plans due to this e-mail. There is no point in trick-or-treating if it is not on Halloween. An e-mail isn’t going to stop this.

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