Darwin Atcheynum, local artist and sculptor, is a supporter of the arts and community, and he arrived at the Frontier Mall in North Battleford Tuesday morning armed with some ideas and some tools to create two carved jack-o-lanterns for the Pumpkin Festival.
The Pumpkin Festival is being hosted by the Frontier Mall in support of the Battlefords United Way. Local artists have carved, painted or otherwise decorated pumpkins for the public to view and to vote on by donating their spare change for their favourite pumpkin or pumpkins.
All donations of $10 or more will receive a charitable receipt from the Battlefords United Way.
Members of the public who would like to take their favourite pumpkin home may also bid on them through a silent auction. Most of the pumpkins were donated by No Frills, located at the Frontier Mall. The two large pumpkins carved by Atcheynum came from the farm of John Leite.
Mall administrator Janice Sander says this is the first Pumpkin Festival, and she hopes it grows to become a special event people look forward to each year.
As in previous years, the Frontier Mall is also hosting a Halloween Howl on Halloween day, with trick or treating from a city-wide candy drop off, activities and crafts for the kids from 4 to 7 p.m. and photo opportunities.
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