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Black Creek resident a Jack-o'-lantern master

Tim Girard really gets into the spirit of Halloween with pumpkin display
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Marilyn Peeters submitted these photos of her neighbour Tim Girard's great Jack-o-lantern display. Left - Tim lights the candles at dusk. Right - the Jack-o'-lanterns in all their brilliance.

Tim Girard of Black Creek really gets into the spirit of Halloween. In fact, his annual tradition is many months in the making. Tim grows pumpkins, harvests them, then carves intricate Jack-o’-lanterns to put on display Halloween night.

He’s been doing it for as long as he can remember.

“Oh, 25 years or more,” he said. “I had 26 of them out there this year. Last year I had 45. It all depends how many I grow. I was actually lucky to even get that many this year.”

And why does he do it?

“I like putting smiles on people’s faces,” he said.

Mission accomplished.

 



Terry Farrell

About the Author: Terry Farrell

Terry returned to Black Press in 2014, after seven years at a daily publication in Alberta. He brings 14 years of editorial experience to Comox Valley Record...
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