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West Clarksville’s Eric Jones tops in ‘Outrageous Pumpkins’ BY BOB CLARK
After a four-episode competition, area sculptor Eric Jones came out on top in Food Network’s “Outrageous Pumpkins” show this fall. Taking home the $25,000 top prize, the West Clarksville bested seven other pumpkin carvers in the third season of the show, the finale of which aired Sunday evening. The show, hosted by Food Network presenter Sunny Anderson and judged by Terri Hardin and Paul Dever carried the tagline “When the knives come out, no pumpkin is safe.” A special guest judge for the final episode was Food Network’s Maneet Chauhan. In a live Facebook video shortly after the episode aired, Jones thanked his fans, the production company, and the show for the appreciation. “What a privilege it was to be part of this,” Jones said. “I’m just humbled by this — even though I knew that this was coming for a long time, I’m still shocked this happened to this small-town boy. “A year is a long time when you know the results like that — it was really, really tough
to keep that quiet,” he said, noting the filming was last fall. For the challenges, participants had eight hours to complete a given task, and it was a case of “go big or go home,” he said. “I was pretty beat up — it was 8 hours of nonstop work, it was crazy. Never took a break,” he said, adding the competition took several weeks to complete. In the final challenge between the last four participants, each was charged with creating a larger-than-life children’s toy with a creepy spin. “This would be like the Super Bowl for pumpkin carvers,” he
said. “These other contestants were amazing.” Known around the area for his sand, snow and pumpkin carvings, Jones previously appeared on the network’s show “Halloween Wars.” As the episode aired, Jones noted he has a booked schedule around the region, from carving classes and demonstrations to a live carving for the Buffalo Bills today. What’s after that? “I’m not sure yet. I’ve been talking to a couple of other companies, a couple of other things coming on. I’ve got a million things coming up this week,” he said.
Food Network Eric Jones of West Clarksville poses with a pumpkin carving he created for Food Network’s “Outrageous Pumpkins” competition show. Jones was crowned champion of the competition in an episode which premiered Sunday.
Wellsville theater group presenting ‘Sleepy Hollow: The Musical’ BY KATHRYN ROSS
WELLSVILLE — The Headless Horseman will ride onto the stage when the Starlight Theatre Company performs “Sleepy Hollow: The Musical” at 7 p.m. both Friday and Saturday in the Grace United Mission Center. Written nearly 200 years ago by Washington Irving, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is a Halloween favorite and has been made into
movies, plays, cartoons, and animated dramas, yet only one musical. Ryan Keib the show’s producer said that the Starlight Theatre Company enjoys offering musicals to the public, but that it is expensive to purchase the performing rights to them. “We’ve been wanting to do another musical, so we’ve been saving up,” he said. “We liked this musical, which features catchy original
music and combines comedy with the drama, and the timing was right for Halloween.” This will be the company’s last performance for the year. Keib added that the story of timid schoolmaster Ichabod Crain and the love triangle between him, Katrina Van Castle and Brom Bones and the avenging Headless Horseman will be enhanced with the help of donations from patrons and businesses.
The musical numbers will be loud and clear thanks to the personal microphones and better sound equipment that have been purchased from the donations. “We’ve got some great singers in the group and the songs are really fun,” Keib said, adding that the cast of 25 is the largest the troupe has ever had for a performance. The thespians hail from Wellsville, Andover, Angelica, and Bolivar.
“We really have put together a spectacular and crowd-pleasing show for the community,” said director Heidi Lawton, a veteran actress and one of the founders of the Starlight Theatre Company. “Our cast and crew have been working hard to make it the best show Starlight Theatre Company has ever had.” Through the staging and props designed Sleepy Hollow continued on PAGE 5
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