City of Stillwater NEWS | For Immediate Release
DUE TO OSU'S HOME FOOTBALL GAME AT 7 P.M. ON OCT. 31, STILLWATER CITY COUNCIL IS ENCOURAGING TRADITIONAL HALLOWEEN TRICK-OR-TREAT ACTIVITIES ON THURSDAY, OCT. 29. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL (405)742-8362.
Meet the black-hearted crew who'll be doin' the judgin' for the Downtown Stillwater Halloween Festival costume contest
- Downtown Stillwater: Official Halloween Festival web page
- City of Stillwater: Event Overview
- Download 'Pirates on Prairie' Poster
- Arrrrr! Meet the crew who'll be doin' the judgin' at the 19th Annual Downtown Halloween Festival costume contest!
- Downtown Halloween Festival sponsors food drive; donations go to COCAA
- Stillwater's 19th Annual Downtown Halloween Festival announces theme: Pirates on the Prairie
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(STILLWATER, OKLA. / Oct. 10, 2009) — Arrrrr! Meet the black-hearted crew who'll be doin' the judgin' at the 19th Annual Downtown Halloween Festival costume contest Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 5 to 9 p.m.
The costume contest categories are as follows: scariest, funniest, prettiest, most creative, best use of theme, best of show for each age group, and best of show. Awards will be giving to individuals in various age groups as well as for groups.
In keepin' with this year's theme, "Pirates on the Prairie," the festival planning committee has given pirate names to our celebrity judges.
Celebrity judges and their alter egos are as follows:
- Business Improvement District board Members
- Robyn Davies as "Gurglin' Wilma Straw"
- Steve Green as "Cap'n Brody Swiftknife"
- John Bartley as "Cap'n Bart the Rum-Swiller"
- Chamber of Commerce President Larry Brown as "Rancid Hidalgo Barbossa"
- Shelter Workshop Directory Dr. Deborah Tate as "Butterfingers Audra"
- The Wine Bar’s Jessa Feagins as "Beatrice Pegleg"
- Stillwater City Councilors
- Tom Williams as "Stutterin' Ron Slaughter"
- Chuck Hopkins as "Pirate Isaac Drake"
- Darrell Dougherty as "Disastrous Isaac Teach"
- Vice Mayor Tom Dugger as "Gangrenous Tobias Jones"
- City Manager Dan and Diane Galloway as "Cap'n Bailey and Augusta Sparrow"
- Parks and Recreation Park Board Member Wayne Wilczek as "Fruity Harley Read"
- Stillwater Newspress Publisher Pam Nelson as "Swabbin' Elanor Bonny"
- Owner Costume Balloons & Stuff Maxine Russell as "Slippery Rachel Morgan"
- Stillwater Radio DJ Jason Kranz as "Pirate Pete the Malformed"
- Oklahoma State Alumni Association Director of Chapter & External Relations Josh Pulver as "Lazy Eye Iggy"
- Oklahoma State University Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Ival Gregory as "Pirate Ozzy Keelhaul"
- SMC Foundation Executive Director Teresa Hopkins as "Sloe-eyed Lil"
- COCOAA Director Clara Lewis as "Pirate Marcy the Disgruntled"
Don't know ye pirate name?! Visit www.piratequiz.com and find out.
"We expect all of ye little and big pirates to make 'shore' in Downtown Stillwater for the festival! And don't forget the COCCA food drive!" said Angela "Cutthroat" McLaughlin, Business Improvement District coordinator.
The Downtown Halloween Festival is jointly presented by Downtown Stillwater (Business Improvement District #1) and the City of Stillwater Parks and Recreation. More information is available on the stillwater.org web site.
Stillwater's 19th Annual Downtown Halloween Festival is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. on Main Street between 6th and 9th Avenues. In addition to the traditional children's games, the costume contest and trick-or-treating with downtown merchants, this year's festival will include musical entertainment by the Rum Fellows, a Norman-based pirate band, and two large inflatables (Blackbeard's Revenge Slide and the Ghost Town Maze/Laser Tag) and a "ghost ship" stage is currently being crafted by the scallywags o'er at the Parks and Recreation Department.
For all the little ghosts and goblins attending the event there will be free "Bags of Swag" and plenty of grub for sale in the food court. All activities are free of charge, except for the inflatables that will cost $3 per wristband or $5 for two wristbands. A wristband will allow each child to slide and play as many times as he or she wishes.
The festival will also be conducting a food drive for the Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency (COCAA). "We are asking residents to bring a nonperishable food item — canned food, boxes of breakfast cereal, bottles of juice, etc. COCAA representatives have said they are seeing more families in need this year and they need help to fill their pantries. We are happy to partner with COCAA and help the community in this way," said McLaughlin.
Most needed items:
Peanut Butter |
tomato paste tomato sauce spaghetti sauce canned tuna canned chicken ravioli |
canned soups |
hamburger helpers boxed dinners pastas canned fruit canned vegetables |
Area businesses and organizations interested in sponsoring the Downtown Halloween Festival or hosting a non-soliciting booth for may contact McLaughlin at (405) 742-8359 or amclaughlin@stillwater.org.
DUE TO OSU'S HOME FOOTBALL GAME AT 7 P.M. ON OCT. 31, STILLWATER CITY COUNCIL HAS MOVED TRADITIONAL HALLOWEEN TRICK-OR-TREAT ACTIVITIES TO THURSDAY, OCT. 29. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL (405)742-8362.
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On the Net:
- Downtown Halloween Festival: http://www.downtownstw.com/halloween
- Press Release Page: http://stillwater.org/content/2009/halloween-fest2009.php
- The Rum Fellows' “Okie Maritime Music for the Landlocked Pirate” http://www.myspace.com/therumfellows.
- International Talk Like a Pirate Day: http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
- Pirate Glossary: http://www.io.com/~sj/PirateTalk.html | http://www.pirateglossary.com/
- What is my pirate name? http://www.piratequiz.com/
- Visit the Stillwater Public Library and see their pirate display and teen pirate program: http://library.stillwater.org
- Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency (COCAA): http://www.cocaa.org/
Contact: Sherry Fletcher, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Phone: 405.742.8362
E-mail: sfletcher@stillwater.org
Web: stillwater.org