MERRITTON MATTERS

CLOWNING AROUND
Krista Walters is a fun-loving, energetic and friendly Merrittonian! Combine her bubbly personality with her natural
flare for captivating the attention of children and you’ve got a sure recipe for success.
Krista has been working with children for the past thirteen years at the YMCA and loves to entertain them.
One year she decided to dress up as Loonette the Clown, a lead character in a Canadian children’s program entitled
‘The Big Comfy Couch’, to amuse the pre-schoolers at Halloween and the children loved it. Then a few years ago, she
noticed an ad for volunteers to enter the Labour Day Parade. Krista had moved to Merritton when she was young
and, of course, went to the parade and carnival every year so she knew that it was a perfect opportunity to get some
exposure as her alter ego. So off she went, and the response was amazing. People started calling her, telling her that
someone they knew told them about her, or that they saw her in the parade. She was surprised at how popular she
became and knew it was all thanks to everyone in the community spreading the word.
She began to receive requests to appear at children’s parties. Krista knew that she couldn’t call herself by the
same name as the clown on TV and so, when a parent suggested the name “Lunette-Alike”, she thought the name
was catchy and really did explain that she was a look-alikecharacter
to which the children could relate.
Bulldogs!
Well done Merritton Bulldogs! They
finished their 2008-09 season by
winning the Kingston Kids for Kids
Tournament atom division gold medal.
With wonderful contributions from
all team members, we also want to
highlight Alex Roselli, Sean Michaud,
and Derek Pymont for their offensive
work and Justin Rombough and Cole
Misener for their strong net minding.
She incorporates lots of activity in her routines ranging from
dancing and stretching, playing games, face painting, and much
more. She tells me that most little children she entertains believe
that she has come out of the TV from The Big Comfy Couch and
are so surprised when she shows up at their very own house. I saw
her recently at a birthday party for a friend’s son, Colin, and was
really impressed! Colin and his friends particularly enjoyed the
interactive story time and having their faces painted with freckles
and a clown nose.
If you would like to get in touch with Krista, you can reach her at her e-mail address :
kristawalters@hotmail.com or phone her at 905-988-9107.
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