MSN111120-lowres

12 | November 11, 2020 | MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS MALIBU
malibusurfsidenews.com
Halloween in Malibu: Surfing ghosts,
goblins, ghouls and good old-fashioned fun
BARBARA BURKE
Staff Reporter
Halloween was much
different this year, with
pandemic restrictions on
everything from giving
out candy to who you
could have over for a
party.
So, Malibuites improvised.
John Zambetti of the
Malibooz took to social
media to wish followers
“Happy Halloween from
the Mali-BOO-z,” tagging
the band’s song “The Surfin’
Ghost” on Youtube.
(Search for it and give it a
listen.)
Mari Stanley posted
“Sea Witches be comin’ —
high tide on a full moon or
so I’ve been warned and
now passed to all of you!
Halloweeeeeeeeeen vibes
finally hitting — such a
tricky year that we all deserve
some treats.”
Readers of her post
took heed, hedging their
bets concerning its veracity.
Even the pets were
included as Malibu Coast
Animal Hospital’s sign
was changed to “Happy
Howl-o-ween!”
In the trickiest of years,
festivities abounded.
Although social distancing
and wearing masks,
many Malibuites attended
Halloween activities.
Malibu Gives Sanctuary
hosted three days of crystal
trick or treating in collaboration
with Sorenity
Rocks Malibu and MOST
Kids, an occupationaltherapy-based
organization
offering sensory stations
for child attendees to
enjoy.
Heidi Bernard delighted
in judging the pumpkin
decorating contest at Our
Lady of Malibu School.
“I’ve judged the pumpkins
for five years,” she
said “The pumpkins are
always so great and creative
and the children never
cease to amaze, and it’s
always great to see their
creativeness, especially in
this year of challenges.”
Our Lady of Malibu’s
executive office assistant,
Lisa Hall, heartily agreed.
“It was an amazing day
of normalcy for the students
of OLM,” she said.
“Social distancing went
perfectly and masks were
worn by all.”
Hall explained that the
pumpkin carving contest
began in 2004.
“The tradition has been
going ever since,” Hall
said. “We always use outside
judges. These judges
are on their fifth year
straight.”
The other judges were
Ron Lander (Diagonal
Studios) and Robin Perkins
(Selbert Perkins Design).
Dick Van Dyke and his
wife, Arlene Silver, hosted
a drive-through Halloween
experience with
proceeds from donations
benefiting the Midnight
Mission, an organization
near and dear to Van
Dyke’s heart that provides
emergency and healthy
living services for homeless
people and services
supporting women and
children in crisis.
“It was really great to
see all of the Halloween
Fifth-grader Julian Thicke’s jack-o-lantern won the grand prize.
STEVE AND RITA GRAHAM PHOTOS
characters,” said Maggie
Luckerath after driving
through the experience.
Halloween wasn’t the
only event celebrated during
that weekend as the
next day, Nov. 1, is celebrated
by many cultures
as Día de los Muertos, a
holiday that blends indigenous
Aztec ritual with the
celebration of All Saints
Day inherent in Catholic
principles brought to the
region by the conquistadores.
Curious passersby
stopped at the intersection
of Grayfox Street and
Fernhill Drive on Point
Dume in the days preceding
Día de los Muertos.
There, they viewed an
installation containing
shrines with calacas and
calaveras — skeletons and
skulls — symbols depicting
the departed as enjoying
life.
OLM’s first-graders pose for a Halloween photo.
Fourth-graders at OLM dressed up for Halloween.
WINNERS IN THE OUR LADY OF
MALIBU PUMPKIN CARVING
CONTEST ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Pre-K
Third place – August Scott
Second place – George Gorby
First place – Jojo Posey
Kindergarten
Third place – Caden Malleck
Second place – Aaron Reyzelman
First place – Leo Gigliotti
First grade
Third place – Presley Posey
Second place – James Whitworth
First place – Yoyo and Michael
Anderson
Second grade
Third place – Pascal Papic
Second place – Naomi Reyzelman
First place – Heidi Anderson
Third grade
Third place – Noah Hurd
Second place – Ruby Ribnick
First place – Skylar Graham
Fourth grade
Third place – Andi Beman
Second place – Declan Vaughan
First place – Emma Whitworth
Fifth grade
Third place – Grace Drobny
Second place – Roux Sanders
First place – Lexie Brath
Sixth grade
Third place – Maddie Foster
Second place – Rachel Graham
First place – Shelby Dwyer
Seventh grade
Third place - none
Second place – Marshal Lazar
First place – Staley Brath
Eighth grade
Third place - none
Second place – none
First place – Maria Griesemer
Grand prize overall
Fifth grade – Julian Thicke
Most creative classes
Fifth grade - ice cream party