Friday, November 4, 2011
A Brookfield photo was among those reviewed by Heidi Klum, who selected a "headless" costume as the grand prize winner.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Lisa Sink
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Brookfield resident Keren Shah's homemade Polar Express Halloween costume made it to New York for the final judging in Patch's Little Pumpkin Costume Challenge. But the train stopped there, as celebrity judge Heidi Klum selected a New Jersey family's "headless boy" costume as the contest's grand prize winner from about 2,700 entries across the country. The Hagens win a three-day, two-night trip to New York where they will meet Klum and have $1,031 donated to the charity of their choice. The other nine finalists who received $1,031 for the charity of their choice were: Brookfield Patch thanks everyone who submitted photos to the contest.
Monday, October 31, 2011
The latest police calls include a Halloween costume theft, pumpkins as weapons and a not-so-gruesome discovery in a Dumpster.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Lisa Sink
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Brookfield police got a startling call last week from an employee at Impact Networking: In the business' Dumpster there was a black garbage bag containing "four human heads." The employee at the business, 12530 W. Burleigh Rd., told police about 9 a.m. Tuesday that he was too afraid to go take a closer look inside the garbage bag. When police checked it out, they found a deer carcass and hide inside. "No human heads," the report said. In other Halloween-related police calls: Whether another call has anything to do with Halloween is unknown, but a Brookfield church told police they found "bloody footprints" from the women's bathroom to the church exit. The pastor at Countryside Christian Church, 16650 W. Greenfield Ave., said there were …
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Elm Grove's village trick-or-treat is 5 to 7:30 p.m. tonight; City of Brookfield is same time Monday night and Town of Brookfield 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Lisa Sink
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Bundle up those goblins and witches for spooky night-time trick-or-treating. Weather will be in the mid-40s with no rain tonight for Elm Grove's official fright fest. And it might be even colder Monday night for Brookfield city and town's trick-or-treat. But luckily, unlike the snow forecast out east, it looks like the Halloween fun will be under mostly dry skies here. Elm Grove's trick or treat is 5 to 7:30 p.m. tonight. City of Brookfield's is 5 to 7:30 p.m. Monday and the Town of Brookfield is 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. After you snap pictures of your costumed little ones (under age 12), upload your favorite ones here to the Little Pumpkin Costume Contest on Brookfield Patch. We'll send them to model Heidi Klum who will be picking grand prize …
Friday, October 28, 2011
Here today, gone tomorrow nature of seasonal stores can leave customers with a disappointing costume and no way to return.
Temporary costume stores like the inflatable pumpkin at State Fair Park and other Halloween boutiques pop up across the area in August, but are usually gone by Nov. 1. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is therefore advising last-minute shoppers to check the businesses out with the BBB before patronizing unfamiliar stores or websites. According to a release from the BBB, it "received 378 complaints about costume stores and websites last year. The complaints included deliveries that were late or never arrived, poor quality and difficulty obtaining refunds. Some customers found the stores closed when they returned to report a problem." “A costume may look cute and the price may seem right, but it pays to check into a site’s reputation and …
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Heidi Klum will choose the Grand Prize winner from our favorite photos of your creative kids' costumes
Which kid in America has the most creative Halloween costume in the pumpkin patch? That's what we intend to find out with your photos and the help of celebrity judge Heidi Klum, who will select the Grand Prize winner. Patch will whisk the winner to New York or Los Angeles for a three-day, two-night trip for two that includes a meet and greet with Heidi, plus a donation of $1,031 to a local charity of the winner's choice. Nine runners up will also get a $1,031 donation from Patch to a local charity of their choice. Full contest rules are here. We have stopped accepting entries for the contest, but we'd love for you to continue sharing your Halloween photos on Patch! Simply click the green Submit Your Photos button (above or below), and …
Monday, October 10, 2011
Fall tradition can be found in a variety of places throughout the area.
With Halloween right around the corner, Patch decided to compile a list of area pumpkin patches. Whether it's spending time with your friends or teaching fall-time traditions to your children, here are a couple of area places to celebrate autumn. Basse's Country Delight Where: S70 W16050 Janesville Road, Muskego Dates, Hours: Open seasonally starting the first weekend of October and running each weekend into Halloween, Basse’s Country Delight offers Pumpkin Fest, which includes hayrides from 1-5 pm each weekend. Indian corn, corn stalks and other seasonal decorations are also available. What’s special about this patch: If you make it through the Haunted Woods, you can pick your own pumpkin directly from the patch filled with thousands of …
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Waukesha Expo Center and other area haunted house locations are gearing up for Halloween.
Ann Marie and Tim Gavinski went from “home haunters” to professional scarers, earning recognition across the state for their elaborate designs of eerie haunted houses each year. When Tim Gavinski was retiring, the couple started their venture in Walworth County and were there for two years. Then in 2006, they ran two haunted houses, one in Walworth and the other in Waukesha, before combining their ventures in 2007 into one and staging it all at the Waukesha Expo Center. They were voted the No. 1 Haunted House in America by Haunted Attraction Magazine and rated No. 1 in Wisconsin in 2010 by HauntedHouseRatings.com and HauntedWisconsin.com. Wisconsin Feargrounds gives Halloween lovers the thrill of conquering three haunted houses in a row…
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Gregory Kluck
10:02 am on Sunday, October 30, 2011
Good one, Micheal. The best way to create costumes is either go to a theatrical costumer or hit the thrift stores looking for articles of clothing that will do with some modification. Torn shirts with some old patchy jeans and som randomly played hits with flat black, flat grey, flat green and flat red spray paint did some convincing zombies. The only thing purchased at a seasonal store was the … more ›