By Janet Stoica

What a tremendous display of spunk and imagination on the Oxford Town Common in anticipation of fall and Hallowe’en!  The entries were all excellent and well-thought out. They were all the Best of the Best. Truly they were. The Oxford Department of Public Works won First Place for being the Funniest and the Best of Town Spirit! They also won Second Place in the Most Creative category. Kudos to them for their ultimate originality!

The DPW went to the max of displays. Their ornery looking and fanged creature made from DPW supplies truly was an invention to write home about. The scary beast was tall, orange-and-white striped, and positively menacing in its presentation. Boogah-woogah! 

The imaginations of the highway crew who put this looming and scary thing on exhibit at The Common were simply amazing.  From the reflective vest to his trash can hat and construction barrel legs and torso, he sure was a frightful sight!  His pose was terribly good. Not too intimidating but certainly threatening.  All in good fun as he sat among the many other imaginative, creative, and scary looking spectacles.

Chef Poppa Corn (Richard Guskey) won for Most Creative. Other entries included a really tasty-looking N & J Donuts display with an appealing pink-frosted donut, Friends of Oxford Community Center’s cool display, Room on the Broom by Sarah Auclair, just awesome, and a delightful Silver Sneakers scarecrow.   All entrants are to be commended for their outstanding works of art. It was a first-rate display and a testament to community spirit.

If you missed these sophisticated works of art, there’s always next year!