Goblins and giggles
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 5 months AGO
At right, Ellianna Morris (left) and her brother Carston Morris (right) are in the lead as their family and friends check out the display of Halloween decorations at the home of James Hash at 2104 S. Crestmont Drive in Moses Lake. (That’s family friend Hayden Brown partially obscured, and Ellianna and Carston’s mom and dad, Jessica and Anthony Morris, in the rear, with Cassie Brown at far right.)
James Hash said he’s been filling his yard with Halloween decorations for about four years.
Cheryl Schweizer/Columbia Basin Herald
The Brown and Morris families were also among the visitors looking at the Halloween displays at the home of Cheryl and Alan Coulter, 2069 Crestmont Drive in Moses Lake. Elaborate Halloween and Christmas displays are a tradition at the Coulter house. “We come every year,” said Cassie Brown.
In a humorous scene, a diehard Mariners fan waits patiently for that World Series in the Halloween display at the Coulter home.
Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | October 28, 2021 1:00 AM
Homeowners in a Moses Lake neighborhood put on Halloween displays to the delight of visitors.
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