HOLIDAY SEASON IS KNOCKING AT OUR DOOR.Byline: -- Angie Valencia-Martinez Happy Halloween! We're glad to say, we've had a few early treats of our own. For the past month, we've asked valleynews.com users to submit stories and photos of their ``cool ghouls.'' In Woodland Hills alone, we got three entries of elaborately decorated dec·o·rate tr.v. dec·o·rat·ed, dec·o·rat·ing, dec·o·rates 1. To furnish, provide, or adorn with something ornamental; embellish. 2. homes, which would bring out the green-eyed monster in anyone. To read about Philippe Bergeron's ``Forest of Mirrors,'' which has its own trailer on YouTube.com, turn to page 17. This house features a graveyard, phantoms, giant mirrors and much more. Go see it, if you dare. The home of Matt Ford and Lori Merkle-Ford is featured on page 22. Dubbed dub 1 tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. ``The House on Haunted haunt v. haunt·ed, haunt·ing, haunts v.tr. 1. To inhabit, visit, or appear to in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being. 2. Hill,'' this home is ``filled with howling ghouls, floating ghosts, a swinging chandelier and a haunting A Haunting is a television series on Discovery Channel that, according to its website[1] chronicles the "terrifying true stories of the paranormal told by people who experienced real-life horror tales. bride.'' The production, in its seventh year, is put on by a two-time Emmy Award Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. winning lighting designer and his vocalist wife. They certainly know how to put on a show and invite the public to be a part of it. Ardyne Lindsey writes about the ``World's Largest Spider Web'' on page 21. The tradition, on the Woodlake Avenue home, has been going on for a decade. The holiday is especially meaningful to this local woman because her mother went into labor on Oct. 31, but didn't give birth until Nov. 2. If you want to see a gypsy teller table that floats in midair, or get a cut of 200 pounds of candy that is doled out Adj. 1. doled out - given out in portions apportioned, dealt out, meted out, parceled out distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up at this home, go see it for yourself. And of course, don't forget about that spider web. As the holiday season comes upon us, I encourage you -- our readers -- to log on to valleynews.com and share your stories, recipes, and blogs about what the holidays mean to you. Don't forget to include photos of the children, who could very well end up on our cover. |
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