By EDWARD CULLEN
Peninsula Daily News Assistant Forks Correspondent
THE THREE WINNERS in each category of this year’s Peninsula Daily News Halloween Costume Contest — Kids, Adults and Pets — have been chosen, picked by our online voters.
And all the winners are monstrously spectacular:
KIDS
First Prize — “Cutest Cabbage Patch Baby,” by Alisha Judd of Sequim
Second Place — “Joker and Robin,” by Harold McKenney of Port Hadlock
Third Place — “Wild West Showgirl,” by Jess Pickens of Sequim
ADULTS
First Prize — “Dia de Muertos,” by Monica Henry of Port Angeles
Second Place — “Adam and Barbara Maitland, Beelejuice,” by Bonnie Clark of Port Angeles
Third Place — “Lady of the Dead,” by Polly DeBari of Neah Bay
PETS
First Prize — “Pongo,” by Jennifer Hawley of Port Angeles
Second Place — “Ho Ho . . . I Don’t Think So,” by Becca Busch of Port Angeles
Third Place — “Halloween Again!” by Jeff Thayer of Port Angeles
CONGRATULATIONS to our winners!
Our prizemeister, Sue Stoneman (360-417-3555; sstoneman@peninsuladailynews.com), has gifts for the winners from our contest’s spooktacular sponsors — Sunny Farms Country Store; Elwha River Casino; Laurel Lanes; Olympic Vet Clinic; Sergio’s Hacienda restaurant; Ld’s Woodfire Grill; Air Flo Heating; First Federal; The Co-op Farm & Garden; and William Shore Pool.
THANK YOU to all who participated in this contest. We can’t wait to see your new costumes next year!
Be sure to check out all 54 of this year’s creative, spooky and borderline politically correct costumes at: http://ww2.peninsuladailynews.com/contests/costume2013.html (click on each contest category, then “View Entries”).

