In case you hadn’t heard or weren’t there, the Fair Haven School District’s annual Harvest Fest was held, despite the threatening weather forecast, last weekend, but in a slightly different venue — the all-purpose room at Knollwood School.

The Fair Haven Parent Teacher Association fundraiser featured the usual games, performances by Fair Haven Karate and Kick Dance, food and, of course, the pumpkin decorating contest.

Winners of the contest, sponsored by local businesses Distinctive Toys, Crazees, Gracie and the Dudes and Yo Mon, were:

• 1st Place – Dunkin’ Pumpkin, by Will and Jack Halcrow;
• 2nd Place – Dragon, by Grady Shanley;
• 3rd Place – Football Girls, by Cortland McBarron, Katherine Olson, and Ellie Sanville;
• 4th Place – Shopkins, by Lilee and Jessie Martinelle;
• 5th Place – Emojis, by Allie Fugate and Sarah Neczesny.

The 2015 event was conducted with the help of roughly 100 parent and seventh- through 12th-grade volunteers and co-chaired by Christine Hayden and Kim Kennedy.

Sickles School Nurse Nora Navarro was also on hand to spread the word about the Teal Pumpkin Project™, a program designed to create a safer and happier Halloween for children with food allergies.

Over 100,000 households plan to participate this year by providing low-cost non-food treats (glow sticks, bubbles, etc.) and indicating their participation by displaying a teal-colored painted pumpkin or a free sign from FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education).

For more information, visit TealPumpkinProject.org or Nurse Navarro’s web page on the Fair Haven School District Web Site: www.fairhaven.edu.

— Edited press release from the Fair Haven School District