To the Editor: On Saturday, September 30th, the atmosphere was charged with anticipation as Bethel’s Harvestfest kicked off. The day started with a wonderful Jeep Jamboree parade. On the common, the air was filled with sounds from laughing and smiling children painting pumpkins at Hancock Lumber’s tent. The music was terrific, with Brad Hooper in […]
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REGION Twenty-three middle and high school aged kids tapped into their creative side during the month-long Telstar “Graffiti and Word Art Challenge,” which took place from the end of January to the submission deadline on February 26.
Students were tasked to find words that relate to the challenges theme, “Words That Draw Us Together.” Artists had to come up with words that they thought represented unity or perhaps described the people and landscape of their community.
Artists could also choose words that symbolized how they would like to see their hometown evolve or what makes them proud to call it their home. The theme is also the broader subject for The Bethel Mural Project’s mural proposed for later this spring.