Members of the Dodd-Westmorland family work on pumpkin painting Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at Dixon’s Scarecrow Fest. An estimated 800 pumpkins were offered up to budding artists at the festival. (Alex T. Paschal)
Photojournalist/columnist for Sauk Valley Media
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