Page C4, Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Carroll County Times

LIFE & TIMES

Keep kids safe on Halloween Teen bakes ‘Cakes to Die For’
BY ED WATERS JR. ents bought it for me for came out very well.”
Children are four times cut across yards, where THE FREDERICK NEWS- POST my 16th birthday.” Hopkins, who has a de-
more likely to be hit by a stones, lawn ornaments and The hearse came from gree in baking arts from
car on Halloween than any other hazards may be hard FREDERICK — Lucie
Shelton has always wanted SNS, a company in Con- Johnson & Wales Univer-
other night of the year. It is to see in the dark. Keep your
own doorsteps and porch to bake cakes. necticut that sells used sity, said she is glad to see
important for parents and
caregivers to make sure well lit. Even as a child, she had hearses. “It really is kind of Shelton following in her
children are walking safely ■ Burns: Make sure cos- Easy Bake ovens and en- fitting with the name of my footsteps. Shelton applied
and staying visible to driv- tumes and accessories are joyed creating cakes for business.” to Johnson & Wales, which
ers while out trick-or-treat- labeled “flame resistant,” family and friends. At the CTC, Shelton was she said offers culinary
ing. Maggie Rauser and use flame-resistant ma- Now, at the age of 17, she working with a pink choco- training competitive with
All the usual rules of Health Department terial when making cos- has her own business — late and corn syrup mix- that of the Culinary Insti-
pedestrian safety still apply: tumes. Avoid baggy, flimsy Cakes to Die For. ture that will be part of a tute of America.
walk, don’t run, cross the or billowing costumes. Shelton is a senior at large cake for one of the Shelton said that even if
street only at a crosswalk or or flashlights to be more Keep jack-o’-lanterns that Frederick High School and teachers at the center. she doesn’t go to college,
corner, after looking both visible to drivers. are lit with candles away in the culinary arts pro-
Drivers can do their part from doorsteps and walk- “Lucie is very creative,” cakes are in her future —
ways, and never dart out gram at the Frederick
by being especially careful ways, and consider using County Career and Tech- said her baking arts either working in a shop or
into the street. glow sticks instead of can- teacher, Bridgette Hopkins. owning one.
An adult should accom- in residential neighbor- nology Center.
hoods. Drivers should slow dles. She even has a hearse for “She helped make a cake Shelton doesn’t have a
pany children younger than down and look for kids at ■ Choking: Parents sho- for one of the other teach- website. “They can contact
12. Kids will be excited, and her business.
intersections, on medians uld inspect candy and treats “It is a 1991 SNS Cadil- ers’ sister’s wedding that me on Facebook at Cakes
they’ll need active supervi- and on curbs. to make sure they are sealed lac,” Shelton said. “My par- included marshmallow. It to Die For.”
sion. Older kids, who have Other Halloween hazards and have no signs of tam-
demonstrated the maturity and precautions include: pering. Children younger

B E N E F IT
and good judgment to go ■ Falling: Costumes than 6 should not be given
trick-or-treating with should be short enough to hard candy or other small,
friends without adult super- avoid tripping, and shoes round items.
vision, should stick to a pre-

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and headgear should fit For more information,
determined route with good properly. Choose face paint call the Carroll County
lighting. and makeup, because they Health Department at 410-
Costumes and bags do not restrict vision as 886-4448.
should be decorated with masks do. Toy weapons and
retroreflective tape and, if other props should be flexi- Maggie Rauser is the Safe
possible, made of light col-
ors.
ble so they do not present Kids Coordinator for the
an injury hazard if the child Carroll County Health De- T hursda y N o vem ber 4,2010 N o a dm issio n cha rge/
Kids can carry glow sticks falls. Don’t not let children partment. D o o rs o pen a t5 p.m .•B idding begins a t6 p.m .
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