Varon gave some guidance, so Val Warner, Terrell Brown, Tanja Babich, Tracy Butler and Diane Pathieu can attempt to carve real pumpkins provided by Sunberry Orchard & Pastures, Inc.
The group will be judged next Thursday on ABC7's 7 a.m. live streaming newscast by the owner of Sun Berry Orchards, Dennis Bazylyuk.
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Varon said the trick to keeping her pumpkins so fresh-looking is to use ones made from Styrofoam.
Varon retired from ABC7 in April 2024.