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28 Witch fined $249 Witch fined $249 28 Witch fined $249 for Witch fined $249 for disturbance disturbance Woman was Woman was singing, Woman was Woman was singing, singing, not not casting spells, singing, not not casting spells, casting spells attorney says casting spells attorney says By DAVID DOEGE Waukesha - A self-avowed practicing witch was ordered to pay $249 Monday for creating a disturbance in August while listening to music beside a bonfire in her yard. Brenna Kee Ravyn Moon Fyre was convicted after two criminal charges filed by prosecutors were reduced to a county ordinance violation. Her arrest and the case, according to her attorney, resulted from a misunderstanding by neighbors who incorrectly assumed that she was casting spells beside the bonfire when she actually was singing along with heavy metal music on her iPod. "She was singing along to the music so, perhaps, in that sense she was creating a disturbance," defense attorney Julius Kim said. "But the fact that she is a witch had nothing to do with what she was doing that night. upon lots of different religions. holiday. "The people who contacted the police "She's not into black magic and doesn't apparently made the assumption that she was cast spells. It's all very positive." * For a twist on the traditional jack o'lantern, why not carve a white, blue or green pumpkin! casting spells or something because they knew Moon Fyre did not appear in court she was a witch. When the officers confronted Monday and Kim entered a no contest plea on her as though what she was doing had her behalf in the proceeding before Waukesha * Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America. something to do with witchcraft, that is when County Circuit Judge J. Mac Davis. she reacted." "She's really happy with the way things Moon Fyre, 43, of Waukesha, originally turned out," Kim said. "This was something that * Halloween candy sales average about two was charged with misdemeanor counts of was very important to her." [] billion dollars per year. disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. * Chocolate bars top the list as the most popular Police said neighbors in the 2300 block Harry Potter theme for Eureka of Madison St. called at 12:11 a.m. Aug. 14, and this Hallowe'en treat with Snickers being number 1. when an officer arrived, he heard Moon Fyre yelling in the backyard and found her wearing ASPIRING witches and wizards should * The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween headphones, a T-shirt and underwear. An officer have their cauldrons, wands and broomsticks night, so they began wearing masks and tried to get her attention by shining a flashlight ready for an extra special spooky Hallowe'en. on her but she continued yelling, police said. Inspired by Hogwarts, the school for costumes to avoid being recognized as human. At one point Moon Fyre, who had her Witchcraft and Wizadry in the popular Harry name legally changed from Brenna K. Barney Potter movies, Eureka children's museum, will * Black cats were once thought to protect witches. in September, poured lighter fluid on the fire, in be transformed into a haven for muggles, half- which she was burning rubber car mats and a bloods, witches and wizards alike. cooler. Barney refused to cooperate with The Eureka School for Witches and * Halloween is the second most commercially officers, was belligerent and had alcohol on her Wizards will open every weekend this October successful holiday; Christmas is number one. breath, according to police. with free entry for anyone who wears fancy * Some people believe that if you see a spider Four officers were sent to the scene and dress. The first lesson on the timetable is arrested Moon Fyre, who was taken to Practical Magic with Teenage Trick-ster Magic on Halloween, it is the spirit of a loved one Waukesha Memorial Hospital, where she Mark, where pupils will learn all kinds of watching over you. continued to yell and swear at officers and trickery. * Vampire bats really do exist, but they are not hospital staff, according to police. After being There will be Paranormal Potion lessons from Transylvania. They live in Central and examined, she was taken to jail. with Eureka's Professor Wizz-bang. Kim said that Moon Fyre, a self- And from October 22 to 26, 1.30pm South America and feed on the blood of cattle, employed psychic, photographer and body until 4.30pm, children can create their own horses and birds. artist, was not clad in underwear that night but fireworks in the Eureka Sparkle Workshops. [] * The North American common brown bat has was wearing a bathing suit under a T-shirt. "She was enjoying a summer night the longest life-span of any mammal it's size -- beside a fire in a pit she purchased," Kim said. HALLOWEEN TRIVIA about 32 years! "What made her so upset and made her lose it * The movie "Halloween" was filmed in only 21 like she did was when the police injected days in 1978 on a very limited budget. The witchcraft into this. She resented that." * Orange and black are the colors of Halloween Kim said Moon Fyre calls herself a because orange is associated with the fall movie was shot during the spring and used fake "solitary eclectic witch." harvest and black is the color of darkness. autumn leaves. Also, while the film is set in Illinois, all the cars have California license "She doesn't belong to a coven," Kim said. "She's essentially independent. * Jack o'lanterns originated in Ireland where plates. "It's a non-denominational belief drawn people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!