Their rented U-Haul, containing their merchandise, tent and display racks, was stolen out of the La Quinta Inn parking lot in Federal Way just weeks ago, while they slept. The Andersons say it was a treat to be back at the Haunted Night Market on Friday, after getting tricked by the thieves in Federal Way. "I almost quit, but the coordinators are so encouraging," said Elizabeth Anderson, owner of Cutout Creation PNW.
Now that the business has been resurrected from the dead, Elizabeth and Wes are thankful for the boo-tiful sentiment from those who donated and from all the ghosts and goblins that bought goodies at the festival."Showing us that these people don’t have to win, we have a community, and we’ll get back to where we were again," said Elizabeth. "A hit like this at Walmart they probably feel it, but for people like us, it’s our whole life, so shopping small is important.