This local Sasquatch has a costume wardrobe and a fan club. Here’s where to find him
You may have noticed something popping out of the bushes on Creviston Drive.
Gig Harbor resident Scott Bows, 56, turned a fun project into something that students on their way to Minter Creek Elementary School can’t wait to see each day.
Bows spent a weekend in late August building and painting an 8-foot tall Sasquatch.
Sasquatch sits on the edge of Bows’ yard, half way down Creviston Drive. You’ll see him driving south.
This Big Foot is made out of plywood, Bows told the Gateway Nov. 20. His paint job gives him luscious brown hair and facial features. His eyes are made out of reflective beads that glow at night when car lights hit his face.
They’ve nicknamed him Squatch.
What started as a weekend project for Bows and his kids, 10-year-old Harper and 9-year-old Scarlett, turned into something bigger.
“When we first had this up, it did actually scare some people,” Bows said. “Especially people who drive on this road often.”
All the buses drive down Creviston Drive, headed to Minter Creek Elementary in the mornings.
“When the bus stops in front of my house for my daughters to get on, all the kids are peaking their heads out the window to see what’s changed on Sasquatch, saying hi to him,” Bows said.
He’s turned into something the kids look forward to every morning, he said.
Bows’ wife is a teacher at Minter Creek and hears students talking about the Sasquatch’s looks, Bows said.
“Kids tell me they waited all weekend to see what Sasquatch is dressed up like on Monday,” Tara Bows, Scott’s wife told the Gateway Nov 22. “They say it’s their favorite part of going to school in the mornings.”
Scott Bows tries to change Sasquatch’s look with the seasons, he said. His daughters occasionally help with the ideas.
Sasquatch debuted four Halloween costumes in October: Freddy Kruger (Harper’s idea), Squatch clown, Squatch Princess (Scarlett’s idea), and Squatch Reeper.
Squatch held an American flag for Veterans Day and a “Happy first day of school” sign on Aug. 31.
On Sunday, Nov. 20, Sasquatch got a new black hat and a turkey in his hand. The hat makes him about 9 and a half feet tall.
Monday morning the kids saw him ready for Thanksgiving.
“I’m proud of this project I did with my dad,” Harper told the Gateway. “We get to work together and come up with cool ideas. It’s exciting when the kids in my class talk about the Sasquatch. I tell them: ‘That’s my Sasquatch.’”
Those interested can see his different looks on his own Facebook page, “Watch for Squatch,” that Bows created after seeing chatter in a larger neighborhood Facebook page.
People were curious where Squatch came from and what the story is, he said.
“I get a lot of people stopping by,” Bows said Nov. 20. “I put up the turkey just this morning and a lady pulled over and told me that it just puts a smile on her face every day she drives by him.”
Bows hopes it can brighten someone’s day, he said.
“I’m not sure how long I can keep up with different costume changes, but for now it’s fun coming up with new ideas for Squatch,” Bows said.
