April 30, 2002 – Growing Up In Santa Cruz – Local Balloon Artist Wins Entertainer of the Year

April 27, 2002 – Santa Cruz Sentinal – Santa Cruz man named Entertainer of the Year at balloon convention

April 25, 2002 – Santa Cruz Good Times – A Rising Star Ivan Whitworth wins Entertainer of the Year – Qualatex / IBAC 2002

March 28th, 2002 – Register Pajaronian – Aptos Balloon sculptor named Entertainer of Year

December 31, 2001 – Register Pajaronian – Dance in the New Year at First Night Santa Cruz

May 11, 2001 – Santa Cruz Sentinal – ‘Cirque du Santa Cruz’ picked as New Year celebration theme

News Article of the Whitworth Family, Japan, 1983