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Trick or treat options overflowing this week
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Trick-or-treaters have plenty of choices this Halloween. Several local organizations and businesses have joined together to offer a variety of opportunities for parents to choose from.Here is a quick glimpse of area happenings:Oct. 29, 6-8 p.m. – Annual Fall Festival – Locust Street Church of God - Free inflatables, games, food and candy for everyone in their upper parking area.Oct. 29, 6-8 p.m. – Annual Fall Festival – First Baptist Church – Cake walk, music, food, gamesOct. 30, 5-7 p.m. – Trail of Treats – Civic Center – Booths will be set up by local churches, businesses, civic groups, etc. Children walk from booth to booth and are treated to candy, games and costume competitions in a safer environment than traditional trick-or-treating.Oct. 30-31/Nov. 1, 6:30-10 p.m. – Tag-along Ghost Hunt – Falcon Rest Manor (ages 15 and up) – Attendees can follow real-life ghost hunters on a trek of the historic, and allegedly historically haunted, 1896 Victorian mansion. Please call for reservations at 668-4444 or email falconrest@falconrest.com.Oct. 31, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. – Downtown festivities - Trick-or-treaters are welcome from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., games will be offered from 4-6 p.m., and a movie will be shown from 6-8 p.m. Costume contests will be offered at Regions Bank.