Moving On

Hope you had a chance to attend HalloweenTowne last Saturday - it was a blast! I really enjoyed seeing the entire Olde Towne area filled with people in costume, families & individuals enjoying the event. I'd say there were probably more than 1,000 people down here that day. The entire day was filled with activities: vendors, the Little Spooks Parade,with probably 400 costumed kids streaming down 1st Street then trick-or-treating their way around town; the campaigning & voting for Mayor of Halloweentown, with a last minute mutiny by the Pirates, who decided to run their own candidate; and the successful attempt to win a place in the Guiness Book of World Records for the most costumed people at a Halloween Gathering. Yes, we did it, even if we only held the title for one day before we were bested. The scarecrows all over town were amazing! Such creativity, and new ones kept popping up daily. What? You didn't make it down here? Well that is just sad. You missed a heckuva celebration. Maybe next year.

Between now and then, though, you might want to start giving a thought to the Christmas celebration we'll be planning next. We'll all be enjoying our Thanksgiving, but in the back of our minds we'll be thinking about what kind of a Christmas decorations we can display this year - something along the lines of our community scarecrows - something that will line the streets, brighten the holiday season and not break the bank. I've seen your creativity at work now, so I KNOW you will join me! None of us has a lot of money to spend, so what can we do that will be inexpensive and striking? Don't answer that question now, but give it some thought. And don't be surprised if you see me around, asking each of you to participate - and you know I will, LOL. I'll be seeing you!