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Community donates gifts to keep the fun in Lewiston Halloween
Carnival
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Story and photos
by Sarah Ali November 3, 2005
| LEWISTON -- Brenda Chertkow, a resident of Lewiston,
can't remember when the city's Halloween Carnival
began.
"I've been here for 20 years and it seems
like it's just always been here," she said.
Hundreds of the cities residents came to enjoy
an evening of fun and games at the annual Halloween
Carnival at city hall.
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CHEEKY
YOUNGSTER: Jill Osborn, member of Lewiston's
Youth Council, paints Hunter Larson's face at
the Carnival. |
The event was scheduled to begin right after the city's
trunk-or-treat at 5:30 p.m. -- but some folks showed
up a bit early -- and last until 7:30 on Halloween night.
Many of the carnival goers had gone to the trunk-or-treat
in the parking lot just west of the city hall. Paul
Swainston and his son, Hayden, who was dressed as a
raisin, left their vehicle parked in the lot and just
walked across the street to the carnival.
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Once inside the building, people could buy tickets,
priced at three for $1, to pay for various games.
Dinner vouchers were also on sale for $2.50, with
the choice of three meals to pick from, all including
a doughnut and a drink.
The library board organizes the event every
year using its fundraiser account money, generated
throughout the year, to finance the activities.
"We take what we earn from the carnival
and add it to the account, so it replenishes itself
every year," said Chris Martinez, the library
director. The library board purchases a portion
of food and prizes, but all of the rest is donated
by community members.
Everyone running the games and booths was a volunteer.
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Lewiston carnival-goers line
up for tickets in front of the city building. |
Tyffani Marquardt, who was responsible for the stuffed
animal game in the children's room, said she agreed
to help when her neighbor, a member of the library board,
asked her. In her game the children walked around a
circle on numbers until the music stopped and a prize
was given to the lucky number. More than 100 stuffed
animals had been given to the library by residents of
the city to use in the carnival for such games.
The coin toss and the cake walk were other games that
used community donations as prizes.
"Every year we take home one of the dishes Hayden
wins and bring it back next year for the carnival to
use again," said Swainston, "and the ladies
have been baking all day."
Lewiston residents donated cakes for the "cake
walk" game at the carnival.
A bloody bride guesses how many candies are in the
jar at Mildred Spackman's booth.
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