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October 29, 2015

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Online: Go to the Heralds’s website at EnglewoodHerald.net for election results the night of Nov. 3.

Sound ideas: New options exist for those with hearing loss. See Page 13

Katlyn Dundas spreads her wings as she talks to her sister Hailey at the Oct. 24 Englewood Halloween Carnival. Katlyn said she really didn’t have a name for the costume she and her parents put together so she just called herself Batwoman. Photos by Tom Munds

Costumes and critters steal show

Football: Heritage defense has racked up interceptions this season. See Page 23

Attendees’ attire varies from cute to scary at Halloween Carnival By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com

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ENGLEWOOD HERALD

(ISSN 1058-7837) (USPS 176-680) OFFICE: 7315 S. Revere Pkwy., Ste. 603 Centennial, CO 80112 PHONE: 303-566-4100 A legal newspaper of general circulation in Englewood, Colorado, the Englewood Herald is published weekly on Thursday by Colorado Community Media, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address change to: 7315 S. Revere Pkwy., Ste. 603 Centennial, CO 80112 DEADLINES: Display: Fri. 11 a.m. Legals: Fri. 11 a.m. Classifieds: Mon. 5 p.m.

PL E ASE RECYCLE

A steady parade of familiar characters and critters, as well as some that challenged the imagination, came through the doors of the Englewood Recreation Center on Oct. 24 to attend the city’s annual Halloween Carnival. The carnival is a city-sponsored event that also dresses up the recreation center so attendees can visit a haunted house or try their hands at some of the booths that line the walls. Booth activities ranged from trying to shoot a tennis ball into a hockey goal to swinging a hammer hard enough to ring a bell on a “high striker.” But everyone was a winner because all comers to the booths received candy or a small toy when they completed the task. For those who didn’t want to try their skills, one side of the gym housed two large inflatable attractions. Several hundred attendees, most of them in costume, came to the annual event this year. Cherie Williams said she remembered coming to the carnival for years. She said she brought her children to the event and now was escorting her grandchildren. “It has always been a fun event,” she said. “I do think fewer people are here than there used to be. But the kids have fun, and that is what matters.” The Chiacchieris decided to all wear the same type of costumes, and they arrived as a family of penguins. “I had the costume, we found one for my wife, Melisa, and for our daughter Zoey so we thought it would be fun to come as the penguin family,” Andrew Chiacchieri said. “This is the first year we have come to the carnival, and so far it seems like a blast.” Katlyn Dundas attracted attention as she wore a costume with inflatable wings. She said the cos-

The Chiacchieris, left to right, Melisa, Andrew and Zoey, attended the Oct. 24 Englewood Halloween Carnival as a family of penguins. They joined several hundred people at the recreation center, which was transformed so costumed characters ranging from cute to scary would feel at home.

Reminie Cagle prepares to go down the slide of one of the inflatable attractions at the Englewood Halloween Carnival. The annual event featured inflatables and booths to test skills from ringing a bell with a hammer to hitting a tennis ball through a hockey goal. tume didn’t really have a name so she just called herself Batwoman. One area was set aside for real creepy critters, including snakes and lizards. Jill Tomaso reluctantly agreed to handle a large lizard. “It was heavy, scratchy and its nails were sharp,” she said. “But it was a different experience and something I have never done

before.” In the same room, Alison Lueker let her 2-year-old daughter Anna ride a huge turtle. “We have been coming to the carnival for about five years,” she said. “The kids love it, and I can’t imagine anywhere else where Anna could ride a turtle. It is a fun time for our family, and I expect we’ll be here again next year.”

Anna Leuker is all smiles as she gets the opportunity to ride a turtle. The turtle, along with snakes and lizards, were part of the activities at the Oct. 24 Englewood Halloween Carnival. The popular event drew several hundred people, most in costume.


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