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 Randy’s wife, Michelle, was the organizer of the
event and she was pleased to have 17 trunks participate. Various
businesses and individuals set up along Washington Street, making
the entrance of the Mount Pulaski Courthouse a beautiful backdrop.
The community involvement was amazing during these Covid-19 times,
noted Michelle. “We had great participation from the community in
both trunks and treaters,” she said. “I would like to thank everyone
for the great support. Mount Pulaski is a great community.”
Many people said it was just nice to see adults and kids want to get
out of the house and do something different for a change.
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Between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m. the crowd was a
steady flow, starting at Jules Flower Shop trunk and moving south
towards “The Bag Lady” trunk display. The crowd then headed north on
the other side of the street beginning with Katie White of The Lucky
Lager and ending at Moochelle’s Kid Care trunk. At both ends of the
block, local law enforcement was set up, passing out candy and
putting smiles on the faces of the treaters. Several kids were even
dressed as police officers this year.
Other trunk participants included Pizza Man of Mount Pulaski, The
Mount Pulaski Public Library, the Girl Scouts, the Mount Pulaski
Methodist Church, the royalty of the 2020 Logan County Fair and
D’Tails Dog Grooming.
Kelly Aylesworth of D’Tails Dog Grooming really
knocked it out of the park with her DJ Kel-E boombox themed trunk
that featured throwback rap music from the 90s, until a 2020 glitch
occurred and the music stopped. Aylesworth billed herself as “your
Halloween hip-hop DJ, droppin’ beatz at Trunk or Treat 2020!”
The girls of the Mount Pulaski Public Library were
a hit dressed as the Sanderson Sisters from the movie “Hocus Pocus”
and their candy went “poof” pretty quick as the crowd of children
converged on them early.
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The women from the iconic movie, noted for lines
like, “It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus” and “I smell children” cut
out just a little early on their broomsticks but they will be making
a return visit to Mount Pulaski on Halloween.
Winifred, Mary and Sarah will reportedly be back at
the Mount Pulaski Public Library located at 320 North Washington
Street on Halloween night. You can catch these ladies passing out
treats on the front steps of the library. And that’s NOT just a
bunch of hocus pocus.
Individual community members also took the time to decorate their
trunks and add to the festivities.
Emma Aylesworth set up her “Baker” trunk filled with delicious
treats. Emma was set up next to her mom, Tricia, who was "The Bag
Lady."
Kristin Davis, a first grade teacher at Mount Pulaski Grade School,
sat on the street with her dog Storm in front of her “Toy Story”
themed trunk. Storm was dressed as a black and orange butterfly,
wrapped in a Christmas blanket due to the somewhat frigid temps for
October.
Davis’ future sister-in-law, Chloe Przykopanski, was
set up close by with a Harry Potter themed trunk full of amazing
decorations.
You can’t have Halloween without a little something frightening.
Brandy Kelly set up her trunk with scary decorations to delight
Halloween lovers.
The creativity and the thought process by all the trunk participants
was impressive. It was truly a fun event that put tons of smiles on
the faces of the kids and adults.
The community of Mount Pulaski will also host Trick or Treaters on
Saturday, October 31, 2020 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Wear your protective mask and come on over to Mount Pulaski!
[Teena Lowery]
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