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 The event annually includes a wide variety of
businesses and organizations coming together in the indoor game
courts at the Recreation Center. There, visiting children dressed in
the Halloween finest go from table to table, playing games and
winning prizes. Those prizes included stickers, magically glowing
bracelets, and a bright neon green necklace that flashed, drawing
attention to the child.
The necklaces are an excellent item for children to
wear on Monday night at the city-wide trick-or-treat event in
Lincoln and other communities.
During the pandemic, the park district offered a drive-through
haunted trail on the gravel road around the baseball diamonds. This
year, that trail returned in a modified format. Instead of driving,
visitors walked the path around the diamonds, starting in the back
parking lot closest to the LPD buildings and ending in the parking
lot closer to the area where the annual fireworks are held.
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At the trail's end, the local fire department
carefully watched a fire pit, and a food truck was available where
families could get hot dogs for roasting before heading home for the
night.
Attendance this year was huge. Children and adults wore costumes,
and it looked like most of those present were families, which is a
goal of the LPD. The family-friendly event is intended to bring
adults and children together for a safe and memorable time.
[Nila Smith] |
