Big Bear's Haunted Market
Big Bear Trading Post, located at 1079 M-32 in Vienna is
having a Haunted Market on October 18-20 and October
25-27 from 7-10 p.m. The Haunted Market will also be
open on Halloween from 6-9 p.m. The cost is $8 per
person to enter...Ifyou dare!
For more information, call 989-786-3778.
UAW Retired Workers to meet
Northeast Michigan UAW Retired Workers Alpena
Council, will hold its membership meeting at 11 a.m. on
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the VFW Hall, 2900
Connon, Alpena, at the comer of Brooke and Connon,
near Diamonds Pointe.
Lunch will be served. Please call 356-4959 or 727-4080
for reservations.
All UAW members and spouses are urged to attend.
Please bring a can of food for the needy.
Tee Lake Halloween Spooktacular
Tee Lake Halloween Spooktacular opened the haunted
house, Terror at Tee Lake, on Saturday, Oct. 19 and it
continues on Oct. 25, Oct. 26 and Nov. I from 7-10 p.m.
The cost is $5. which includes the haunted displays.
Don't want to get scared? Come and enjoy the free,
family-friendly, self-guided, musical tour through the
haunted displays glowing nightly form 7-10 p.m. now
through Nov 2. Located at Tee Lake Resort, 3987 Tee Lake
Road, Lewiston, MI 49756. Visit us online
www.TerrorAtTeeLake.com
Coats for Kids
The Coast for Kids drive is currently in progress in
Lewiston. Community Sharing, partnered with Family
Fare, is holding the program until the end of October.
Anynewor gentlyused children's coats maybe dropped
off at the Lewiston Family Fare store. You may also drop
them off at the Community Sharing building on any
Wednesday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Your help is greatly appreciated.
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Halloween tips for parents and homeowners
What To Do With The Kids® is not
only the website that parents go to
when they want to know what to do
with their kids, but also a popular
place to visit when planning your
Halloween festivities. The fun can be
found at
www.whattodowiththekids.com.
The Halloween collection includes
tips on how to create a haunted
house, throwa spooktacular Hallow-
een party featuring party invitations
and Halloween crafts to entertain the
kids. The kids can have their faces
painted easily with a simple yet cre-
ative design and your jack-o-lantern
will be the envy of the neighborhood
when using one of our unique pump-
kin stencils.
We have also developed two sepa-
rate trick or treat tip sheets for par-
ents taking their kids out and for the
homeowners who hand out the
goodies.
Here are a few tips that will hope-
fully prepare parents for make the
evening fun for everyone.
1.Encourage the kids to use facial
make up instead of a mask.
2.Spend the extra dollar and pur-
chase quality make-up. You don't
want your kid to have that same look
weeks later.
3.If possible, design the costume to
accommodate a sweater or even a
jacket underneath depending on the
weather.
4.Make sure that all costumes and
accessories are flame resistant.
5.Keep in mind how much walking
they'll be doing for their age. You
don't want to have to carry your little
ghoul home.
6.Carry extra bags to dump candy
in so the kids don't get overly tired.
7.If you have more than one kid to
supervise, try bringing a wagon or
cart to unload the candy in as they go
door to door.
8.If you're taking other kids with
you, set out the rules before you leave
and make sure they understand.
9.Instruct the kids to stay with you
and offthe lawns and out of the gar-
dens.
10.Remind the kids to say thank
you, even if they get crappy candy.
11.Be prepared to carry their props
after a while.
12.Inspect all candy when you get
home. Throw away homemade, un-
wrapped or open candy.
13.Let them have one piece of
wrapped candy while on the walk as
a treat/break.
14.Bring a flashlight and give them
glow sticks to wear.
15.Don't let them walk in the
middle of the streets. Cars will still
travel on roads Oct. 31st.
16.If the front light is out but they
have Halloween decorations, there
is a good chance that they have no
more candy.
17.If the lights are out and don't
have any decorations, the people are
most likely hiding in the back and
have no cagdy to give.
18.Carry a small, portable first aid
kit for those little cuts and injuries.
19.Many people bring their dogs
with them and dress them up in cos-
tumes such as a hot dog or a devil.
Instruct the kids to ask the owner if
they can pet the animal before they
do. There is a good chance that the
animal is embarrassed to be in a cos-
tume and may want to take it out on
a kid.
20.When the kids go to the door,
stay close by and watch carefully.
21.Set a strict curfew for older kids
that go out on their own.
22.Kids are never to go into the
house unless YOU know them.
23.If you have to drive, slow down
more than usual.
24.Give the kids a snack before they
go out. They won't complain about
being hungry and want to eat the
candy.
25.Take half the candy and place it
in the freezer for use in the summer.
Here are a few tips for homeowners
on Halloween:
1. Keep the path to your door clear
of all obstacles and well lit.
2. Don't terrorize the kids. It's all
about fun and not making them wet
their pants.
3. Be extremely careful with the
candle inyour pumpkin so that noth-
ing bursts into flames, including a
kid's costume. Consider using a bat-
tery powered light or glow sticks.
4. Use flashlights, glow sticks or
electric lights with the power cord
safe and secured.
5. If you have a dog, keep it in an-
other room and away from the door.
6. If you're going to give candy, give
only store bought and wrapped
items such as chocolate bars, chips,
etc. Loose candy will be thrown out
by the parents.
7. Altemative giving can include
pencils, erasers or stickers with a
Halloween theme.
8. If you've spent a lot of time on
your Halloween display, you may
want to consider putting some sort
of SAFE fencing around it so that ev-
eryone can enjoy it without it being
trampled.
9. Halloween candy is magically
calorie and fat free on Oct. 31 st so feel
free to use the "one for you, one for
me" rule.
10. Check out our website for more
tips and special effects.
