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Trick-or-Treat Nights in Hiawatha

By Greg Bebermeyer

10/28/2014

(KNZA)--The city of Hiawatha will hold its trick-or treat nights on Wednesday and Thursday.

Residents who want to participate are encouraged to turn their front porch light on.

The Brown County Sheriff’s office will hold it’s 7th annual Trick-or-Treat night on Wednesday evening.

Staff will be on the lookout for ghosts and goblins starting at 5 at the sheriff’s office located at 709 Utah Street in Hiawatha and will go until they run out of treats

The staff, who will be dressed in kid friendly costumes, will be handing out trick or treat bags containing safety information, mood cups, pencils, stickers, candy and orange glow sticks for safety.

Sheriff John Merchant says they also have a Halloween safety information booklet from McGruff available free of charge at the Sheriffs office. He encourages parents and caregivers to pick up a booklet before Halloween.

Merchant encourages all kids to have a safe and happy Halloween
and follow some of these basic safety rules:

1. STAY IN WELL LIGHTED AREAS
2. ALWAYS TRICK-OR-TREAT WITH FRIENDS OR FAMILY
3. DO NOT ENTER A STRANGE HOME OR VEHICLE
4. WEAR LIGHT COLORED COSTUME OR ADD REFLECTIVE TAPE TO DARKER COSTUMES
--MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE WELL OUT OF YOUR MASK/COSTUME
5. TAKE A FLASHLIGHT WITH YOU
6. MAKE SURE AN ADULT CHECKS YOUR TREATS BEFORE EATING THEM
7. ONLY TRICK-OR-TREAT AT HOMES WITH A PORCH LIGHT ON
8. LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET
9. YOUNGER CHILDREN SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT

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KS_Referee (10/29/2014 12:36 AM)

I cant understand why Hiawatha cant celebrate Halloween on a single night like most towns and cities with sane people in them. That night would be October 31. It shouldnt matter what day of the week it falls on, a single night on the 31st. Every time I try to explain this to people not from here they typically reply with the same disbelief.