The Clackamas P rint
aced@clackamas.edu
Wednesday, O c t. 26, 2011
Go trick-or-treating in many new locations
By Matt Senn
The Clackamas Print
One thing that everyone thinks o f around the tim e
ofHalloween is candy, and with so much candy being
consumed, there comes the time to pull out the cal
endar books and set up a dentist appointment. But if
you’re' still wondering where you can get your hands
on some o f that sweet cavity construction goodness
then you have come to the right place.
Nancy Vanmetre o f Milwaukie, said, “I’m not sure
where I will be taking my grandchildren this year.
Probably just around the neighborhood.” However,
she hasn’t aware o f how many options there are.
Several different locations are available for you and
your family where you can go totrick-or-treat, besides
that standard neighborhood block.
If you live in the Portland area, consider going to
the Lloyd Center for your candy needs. O n Oct. 31
from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. children who arrive wearing
their ghoulish attire will have the privilege o f traveling
from store to store picking up candy to their hearts
content.
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If Lloyd Center doesn’t feel like the right place for
you but you still want to stay in the Portland area,
try the McMenamins Kennedy School; where a night
of trick-or-treating is sure to please the entire family.
The school wilLbe open at 4 p.m. and at 6 p.m. there
will be the Willamette Radio Workshop which will
perform works by the horror author Edgar Allen Poe.
“We are going to be throwing a dance party, which
is going to be a lot o f fun. And if at any point things
seem to be getting to hectic for you, you can stop by
one o f the many fine restaurants o r bars for a relaxing
glass o f wine, pint o f beef or a soothing cup o f coffee,
said Jesse Blanchard o f McMenamins marketing.
From 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. there will be trickor-
treating for all ages. The “Freak M ountain Ramblers”
will be playing a mix o f rock’n’roll, bluegrass and
alternative music from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be
plenty o f other events such as ghost stories and artists,
making this Portland area school the place to be for a
fun and sage Halloween for the whole family.
For the animal lover there is Howloween at the
Oregon. Zoo. From 11 a.m. to 4 p .m . the zoo will be ;
hosting a trick-or-treat scavenger hunt. This event will
lead costumed trick-or-treaters all around the zoo to
different activity stations.
“T he activity stations are set-up around specific’
animal exhibits for children to have fun an d learn
about the animals that inhabit the zoo. They can do
arts and crafts, or-iust look at the animals and get their -
stamp to proceed,” said Krista Swan d f the Oregon
Zoo.
Swan also said'that; they candy that they will be
handing out was donated by Green Halloween, ah
organic candy company “All candy is palm oil free
due to the fact that palm forested are being destroyed;
[orangutan and elephant habitats] for the production ;
o f palm oil,” «aid Swan. A t the end o f the hunt goodie
bags will be given a t the zoo’sexits.
If you do make it to the zoo be sure to «top b y
John Phelps and Matt Klockers,
thank you for our new home.
the Predators o f the Serengeti exhibit to see the three
new caracal kittens. They can be seen from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m. every day.
Milwaukie Marketplace located on the right of
highway 224 the will be hosting a trick-or-treat give
away from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Free trick-or-treat hags
and Halloween candy will be handed out to costumed
participants.
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If you wish to stay in the Oregon City area, make
your way downtown to Main Street. Each year down
town Oregon City holds the trick or treat on Main
Street, which typically yields hundreds of children and
their parents.'
“ w e are expecting over 2,000 ghosts and ghouls
this year. We should have a very large crowd, said
Lloyd Purdy, downtown Oregon C ity manager.
On Halloween the trick-or-treating will go, from
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. At the conclusion o f the trick
or treating fun th e pum pkin creations from this previ
ous weekend will bejudged and one lucky winner will
receive the Golden Pumpkin Award..
During the event the Beavercreek Lions C lub will
be accepting canned or dry foods and new, unused
toys to be distributed” during the holidays to more
than 100 local families in need. They will be glad to
ive you a small token o f their appreciation for your
onatioh in the form dr a sweet treat.
These are just a few of many fun things that you
and your family or" friends can do this Halloween. Just
make .sure that you don’t eat too much candy at one
time.
The Print asks: How old is too old
to go trick-or-treating?
“It’s not so much a matter of age as it is a matter of height
and facial hair. If you’re really tall and have a beard then you
shouldn’t trick-or-treat. It also depends what you dress as. If
you’re 80 years old but short and clean shaven then you could
go as Yoda.” — Kevin Kidd
-The Clackamas Print newspapers
“Once you are out of high school you really need to stop
trick or treating.” — Lacey Butler
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“No age is too old to trick-or-treat. I’m going this year.”
— Jason Little John
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TW EAK S O I
TH E W EEK
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“14 is too old to trick or treat. But, while 13 [years old] is
pushing the limit, it is still an acceptable age.”
— Joe Blumenburg
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Things to do if college life is tweaking you out:
Flag Football Fridays: Holocaust Survivor
Flag football Fridays,
Speaks on Campus:
“a beloved tradition” at
Clackamas Community
College, is available now for
all to enjoy. This intramural
sport "meets every Friday
from noon to 1:30 p.m. at
the Hwy 213 soccer field. ’
Holocaust survivor Alter
Wiener will speak at CCC on
Breast Cancer
Awareness Barbecue:
Survivor s Autobiography.” No
cost to attend. Open to the
public.
A barbecue will be held on
Thursday, Oct. 27 from 11:30
a.m. - 1:30 p.m. outside of the
ASG office.
Stories &
Soundtracks:
Local band “Stories &
Soundtracks” will be opening
for a show on Saturday, Oct.
29 from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Community Music Center-
Portland Parks and Recreation
3350 SE Francis St.
“ 16 is the age when you move from adolescent to adult.
When you can drive to buy your own candy, then you need to
stop tnck-or-treating.”
Evan Brown
Thursday, Oct. 27, from noon
to 2 p.m. in the McLoughlin
Auditorium. He is the
author of “From A Name
to A Number, a Holocaust
“It seems that 7th grade is a good time to stop trick-or-
treating. Around that age is when people start to go to parties
and stop trick-or-treating, ” Victor Wu
Halloween Fantasy
Trail:
Take a haunting walk
through a lighted, wooded,
fantasy trail decorated with
spooky sights and sounds at
Wenzel Farm until Oct. 30.
19754 S Ridge Rd.
Oregon City
Noon - 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
- 10 p.m.
Portland
Does your band have a gig or are you involved in
an event you would like CCC students to be in the
know about? Send your event info to “Tweaks of the
week” at aced@clackamas.edu.
“Oh I don’t [know] ... maybe 42.” — Tom Pickens
“ 15 is too old to trick-or-treat. 14 [years old] still seems
innocent enough to go, but I’m not going to give any of my
candy to a 15-year-old.” — Yong Liang Wang
— Compiled by Matt Senn