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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 26, 2016 7A ! s g n i n e p p a Halloween H From downtown to Delight Valley, here's a bit of what's happening this Halloween H alloween is less than a week away, and the next few days will offer many chances to score treats in Cottage Grove. Here’s a rundown of many of the area’s events: is a can of food for those less fortunate. Downtown Trick- or-Treating The Elks Lodge plans table- top trick-or-treating on Monday from 4-6 p.m. The lodge is lo- cated at 755 N. River Road. Cottage Grove’s youngsters can journey to Main Street downtown for trick-or-treating on Monday, Oct. 31 from 3-5 p.m. Chamber of Commerce Direc- tor Travis Palmer said the event has been a coordinated planning effort of the Chamber, the Main Street Program, City of Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove Sentinel and Economic and Business Im- provement District. Main Street will be closed beginning at 1:30 p.m. to allow for the setup of booths for businesses and or- ganizations that do not have a storefront on Main Street. The celebration will feature a costume contest, pumpkin carv- ing contest, scavenger hunt, car- nival games and more. Delight Valley Church carnival The church, located at 33087 Saginaw Road, plans its car- nival featuring game booths, candy, hot dogs and punch and a bounce house, on Monday from 6-8:30 p.m. The admission price Elks Lodge Trick- or-Treating Delight party and potluck Delight, located at 538 E. Main St., plans a party and potluck on Monday from 3-8 p.m. that will include down- town trick-or-treating, a “Jack- box Party Pack: Murder Trivia Party” hosted by Quint Iverson from 4-6 p.m. and the chance to play an assortment of tabletop games, including Werewolf, Be- trayal at House on the Hill (with the new Widow’s Watch expan- sion), Zombiess!!!, Gloom and Magic the Gathering (players are asked to bring a budget Hal- loween-themed deck). London Grange Haunted House London Grange is offering a Halloween Event and Haunted House from Friday, Oct. 28- Monday, Oct. 31 from 6-9 p.m. nightly. The event includes sev- eral free activities such as chil- dren’s Halloween crafts, mon- ster slime, sensory activities for younger children, an animated, special effects Halloween show, some trick-or-treat stations and a costume contest on Monday. There is also a Jack-O-Lan- tern decorating contest on Fri- day (participants can bring their decorated Jack-O-Lantern and leave it until Sunday or Mon- day). There will be a variety of food items available for purchase. The Haunted House is divided into two parts, one that is less scary and more ideal for young children and one that is scarier and suitable for the “less easily scared” crowd. The haunted house has 10 themed rooms and several hall- ways packed with monsters, creepy things, animatronics and special effects. Cost is $3 per person for admission and $1 off with the donation of a non- perishable food item. Sunday is family night, and children ages 12 and under get in free with a paid adult. The Grange has also hidden roughly 100 “Rock-O- Lanterns” all over town that act as a free ticket to the Haunted House on any night. an effort that includes six short plays: “Jesus Christ Super Star Wars,” “A Nightmare On Sesa- me Street,” “Saturday Night Of The Living Dead Fever,” “The Wizard Of Jaws,” “X-Men of La Mancha” and “Dances With Wolverine.” Shows are at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27, 28 and 29 and Nov. 3, 4 and 5. The Opal Halloween Show sells out every year, so those interested are advised to secure tickets ahead of time at www.opalcentercg.org or The Crafty Mercantile at 517 Main Street downtown. Tickets are $12 or $10 for Cottage Grove residents at the Crafty Mercan- tile. This show is Rated R for strong language, sexual situa- tions, and, worst of all, United States politics. Sentinel fi le photo Downtown Trick-or-Treating offers fun for the whole fam- ily on a closed-down Main Street. The folks who brought Cot- tage Grove "Rosemary Poppins Baby" in 2015 return with the "Mon- ster Mash-up," a collection of six short plays featuring two classic fi lms/ shows mashed together. Opal’s ‘Monster Mash-up’ The ‘mad geniuses’ of the Opal Halloween Show are back with the Monster Mash-up, in which its performers have been “exhuming pieces of pop cul- ture and reassembling them, Sentinel fi le photo All of these pets are looking for their forever home... To fi nd our more about adopting these pets contact the Greenhill Humane Society, SPCA at 541-689-1503 OLD MILL FARM STORE 541-942-3042 HEALTHY PET 541-343-3411 HEDGE CARTER GUTTER SERVICE 541-942-3630 COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL 541-942-3325 FORT ROCK CONSTRUCTION 541-767-1611 COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL 541-942-3325 COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL 541-942-3325 HEDGE CARTER GUTTER SERVICE 541-942-3630 OLD MILL FARM STORE 541-942-3042 FORT ROCK CONSTRUCTION 541-767-1611 HEALTHY PET 541-343-3411 COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL 541-942-3325
