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Haunts: Events range from scary to frivolous
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priate trail shoes.
The event is from 7:30 to
11 p.m. today, Saturday, and
Sunday at 32520 Turlay
Lane.
Saturday, Oct. 30
Warrenton Fall Festi-
val -- This large outdoor cele-
bration of fall and Halloween
is from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at
Robinson Community Park,
Fourth and Alder streets. It
is sponsored by Spruce Up
Warrenton and is free
In addition to a wrap-
around-the-park trunk-or-
treat, there will be a petting
zoo sponsored by 4H, carni-
val games, a pumpkin patch,
craft booths, food carts and
hayrides.
The fire department may
even have a pumpkin toss us-
ing a trebuchet.
Astoria Trick-or-Treat
-- Astoria Downtown His-
toric District Association is
sponsoring trick or treating
from 3 to 5 p.m.
To participate, children
must wear a costume and a
face covering. Participating
shops will have a sign out in
front.
Halloween Happenings
-- Seaside Downtown Devel-
opment Association sponsors
the annual two-day event
with most merchants partic-
ipating.
Today is a pet parade at
10 a.m., carnival booths on
upper Broadway from noon
to 3 p.m., a giant pumpkin
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drop near the Turnaround at
3 p.m., and a trunk-or-treat
from 4 to 5 p.m. on Broadway
between Columbia Street and
the Turnaround.
Boo Bash -- Emerald
Heights, the large apartment
complex at the east end of
Astoria, is sponsoring its first
ever Halloween party for all
Clatsop County children.
There will be games, a cos-
tume contest, free school
supplies and trick-or-treat-
ing.
The bash begins at 4 p.m.
at the clubhouse, 1 Emerald
Drive.
Doggie Howloween –
If you don’t mind a drive to
Cathlamet, Wash., the Wah-
kiakum Chamber of Com-
merce is sponsoring dog-ori-
ented events beginning at 1
p.m. in the covered area at
Erickson City Park, off Co-
lumbia Street along the wa-
terfront east of the bridge.
Included in the free event is
a dog costume contest, doggy
pie-eating contest, a pet psy-
chic and a raffle benefitting
WAAG, the local animal ad-
vocacy group.
Donations of canned pet
food, blankets, newspaper
or litter will be collected. All
dogs must be on nonretract-
able leashes and up-to-date
on vaccinations.
Sunday, Oct. 31
Trunk-or-Treat
at
Lighthouse Church – The
free event is open to the pub-
lic from 4 to 6 p.m. and in-
cludes booths, games, trick-
or-treating and a cake walk.
Lighthouse
Christian
Church is at 88786 Dellmoor
Loop, just south of Warren-
ton.
Halloween Happenings
-- Seaside Downtown Devel-
opment Association sponsors
the annual weekend event.
Today is a witches’ pad-
dle at 11:30 a.m. at Quatat
Park, and trick-or-treating at
downtown businesses (look
for an orange pumpkin in the
front windows) from 2 to 4
p.m.
Next weekend
Fall Vendor Fair -- Pa-
cific Grange on Highway 101
south of Warrenton is the site
of three-day holiday harvest
event.
The thrift market is open 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 5, 6, and
7 at the grange, 90475 High-
way 101.
Included are local vendors
carrying homemade gifts,
antiques, jewelry, and other
products. For more informa-
tion, call 503-325-2100.