La Cygne's Broadway buzzes with spooks on Halloween

The Queen of Hearts guides a young girl in a pin-the-smile-on-the-cat game at the La Cygne trunk-or-treat event on Holloween evening.

Text and images by Roger Sims

rsims@linncountyjournal.com

Broadway in La Cygne was buzzing on Friday evening, Oct. 31, with pre-trick-or-treat activity. Families walked down the line of the brave souls who offered candy from their trunks, the backs of SUVs and even from bowls on a table.

At Thayer Park on the west side of the street, firefighters and family members from the La Cygne Fire Department served free hogs to a line that stretch from the pavilion back to the street. In front of City Hall, Mayor Debra Wilson and City Clerk Jodi Wade ran a children's game where blindfolded kids pinned a smile on a cartoon cat in return for treats.

Kimberly Beckman, left, and Megan Greiner pass out candy to those walking by.

The closure of the Family Café earlier this year meant that the long-time tradition there had come to an end. However, that added to crowd of a couple hundred people, many in costume, that filled the street.

A couple of observers noted, however, that the number of trunks with treats was down this year.

With a hot dog diner and pockets already full of treats, the ghosts and goblins of La Cygne faded into memories as they headed out for door-to-door trick-or-treating.

Eight-year-old Emory and her sister Devi, 6, pose in front of an Alice in Wonderland backdrop while mom takes a picture.

Randy Lee and Robyne Fournier chose a Winnie the Pooh theme for their "trunk."

Keith and Denise Stoker were in charge of the Ray of Hope trunk.