Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
This Halloween holds many activities for people to enjoy.
Tonight (Thursday), the Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce will be holding a trunk-or-treat on Ninth Street by Pioneer Square from 4 to 9 p.m.
So far, 12 businesses and one individual have agreed to participate according to assistant coordinator Chassity Kiser. This is the Chamber's third year doing the trunk-or-treat.
Along with the trunk-or-treat, there will also be voting on a scarecrow contest. According to the Worland - Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce Newsletter, there are 15 businesses participating.
The Scarecrow Contest will be public online voting. It opens Oct. 29 at 12 p.m. and goes until Nov. 1 at 3 p.m.
St. Alban's Episcopal Church will also be doing a trunk-or-treat. The trunk-or-treat will start at 5 p.m. Parishioners will be parked in the parking lot for the kids to go around seeking goodies.
Worland Healthcare and Rehab Center will be doing a trick-or-treat in their building starting at 6 p.m. and ending when they run out of candy. Staff and patients will be lined up in the front doors, where trick-or-treaters enter, and down the hall toward the exit.
Additionally, Western Sage Accounting will be holding their fifth annual business costume contest. As of now, there are 16 businesses participating in the contest. In the past years they have raised between $750-1,500 for local charities. These charities include New Hope Humane Society, Worland Youth Learning Center, Washakie County Food Bank, Washakie County Ministerial Association, the Worland Elks Community Diaper Bank and the Sleep in Heavenly Peace Association.
On Nov. 1, the Worland Aquatic Center will be hosting the 'Spooktacular' from 4 to 6 p.m. This will be the activity's 11 year. There will be multiple games for children as well as swimming. As it is Halloween-themed, there will be a playlist of Halloween songs and some decorations. At the end the children will get some candy to take home. There is a fee to enter.
According to Amy Vega, the Aquatic Center started this activity as a way to bring the community together.
