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Witch Way to Main brings a crowd of several thousand to Mt. Pleasant
MT. PLEASANT - Halloween arrived early in Mt. Pleasant with Witch Way to Main on Thursday, Oct. 24. About two thousand children arrived with their parents for the trick-or-treating event, which serves as a safe alternative for families. The event, hosted by Mt. Pleasant Chamber Alliance's Main Street, has been held annually for 14 years. According to Lisa Oetken, director of Main Street, the spooky fun-filled evening is the most popular event the organization hosts and is incredibly effective in bringing people from all across Henry County and beyond to Mt. Pleasant. Oetken also noted that many of the shops in the downtown area stayed open longer to accommodate the event, which ran from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
In addition to candy being handed out by local businesses around the main square, children also partook in bounce houses and a costume contest hosted by the local Kiwanis Club. Families tossed footballs in the park and enjoyed the fall evening decked out in costumes.
Union photo by Ashley Duong 2-year-old Laranda Evans dressed up for Witch Way to Main in Mt. Pleasant with her parents, Levi and Krystle, and older sister, Lakelea. The family came in matching costumes as characters from the children's program and toy collection known as Care Bears.
Union photo by Ashley Duong The Chestleigh siblings brought some color to Witch Way to Main in Mt. Pleasant on Oct. 24. Nine-year-old Blake in the red leads the crew with four-year-old Brice in green and three-year-old Blaire in light blue following.
Union photo by Ashley Duong Usually people are screeching in fear from finding a mouse in a trap, but eight-month-old Charli Burns brought a little adorableness to the concept and even won first place in the Kiwanis costume contest in the pre-k category held at Witch Way to Main on Oct. 24 in Mt. Pleasant.
Union photo by Ashley Duong Mt. Pleasant has its own set of Sanderson Sisters (from cult classic Halloween movie 'Hocus Pocus'). Eleven-year-old twins Emerson (left) and Peyton (right) and their younger sister, five-year-old Kyndall, are going to go all out on their costumes for Halloween and have plans to do their hair to match that of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy from the movie.
Union photo by Ashley Duong Who doesn't love a dog with a bone bow tie? One-year-old Josephine Allender from Mt. Pleasant enjoyed Witch Way to Main, trick-or-treating from local shops and throwing rings onto pumpkins in the park.
Union photo by Ashley Duong Madelynn Yaley from Mt. Pleasant buzzed her way to Witch Way on Main on Oct. 24 with her mother and brother, Hayden, who was dressed as a honey bear.
Union photo by Ashley Duong Bad guys in Mt. Pleasant better look out, especially since Serenity Torres is now on the force. The police-officer-in-training strolled the downtown area with her mother, grandmother and brother Braedyn Hibbs.
Union photo by Ashley Duong Tracy Karbill (left) and Penny Creech (right) from Kemper's True Value & Rental were appropriately dressed as contractors and handywomen to pass out candy on Witch Way to Main in Mt. Pleasant.
Union photo by Ashley Duong Drew Schumacher from Mt. Pleasant Fire Department handed out candy on Oct. 24 as part of the Witch Way on Main event in Mt. Pleasant. Kids excitedly approached Schumacher not only to get some treats but also to take a look at the firetruck parked behind him.
Union photo by Ashley Duong It was rainbows galore at Mt. Pleasant's Witch Way to Main on Oct. 24. Hailing from New London, nine-year-old Izabelle Wixom (left) with five-year-old Beckett Lipper (middle) and three-year-old Koeber Lipper (right) strolled through Mt. Pleasant's downtown and participated in Kiwanis' costume contest. Beckett took first place in the kindergarten through second grade category.
