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What is your favorite part about Halloween?

Published: October 12, 2011  By: admin, In: Question of the Week,  12 Comments
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halloween I like all the creative decorations — like this house on the corner of Jeffery Street and Tahoe Keys Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe.

— Kathryn Reed

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  1. Shroomer says - Posted: October 12, 2011

    I love Halloween. Giving extras to the wee ones dressed in costumes is almost magical. Remember the excitement of ringing a doorbell and receiving a treat from a stranger? It is one of the ways our children can experience a wholesome adventure of yesteryear. It is right up there with chocolate advent calendars for the month of December.

  2. Honkylonk says - Posted: October 12, 2011

    When it’s over.

  3. Careaboutthecommunity says - Posted: October 12, 2011

    Pretending your not home when you realize you forgot to buy treats! Just kidding ;)

    Carving pumpkins, and baking gingerbread pumpkin cookies with vanilla frosting, and raisin eyes.

  4. KnowBears says - Posted: October 12, 2011

    Turning off the lights and going to bed.

  5. Clear Water says - Posted: October 12, 2011

    Being a Devil at “THE FREAKERS BALL!”

    LOL…Really fun.

  6. info says - Posted: October 12, 2011

    Testing my kids’ candy to make sure it’s safe.

  7. the conservation robot says - Posted: October 12, 2011

    Anyone who doesn’t have fun on Halloween is a neuter.

  8. Brendan says - Posted: October 13, 2011

    Throwing pumpkins at cars

  9. the conservation robot says - Posted: October 13, 2011

    Ahhh yes. Nothing is more fun than misdemeanor destruction of property. Be careful, you could get assault with a deadly weapon.
    Back East we had Pumpkin Chunkin. Nothing beast seeing a modern trebuchet hurl a pumpkin 1000ft. Or a modern air cannon shoot one 5000ft.

  10. Old Long Skiis says - Posted: October 14, 2011

    Favorite part of Halloween?

    It used to be some of the Halloween parties I put together about 35 or 40 years ago. The first one was at Tahoe Paradise Park . Live music, free drink, and everyone in costumes . Man, what fun. I called it the “Freakers Ball”, named after a Shel Silverstein song that was popular at the time. Followed up the next year by renting the dining hall at Strawberry Lodge. That one we had two bands and basically took the entire place over. Again , we called it
    “THE FREAKERS BALL”, which is now the name the promoters use for their gig up at stateline. We rented just about all the rooms at Strawberry so everyone could spend the night. A few small party’s at my house in the years following .
    Now for many years I’m content to just decorate the front of the house and hand out candy to all the kids. Funny how age changes you! Have a Happy Halloween!
    Old Long Skiis

  11. geeper says - Posted: October 15, 2011

    I like buying too much Halloween candy and having to eat the leftover’s in November.

  12. SLT Local says - Posted: October 16, 2011

    Dressing up with my kid’s! Going to a pumpkin patch in Apple Hill. The decorations, and of course the candy.