A Boundary County Hallowe'en
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November 1, 2012 |
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It's a good
thing patrons at the Badger Den were
allowed to seat themselves on Halloween,
they might not have known just what to
think had they waited on this ghastly
crew to show them to a table! |
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Hallowe'en eve set dank and drear over Bonners
Ferry, mists of fog and patters of rain, light
winds whispering through the eaves. Not a good
night for people to be astir, not at all. For it
was the perfect night to bring out souls from
the netherworld ... goblins and ghosts, zombies
and ghouls.
And out they came, in droves, both cute and
macabre. Knocking on doors, seeking treats ...
or tricks.
And sometimes, just sometimes ... they got both!
This tale of a dark night in our usually
peaceful town is long, and it comes in two parts
... but they're worth the wait. Please have
patience while they load. If you're impatient to
see part two,
click here,
otherwise wait for the dread pirate Frankie ..
she'll send you in the right direction.
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Poor Annie
wasn't quite herself yesterday ...
she had a stabbing headache, you see ... |
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... Allison
felt much better, garnering the treats
ample to make a faerie princess smile. |
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Pity the poor
people who opened their doors to this
bad crew! Bobby, Chance and AJ, all
looking worse for the wear, took their
treats, whether proffered or not. |
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At Mugsy's,
guests got the Incredibles, and dear
Edna Mode, insistent that there be no
capes. |
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While they
didn't realize it, many were visited by
this ghastly clan. Community stalwart
and mild-mannered school board member by
day, but just look what happens when
this doting father gets scent of All
Hallowed Eve! |
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As if all the
zombies and ghouls weren't bad enough,
the evening brought out nature's worst
as well, with an attack of the killer
bee ... |
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Fortunately, Farmer Harley Joe was
right on hand to take the bad bee back
to the hive before too many were stung. |
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Just as in
the movies, Princess Quinn was nice
enough to take Calvin the Dragon out for
treats, and both wisely carried glow
sticks, useful in fending off monsters. |
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Christopher
and Bill looked well poised to embark on
the evening as lion and cow, but Mom
reports that Bill just wasn't in the
moo, moo, mood ... |
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... So he
udderly changed appearance and went out
as a pirate instead. AArgh! |
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Carl could
have gotten much more candy, but he
developed a terrible hacking cough that
doctors are still running tests on. It
may take a chiropractor to figure this
malady's origin, but he has yet to axe
her. |
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Meanwhile a
cute little ray of sunshine contemplated
an apple ... next year, Kinzie will have
grown enough hair to trick or treat as
Isaac Newton. |
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"Nuh uh,
baby! We bad!" The only thing Savannah
and CJ were missing was a boom box with
a microphone and heavy bass ... boom
chumpa chumpa chumpa boom boom ... "tricka
tricka treeeat!" ... boom chunka chumpa
boom boom.
CJ was voted, by the way, female rocker
most likely to succeed. |
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Some trick or
treaters, of course, got tricked. Those
who knocked on Grandma Daisy's door
weren't quite expecting a pink haired
hippy chick. Them who recovered in time,
though, learned why Daisy is everyone's
grandma! The ghouls might not know what
to expect, but they'll be going back
next year! |
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And folks
found out on Halloween they ain't even
safe at Safeway! Normally gracious and
attentive, Diane and Steven became
especially happy to see you on
Halloween! Adds new meaning to the
phrase, "We love our customers!" |
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For all
little monsters, of course,
there's a learning phase. Drake the
Dragon seems just a bit bashful this
year, but watch out. Next year he's
going to set the world on fire! |
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"Man the
mizzen mast and hoist the sheets, ye
skallawags!" Fresh from life-saving
surgery, Captain Frankie was hale and
hearty on Halloween ... "and what be you
lookin' at, scamp? Bend yer back to them
oars er feel the sting of me lash! And
click here if yer
scullies are wantin' ta see more of the
Halloween in Bonners Ferry. Argh!" |
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