Mount Vernon and Lisbon will see events that host ghouls and goblins starting this weekend.
Wellness Coalition of Rural Linn County will be holding their annual Trunk or Treat event at the parking lot of Lester Buresh Family Community Wellness Center Sunday, Oct. 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine. Donations of canned goods for SELCC or feminine care products for Mount Vernon High School earn chances to win door prizes.
Additional activities will be available inside the LBC during the event.
All attendees of the event this year will also receive a discounted admission ticket to Bass Family Farms for the last day of their fall festival. Activities at Bass Farms include mini-golf, corn maze, hay rack rides, the new farm frenzy slide, yard games and other fall activities.
Mount Vernon Community Preschool will trick-ortreat at area businesses on Wednesday, Oct. 30 and Thursday, Oct. 31. Preschoolers leave the preschool at the Methodist Church around 10:30 a.m. and walk along the south and north sides of First Street those days.
Lisbon Elementary School will also have a costume parade Thursday, Oct. 31, at 2:30 p.m. Participants will walk around the district track, and parents are encouraged to come watch from the football bleachers.
The other huge event for Mount Vernon and Lisbon is Halloweentown, which will again return in person from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, in downtown Lisbon.
Lisbon parks and recreation director Drayton Kamberling is still looking for volunteers willing to assist with setting up during the day, running the games and tearing down afterward. If you can volunteer, let staff at city hall at 319-213-4991 know.
Street closures were approved by the Lisbon City Council Monday, Oct. 14, during the Lisbon City Council meeting.
Southeast Linn Community Center will also run their Halloweentown Soup Supper from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at SELCC.
Trick or treating hours will run from 5-8 p.m. in Mount Vernon and Lisbon Thursday, Oct. 31. If you are handing out candy, leave a porch light on.