Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 15, 2011

Halloween Haunts & Things

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 Mountain Views News Saturday, October 15, 2011 

COME JOIN US FOR A FREE, FRIGHTFULLY FUN TIME AT 
THE OLD PASADENA HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION

Bring the family for a wicked good 
time with free Halloween fun in Old 
Pasadena, Saturday, October 22 and 
Monday, October 31. Spooktacular activities 
throughout the district include 
kids pumpkin decorating, store-to-store 
trick-or-treating, costumed character 
meet and greet, outdoor screenings of 
Monsters Inc. and Corpse Bride, free 
haunted photos, kid-friendly haunted 
house, and much more! 

The celebration begins Saturday, 
October 22 from 12pm to 3pm at 
the One Colorado Courtyard with 
free Halloween pumpkin decorating. 
Decorate and take home your 
own Halloween Jack-O-Lantern. 
The fun activity is suited for kids 
and kids at heart with witches and 
goblins welcome, pumpkins will be 
provided. 

On Halloween eve, Monday, October 
31 over 75 stores and restaurants 
in Old Pasadena open 
their doors for free store-to-store 
trick-or-treating starting at 4pm. 
Merchants will supply a variety of 
festive candy and confections for 
all the dressed up little ones in attendance. 
Free caramel apples will 
be given out on Colorado Blvd and 
bring the little ones to the One Colorado 
Courtyard for free haunted 
professional photos against a festive 
background and hundreds of 
pumpkins. One Colorado will also 
host outdoor screenings of the popular 
kids’ movie Monsters Inc. at 6pm 
and Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride at 8pm. 
Guests can enjoy a unique opportunity 
to meet and greet with various popular 
Halloween costumed characters who 
will be roaming Old Pasadena on Halloween 
evening. 

The spooky fun continues into the late 
evening as teenagers and adults are invited 
to visit the Old Town Haunt, Pasadena’s 
award-winning scary haunted 
house. Descend into the darkness at the 
basement of the historical Union Savings 
Bank Building where rumor has 
it, mysterious occurrences have taken 
place in the buildings’ deadly 109 year 
history including reports of hideous 
screams, and odors of decay. Now the 
building is open to the public for chilling 
tours into the catacombs where 
ghosts and goblins meet from 7pm-
12am. A lights-on, child friendly tour 
and walk-thru is also available from 
12pm-4pm on Sunday, October 30. 

The Old Pasadena Halloween Celebration 
is presented by Old Pasadena Management 
and One Colorado with partnership 
from the Old Town Haunt. All 
activities are free except the Old Town 
Haunt which is $15 general admission. 
For more information on the Old Town 
Haunt the public can visit www.oldtownhaunt.
com, for more information 
regarding all other Halloween activities 
the public is invited to visit www.oldpasadena.
org or call 626.356.9725.

SIERRA MADRE HALLOWEEN 
HAPPENINGS

The Community and Personnel Services Department, in 
conjunction with the Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club and Sierra 
Madre Chamber of Commerce presents Halloween Happenings. 
Halloween activities include: trick-o-treating, costume 
parade along Sierra Madre Blvd., and a costume contest in 
Memorial Park.

 

Monday, October 31, 2011

3:30-5:00pm: Downtown Sierra Madre Trick-o-Treating

Sierra Madre businesses are handing out candy in and 
around Kersting Court. Participating businesses will have a 
trick-o-treating sign posted in their window. This portion 
of Halloween Happenings is arranged by the Sierra Madre 
Chamber of Commerce.

 

4:00-5:00pm Costume Contest Sign-Up

The Costume Contest is sponsored by the Sierra Madre Kiwanis 
Club. Registration may only be done in Kersting Court 
prior to the start 
of the costume 
parade.

 

5:00pm 

Costume Parade

Everyone is invited 
to participate 
in the Sierra 
Madre Costume 
Parade, no registration 
is required! 
The start of the 
parade begins in 
Kersting Court. The Sierra Madre Fire Department is once 
again leading the parade down Sierra Madre Blvd. to the finish 
at Memorial Park.

 

5:30pm Costume Contest

Once parade participants arrive at Memorial Park, the Costume 
Contest begins shortly at the Bandshell Participants will 
be judged in the following age categories: walking-2 years, 3-4 
years, 5-7 years, 8-10 years, and 11 and up. Awards for the 
top three contestants will be presented immediately following 
the judging of each age category. Remember youth must pre-
register in Kersting Court to be eligible.


Frighteningly Frugal Fun!

Kiwanis Club Offers “Healthy 
Halloween” Snacks

If you’d like to give trick-or-treaters a healthy 
alternative to candy, Kiwanis can help! 

The Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club is selling peanuts 
and trail mix in Halloween-size bags, perfect for the 
hungry trick-or-treaters who’ll come to your door on 
October 31st. These healthy treats are being sold in 
downtown Sierra Madre at Podley Real Estate, 30 N. 
Baldwin Ave. They’re priced at $20 for 50 bags or $35 
for 100 bags. 

Peanut and trail mix sales are a 
fundraiser for the Sierra Madre 
Kiwanis Club. Proceeds will 
provide scholarships for local 
students and support for Sierra 
Madre’s schools and library. 

 
Contact: 

Hank Landsberg

(626) 355-3656

 The average American family 
spends over $100 per year 
on Halloween goodies. As your 
kids drag you through aisles 
full of ghosts and goblins, the 
scariest thing about Halloween 
is threatening to leave bite 
marks in your pocketbook. No 
wonder so many moms flee 
screaming from the store... It 
can be much less expensive and 
a lot more fun to devise your 
own chilling creations.

 Here are a few tips that you 
can use to stave off the greenback 
gremlins and exercise 
your creative muscle. It won't 
hurt a bit! These and other free 
frugal tips are available at www.
LivingOnADime.com.

Face Paint

1 tsp. cornstarch

1/2 tsp. cold cream

1/2 tsp. water

food coloring

Mix all ingredients together in 
an old muffin pan and you are 
ready to paint. This amount is 
for each color.

 

Deviled Eyeballs - 

Make deviled eggs. Then add 
a green olive with pimento in 
the center for an "eyeball".

Radioactive Juice- 

Mix equal parts Mountain 
Dew and blue Kool-Aid

Toxic Juice- 

Add some green food coloring 
to lemonade for a spooky 
color!

Bloody eyeballs- 

Boil cherry tomatoes 30 seconds. 
Allow to cool; then peel 
skin.

Fake blood- 

mix 2/3 cup white corn syrup, 
1 tsp. red food coloring, 2-3 
drops blue food coloring to 
darken and 1 squirt dish soap 
(helps blood to run well).

Brains- 

scramble eggs with some 
green, yellow and blue food 
coloring

Bloody Popcorn- 

Add red food color to melted 
butter and pour over popcorn.

Use the tape from old cassettes 
or black yarn to make spider 
webs.

ARCADIA Halloween Happenings

Monday, October 31, 2011

The Arcadia Recreation and Community 
Services Department is hosting the Annual 
Haunted Halloween Happenings Event! 
Elementary school students can roam 
the haunted hallways of the Community 
Center and enjoy activities like the Eewey Gooey Room, 
Scary Crafts, Trick-or-Treating and Goblin Games. 
Undercover Costume Judges will roam the event and award 
prizes, so be sure to wear your Halloween Best! This event 
is from 4:30-6:30pm, free of charge and open to the public. 

For more information, please call 626.574.5113. 


Want to see a fun Sierra Madre Halloween video? 

Go to YOUTUBE.COM and search Sierra Madre 
Halloween Creatures!