Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 22, 2011

Halloween Haunts & Things

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 Mountain Views News Saturday, October 22, 2011 

HALLOWEEN SAFETY 
TIPS FROM PASADENA 
FIRE DEPARTMENT

 Many hallmarks of Halloween – lit Jack o’ 
Lanterns, candle decorations and billowing costumes – 
pose fire hazards. Halloween is one of the top five days 
of the year when candles are used, and according to the 
National Fire Protection Association, candles are the 
cause of about 15,000 house fires each year, more than 
1,200 serious injuries, close to 200 deaths, and $450 
million in property damage. 

As children and families select costumes and decorate 
their homes for Halloween this year, the Pasadena Fire 
Department encourages everyone to take these simple 
safety precautions to keep things fun and safe:

• When choosing a costume, stay away from 
billowing or long, trailing fabric. If you are making 
your own costume, choose material that won’t 
ignite easily if it comes into contact with heat or 
flame. If your children are wearing masks, make 
sure the eye holes are large enough so they can see 
out.

• Provide children with flashlights or glow 
sticks to carry as part of their costumes.

• Dried flowers, cornstalks and crepe paper 
are highly flammable. Keep these and other 
decorations well away from open flames and heat 
sources, including light bulbs and heaters.

• It is safest to use flashlights or battery-
operated candles in Jack o’ Lanterns. If you use real 
candles, use extreme caution. Make sure children 
are watched at all times when candles are lit. When 
lighting candles inside Jack o’ Lanterns, use long, 
fireplace-style matches or utility lighters. Be sure 
to place lit pumpkins well away from anything that 
can burn, and far enough out of the way of trick-
or-treaters, doorsteps, walkways and yards.

• If you choose to use candle decorations, be 
sure to keep them well attended at all times.

• Remember to keep exits clear of decorations 
so nothing blocks escape routes.

• Remind children to stay away from open 
flames. Be sure they know how to stop, drop 
and roll if their clothing catches fire. (Have them 
practice stopping immediately, dropping to the 
ground, covering their faces with their hands, and 
rolling over and over to put out the flames.)

• Use flashlights as alternatives to candles and 
torch lights when decorating walkways and 

yards. They are much safer for trick-or-treaters 
whose costumes may brush against the lighting.

• If your children are going to Halloween 
parties at others’ homes, have them look for ways 
out of the home and plan how they would get out 
in an emergency.

• Make sure children go trick-or-treating with 
responsible adults.

• Remind children to stay together as a group 
and walk from house to house.

• Review how to cross a street with your 
children. Look left, right, and left again to be sure 
no cars are approaching before crossing the street.

• Make a rule that children will not eat any treat 
until it has been brought home and examined by 
an adult.

For more information, call the Pasadena Fire 
Department at (626) 744-7177.

HALLOWEEN TO BECOME A “FALL FESTIVAL 
EXTRAVAGANZA” 

AT PASADENA CONVENTION CENTER

This year, all the fun of Halloween, from costumes and 
pumpkins to ghosts and games, can be found at one free 
event for all ages: the Fall Festival Extravaganza at the 
Pasadena Convention Center, Monday, Oct. 31. 

Everyone is invited to celebrate Halloween in a safe, fun 
environment featuring a haunted house (from 4-8 p.m.), 
pumpkin decoration, face painting, live performances, 
games, a moon bounce, and a costume contest open to all 
ages. 

The Fall Festival Extravaganza, co-sponsored by the City 
of Pasadena, The Daniel Foundation, and Paseo Colorado, 
runs on Halloween, Oct. 31, from 2-8 p.m. at the Pasadena 
Convention Center, 300 East Green Street, Exhibit Hall A. 

Parking is available at Paseo Colorado or the Convention 
Center. The first 200 cars to enter Paseo Colorado may 
receive free parking validation. All-day parking is just 
$9.00. ARTS bus tickets are also available on a first-come 
basis. 

Special note: the costume contest for all ages starts at 7 p.m.!

For more information about this scary good time for the 
whole family, please call Dolores Mendoza at (626) 744-
7507. 

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.

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


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. 


ARCADIA’S 

Haunted Halloween 
Happenings

The City of Arcadia Recreation and Community Services 
Department is excited to announce the eighth annual 
Haunted Halloween event at the Arcadia Community 
Center, 365 Campus Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007! On 
Monday, October 31st, elementary school students can roam 
the haunted hallways of the Community Center and enjoy 
activities like the Ewey Gewey Room and 
Scary Crafts. Come dressed in your best 
costume to enjoy Trick or Treating, Goblin 
Games and outdoor activities. This event 
is free of charge and open to the public. 
The festivities run from 4:30-6:30pm. 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!