Monthly Archives: October 2018

Trick or Treat – Oct. 31st from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
The downtown businesses will be participating in the ‘Trick or Treat Downtown’ event again this year from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Pick up your Trick or Treat bags at Heritage Square and trick or treat at the participating businesses. Stop back at Heritage Square for free hot dogs, chips, drinks and drawings for prizes!

Sponsored by West Branch Parks & Rec, West Branch Public Library and the West Branch Community Development Group (CDG).

The West Branch Police Department would like to remind everyone that the first part of having a Happy Halloween is everyone being safe when its done!

Tips for Halloween Safety:

• Try non-toxic face paint – masks can obstruct your vision
• Costumes should be light colored and not long to avoid tripping
• use reflective tape on costumes, flashlights, or glow sticks
• Don’t carry swords or sharp sticks
• Don’t snack while trick or treating – inspect your candy first
• Consider decorating pumpkins with markers
• If you carve a pumpkin, use battery powered candles
• Walk (don’t run), stay on sidewalks, use crosswalks, and walk with a group
• Don’t go into strangers’ homes and don’t knock on doors of houses that are dark
• If kids go trick or treating alone, know the route and have a return home time
• Kids 12 or under should be with a parent
• DRIVERS: DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND BE ALERT!