by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
More than three dozen businesses in Rice handed out candy for the annual Trick-or-Treat event on Main Street on Oct. 28.
Scores of children dressed up in imaginative costumes walked down the street with parents in tow, stopping at businesses – many with outdoor tables – to receive candy treats or other favors.
The trick-or-treating happened during the safe daylight hours, from 3-5 p.m.
Children’s costumes delighted the grinning parents and business owners who participated at the event. There was a pint-sized cop, a little firefighter, Harry Potter, a purple unicorn, a princess, a spider, Spider-Man, Batman, little infant fuzzy bears and many more colorful characters. Many of the costumes were ingeniously homemade.
The event was sponsored by the Rice Area Chamber of Commerce.
Public-servant buddies “Rice police officer” Emmit Scheel, 3, of Rice and Rice firefighter Ben Phenow share a moment in front of the Rice Fire Department station on main street during the annual Downtown Rice Trick-or-Treat Halloween event Oct. 28. Emmit is the son of Michael and Katie Scheel.
A group of friends pauses for a photo Oct. 28 during the Downtown Rice Halloween Trick-or-Treat event. In the front row (left to right) are Abigail Zimpel (Hedwig the Owl from the Harry Potter series), Grant Privratsky (Harry Potter); and (back row) two colorful piñata friends, Makenna Privratsky and Erica Zimpel.
A proud “pirate” and grandfather, John Anderson of Forest Lake, holds his little Halloween bear, granddaughter Audra Anderson of Rice. Audra is the daughter of Lucas and Molly Anderson. Their other daughter, Piper, 2, also participated in the annual Downtown Rice Trick-or-Treat Halloween event Oct. 28.
Innocent Little Bo Beep (Emily Lutz of Rice) and Spider Boy (Emily’s brother, Isaiah) have a blast making the rounds at the annual Downtown Rice Halloween Trick-or-Treat event Oct. 28. Children went trick-or-treating to about two dozen businesses in Rice, gathering big bags of treats.
Cindy Maciej hands out candy to participants in the annual Downtown Rice Trick-or-Treat Halloween event Oct. 28. Maciej is the wife of Arne Maciej, owner of Arne’s Log and Lawn on main street in Rice, one of about two dozen businesses that joined the event, sponsored by the Rice Women of Today.
Dogs, too, had some fun at the annual Downtown Rice Trick-or-Treat Halloween event Oct. 28. This dog’s name is Alaska, the precious Siberian husky pet of Pam Tuma of Rice. The dog is 4 months old.
