On October 30th the 1st Annual Sherwood Trick or Treat took place in Old Town. Hundreds of costumed families showed up to show off their costumes and visit local businesses for candy. Visitors to Old Town started at Veterans Park and obtained a map as well as list of participating businesses from myself the Downtown Development Coordinator. I printed out fifty maps and distributed one to each group of trick or treaters I ran out of the maps and lists within an hour. Fortunately, I found a couple extras and with each group having anywhere between three or four people we estimate there were approximately 250 to 300 people present at the Trick or Treat. I ran out of my three pound bag of candy and almost every business owner ran out of candy. Each trick or treater donated anywhere between one to four cans along with boxes of food. My caravan was filled to the brim with donated food and Saint Francis Catholic Church will put the food to use for their Hope Diner program.
A Halloweenie at The Old Town Sherwood Trick or Treat
Trick or Treat....BOO!
In addition to the Trick or Treat, The Sherwood Historical Society held its annual Haunted House with a Thriller Performance done by a Michael Jackson impersonator from Estacada. On Friday the society raised a lot of money and had many people explore the Smock House which actually happens to be haunted. Besides venturing into the haunted house there were opportunities to paint pumpkins, participate in a pumpkin toss, and grab candy of course. The only activity missing was bobbing for apples or maybe it should be bobbing for onions, now that does not sound very pleasant. In either case when in doubt reserve October 30th for Halloween tricks and treats in Old Town Sherwood as the event will definitely be back again next year.
Although it is only the beginning of November, we are actively working on promoting our next event Sherwood Dickensfest 2009 which will be held on December 5th starting at 11am and then a parade goes through Old Town at 4pm. Look for additional information on our twitter page at http://twitter.com/SherwoodOregon along with the city’s website http://www.ci.sherwood.or.us .
Also, do not forget that Thanksgiving Day is the Give N’ Gobble run/walk food drive at Sherwood High School that will consist of a 5K and 10K starting at 9am.
