SEELEY LAKE - The annual trick or treating event, Trunk-or-Treat, will return for its seventh year on Halloween night.
From 5-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31, children will be able to pick up goodies in the Seeley Lake Elementary parking lot. The event will feature Dracula’s Castle in the SLE entrance, free of charge.
When attendees and volunteers are in the Trunk-or-Treat area, masks are needed.
Organizer Toni Sexton said there are a few advantages to Trunk-or-Treat versus the more traditional method of going door-to-door.
“Number one there’s no driving from house to house,” Sexton said. “And for the younger kids, it’s really great just because it’s a great time for kids to visit, it’s a great time for our community to visit and everything is just centrally located. That’s why we’re hoping to fill the lot and not have to burden any parents driving in or out, or burden any folks that might feel obligated to open their door [even though] they’re uncomfortable [doing so].”
Sexton said they hope to organize a zombie walk, but they will need to gather more volunteers and props for it to take place. The route would potentially go from SLE to Highway 83, then left on Airport Road, followed by a left turn at the Senior Center and concluding with a return to the school. Zombie costumes are not required for the kids, but encouraged for the volunteers.
Those interested in volunteering or making donations should call Sexton at (406) 677-2265. There are 40 parking spots available for trunks on a first come first-served basis with no pre-registration required. She suggests having a spot claimed by 4 p.m. with decorations ready by 5 p.m.
Gift cards to local chamber businesses will be given out to the best and scariest trunks determined by a team made up of members of SLE and the Seeley Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.
The event is a collective effort between the chamber and the school. Mark and Alex Kues originally came up with the idea in 2014.
Sexton said she anticipates filling the lot inviting Double Arrow and Condon residents to participate as well.
“We are jazzed,” Sexton said. “Last year we didn’t fill the lot, but we did have many community members and kids come through the school when we had games. We anticipate this year to be bigger, but we’re going to try bigger outside instead of bigger inside.”
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