Looking Back At Manitouwadge Hauntings…
Mrs. Milks Junior and Senior Kindergarten class at Our Lady of Lourdes were prepared for Halloween! Here they are in front of the pumpkins they crafted earlier in the week. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
Mrs. Milks leads her costumed kindergarteners through the school, stopping in each class to treat their peers with Halloween songs they had learned throughout the month. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
MANITOUWADGE, ON – TRICK OR TREAT! Halloween in Manitouwadge was celebrated this year, at each of the schools with many students attending class in costume. At Our Lady of Lourdes, it was the Junior and Senior Kindergarten students who kicked off the day with a parade through the school, stopping at Principal Diane Nelson’s office before continuing to each of the classes where they stopped giving their own ‘treats’, wonderful halloween songs they had been learning all month. Later that afternoon, the kindergarten students welcomed parents and siblings, many in costume, for a halloween party where they performed their songs once again, enjoyed halloween crafts and the many festive snacks their families had brought to share.
Delicious treats brought by parents and siblings to the Kindergarten Halloween Party at OLOL. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
Mrs. Milks leads her costumed kindergarteners through the school, stopping in each class to treat their peers with Halloween songs they had learned throughout the month. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
6yr old Emeraude Charron a 'Bratt' for Halloween, stands outside the Haunted tent set up on Bernie Bowdrige's lawn. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
Halloween evening in Manitouwadge was celebrated by kids of all ages as ghouls and gobblins roamed the streets canvassing for treats. Many people were dissapointed with low numbers of witches, superheroes or skeletons canvassing their doors, numbers as low as less than a dozen at one well-lit and decorated home on ‘snob-hill’ where, back in my day, we were sure to knock first as houses there were known to give some of the best treats (that hasn’t changed, at one house a friendly witch had prepared bags stuffed with an assortment of treats). Meanwhile however, there was no shortage of homes in all parts of town that also went over and above to make the evening special for those who visited!
Inside the Haunted House created by Bernie Bowdridge She stands (left) with Trick or Treater Emeraude 'the Bratt' Charron. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
On Mona, Bernie Bowdrige may have been the house with the most visitors October 31st as word quickly spread of her spooktacular haunted house and parents found themselves driving younger trick or treaters to the house just to get a peek inside. She had prepared 130 treat bags and after running out continued to find treats like cans of pop and other goodies to give away (OntarioNewsNorth.com estimates that at least 20+ visitors stopped at her home after Bowdrige let us know she was out of her pre-prepared loot bags). Bowdrige had a large tent set up on her front lawn which welcomed visitors with projected shadows on the garage door and coffins nearly 6ft in height at the tent-entrance. Inside, fog, eyrie sounds and spooky characters were enough to interest all ages while remaining family friendly enough for the youngest goblins with less interest in being scared out of their Halloween suits.
On Barnett Street and on Warbler Street, there were also homes with extra-spooky touches welcoming visitors, giant spiders, life-size zombies and smoking cauldrons were among the decor which visitors had to brave if they wanted the treats that awaited them at these homes.
A belated Happy Halloween to all and a big thank you to those residents who went the extra mile for Trick or Treaters!
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- Inside the Haunted House created by Bernie Bowdridge She stands (left) with Trick or Treater Emeraude ‘the Bratt’ Charron. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
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- 6yr old Emeraude Charron a ‘Bratt’ for Halloween, stands outside the Haunted tent set up on Bernie Bowdrige’s lawn. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
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- Mrs. Milks leads her costumed kindergarteners through the school, stopping in each class to treat their peers with Halloween songs they had learned throughout the month. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
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- Mrs. Milks Junior and Senior Kindergarten class at Our Lady of Lourdes were prepared for Halloween! Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
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- Mrs. Milks leads her costumed kindergarteners through the school, stopping in each class to treat their peers with Halloween songs they had learned throughout the month. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
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- Delicious treats brought by parents and siblings to the Kindergarten Halloween Party at OLOL. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
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- Learn more about Catholic education in Northwestern Ontario
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- Marathon Trick Or Eat Estimated at $10,000 of Non-Perishables! (Oct.31.2011)
