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Halloween Happenings

OCTOBER 2006 — VOLUME 4 ISSUE 10

Trick-or-treat! The nights are getting longer. Little ghouls and goblins everywhere are preparing for the annual trek around the neighbourhood to collect goodies galore. Older, wiser witches and wizards are stocking up on candy and other treats for nights of revelry with friends and fairies.

Halloween will be here before you know it. We have some ideas about where to go, how to look spooktacular on the night and more.

Fri. & Sat. - Oct. 27 and 28

Heritage Railway Ghost Train

Thrills, chills, and a headless horseman are part of the ghostly fun on this annual ride behind the 2141 steam locomotive. Information and tickets at

www.kamloopsheritagerailway.com or 250-374-2141. Additional departures may be added for Oct. 20 & 21 Contact Kamloops Heritage Railway for confirmation.

Friday, Oct. 27

Mackdaddy’s Halloween Party

with DJ Vinyl Ritchie & special guest

Saturday Oct. 28

Masa’s Rockin’ Halloween Party

Local bands Dear Daedalus and Syde Effects provide the soundtrack $10 tickets include appy buffet & chances at great prizes, including $500 cash for best costume

Saturday Oct. 28

Heffley Creek Acoustic

Coffee House & Halloween Dance Coffee House starts at 7 p.m. at the Heffley Creek Community Hall, dance starts at 9 p.m. Tickets available at the door.

Oct. 27, 28 and 29

Caravan Farm Theatre

7 p.m., Armstrong, B.C. CFT presents its third annual Walk of Terror. Treat yourself to a night of spooks, ghouls and tricks with theatre inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. Information and tickets at 1-866-546-8533 or www.caravanfarmtheatre.com

The finishing touch

Finish off a ghoulish costume with a gruesome makeup job—here are some ideas for makeup that’s as close as your kitchen.

Fake blood: Combine corn syrup with a few drops of very hot water and red food colouring until it reaches a pourable consistency. Drip it where you want and give it lots of time to dry. Adding a drop of green or blue food colouring will make the blood darker.

Blood and gore: Add chunky peanut butter to the fake blood and apply liberally. Scars: Scars or wounds can be created by using pink and green tissue soaked in corn syrup.

Home-made face paint: Combine 10 mls (2 tsp) cornstarch with 5 mls (1 tsp) moisturizer until well-blended. Add 5 mls (1 tsp) water and stir, then add food colouring of your choice to achieve the desired effect. Hair: Get your scissors out and raid an old stuffed toy or Barbie doll for hair. Stick it on with double-sided tape or use the glue that comes with fake eyelashes. You can also use the bristles from a paintbrush.

Courtesy of www.allhallowseve.com

Trick-or-treat trivia

Everyone knows that Halloween is a time for trick-or-treating and costume parties. Here are a few pieces of little-known Halloween trivia to store away in your cerebral goodie-bag.

• S H.G. Wells’ famous radio play War of the Worlds premiered the day before Halloween in 1938, causing mass hysteria all over the United States.

• Trick-or-treat for UNICEF has raised over $119 million since the program’s inception in 1950.

• New York City holds the largest North American Halloween parade—The Village Halloween Parade—with over two million participants and spectators.

• Illusionist Harry Houdini died on Halloween day, 1926.

• Jack-o-lanterns originated in Ireland and were originally carved from turnips.

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