Halloween is fast approaching. Trick or Treat hours this weekend include on Saturday (October 31) from 4:00 to 7:00 in Dodgeville, Gays Mills & Spring Green, from 4:30 to 7:00 in Richland Center, from 4:30 to 7:30 in Boscobel and from 5:00 to 7:00 in Avoca & Muscoda. Hours on Sunday (November 1) will be from 1:00 to 3:00 in Highland. A reminder to motorists to be cautious. Many little ghosts and goblins will be out and about enjoying the traditional Halloween activity.
Many Halloween events will be held this weekend as well. They include on Friday (October 30) Richland Center Parks & Recreation will be holding Monster Mash Kids' Night Out from 5:00 to 8:00 at the Richland Center Community Center. Kids ages 3 to 14 will enjoy a costume contest, dance party, gym games, crafts, snacks, and more. Admission is $15 per child. Snacks and drinks are sponsored and provided by the Richland Center Lions Club. Come dressed in your favorite costume. You can register online at richland center dot activity reg dot com.
Also on Friday the silent film Nosferatu, a scary 1922 vampire movie, will be shown at the Richland Center City Auditorium. The free event, sponsored by Neighborhood Housing Services, will get underway at 6:00. Movie goers, ages 14 and up, dressed in costume are eligible to register for the Costume Contest prior to the movie, starting at 6:15. You can find more details at the Richland Center City Auditorium website.
Saturday’s Halloween activities include Veterans Trick or Treat, hosted by 40 et 8 Locale 1268 from 1:00 to 3:00 at the American Legion Post 13 in Richland Center. All are welcome and come in your Halloween finest. They will be not only giving out goodies but toys and school supplies as well. The American Legion Family, The Mini Donkeys Miss Purdy and Nestor (pending weather), The 40 et 8 Locomotive, Richland County Sheriff's Department & EMS and the Richland Center Police & Fire Departments will all be at the event.
Pine Valley Community Village's Safe Trick or Treat will be from 1:30 to 3:30. The event will also feature a Costume Contest at 3:00. Come on out and enjoy a well-lit community sponsored trick or treating event. If you have any questions, contact Activities at 608-647-2138 ext. 1728.
Also on Saturday Get Treats at Richland Hills will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 at Richland Hills Apartments in Richland Center. Trick or Treat in one spot. Residents will gather in the ground floor commons area with goodies for the kiddos. All trick or treaters are encouraged to attend and show off your costumes.
Have a ghoulish good time celebrating Halloween this weekend.
Tim Thiede is a Muscoda native who earned a degree in Radio/TV/Film from UW-Oshkosh where he decided to return to school as a non-traditional student. Since graduating in 2013 Tim has been working in radio previously in Reedsburg before being hired at WRCO in 2021. Besides being an on-air personality Tim also assists in the news department, engineers sports broadcasts and helps out wherever needed.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
