On Halloween night, the Riga Recreation Department, along with the Churchville Lions Club, hosted its annual Halloween Parade to provide the community’s trick-or-treaters a safe environment in which to participate. The parade started at the Churchville Commons and proceeded up North Main Street to Buffalo Road and then on to the Village Gazebo. Once there, the youngsters were given goodie bags and then went house to house in the area.
All involved were thrilled to have been able to participate in this event despite the current health crisis.
Thank you to the following individuals and organizations that made this year’s event possible: Sue, Bailey, Brooke, Lily (stuffing the goodie bags), Senator Ranzenhofer’s office, The Town of Riga, Village of Churchville, the Churchville Fire Department and Fire Police, the Boy Scouts, Dawn from “Actual Natural Kids,” and the Churchville Lions Club led by Verna Linney.
David Thomas, Recreation Supervisor
Town of Riga
The Nancy Steedman Village Gazebo was all aglow with Halloween decorations and spooky music as the many masked trick-or-treaters formed a socially distanced Halloween Parade led by Lion Verna (below) “The Fairy Godmother” behind Churchville Volunteer Fire Department Pumper Truck 424. They marched up Main Street, down East Buffalo Street, into the Village Parking Lot, and up to the Gazebo to pick up one of the 100 treat bags filled with candy, apples, toys, and games handed out by the Churchville Lions. Some were given firefighter hats and fire safety material courtesy of the Fire Department. Since there was no costume contest there were special “BOO Gift” certificates in some of the bags donated by village retailers. A good time was had by all in spite of the cold weather.
Photos by Doug Eisele
