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Published October 25, 2009 12:15 am - It was a monster mash — and then some. Geneva celebrates Halloween with Ghoul Fest By SHELLEY TERRY - Staff Writer - sterry@starbeacon.com Star Beacon GENEVA — It was a monster mash — and then some.
Witches, vampires, goblins, skeletons, cartoon characters, super heroes and princesses of all ages marched on Broadway and Main Saturday night as the city celebrated its third annual Ghoul Fest under cloudy skies and a steady drizzle of rain. “This weather is the best since we’ve had it,” said Joe Cooper of the Geneva Police Department. “So we’re happy.” The event, sponsored by the city’s safety forces and Recreation Department, began with a pumpkin carving contest at 5 p.m., which garnered about a dozen entries. The pumpkins donned scary faces, happy faces, dragons, army men and even SpongeBob. The parade organized and lined up at 5:45 p.m. at Geneva Elementary School, led by the Geneva police and fire departments. Zoey McCaulley, 5, of Geneva, stayed warm in her “Pebbles” from the Flintstones costume. Her 2-year-old friend, McKayla Holbrook of Geneva, came dressed as a hippy. Geneva resident Angela Schneider brought her 20-month-old son, Marcus Schneider, in a baby stroller. Marcus wore a Shrek costume, but he didn’t seem to notice. Katie Stagg, 8, of Geneva, said she put a lot of effort into her Mickey as the Sorcerer costume. Lots of folks took photos of Geneva resident Bob Park’s truck because it wore a costume — Towmater from the movie, “Cars.” The truck even “talked” and wore a mustache and bandana! All of the bystanders who lined the sidewalks came to watch the hundreds of children dressed in their Halloween best. The parade began at the elementary school and proceeded north on Broadway, ending at the Geneva Recreation Center where a haunted house awaited. Cooper said it was “pretty scary” this year. Ghosts and goblins lurked around every corner of the building. Corpses came to life, reaching for their victims. The entire building illuminated only by strobe lights and the neon green glow of a skeleton’s eyes. Five-year-old Sierrah Green and her brother, Eli, 7, both of Ashtabula, thought walking in the parade was loads of fun, and they looked forward to the haunted house and the games in the Geneva Fire Station. Tommy Johnson, 8, of Madison, said his favorite part of the haunted house was all of the bats. Inside the fire hall, kids played games for prizes and snacked on all sorts of goodies. 
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