Day-late trick or treat caters to kids of all ages

Court Levering used a hollow stump
to burn a bonfire, with spooky results!

By Morgen Wells
University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Telecommunications

Princesses and turtles alike roamed the streets of Midway in search of candy Friday.

While weather delayed trick-or-treat for a day, families still enjoyed the Halloween tradition.  Nov. 1 proved an excellent day for trick-or-treat; the weather was warm, breezy and dry, in contrast to the storms of Halloween night.

Many families dressed in coordinating costumes. Some young teens braved the spooky night sans chaperones, while tots slept in strollers.

Jon Maybriar made fresh kettle corn to hand out to the trick-or-treaters, and is friend Luther White donned a costume to help.

Others, such as Court Levering and Shannon Hawkins, sat near fires to to keep warm. Many houses were decorated with cobwebs and lights, and others went so far as to include fog machines.

Debra Shockley and Hope Ramos
in front of Shockley's house

Overall, the unseasonably warm night was a success, as kids scampered home with undoubtedly enough candy to last until Christmas.

Walter Titze 

Emma Horn, as a bat

Amber Smith, Dakota Shepard, Kaitlyn Agee, Marcie Shepard and Abby Shepard

Scott Shelton's yard decorations

Shelton handing out candy

Lorenzo and Malaya Morton

Elliot Elkins

Kate McLean, Sharon Cross and Elizabeth Luster

Kyle and Gracie Fetters

Eric and Ellen Gregory's house decorations

Victoria and Kaitlyn Lobsiger 

Sophia, Samuel and Nate Walker with their father

Scott and Maddy Midkiff

Nolan, Payton, Eli, Jenny, Ryan Asher

Bethany Langdon's UK Jack o'lantern

Another Langdon Jack o'lantern

Langdon yard decorations

Enter if you dare!

Jeremy Caudle as Paul Bunyan 

Duncan Gregory as a "Duncan Donut"

Sarah Gregory as a baker

Parker Craig in a homemade Lego costume

Mike Warren