The 小蓝视频ern Plains Co-op will once again offer a fright night to the public, with its second annual Trail of Terror on Oct. 27 at the Prette trails inside Woodlawn Regional Park.
Carol McKay, the human resources manager with the 小蓝视频ern Plains Co-op, said the festivities will begin at 6 p.m. She encouraged people to access the trails by entering at the main gate, and then taking the access road to Rotary Park, and following the parking signs.
From there, people will cross a bridge to the actual Trail of Terror, and there will be hot dogs and hot chocolate available. People are encouraged to wear their costume, because McKay believes that鈥檚 a big part of Halloween.
Participants will make one big loop around the Preddy Trail. All of the exits for the trail are cut off so that people won鈥檛 get lost. 聽
The first event in 2017 was a great and popular event, McKay said, but she said it was also a learning experience.
鈥淲e have the schools again involved with carving pumpkins for the trail,鈥� said McKay. 鈥淲e have some new tricks and trades going up in the trail itself.鈥�
About 20 new spook stations have been added for this year, and volunteers are eager to serve as the creepers who will scare the participants. The co-op has purchased a new prop that will be the individual who will greet people when they cross the bridge, and McKay said the prop looks great.
鈥淭here are lots of witches, lots of goblins, some skeletons 鈥� we have some scary-looking clowns,鈥� said McKay.
One of the big changes for this year will be the parking. People will be guided to the appropriate area, and McKay hopes that will solve parking issues that occurred last year.
They have also increased the size of the barbecue and the quantity of the food prepared.
鈥淲e鈥檙e just gearing up for it to be bigger and better again this year. Being prepared is our biggest thing.鈥�
There will also be improved lighting, although McKay said it will be pitch black outside, which adds to the event.
鈥淚t鈥檚 the ambiance that you want for a Trail of Terror,鈥� said McKay. 聽
McKay said the co-op is pleased to offer this event for the community and for the local youth.
鈥淚 think it is exciting for our community to have something for the little guys to go to, and Halloween is a fun time. It鈥檚 not meant to be scary and all of the negative side of it. It鈥檚 a fun, a good family fun event. That鈥檚 our goal with it, and that鈥檚 how we鈥檙e going to keep working it.鈥�
The co-op received lots of positive feedback from last year鈥檚 Trails of Terror, and so they wanted to host the event again. When the letters went out to the schools, they were eager to be involved.
鈥淧eople are asking about it already, if we are doing the Trail of Terror,鈥� said McKay.
Her only hope is that the city won鈥檛 have two feet of snow on the ground by the time the day of the Trail of Terror arrives.
