FS_110316
The Frankfort Station 110316
The Frankfort Station 110316
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
frankfortstation.com news<br />
the frankfort station | November 3, 2016 | 3<br />
Costumed characters invade<br />
Breidert Green seeking treats<br />
Roughly 2,000<br />
attend Trunk or<br />
Treat, Ghosts Around<br />
the Green events<br />
Jason Maholy<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
It didn't take more than<br />
a couple of minutes for the<br />
parking lot in downtown<br />
Frankfort to become packed<br />
with people on Saturday, Oct.<br />
29.<br />
An estimated 2,000 individuals<br />
of all ages descended<br />
on the downtown centerpiece<br />
of Breidert Green and its adjacent<br />
parking lot. From the<br />
moment the gates opened<br />
at 11 a.m. on that unseasonably<br />
warm day, the grounds<br />
crawled with all sorts of characters<br />
seeking sweets.<br />
More than 20 businesses<br />
and civic organizations participated<br />
in the Frankfort Police<br />
Department’s Trunk or<br />
Treat event, held in conjunction<br />
with the Frankfort Historic<br />
Business Association's<br />
ninth annual Ghosts Around<br />
the Green. Costumed children<br />
and their parents – many<br />
of who also dressed for the<br />
occasion – filled their bags<br />
and buckets with candy as<br />
they moved around the green,<br />
partaking in both events.<br />
Last year the events took<br />
place on a rainy Halloween,<br />
and together drew more than<br />
1,000 attendees in search of<br />
sweets. With dry weather and<br />
temperatures in the 70s last<br />
weekend, that number easily<br />
doubled.<br />
Roughly 30 businesses participated<br />
in Ghosts Around<br />
the Green and opened their<br />
doors to trick-or-treaters who<br />
attempted to find “ghosts”<br />
hidden on their premises.<br />
Downtown was alive with<br />
scampering children who<br />
raced from business to business,<br />
and a horse-drawn cart<br />
took riders on a tour of the<br />
downtown.<br />
Across Kansas Street, Breidert<br />
Green buzzed with activity.<br />
Children raced around<br />
as they chased one another,<br />
and parents took photos of<br />
their youngsters.<br />
“Star Wars” was perhaps<br />
the most popular universe<br />
from which costumes were<br />
based. Stormtroopers, Kylo<br />
Ren and Rey, among others,<br />
filled their bags and baskets<br />
with candy, but a countless<br />
number of other themes, subjects<br />
and genres were represented<br />
that day.<br />
A human-sized rag doll<br />
with red yarn hair handed out<br />
treats to Iron Man, Scooby-<br />
Doo and The Incredibles, and<br />
villains walked side-by-side<br />
with heroes and other good<br />
guys. The Stay Puft Marshmallow<br />
Man walked alongside<br />
a ghostbuster — neither<br />
one concerned about being<br />
destroyed by the other — but<br />
united and working toward a<br />
single goal.<br />
Chris and Abby Jarchow<br />
brought their 17-month old<br />
daughter, Ruthie, to the event,<br />
and the three of them dressed<br />
as Fred, Wilma and Pebbles<br />
Flintstone. There was no<br />
Dino, but Ruthie's toddler<br />
push-car masqueraded as the<br />
Flintstones' family roadster,<br />
complete with a soft-top roof<br />
and leopard-print interior.<br />
The car took about an hour<br />
to decorate, and the sticks<br />
that formed the frame for the<br />
roof were the most difficult<br />
of the materials to find, Abby<br />
said. She manufactured the<br />
entire ensemble largely from<br />
fabric she purchased for the<br />
project, inspired by an idea<br />
she saw on Pinterest.<br />
“Our baby has red hair<br />
and I was thinking of what<br />
she could be, so we chose<br />
Pebbles,” Abby said. “I've<br />
Jen Keane passes out treats<br />
Saturday, Oct. 29, during<br />
the Trunk or Treat. Jason<br />
Maholy/22nd Century Media<br />
always wanted to make my<br />
kids' Halloween costumes.”<br />
Noel Guest waited with<br />
her son Koen and daughter<br />
Remi in one of two lines that<br />
led from the green to the adjacent<br />
parking lot where the<br />
Trunk or Treat setup hosted a<br />
veritable mob scene. The trio<br />
appeared from a distance like<br />
unicorns with furry dresses<br />
wrapped in plastic, but upon<br />
closer inspection, it became<br />
clear they had dressed as<br />
bags of cotton candy.<br />
Guest said the idea was to<br />
find a costume that would<br />
work for 3-year-old Koen,<br />
who uses a wheelchair, and<br />
go from there.<br />
“It took us like 10 different<br />
choices,” Guest said. “We<br />
were actually trying to build<br />
something around his wheelchair,<br />
and we decided this<br />
would work if we could get<br />
him in it.”<br />
This year marked the first<br />
time that Guest incorporated<br />
a theme into her children's<br />
costumes.<br />
“I love Halloween, and<br />
I like to do it semi-homemade,”<br />
she said.<br />
YOUR SEARCH BEGINS AT<br />
• Find Your Dream Home<br />
• Search ALL Foreclosures & Short Sales<br />
• Find Out How Much Your Home Is Worth<br />
• Current Neighborhood Sales Data<br />
708.205.COBB(2622)<br />
Are you ready to take<br />
THE HEARING AID CHALLENGE?<br />
THERE IS NO BETTER TIMETHAN RIGHT NOW!<br />
2 WEEK TRIAL<br />
LEAVE YOUR CHECKBOOK AT HOME!<br />
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!<br />
Great prices on last year’s inventory!<br />
FREE gift with purchase<br />
FREE Hearing Consultation<br />
CONTACT US TODAY!<br />
Absolute Hearing Care<br />
20006 S. Wolfe Road<br />
Mokena, IL 60448<br />
815-513-5268<br />
DAVID J COBB<br />
Phone: 815.485.5500 • david@davidjcobb.com<br />
Absolute Hearing Care<br />
5553 W. 127th St.<br />
Crestwood, IL 60445<br />
815-513-5268<br />
Accepting most major credit cards • Wheelchair Accessible
Change language