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Oct 8, 2009 11:53 pm US/Eastern
Trick-Or-Treating Canceled In Bobtown
BOBTOWN (KDKA) ―
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Township supervisors have canceled trick-or-treating in Bobtown this year.
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A small community in Greene County is embroiled in controversy after local officials decided to ban trick-or-treating this year.
Instead, Bobtown will hold a four-hour Halloween party.
Supervisors in Dunkard Township say they are taking the steps for safety reasons.
The party will be held at the Bobtown-Dunkard Volunteer Fire Station, but not everyone is pleased with the idea.
"When they try to take away trick-or-treating for our children, we have to step up and fight back," Parent Michael Skumlien told KDKA-TV.
"I think they're taking all the fun from our kids. This is a small town and our children need something," Freda Menear, a Bobtown grandparent, said.
Hannah, a student at Bobtown Elementary School, said all the kids she knew have been talking about it and are disappointed by the supervisors' decision.
Bob Huggins, a Dunkard Township supervisor, said many local residents agree with town officials that it would be better for local youngsters not to be going door-to-door.
With a party at the fire hall, he says both the kids and the candy they receive would be safe.
Assistant Dunkard Fire Chief David Pritchard, running unopposed for supervisor in the election, said he was surprised by all the negative reaction to the decision to ban trick-or-treating.
He says there's been a lot of break-ins lately and that older people in Bobtown were scared.
According to Pritchard, the township was trying to keep everyone safe.
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