Safety Tips, Pirate Craftmanship At Spooks On Stone

FALLS CITY – Trick-or-treating in Falls City starts with a safety program and community craftsmanship.

Children gathered after school at the Falls City Library and Arts Center, where Assistant Police Chief Jamie Baker talked to children about stranger danger and staying aware of traffic and encouraging parents to know where their kids are, make sure they know their phone number and address and set time limits.

Baker:  “I think it’s important just to make everybody aware of the safety issues that happen, that are a concerns through the Halloween season.”

Falls City Chamber of Commerce has organized Spooks on Stone for the past several years.

Director Amber Holle said Southeast Nebraska Community Action handed out hotdogs and police hand out popular glow sticks.

 

Holle: “We love that the Falls City Police Department comes down and does the safety presentation and talks about making sure cars and people can see you, staying on the sidewalks, so everyone has a safe night and no one gets hurt.”

A pirate ship captained by Zayden ran into choppy waters early on, but benefited from the craftsmanship at KawreS Superstore.

Emily Thompson: “We hit a curb and it knocked the staple out and I didn’t have it quite good enough into the board. I must’ve like missed it.” You just knock on the door and say help us? “Yeah, pretty much that’s what we do in small town Falls City.”

The event also featured Falls City public and Sacred Heart cheerleaders.

Jena Reeves and Evi Schock: “We are in the program 2020 Role Models for Jessica Santo and right now we’re passing out candy for Spooks on Stone and we’re filling the food pantry. People bring by a can of food.”

Spooks on Stone concludes with a costume contest that typically draws over 100 contestants.