Press Release 4: Final

NEWS RELEASE

October 23, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kristen Call
Activities Committee Chair
801-791-3249

FREE HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL IN MORGAN COUNTY
October 26 at Rees’s Ranch

MORGAN, Utah – A free Halloween carnival will be provided on October 26 from 6 p.m. till 10 p.m. at the Rees’s Ranch by members of the Morgan 10th Ward. The entire community is encouraged to come and enjoy the festivities that will be provided.
“The carnival will have something for everyone. Please bring your entire family” said Ward Activities Committee Chair Kristen Call. During the carnival humorous black and white Halloween films will be shown. A spook alley will be provided for the older, or maybe just the braver, carnival attendees. An array of traditional carnival games and activities provided.

Carnival games and activities will be set up and color coded to differentiate age appropriate games. Ages will be broken down, and marked as follows: 3 years-old and below, yellow; 4-7 years-old, purple; 8-12 years-old, orange; 12 years-old and up black. Carnival games will range from traditional to innovative depending on age group.

Carnival games will include Mummy Bottle Toss, Spiders Web Donut Race, Pumpkin Bowling, Frankenstein Bean Bag Toss, and a Graveyard Dig. All the games will provide prizes to participants of all ages. Children are strongly encouraged to dress up for the carnival.

Community sponsors will be helping to provide complimentary refreshments at the carnival including: caramel popcorn, cookies, candy corn, apples, cup cakes, pumpkin ice cream, and warm apple cider.

The spook ally will be held in the old barn adjacent to the Rees Ranch shop. All events will be marked with large Halloween signs. The spook alley has no age restrictions and is considered appropriate for all ages. “We want parents to know they can bring children of all ages to the spook alley, we have real people in the barn, not fancy machines that know no age limits,” said Bishop Durrant.

The Rees family have graciously allowed for this community event to be held on their property. “We are excited for the carnival. We hope it becomes a Morgan tradition” said Megan Clark, a Rees family representative.

Multiple groups have already contributed several hours preparing for the carnival; including the Rees family. “We have spent the past week preparing fields to accommodate easy parking,” said Scott Rees, head of the Rees family. The 10th Ward has set a goal to have at least 100 families attend the carnival. The Rees family has reportedly prepared enough parking to accommodate at least double the 10th Ward’s goal.

Jill Little
Public Relations Specialist
jill.little.7@gmail.com

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