October is

one of the only months in the year that gets to use

silly, seasonal plays on words.

For

example, October is often called Shocktober and if there

are a plethora of events occurring, it is called a

spooktacular instead of just a plain spectacular. Fayette

County will have lots going on in the period before

Halloween, though some old favorites will be missing this

year.

Goblin's

Hollow, an annual event sponsored by the Peachtree City

Optimist Club, will stay dead this year. The trails

around the Peachtree City Amphitheater are usually full

of haunted happenings, but there just was not enough time

or people involved to pull it off this year. George

Cabral of the Peachtree City Optimist Club explained,

"We thought we might be able to scale the event

down, but we decided not to do it this year and try to

get it back to form next year."

New to the

scene this year is Jitterbuggers Teen Center. They will

have a party for members Oct. 31 from 7-10 p.m. and from

1-5 p.m the younger siblings of members are invited to

come over to the club and trick or treat. Also that week,

local band Pandora's Box will offer its Fright Show at

the club.

The Fayette

County Library will offer a few events to make the

festive end of the month frighteningly fun. Wednesday,

Oct. 27, the library will celebrate its Founders Day with

a Halloween Feast. The staff also will get into full

costume to celebrate the holiday. For information, call

770-461-8841.

The Fayette

County Recreation Department also will get into the

spirit of things with two events. Friday, Oct. 23, an

extreme teens trip to the Six Flags Fright Fest is

planned. The cost of the trip is the price of admission

and a $5 registration fee. Teens with season passes will

not have to pay separate admission. The Recreation

Department also has $10 off coupons.

The second

event is a Recreation Department event for disabled

children Oct. 28. The Monster Mash dance is a county wide

recreational opportunity for exceptional children in

Fayetteville, Peachtree City and Tyrone between ages 5

and 21. The cost of the dance is a $5 registration fee.

For information, call 770-461-9714, 770-631-2542, or

770-487-4694.

Last, but

certainly not least, is the annual Pumpkin Walk sponsored

estimated 2,500 costumed local elementary students

walking around downtown Fayetteville. The event is much

like a parade and can cause severe traffic problems

during the walk. The students transport their pumpkin

creations to the grounds of the Old Courthouse, City

Hall, Heritage Park, and the County Administrative

Complex at Stonewall Village.

Room

mothers for all of the classes participating will light

the pumpkins at dusk Friday evening and then again on

Halloween. Each child participating will receive a

certificate of participation that will be signed by Mayor

Mike Wheat and Fayette Community Hospital's administrator

Darrell Cutts, a Pumpkin Walk sponsor.

Trick or

Treat on Main Street will begin downtown at 4 p.m. Friday

evening. Children can pick up candy at stores marked with

paper pumpkins in the window. The festivities will last

until 6 p.m., which should be just enough time to see all

of the pumpkins lit up.

In

addition, spooky stories will fill thje shadowed rooms of

the 1855 Holliday-Dorsey Fife House at the "Great

georgia Ghosts" tour Oct. 29 and 30. The `Widow

Holliday" will welcome visitors into candlelit rooms

for the fourth annual storytelling event of classic ghost

tales at the downtown Fayetteville house-museum. With

paid admission, guests will receive free admission to the

Old City Cemetery Tour.

Weather

permitting, costumed guides will take you on a spooky

spin through Fayetteville's historic cemetery by

lamplight. Tickets for "Great Georgia Ghosts"

are $5 for adults and $3 for children. Tickets go on sale

at 6:30 p.m. and each tour lasts approximately 20

minutes. The storytelling begins at 7:30 p.m. Call

770-461-6029 or 770-460-6322.

There is

plenty to do during this special time of the year. It is

a time for children and parents to get together, dress

up, and have a howlingly good time. No matter what your

age, the holiday is an infectious time that makes us all

feel young again.

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