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The Blackfoot Valley's News Source Since 1980
Lincoln 4th graders mug for the camera at the Blue Sky Motel during the Halloween Walk, Tuesday, Oct. 31.
A cattle truck makes its way past groups of costumed Lincoln kids during the Halloween Walk.
Mario waves to the camera as he heads down Main street.
Dick Birkholz hands out candy to Dylan Schwalm and Kadence Simon at the Sportsman Apartments (formerly the Sportsman Motel).
Maranda Lauer and Emilee Muse, dressed as Sponge Bob's buddy Patrick the Starfish, join in the Halloween Walk with Emilee's daughter Quyncee and her friend Gary.
Dapper young gangster Emmett Anderson looks for his piece of the candy action.
Lincoln grade school students hit the road on Halloween to make the rounds of downtown businesses in search of treats. the halloween walk gives kids a chance to trick or treat under the watchful eyes of their teachers and parents as they visit businesses to fill their bags with candy.
Halloween walks have been a tradition for Lincoln kids for decades. Although it's not clear when businesses began handing out candy, the event can be traced back to at least the late 1960s, with the Lincoln Gazette reporting in 1969 on the kids parading through town in costume on their way to a Halloween carnival at the Community Hall.
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