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by Eve Meinhardt
Paraglide
If you’re looking for something fun to do on Halloween this year, Fort Bragg has plenty of treats without those pesky tricks for children and adults. Below is glimpse of what is going on this weekend, in addition to safety tips and hours for candy X-rays at Womack Army Medical Center.
Safety message from the Fort Bragg Garrison Commander
1. The Fort Bragg Halloween children’s activities will be authorized from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
2. The following safety measures should be taken:
• Turn on porch lights. If your porch light is not on, it will be understood that you are not participating in the Halloween activities.
• Ensure lawns, sidewalks, steps and porches are clear of obstacles to prevent accidents. Halloween decorations should be safely exhibited.
• Control pets.
• Be cautious of construction areas. Many housing areas are undergoing renovations, which may present unforeseeable hazards.
b. Minimize vehicular traffic and drive at a maximum speed of 10 mph within all communities during the
Halloween activity time frame.
c. Family members should wear a reflective item and carry a flashlight.
3. X-ray services for inspection of treats will be available at Womack Army Medical Center X-ray room from 7 to 9 p.m., Saturday.
4. Have a safe and enjoyable Halloween.
Family fun
Child, Youth and School Services Annual Halloween Carnival at Tolson Youth Activities Center, Saturday, starting at 6 p.m. The event is free with a costume contest starting at 8 p.m. The Keystone Club is sponsoring a haunted house, admission is $2.
Grown up fun
Pumpkin Smash at the Green Beret Club, Friday, at 6 p.m. Have fun with pumpkins – smash one, bring one in for the biggest pumpkin contest, play pumpkin basketball and go pumpkin bowling. The event is free and open to the public.
Halloween party at Sports USA, Saturday, at 8 p.m. There will be a DJ and prizes for the best costumes. There is a $5 cover charge.
Halloween safety
Fort Bragg Installation Safety Office
Anytime a child has an accident, it’s tragic. The last thing that you want to happen is for your child to be hurt on a holiday. It would forever live in the minds of the child and the Family.
There are many ways to keep your child safe at Halloween, when they are more prone to accidents and injuries. The excitement of children and adults at this time of year sometimes makes them forget to be careful. Simple common sense can do a lot to stop tragedies from happening.
• Help your child pick out or make a costume that will be
safe. Make it fireproof, the eye holes should be large enough for good peripheral vision.
• If you set jack-o-lanterns on your porch with candles in them, make sure that they are far enough out of the way so that kids costumes won’t accidentally be set on fire.
• Make sure that if your child is carrying a prop, such as a scythe, butcher knife or a pitchfork, that the tips are smooth and flexible enough to not cause injury.
• Kids always want to help with the pumpkin carving. Small children should not be allowed to use a sharp knife to cut the top or the face. There are many kits available that come with tiny saws that work better then knives and are safer, although you can be cut by them as well. It’s best to let the kids clean out the pumpkin and draw a face on it, which you can carve for them.
• Treating your kids to a spooky Halloween dinner will make them less likely to eat the candy they collect before you have a chance to check it for them.
• Teaching your kids basic everyday safety such as not getting into cars or talk-ing to strangers, looking both ways before crossing streets and crossing when the lights tell you to, will help make them safer when they are out trick or treat- ing. Make Halloween a fun, safe and happy time for your kids and they’ll carry on the tradition that you taught them to their own Families some day!
(Editor’s note: Article provided by Halloween Safety Guide Online.)
Candy X-rays
Womack Army Medical Center’s Radiology Department will be offering x-rays of Halloween candy Saturday, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Department of Radiology on the first floor of Womack Army Medical Center.
For more information, please call 907-7160 then press option 4.
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