C-T Photos / Catherine Stortz Ripley

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Children of all ages enjoy traveling the downtown Chillicothe area in search of treats being distributed by more than 70 businesses and organizations taking part in the 9th annual BooFest on Friday, October 30.

Participants included Plex the Robot. In the photo at right, a balloon presented by Grace Baptist Church delights another trick or treater. BooFest is sponsored by Main Street Chillicothe and the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce.

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C-T Photo / Catherine Stortz Ripley

CAPTION: Chillicothe was filled with trick-or-treaters Friday afternoon for the annual Boo-Fest sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Chillicothe.

The Livingston County Library was a popular stop along the path as children had the opportunity to select a book to keep. In all, the library distributed 1,431 books, the most ever given away during the annual Halloween event. There were 60 businesses and organizations participating in Boo-Fest 2008.

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Calling all Goblins, Ghouls and Spooks…

Halloween
Friday, October 31st
4:00-6:00pm
Downtown Chillicothe

Sign up your business to participate in this annual event!
(100KB PDF Document)

Print, fill out and fax back the form to 660-646-5571
or drop off to the Chillicothe Commerce Center at 514 Washington St.

After registering, you will receive a “Participating Business” sign to display
as well as a “Candy Discount Coupon”.

Questions? Call Jena or Crystal at 660-646-4071.

Boofest 2008 is proudly presented by Main Street Chillicothe.
Teri Gardner, Boofest Committee Chair

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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To learn more about the Main Street Program, both locally and nationally, visit the following sites: www.mainstreetchillicothemo.com and www.mainstreet.org.

CAPTION: Pat Wehrle (right) dressed as Spongebob Squarepants, handed out candy near Janet McCauslin's American Family Insurance Agency near the corner of Washington and Webster Streets.

Ghosts and witches, princesses and superheros lined the streets of downtown Chillicothe yesterday (Wednesday) for the annual Boofest, the city's downtown and around town trick-or-treat event.

Around 1,500 children paraded down the sidewalks of the square and other areas in town gathering Halloween goodies. The annual event is sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Chamber and Main Street Chillicothe. “Boofest went very well,” said Crystal Narr, director of Main Street Chillicothe. “We had great weather and all of the businesses seemed to be really pleased with the amount of kids.”

There were over 70 participating businesses merchants and organizations represented in the Boofest event, handing out everything from candy bars and suckers to kettle corn and other Halloween treats. “We want to thank all the participating businesses and families for their support of Boofest,” said Charles Parrish, Boofest chairman. “Also, thanks to the Chillicothe Police Department and Chillicothe Department of Emergency Services, along with Chamber and Main Street volunteers who kept the event safe.”

As always, the Livingston County Library is one of the more popular places to trick-or-treat. Library officials report that a total of 1,278 books were given away this year during the Boofest event.