Winder DDA planning big Halloween night

City life is picking up in downtown Winder.
At a meeting of the Winder Downtown Development Authority on Tuesday, the DDA’s recently hired director discussed several events planned for this fall. On the heels of a successful night of Zumba dancing at the downtown gazebo in Jones Park, the city is teaming up again with Anytime Fitness for a “Zombie Zumba” from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 19 at the same location. The best-dressed zombie will take home a prize. The DDA’s newly formed events committee is also planning a big night of trick-or-treating on Halloween night. So far, 22 downtown businesses have agreed to hand out candy to trick-or-treaters during at least a portion of the three-hour event from 5-8 p.m. Storefronts will be decorated, and some merchants will really get in the spirit of the holiday by donning costumes. A couple of local non-profits also are interested in providing other free activities for children that night. Watch for updates on the DDA’s new website, www.winderdowntown.com, which should be accessible Oct. 1.
For the full story, see the Sept. 19 issue of the Barrow Journal.

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#1 Teacher on 09/19/12 at 11:55 PM [Reply]

Sure hope the trick or treaters stay off Beulah Street. They might get run over by a City Of Winder garbage truck.

#1.1 coolbluerick84 on 09/20/12 at 12:42 AM [Reply]

How many more times are you going to say that. Shut up already. We know!!! They are looking to move the Winder Utility Department off Hwy 53. Are you happy now?

#1.1.1 anon on 09/20/12 at 05:57 PM [Reply]

No move is what I heard. That fell through

#2 anon on 09/20/12 at 05:48 AM [Reply]

Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year, time for another round of "change the date we celebrate a traditional holiday because it interferes with our strict religious upbringing".

#2.1 Sam Loomis on 09/20/12 at 10:07 AM [Reply]

No one is stopping you from "celebrating" on October 31st. BTW, it is a "traditional holiday" only if you are a pagan Druid into Samhain and its blood-sacrifice rituals.

#2.2 jj on 09/20/12 at 10:59 AM [Reply]

I remember that ,sheriff Smith changed the date of Halloween saying it was due to school being on the next day.But I believe he changed it due to the fact it fell on a Sunday..Halloween been falling on school nights these couple of years so far and he has not changed it.So it safe to assume it was just that Sunday ..

#3 jj on 09/20/12 at 08:22 AM [Reply]

Nice!! It would be safe and fun for the kiddies to enjoy Halloween.
And is the Zumba Zombie event free?Auburn is having a Zumba event on October 5 th but is 10.00 dollars.

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