Halloween-themed events offered at park

It may not be October yet but the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department is ready for some pumpkin carving, pumpkin painting, making costumes, but especially having some spooky fun with haunted houses.

The Parks and Recreation Department has Halloween-themed opportunities throughout October and is inviting participation in its Brickmania/Gingerbread Haunted House competition on Thursday, Oct. 2 at Greencastle City Hall.

The idea behind the Brickmania: Haunted House contest is to create a haunted house with a spooky theme and display it all day in Greencastle City Hall.

Entries must be made entirely of Lego-type building blocks -- both the house and its decorations. Entries must be carried into City Hall, where they will be displayed and then judged at the monthly Park Board meeting that evening. Afterward, it can be taken home and displayed through Halloween. Entries can be registered at City Hall on Oct. 1 between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. or between 8 and 9 a.m. on Oct. 2.

The idea behind the Gingerbread: Haunted House contest is to Halloween twist on an old Christmas-time tradition. Create a gingerbread house with a spooking theme and display it all day in Greencastle City Hall.

All ingredients -- house and decorations -- must be edible.

Houses must be carried into City Hall, where they will be displayed and then judged at the monthly Park Board meeting, and then take it home to display it through Halloween. Entries can be registered at City Hall on Oct. 1 between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. or between 8 and 9 a.m. on Oct. 2.

Registration forms are available at the Putnam County Public Library, Park Firebaugh DDS, Greencastle Pediatric Dentistry DDS, Putnam County Museum, and if your can ot find them there, stop by the Greencastle City Hall at 1 N. Locust St., where you can also drop off your registration that day.

For more information persons may contact Philip Cornelius at the Parks and Recreation Department at 653-3395 or by email at pcornelius@cityofgreencastle.com.