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Buckle your safety belts and keep your bow in hand, the time of year deer hunters dream about is upon us. The Hunter’s Moon has come and gone, welcoming another fall. With the colorful display of red, orange and yellow foliage, and temperatures steadily dropping across the Midwest, it’s time for the action to happen. The rut is about to roar.

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Bunceton students had a very busy week. It was Red Ribbon Week when emphasis was on being drug and bully free. Tuesday was Band Clinic in Prairie Home, and the Tipton Invitational Art Show was on Wednesday. Thursday was a half day of school filled with Halloween fun including the pumpkin decorating contest for the whole school, costume contest and parade, and Halloween parties followed by parent and teacher conferences. Junior High had basketball games to play against Jamestown and Pilot Grove.

Halloween might be for kids but that doesn’t keep adults from dressing up and joining in. The librarians at Boonslick Regional Library were dressed for the occasion on Monday, October 31, as they handed out treats to their young patrons.

October 30 was a dreary day and evening, but even the rain couldn’t keep youngsters from dressing up and heading for the parking lot at 625 Main Street in Boonville on Sunday evening for Trunk or Treats. The light rain was letting up by 5:30 which helped. Members of First Baptist Church, many of them also in costumes, decorated the trunks of their cars and backs of their pick-ups, set up games and challenges, and handed out candy. Lots of candy! It seemed that handing out candy was as much fun as receiving it. An hour into the two-hour event, volunteers were scurrying around restocking cars and pickups with more candy. An old-fashioned hayride was available for a trip through town and appeared to have a line waiting as each load disembarked.