{"id":37551,"date":"2022-11-02T01:35:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T07:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/boo-palooza-blows-up-downtown-farmington\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:38:08","slug":"boo-palooza-blows-up-downtown-farmington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/boo-palooza-blows-up-downtown-farmington\/","title":{"rendered":"Boo-palooza blows up downtown Farmington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Ed
Ed Dennett of Farmington loves costumes. (David Edward Albright\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Scary-big crowds in outrageous costumes and full party mode flowed into downtown Farmington on Halloween evening as the city treated children and adults of all ages to games and goodies from 4 to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Jack Lowery, Farmington Senior Center manager, helping with the ring toss game, said this is a \u201cfun event for the entire family, the entire community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lonnie Pond, a chiropractor, has served as a volunteer for a number of years.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people come in and for the kids to dress up like they do,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Amanda
Amanda and Armondo Billie dressed for the occasion. (David Edward Albright\/Durango Herald<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Perfect
Perfect weather, perfect day for \u201cpumpkin heads.\u201d (David Edward Albright\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Farmington
Farmington Police Chief Steve Hebbe poses with new police information officer Shanice Gonzales. (David Edward Albright\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Stephen
Stephen West, birthday boy, turned 40 on Halloween. (David Edward Albright\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Amanda Billie and Armondo Billie of Farmington brought their five children to enjoy the festivities.<\/p>\n

Felix Lee, who celebrated his sixth birthday the day before, said he likes carving pumpkins and wearing costumes. He planned on eating candy, too.<\/p>\n

Raeann Yazzie said it took her about 30 minutes to get into costume with makeup and all.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, my family \u2013 we like to decorate, arts and crafts, the pumpkins, the parties, the candy. I get to do my baking, like pumpkin bread and make candy apples,\u201d Yazzie said.<\/p>\n

Chief of Police Steve Hebbe, said the city works closely with all the business owners for the big event.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just like coming down here cause you get all the kids, everybody\u2019s having a good day, it\u2019s always good to see the costumes. It\u2019s really a great community event,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Jordan Grant, business and contract manager for the Farmington Civic Center, gave a lot of the credit to the parks office.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s obvious that the community loves this event \u2026 there\u2019s always thousands of people that come down here to Main Street,\u201d he said. Although the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department does much of the work, \u201cWe all have our own little piece that we work on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Various city departments chose a representative to serve on the Boo-palooza committee, which meets months in advance to formulate plans for one of the city\u2019s most popular events.<\/p>\n

Upbeat hoards flowed steadily and lined the two-block section into Orchard Park, where the stage for costume judging took place at 5 p.m., hosted by jokester deejay Jamie Osborne of KWYK 94.9 radio. He didn\u2019t let up on ribbing Hebbe, one of the judges.<\/p>\n

Bradley and Corinne Donalson of Farmington attended for the first time with their son, Bradley Donalson Jr., and 2-month old daughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh yeah, we\u2019re having a great time,\u201d said the senior Bradley Donalson, noting that Bradley Donalson Jr., 7, won the costume contest at church on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\"Bradley
Bradley Donalson Jr. in costume with his parents, Corrine and Bradley Donalson Sr. (David Edward Albright\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Jacob
Jacob Harrison, not alienated, by his costume or Killer Clown friend. (David Edward Albright\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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