Hundreds Explore Enchanted Woodland

  • Cohen Klupenger, 4, of Shawnee, won the 5-and-Under Costume Contest during the Enchanted Woodland event, held at Woodland Veterans Park in Shawnee on Oct. 26. Shawnee Director of Tourism Stacy Cramer Moore estimates there were about 40 entries each for the two age divisions of the costume contest. Moore said she suggested to the organizations and businesses who had booths to bring 500 pieces of candy and most ran out. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Cohen Klupenger, 4, of Shawnee, won the 5-and-Under Costume Contest during the Enchanted Woodland event, held at Woodland Veterans Park in Shawnee on Oct. 26. Shawnee Director of Tourism Stacy Cramer Moore estimates there were about 40 entries each for the two age divisions of the costume contest. Moore said she suggested to the organizations and businesses who had booths to bring 500 pieces of candy and most ran out. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Aubrey Grubbs, 9, of Shawnee, tied for first place for her crystal ball costume in the 6-15 Costume Contest during the Enchanted Woodland event, held at Woodland Veterans Park in Shawnee on Oct. 26. Shawnee Director of Tourism Stacy Cramer Moore estimates there were about 40 entries each for the two age divisions of the costume contest. Moore said she suggested to the organizations and businesses who had booths to bring 500 pieces of candy and most ran out. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Aubrey Grubbs, 9, of Shawnee, tied for first place for her crystal ball costume in the 6-15 Costume Contest during the Enchanted Woodland event, held at Woodland Veterans Park in Shawnee on Oct. 26. Shawnee Director of Tourism Stacy Cramer Moore estimates there were about 40 entries each for the two age divisions of the costume contest. Moore said she suggested to the organizations and businesses who had booths to bring 500 pieces of candy and most ran out. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Giselle Acosta-Barnett, 7, of Shawnee, tied for first place for her "Invisible Girl" costume in the 6-15 Costume Contest during the Enchanted Woodland event, held at Woodland Veterans Park in Shawnee on Oct. 26. Shawnee Director of Tourism Stacy Cramer Moore estimates there were about 40 entries each for the two age divisions of the costume contest. Moore said she suggested to the organizations and businesses who had booths to bring 500 pieces of candy and most ran out. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Giselle Acosta-Barnett, 7, of Shawnee, tied for first place for her "Invisible Girl" costume in the 6-15 Costume Contest during the Enchanted Woodland event, held at Woodland Veterans Park in Shawnee on Oct. 26. Shawnee Director of Tourism Stacy Cramer Moore estimates there were about 40 entries each for the two age divisions of the costume contest. Moore said she suggested to the organizations and businesses who had booths to bring 500 pieces of candy and most ran out. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Costumed kids cover one of the merry-go-rounds at Woodland Veterans Park in Shawnee on Oct. 26 during the Enchanted Woodland event. Shawnee Director of Tourism Stacy Cramer Moore estimates there were at least 500 children and their parents at the park that day. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Costumed kids cover one of the merry-go-rounds at Woodland Veterans Park in Shawnee on Oct. 26 during the Enchanted Woodland event. Shawnee Director of Tourism Stacy Cramer Moore estimates there were at least 500 children and their parents at the park that day. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Shawnee Firefighters Travis Cooley, Braylee Dickerson and Brandon Don handed out treats and offered tours of their ladder truck during the Enchanted Woodland event at Woodland Veterans Park on Oct. 26. The Shawnee Police Department also brought treats, and Officers Cotton, Cameron and Tucker, as well as Corporal Lozano, Sergeant Keehn and Captain Stafford handed them out. Several organizations and businesses participated, and at least 500 children, plus their parents, attended.
    Shawnee Firefighters Travis Cooley, Braylee Dickerson and Brandon Don handed out treats and offered tours of their ladder truck during the Enchanted Woodland event at Woodland Veterans Park on Oct. 26. The Shawnee Police Department also brought treats, and Officers Cotton, Cameron and Tucker, as well as Corporal Lozano, Sergeant Keehn and Captain Stafford handed them out. Several organizations and businesses participated, and at least 500 children, plus their parents, attended.
  • Shawnee Police Officer Kelli Cotton fills trick-or-treat bags at the Enchanted Woodland event at Woodland Veterans Park on Oct. 26. She was joined by Officers Cameron and Tucker, Corporal Vivian Lozano, Sergeant Keehn and Captain Stafford. Shawnee Fire Department also handed out treats. They included Travis Cooley, Braylee Dickerson and Brandon Don. Several organizations and businesses participated, and at least 500 children, plus their parents, attended. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Shawnee Police Officer Kelli Cotton fills trick-or-treat bags at the Enchanted Woodland event at Woodland Veterans Park on Oct. 26. She was joined by Officers Cameron and Tucker, Corporal Vivian Lozano, Sergeant Keehn and Captain Stafford. Shawnee Fire Department also handed out treats. They included Travis Cooley, Braylee Dickerson and Brandon Don. Several organizations and businesses participated, and at least 500 children, plus their parents, attended. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

    Photos by Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan