Peachtree City's The Fred hosts Jack O'Lantern Contest, Halloween Event

‘The Fred’ is once again planning a spooktacular Halloween party and wants you to be a part of it. Kids and adults alike are invited to decorate or carve your best pumpkin design and enter into our second annual jack-o-lantern carving contest at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater. The contest is in conjunction with the “Not so Frightful” Storytelling and Halloween Party on Saturday, October 23 beginning at 2 pm.

Bewitching prizes will be awarded to the winners of the creepiest, funniest and most creative designs in the kids category (up to 12 years of age) and adults (13 years and older).

The pumpkins will be on display at the ‘Fred’ during the “Not so Frightful” Storytelling and Halloween Party. Judging will take place on Saturday morning, Oct. 23 and winners will be announced that afternoon at the event. All pumpkins must have the following information attached to the bottom: Name, address, phone # and age. We will begin accepting jack-o-lanterns at The Fred Box Office on Thursday, Oct. 21 with a deadline of 5 pm on Friday, October 22.

Kids and their families are invited to attend the second annual free storytelling event and take part in lots of fun activities including safe trick or treating, costume contest, storytelling and more. Performers include the return of well-known storyteller and folk singer Erik Litwin, magician Ken Scott, and a visit from My Reptile Guys.

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Vendors wanted for “The Fred” Storytelling and Halloween Party

“The Fred” is planning a spooktacular Halloween party and want you to be a part of it! The first ever “Not So Frightful” Storytelling and Halloween Party is planned for Saturday, October 24th beginning at 4 pm. Kids and their families are invited to attend this free event and take part in lots of fun activities including safe trick or treating, costume contest, storytelling and more. Performers include well-known storyteller and folk singer Erik Litwin and local singer Lindee Link.

There will be a limited number of vendor spaces available at the amphitheater for the event. The cost of the space is $25 with a limited number of prime placement locations for $50 each. Local businesses who wish to participate as vendors can download the application online on the Fred website at www.amphitheater.org or pick up an application at the Fred Box Office. Contact Nancy Price for further information at 678-364-6945 email nprice@amphitheater.org or Sarah Davenport at 770-631-0630 or sdavenport@amphitheater.org. The deadline for applications is Friday, October 9.
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Five Easy Tips to Take Halloween Photos Worth Sharing

(ARA) – It’s the time of the year when costume party and trick-or-treating memories are made, but are you taking the best photos to share with friends and family? If you feel like an amateur behind the lens and your pictures stay trapped on your camera, these tips will help you take photos you’ll be proud to share with others.

Here are five cool tricks to make your photos a treat:

Tip 1: Use the flash indoors and out
For the best outcome, always use the flash when taking photos outdoors. The flash will lighten the shadows on the subject’s face caused by the sun. This applies to photos taken outside – no matter what the season.

Tip 2: Take plenty of candid shots to capture the real magic
Take a combination of posed and candid shots to capture the spirit of Halloween. Record meaningful moments such as your family trick-or-treating or children carving a jack-o’-lantern. Try following a child and capturing candid shots at their height-level. Don’t be shy in snapping the shutter; taking several photos will make sure you catch the magic of the evening.

Tip 3: Practice the rule of thirds
Add personality and balance to your photos by dividing the frame into three equal parts. Imagine two imaginary horizontal and two vertical lines in your viewfinder. Some cameras offer a setting to automatically place these lines to make it easier. Position the subject at one of the four points where the lines intersect. Composing your shot using this rule of thumb will create a nicely-balanced, eye-pleasing photo.

Tip 4: Make photo sharing effortless by adding wireless to the camera you already own
Imagine sharing photos of your favorite Halloween moment before you even hand out the last fistful of candy. By using Eye-Fi’s wireless SD memory card, you can turn the camera you already own into a wireless camera. Eye-Fi will automatically upload photos from your camera to your home computer and favorite online photo sharing site like Shutterfly or Kodak Gallery. Plus, storing photos online will keep them safe in case you lose your photo albums in a fire or if your computer is ever stolen or infected by a virus.

Tip 5: Organize your photos with “geotagging”
Geotagging, or adding a “tag” to your photo with the location of where it was taken, helps keep your images organized within your online photo sharing site. As photo memories accumulate within your gallery, you can organize them by location and provide context that will last for years to come. The Eye-Fi Explore wireless memory card automatically tags photos with location information, eliminating the time and hassle of manually doing it yourself. You can also use this information to help plot your photos on a map to record your Halloween travels.

Courtesy of ARAcontent

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Costume Concert for Kids October 31 in Fayette County

The Sandy Creek High School Chorus will present a mini-variety show on October 31. Show times are 4:30 and 5:30 at the Sandy Creek High Patriot Hall Auditorium.

Be sure to wear your costumes!

Admission is $5 per person. Proceeds will be used for the upcoming Chorus trip to Carnegie Hall in New York City.

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The Spooky Legend of the Peachtree City Fire Department Lives on October 24 and 25

Don't accept these ladies' offer to sit down as did this brave young man! Look closely at the chair, fondly known as Mr. Sparky... Wander through the woods on the Haunted Trail at the PTC Fire Department's fundraiser and see other visions of horror!

Every year at the beginning of October, a strange and mysterious event happens at the Peachtree City Fire Department. The brave men and women who are charged with rescuing us and fighting fires morph into ghouls, chainsaw toting wild men and, well, just general spirits of the night.

It's the time of year where the Peachtree City Fire Department gets fired up about fall. They sponsor their two largest fundraisers of the year during this time. The first event, is pumpkin selling. The other event is their annual Haunted House and Haunted Trail. While the Haunted House is designed by the firefighters, the Haunted Trail is designed by the Explorer Post, a group of ghouls, er, firefighters in training.

We stopped in to check on the progress of the haunted house preparations and were welcomed by smiling firefighters into their burn house. The burn house, normally used for training, is magically transformed into a 10 room haunted house over a three week period and about 200 hours of labor. Each room has a different theme and is created by different teams. These teams delve deep into their imaginations to bring each room to life for a maximum scare factor.

The firefighters are quick to point out this is not for the faint of heart. While they would not give us the details of the theme rooms, they did tell us there would be numerous exits and firefighters in everyday clothing to quickly remove their hysterical guests. Our tour guide, Stephanie Furey, grinned as she said, "Oh yeah" when asked about different ghouls and goblins being present in the house.

During the four nights the Haunted House and Trail are open, the Fire Department anticipates close to 1000 victims, ummm, "guests" to tour their creations.

In order to answer the burning question in my mind about these seemingly mild mannered protectors of our community, I must first ask "Whatever happened to the volunteers?" Do I dare find out? Do you?

Hours of Operation
7:00 pm-11:00pm
20-30 min for the tour
Expect 30 min wait at peak times

Oct 24 and 25

Student $8
Adults $10

Not recommended for children under 11 or for anyone who scares easily. There is a moonwalk for the younger set.

Fayette Front Page Staff Report

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Halloween H.E.A.T. No TREAT For DUI’s: Drive Drunk and The Party’s Over!

Don’t let your Halloween weekend turn into a nightmare!

Halloween is a fun fall holiday tradition for all ages. Unfortunately a nationwide spike in Halloween drunk driving incidents every year also makes this celebration one of the most dangerous times to be on the road.

On Halloween nearly half of all fatal crashes are alcohol-related.

All that “Night of the Dead” stuff used to be just a harmless mix of ancient legend and Hollywood hype. Now, 44-percent of all highway fatalities across the nation on Halloween night involve drivers with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. And on Halloween nights when costumed children run out onto our streets and roadways the trick for every driver is to stay alert and sober to avoid tragedy.

Drive Drunk and The Party’s Over

“Cinco de Mayo, St. Patrick’s Day, and now, Halloween have morphed into truly terrifying nights of deadly drinking and driving deaths on the Georgia social calendar,” says Director Bob Dallas of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. “Halloween should be a time for scary costumes, trick or treats with the kids, and good family fun. But we’re not talking kids’-stuff anymore. And neither are the cops. That’s why state and local traffic enforcement in communities across Metro Atlanta will be out in force this Halloween with a high visibility DUI enforcement blitz to crack down on drunk drivers.”

Weekend DUI Crackdown NO TREAT For Drunk Drivers

To keep your Halloween party-plans from melting down into nightmares, on Friday, October 24th, H.E.A.T. Units from the Atlanta Police Department will team-up with HEAT Units from Dekalb County and the Georgia State Patrol NightHawks to conduct Halloween road-checks and concentrated patrols around the Atlanta Metro Area. For more information the night of the crackdown, contact APD Sgt. Ron Miniatis at 404-209-5260.

..And This is No Skeleton Crew! Peachtree City PD will also be conducting joint Halloween HEAT patrols with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, Fayetteville PD, Coweta HEAT, and Georgia State Patrol units in their jurisdiction the same night.

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