Lakeport >> Barring any rain today between noon and 1:15 p.m., Main Street between Ninth and First streets will be closed for the Lakeport Elementary School Halloween parade. Motorists are advised to be aware of the parade route and use caution when driving in the area. Lakeport police and public works units will be on site conducting traffic controls.
Before the parade, the winners of the Halloween Drug Education Coloring contest will be announced at 12:15 p.m. at Natural High School. First-place winners will receive bicycles and the second- and third-place winners will receive gift cards. More than 100 posters were submitted by students.
The school administration will decide at 9 a.m. if the parade is to be cancelled due to rain. If so, contest winners will receive their prizes at Lakeport Elementary at 12:30 p.m. Miss Lake County and Miss Lake County Outstanding Teen will be present to help give out the prizes.
The contest, sponsored by the Lakeport Police Department, city council, city staff, and Main Street Bicycles, was open to Lakeport Elementary students in kindergarten through third-grade.
Between 3 and 9 p.m. Mellor Drive between 19th and 20th street and the entire length of 19th Street west of Hartley Street will be closed to traffic for a Halloween Fair. Motorists are advised to use caution when driving in the area.
Motorists and pedestrians are also advised to use caution and watch out for each other throughout the Halloween evening as there is expected to be heavy foot and vehicle travel in the residential areas of the city. Lakeport police will conduct extra patrols in the areas.
Additionally, officers want parents and children to be aware of the following Halloween safety tips:
• Go trick-or-treating with an adult.
• Make sure your costume lets you see and hear perfectly. You need to be able to watch and listen for cars.
• Make sure your costume fits. It”s easy to trip on costumes that are too big.
• Wear brightly colored clothing. Put “Glow in the dark” patches or stripes on your costume so that drivers can see you.
• Carry a flashlight.
• Don”t eat treats until you show them to your parent or guardian.
• Visit only people you know.
• Make this and every Halloween a safe and happy one.
