HOMETOWN LIVINGSHELBYVILLE OCTOBER 2015

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What Autumn Means to The M idwest

ABOUT ARTTwo of a Kind

SPOTLIGHTFamily Caring Dentistry Creating Smiles

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12 CROSSWORD AND WORD SEARCH PUZZLES

19 FUN HALLOWEEN FACTS

23 UPCOMING EVENTS

25 BUSINESS DIRECTORY

26 NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER

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I t 's something I love, w ith a Father, sister, and a few Fr iends l iving in the Southwest now. Al l year I get to hear how nice i t is "out there", w i th their near constant Sunshine, clear skies, and warmer temperatures.  Golf year -round, hiking and biking whenever the mood str ikes you.  Events and par ties planned for outdoors, w i th a 90% chance things w i l l proceed w ithout a hi tch weather -w ise.  Ah- The Li fe!

Me- I prefer the four distinct Seasons, each w ith their unique change in the moods and conversations of the people around me.  Fall is special to me because of the sights and sounds, the smells and the feel of ever ything in

Bring on the change of Seasons! Happens every year l iving in the Midwest -

LIFE AS IT IS...

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general, w i th some thing in par ticular.  Having l ived in the Midwest my whole l i fe(45 years of which have been in Indiana), I have memor ies of this time of year that l inger and puts a smi le on my face more often than not.  The pools are closed, the kids are back in school, and i t 's almost time to break out my favor i te sweater s.

I know that southern Indiana is r egarded as one of the best places in the state to enjoy the vibrant color s emerging from the tr ees, especial ly dow n in Brow n County.  Spending a day at the State Park and visi ting the ever popular tow n of Nashvi l le makes for a fun f i l led one tank tr ip.  I compare this to the slower, less crowded pace of the Michigan I r emember.

As a small boy l iving in Michigan, Fall was so many things to me.  Tops on my l ist was visi ting the many or chards that are well established there.  Most vivid in my mind was the making of Cider - The smell of the apples being cooked and watching the process unfold before my eyes.  My Father had a Sweet Tooth.  Not for candy but for the Cr isp, juicy, luscious taste of the fr eshly picked Red and Golden Delicious apples Michigan is know n for.  There was nothing better than the warmth and taste of a mug of the new ly made cider.  I sti l l prefer warmed cider over the mi lk-jugged kind bought from the stores that get r efr igerated.  But w ith just a few minutes on the stove the smell takes me back to my youth.

I 've worked in Shelbyvi l le for the last seven years and hope too move here soon. The small tow n feel and the welcoming nature of the people I 've come to know f i ts w ith how I was raised and the things I value in Li fe.  I can see how Shelbyvi l le would be an amazing place to cal l Home.  As the seasons change again, the ci ty takes on a whole new feel, know ing that the colder temperatures are coming, the crops need to be har vested, and the Holidays are just around the corner.  For me, there is a tr ue sense of Community.

Fall , then Winter are not ever yone's cup of tea, but give me a warm small tow n atmosphere, and a hot mug of cider and I 'l l settle in and enjoy this Midwestern pace of Li fe.

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What you don' t know. .

A BOUT A RT . . i n Shel by Count y

by Becky Campbell

TWO OF A KINDOn a sunny, Monday afternoon, I sat dow n

w ith Wayne and Pam Campbell to talk about their l i fe as ar tists in the upstair s off ice of their company, Cabinet Barn. Years ago, Wayne and Pam "f l ipped" houses for a l iving, and as a r esult, found themselves in the possession of many sets of cabinets. They turned i t into a thr iving business and also found time to paint beauti ful r epresentations of l i fe as they see i t, and a product to sel l that makes l i fe easier for oi l painter s al l over the wor ld.

"I never thought I could be an ar tist because of the brain functions of ar tists. The things that I 've done - accounting, r eal estate...I didn't think I could go to that side of my brain. I thought i t was dead.", said, Pam, laughing. She related how she had tr ied to enrol l in ar t class

ever y year at her high school and was never able to get in on the ful l classes. The staff at her school pushed her into playing basketball , which appealed to them because of Pam's lean, tal l physique. I t didn't necessar i ly appeal to Pam. She did play ball , and ended up enjoying ever ything except the cross countr y r equir ements to stay in shape. She put her whole hear t into i t, though, and helped her team w in a tr ip to the state f inals.

I t was Wayne's interest in ar t that f inal ly led Pam into a ver y fulf i l l ing profession that feeds on both of their desir es to excel at oi l painting, enjoy r elationships w ith other ar tists, and sel l their work al l over the wor ld.

"I f you want to be a ser ious ar tist, you have to associate w ith ser ious ar tists," r elates Pam. Wayne added, "My goal is not to make money...i t is

painting by Pam Campbell

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to make the next painting better than the last. But, to accomplish that goal, I have to make my hobby pay for i tself . I t is more than a self-suppor ting hobby. Ser ious col lector s want to buy from ser ious ar tists. Pam inser ts, "Just painting and expecting i t to sel l is not going to happen. You need an agent, a promoter, a gal ler y. I t 's a career, and a career is work."

"We both know that we must market aggressively to get our work in front of as many eyes as possible. Wayne and I are so di f ferent when i t comes to that. I am so analytical and slow about deciding where to show my work, and Wayne just throws i t out there and sees what bi tes. I wade in and don't get in a hur r y. I don't need the money, so I take my time deciding on i f to show in a galler y."

Ar tists are know n to be temperamental at times, and when I asked Wayne about his opinion on that label, he said, "Maybe people think that way because they have asked an ar tist a question whi le they are painting and get a dazed look for an answer. You know, you'r e in a zone as your working. I f someone asks you a question, you have to stop thinking about what you'r e doing and tr y to focus on that per son." He agreed that i t is ver y simi lar to being inter r upted whi le you are using

your cel lphone. There was no show of a pesky ar tist temperament today as we al l shared our love of nature and our admiration for other ar tists.

Wayne and Pam regular ly attend ar tists events know as, "plein air, en plein air, or paint-outs". Know n as outdoor painting, these events are normally well attended and sometimes include pr ize money, or r ibbons. Outdoor painting presents i ts challenges; weather, ter r ain, and the ever -changing l ight. There are normally str ict r ules in these competi tions. Evidently, ar tists are subject to the same temptations as any other per son, and are r equir ed to have their paintings stamped to prove they did not paint i t at home and sl ip i t in as a painting that they accomplished for that day. Photos taken w ith your phone that would be used to capture the l ight of that per iod of the day are also not al lowed. There are di f ferences in opinion on whether you can touch i t up at home, or take i t back to f inish the piece. In spi te of al l these rules, thousands of ar tists par ticipate in these events around the wor ld, including the Campbells.

Pam and Wayne di f fer on their passion for such outdoor events. Pam enjoys the fr iendships gained w ith fel low ar tists and and learning from the other professionals. Wayne l ikes the f ield work and does not r eal ly care for the competi tion aspect of the

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programs. Many times, Wayne w i l l r egister and attend an event, but does not submit his painting at the end of the day.

The couple make time for their ar t, selecting shows and plein air events that w i l l f i l l their schedule up to a year in advance, which prompted this question to Pam; If i t were possible to work ful l-time as an ar tist, would she take advantage of that offer?

"I would love to work 24/7 as a ful l time ar tist! There are many things besides painting that take up your time as an ar tist; marketing, networking, fr aming. You would need to work ful l time to make i t as an ar tist."

Indeed, a career in ar t involves much time devoted to the jobs Pam descr ibes above, and in addition, much time devoted to becoming an ar tist. When I asked Wayne what goes into a painting besides r eadying your brushes, paints, canvas and easel, he laughed and said, "Fi f ty years! Fi f ty years of practice, practice, practice!"

"I used to spend 300-400 hours on one

painting. Today, I normally spend between 8 to 16 hours, and sometimes I can spend 1 1/2 hours on a painting at a plein air event that looks as good as a 16 hour painting, and vice ver sa. Many times, I spend more time planning, than working on a painting."

Pam states that working on puzzles helps her to gain a better know ledge of how to apply paint on the canvas. When she searches for the cor rect piece of a puzzle, she is searching for a shape, to connect to another shape. She sees these shapes in the subject she is painting, not necessar i ly the object she is painting, and tr ies to apply paint in the shapes that she obser ves in her r eference mater ial, whether on si te, or from a photo. She enjoys the process of mixing oi l paints to make color, as well , and prefer s the forgiving nature of oi l paint.

Wayne keeps fr ames around his easel, just for slapping onto a painting. He says i t helps him to stop painting. "I f I don't put a fr ame around i t, I won't stop painting, especial ly for paintings that include water. I t may not be the fr ame that ends up

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on the painting, but i t has to be fr amed, or I won't stop." "Paintings don't come al ive unti l they are fr amed. They'r e ver y impor tant," Pam added.

"I f i t wasn't for Wayne, I wouldn't be painting", she said, when I asked her how she became interested in painting. Wayne is also No. 1 on her l ist of favor i te Indiana painter s. "Wayne has taught me so much. I love his work! There are others that I admire, l ike Law rence Rudolech, but Wayne is my favor i te." I t was hear twarming to hear this gir l gush over the ar tist that she spends so much time w ith...their business, weekend ar t events, painting together at home. Her favor i te ar tist of old is Ada Shultz, a prominent ar tist that was a member of the Hoosier Group of Brow n County.

Wayne named T.C. Steele, and the l iving ar tists, C.W. Mundy and Carolyn Anderson, as his favor i te Indiana ar tists, both of whom can be found online i f you would l ike to view their work. T. C. Steele's work can be viewed at his home, located in Brow n County, Indiana. Wayne and Pam are well r ecognized in the community of central and southern Indiana ar tists, but i t wasn't always that way, as w ith any ar tist. I asked Wayne, who is now president of the Brow n County Ar t Galler y, to address how an ar tist can be encouraged to continue in their quest to become better in their craft;

"You need total honesty from a teacher. We are brutal ly honest w ith each other about our work. One time Pam descr ibed one of my

paintings as "toxic-waste", in front of a gal ler y ow ner. The ow ner had a great sense of humor, and we al l laughed, but, i t is necessar y to be honest. Also, l ike an other hobby or spor t, how many canvases do you have behind you? Practice, practice, practice!!!"

Pam continued, "Constructive cr i ticism....you don't want to discourage someone from painting. Some people advance faster than others. Sometimes, no matter what you say, you'l l hur t someone's feel ings. Now, w ith Wayne, he is never satisf ied. There w i l l always be something that he is feels needs to be improved."

Wayne felt that something needed to be improved about the way oi l paint dr ies on a palette in-between paintings. Although oi ls take a long time to dr y on a painting, they w i l l dr y out in a palette, even i f kept covered. A few years ago, Wayne designed an oi l paint box that is now shipped al l over the wor ld. Co2 gasses keep the leveled paint box in the per fect atmosphere to prevent spoi lage. His invention has a home in Austral ia, Germany, Japan, Sier r a Leone, and Sr i Lanka. Pam showed me a map of the USA w ith pins show ing the locations of the many ci ties across Amer ica that now have ow ners of Wayne's invention. You can f ind his invention on w w w.paintingsafe.com.

What would be the dream ar t destination for Wayne and Pam? Wayne would l ike to visi t the Louvre Ar t Museum, in Par is - w i th plenty of time to spare, and take notes. He would also l ike to paint at locations where there are plenty of

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boats, or yachts - water being a favor i te subject to conquer. Pam has visi ted the western United States, but i t was before she became an ar tist. She wants to paint in Wyoming and Montana, noting that since becoming an ar tist, she sees things in an enti r ely di f ferent l ight.

Many of the Campbell paintings adorn the show room of their business. A large wall upon entr y to the show room at 1406 Mer idian Street in Shelbyvi l le, displays the many years of toi l , study, and joy of painting. There is a large var iety of subject matter in their work and i t is an excellent example of the talent bestowed upon Wayne and Pam.

I think we could have spent a few more hours enjoying our conversations about ar t. There was much more than could f i t into this ar ticle. Ar t is a passion for this talented couple, and i t is r efr eshing to see the love that they have for each other, the suppor t they give in the form of healthy (non-toxic) cr i ticism and encouragement, and the time they al low each other to pur sue their dreams.

You can view many examples of the Campbell 's work and their contact information at WayneCampbellAr tist.com.

painting by Wayne Campbell

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HALLOWEEN CROSSWORDPUZZLE

ACROSS

2. orange fruit of the season

4. trick or

7. dress in this

9. nothing but bones

12. location of witch trials

13. bad dream

14. tiny f lying rodents

16. rides broomstick

17. changes at full moon

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1. John, director of "Halloween"

3. all ____ eve

5. two words, bad luck animal

6. walking dead

8. Jason's weapon

9. belief in supernatural

10. Dracula

11. l ingering spirit

15. Wes, director of "Scream"

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creat ing smilesCARING FAMILY DENTISTRY

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Noth ing r adiates a r oom l i ke a

genuine sm i le. The sim ple show

of happiness i s enough to

br i ghten m oods of ever yone who

sees i t . And ther e's one place i n

Shelbyvi l l e dedicated to giv ing

anyone the per fect sm i le.

Halloween w i l l mark the two year anniver sar y of Car ing Family Dentistr y. The cozy blue house just west of the cir cle on Broadway has spent ever y day over these past two years working hard on providing amazing dental care for fami l ies and individuals al ike. What's more, they are also providing comfor t.

"Sometimes people are fear ful of dentist off ices. We make sure ever yone who walks through the door feels as comfor table as possible," Dr. Rob Cair d says.

A simple tour through the bui lding shows just how easy i t is to feel comfor table at Car ing Family Dentistr y. Fun and relaxing murals l ine the walls in each room. And possibly more impor tantly, ever yone you meet there w i l l greet you w ith a smi le on their face.

Family Car ing Dentistr y is one of those rare instances of a tr ue family practice. Dr. Cair d enjoys working side by side w ith his w ife, Judy, and two chi ldren Daw nya and James. Tr isha Bow man and Cassidy Haidle round out the team, which Dr. Cair d tr uly consider s a fami ly. Together, they provide an atmosphere that makes ever y cl ient feel r ight at home.

The Cair d fami ly has been practicing dentistr y in Shelbyvi l le for the past seven years. One of only three people in the state of Indiana w ith a Mobi le Dental License, Dr. Cair d was recrui ted to help give dental care to those who handle the horses we see at Indiana Grand Racing.

"Our mission is promot ing

posit ive sel f image by

giving people a smile they

can be proud of ."

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"I t 's so r ewarding giving these people the care they need," Dr. Cair d continues. "I t 's a migrator y type of work these people do, which makes i t hard for them to have steady health plans. We are honored to provide a par t of that for them."

A few years ago, another Shelbyvi l le dentist by the name of David Lux r eti r ed from his local practice. The off ice bui lding was one that, whi le i t was well know n throughout the community, stayed vacant for over a year. This bui lding has now become the home of Family Car ing Dentistr y.

Judy Cair d and Daw nya Nestleroad attended school together to become Licensed Dental Hygienists, and actually were the f i r st mother /daughter combination to get this special schooling at the same time. James Cair d studied to become an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant. The Cair d fami ly has worked together for the past seven years, honing their craft and gell ing as much chemistr y as any group of coworkers could possibly have. I t 's because of this r elationship that Car ing Family Dentistr y is so great.

"Ever y one of our cl ients becomes par t of the family."

This is the mantra of Car ing Family Dentistr y. The family atmosphere is their secret to overcoming the hurdle of fear some people have w ith the dentist off ice.

Whi le they happi ly provide general fami ly and individual oral maintenance, the Cair d fami ly special izes in aesthetic and cosmetic improvements in dentistr y.

"When a person is self conscious about their smi le, i t can have a negative impact on their whole l i fe. They subconsciously stay r eser ved, and never let their tr ue personali ty show - for fear of smi l ing to genuinely," says Dr. Cair d. "Our mission is promoting posi tive self image by giving people a smi le they can be proud of."

Take a look even into the front waiting room of Car ing Family Dentistr y, and you'l l see fr amed photographs of great ar tistic style and subject. Dr. Cair d, an avid photographer, took al l of these pictures himself.

Ar tistic abi l i ty and creativi ty has a strong place in the dental wor ld today. Especial ly on the cosmetic side, i t 's impor tant to have an ar tistic eye to give people a beauti ful and natural looking smile. This is something Dr. Cair d takes ver y ser iously.

Car ing Family Dentistr y doesn't use any metal for f i l l ings or crow ns; making sure ever ything has the color and feel of the or iginal tooth.

Technology has also given great advances to the dental wor ld over the past few years. The equipment used at Car ing Family Dentistr y is top of the l ine, al low ing for precision and comfor t. They can also provide oral conscious sedation for those ner vous about any potential discomfor t w i th a dental procedure. Again, the Cair d fami ly is dedicated to making each cl ient feel comfor table and 16

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r elaxed.

Throughout al l of dentistr y, only about f ive percent of tr eatments are considered medical necessi ties. These are cases such as tr auma or strong pain. For ever ything else, the person goes to the dentist making a conscious decision to improve their smi le or dental hygiene.

This goes along w ith the mission statement at Car ing Family Dentistr y: giving ever yone the smile they want. Promoting posi tive self image through radiating smi les is tr uly their passion. They offer top of the l ine tr eatments at the most r easonable pr ices imaginable. They do i t this way because, once again, i t 's their passion.

It there's one statement to sum up Car ing Family Dentistr y and what they believe in, i t 's a quote that can be found pr inted in their blue off ice just west of the cir cle on Broadway Street:

"We are here to create beauti ful smi les and help promote a posi tive self image."

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FUN HALLOWEEN FACTSOctober 31 marks a holiday that, whi le i t isn't ever ybody's favor i te, has plenty of tr adi tion over the years. From hor ror movies to tr ick-or -tr eating, there's a lot of Halloween tr ivia that may come as a surpr ise to many. Here are just a few things you may not know about Halloween:

1. The movie "Halloween" (1978) was on such a tight budget that the main cast had to help car r y tr ash bags f i l led w ith fake leaves from set to set.

2. Also because of the low budget, the or iginal "Halloween" mask was actually a Star Trek mask of Wi l l iam Shatner.

3. The f i r st Jack O'Lanterns weren't made w ith pumpkins, but w ith turnips.

4. An even f i f ty per cent of kids say they prefer chocolate candy on Halloween, whi le the other f i f ty prefer s non-chocolate candy.

5. In Medieval Europe, hear ing an ow l's cal l supposedly meant someone was about to die.

6. The f i r st know n mention of tr ick-or -tr eating occur red 1927, in Alber ta, Canada.

7. "Souling" was the medieval precursor to tr ick-or -tr eating. The poor would go door to door praying for lost souls in exchange for cake.

8. Orange is the color of str ength, endurance in the har vest. Black is the color of death. The color s together symbolize that Halloween marks the boundar ies of l i fe and death.

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9. Ir eland is typical ly bel ieved to be the bir thplace of Halloween.

10. Scarecrowd, a popular Halloween symbol, marks the tr ue agr icultural roots of the holiday.

11. A Scottish schoolgir l tr adi tion states that they could see images of their future husband i f they hung wet sheets in front of a f i r e on Halloween.

12. Houdini , one of the most famous and myster ious f igures in the wor ld of magic, str angely died in 1926 on Halloween night.

13. According to tr adi tion, i f a per son wears his or her clothes inside out and walks backwards on Halloween midnight, they w i l l see a w itch.

14. Dressing up as ghosts or monster s on Halloween began as Celtic tr adi tion. They believed doing so would help them go unnoticed from real demons and spir i ts roaming that night.

15. Pre-Halloween har vest celebrations l i t f i r es to ensure the sun would r eturn after the upcoming w inter. People would toss cattle bones into the f lames, hence the name "bonfi r e."

16. Around 40 percent of adults sur vey intend to wear a costume on Halloween this year, whi le only 30 percent plan on attending a par ty.

17. Near ly 7 bi l l ion dollar s were spent on Halloween costumes last year, according to the National Retai l Federation.

18. Both Salem, Massachusetts and Anoka, Minnesota consider themselves the sole Halloween capitals of the wor ld.

19. China has a Halloween festival know n as Teng Chieh, the Lantern Festival. Lights, along w ith food, are placed outside homes to guide spir i ts.

20. Boston holds the r ecord for the most Jack O'Lanterns l i t at once - 30,128.

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21. The Vi l lage Halloween parade in NYC is the largest of i ts kind. The parade includes 50,000 par ticipants and draws over two mi l l ion spectator s.

22. In many countr ies, such as France and Austral ia, Halloween is seen as an unwanted and over ly commercial ized Amer ican inf luence.

23. Drew Bar r ymore was or iginal ly cast as the lead role in "Scream," but after r eading the scr ipt decided she would r ather play the victim in the now -famous prologue.

24. Dir ector Wes Craven hated ever y mask given to him for the "Scream" f i lm, so he found one on clearance of a Halloween store and used i t instead.

25. The United States tr ick-or -tr eating is actually a playful adaptation from a Wor ld War II tr adi tion where chi ldren would go door to door begging for food after Thanksgiving.

26. Halloween candy sales pass 2 bi l l ion dollar s in the United States each year.

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UPCOMING EVENTSOCTOBER

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ACROSS

2. PUMPKIN

4. TREAT

7. COSTUME

9. SKELETON

12. SALEM

13. NIGHTMARE

14. BATS

16. WITCH

17. WEREWOLF

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3. HALLOWS

5. BLACKCAT

6. ZOMBIE

8. MACHETE

9. SUPERSTITION

10. VAMPIRE

11. GHOST

15. CRAVEN

The temperature has star ted to cool. Leaves are fal l ing, and the sur roundings are becoming an ar ray of color s easy on the eyes. I t 's a great time to get out and about. With that in mind, here are some fun events going on throughout tow n that are defini tely wor th checking out:

October 1 - Major Health Par tner s: Pink Out Par ty

October 2 - MainStreet Shelbyvi l le Fir st Fr iday: Beer Fest

October 3 - Knights of Columbus: 4th Annual Raff le

October 3 - Shelby County Fair Association: Community Rummage Sale

October 5 - Ci ty of Shelbyvi l le Str eet Depar tment: Fall Clean Up

October 5 - Purdue Extension: Qui l ting Class

October 10 - Pantr y Pals-Gleaners Food Bank Drop Off

October 14 - October Networking Lunch

October 21 - Purdue Extension: Basic Cake Decorating

October 24 - Indiana Grand Racing and Casino: Quar ter Horse Stakes Night

October 24 - Shelbyvi l le Rotar y Club: 24th Annual Gala Char i ty Auction

October 31 - Indiana Grand Racing and Casino: Breeder 's Cup / Closing Night

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BUSINESS DIRECTORYOCTOBER

We at Hometow n Living Magazine would l ike to take a moment to thank al l of the companies and business ow ners you w i l l f ind w ithin our pages this month. You can f ind information on these amazing companies, as well as l inks to their websi tes, on our social media pages!

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Blue River Pr int i ng

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Much of this issue has admittedly been focused on Halloween. I t 's a fun time of year, and a chance to dress up and act goofier than ever ! But beyond that, Halloween is a festival for the kids. They get to put on costumes as their favor i te heroes or character s, and eat so much candy that we should al l be glad i t only happens once a year !

As fun as Halloween can be for kids, i t 's impor tant that their safety r emains of paramount impor tance. Tr ick-or -tr eating has been around a long time, but let's not forget a few simple things we can do to make the fun exper ience a safe one, too.

It helps to map out the tr ick-or -tr eat path before the big day. I f nothing else, you can avoid taking longer routes than necessar y. And when you think about i t, a chi ld w ith sore legs won't be having any fun at al l .

Flashlights should be kept on your per son at al l times. These days, i t 's hard to f ind a phone w ithout one on i t. Keep that sucker l i t so car s can see you coming! Check your chi ld's candy. This has become such a cl iched urban legend that most people ignore i t altogether these days. But i t doesn't take long, and i t 's better safe than sor r y!

From ever yone here at Hometow n Living, I 'd l ike to w ish ever yone a fun and safe Halloween. Dress up, get a l i ttle crazy, eat candy - and we'l l see you next month!

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