Halloween 2009 in Cherokee

Kids gathered around Heidi Church, Youth and Family Ministries Director at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Saturday evening during the devotional at the first annual Trunk or Treat. The Trunk or Treat handed out candy to approximately 200 kids between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Halloween.

Elmo, also known as 9 month old Aidyn Halverson, visited the Trunk or Treat at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Halloween. He was accompanied by his two spidermen brothers and his parents.

The Cherokee Chamber trick or treat parade drew more than 250 children out in costume to walk from business to business to collect candy on Saturday afternoon.

Sheena Smith,an employee at Corvo's Restaurant,showed her Halloween spirit and dressed up to hand out candy to the kids during the Cherokee Chamber trick or treat costume parade.

Cheryl Ellis escorts her four girls, along with her two older daughters, Dallas and Heather, across the street to the next stop for candy on Halloween afternoon. The Ellis girls (left to right) dressed as a dragon fly, butterfly, ladybug and a honey bee.

Hannah Sayler, 9, dressed up as Hermione Granger from the popular Harry Potter movies for the trick or treat parade downtown on Halloween afternoon.

Kaylee Cresap, 1, was pushed in her stroller through the trick or treat parade on Halloween. Cresap was dressed as a pink dinosaur for the event and could find many fellow dinosaurs wandering the parade as well.

Roman Thill, 1, dressed as a pirate, also played the part during the Cherokee Chamber trick or treat parade downtown on Saturday afternoon.

Lauren Schubert, 4, and her very unhappy sister Addison,1, dressed as Raggedy Ann's for trick or treating on Saturday.