Halloween 2009

Halloween night was spent at a party held at the College Hill house of Janet Rine, a former classmate of mine from Great Bend who now owns Cafe Moderne in Old Town. Janet and her husband do Halloween BIG. They spend a lot of money and a lot of time decorating their house inside and out, including setting up a real organ that Janet's husband plays himself as hundreds of trick-or-treaters line up at their front steps.

The scene outside their house, which is two blocks west of Broadview, Wichita's big Halloween street.


One of their trick or treaters.

Outside their home.


Part of the lawn decor.

More lawn decor.


This is outside a house on Broadview. The scene of lavishly decorated yards and literally thousands of trick-or-treaters roaming the streets in and around must be experienced. This has been going on in Wichita for years and although the Eagle has written about it several times, I had no idea it was this huge of a deal. Next year, we're hoping to take Dale's grandkids to see it. Above, the "pumpkinheads" who live at this house actually put on a little play, repeated throughout the night.


Another display.

Teen in costume.

Another display.

More yard decor.


A house on Broadview.


A haunted pirate ship built in someone's front yard on Broadview.



Later, we went to Oeno wine bar, which had a costume contest.


The guy holding the missile got second place as North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il.

First place went to Jeannie and her master, Capt. Nelson.


Dale and me.