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Danville: 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 31 downtown and 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 citywide Junction City: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 Perryville: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 Stanford: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 Crab Orchard: 5-8 p.m. Oct. 31 Hustonville: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 31 Lancaster: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 Harrodsburg: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 citywide. Downtown Harrodsburg will have "Night of the Great Pumpkin" from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 on Main Street. Costume contests, games and trick-or-treating are planned. Burgin: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 Liberty: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 31 Also, Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation will hold trick-or-treating from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30. Come in costume and be eligible for prizes and gift cards.

Halloween is one holiday that poses a unique, potential threat to your pet's well being. For kids, the goal of trick-or-treating is to obtain as much candy as possible by going door to door dressed in costumes and beg for treats. In recent years, pets are getting in on the fun, even wearing custom-made pet costumes. However, some pets may not be used to crowds, scary costumes and spooky noises. Keep in mind, your pet could became frightened and behave uncharacteristically by running away, barking excessively, or even biting someone.

Nicholasville Now will be hosting Spooky Time On Main Friday, Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Jessamine County Courthouse. The Halloween spectacular will include a Ghost & Goblin Children's March, Guess the Pumpkins Weight Contest, Counting Candy Corn, Dancing with Count Dracula and a chance to meet Dr. Seuss characters Thing 1 and Thing 2. Trick or Treat bags will be provide. For more information call 881-3820.

Moreland Fire Department chili supper The Moreland Fire Department will hold an all-you-can-eat chili and bean supper on the corner of 1194 and 2141 on Saturday, Oct. 18 starting at 5 p.m. Cost is $5. For more information, call (606) 346-2391. All proceeds will go to 2008 fire prevention. Crab Orchard monument fund-raiser A bean and chili supper will be held Friday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Broughtontown Community Center for upkeep and additions for the Crab Orchard Veteran's Monument.

By now, Danny Hogue is used to getting looks when he's in his new ride - or is it on his new ride? "Every time I go by some of the kids, they call it a punch buggy, and they punch each other," Hogue said. "They don't know whether to call it a punch buggy or a motorcycle. " Maybe both are right. Hogue, 63, made his newest vehicle out of the front end of a Honda GL-1000 motorcycle and the rear end of a 1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle, along with pieces from several other cars and bikes and even a rotor tiller.

Shannon Yeast of Harrodsburg has kept his 1994 Chevrolet S-10 in immaculate condition for the last 10 years. The member of Totally Tricked car and truck club bought the truck right out of high school and has slowly tricked it out into a low rider with a full air ride suspension. Yeast, 28, said he never intended to keep the truck so long. His father passed away six years ago, and Yeast decided then to keep the truck. Yeast's father was also a car enthusiast who loved to fix up classic rides and new vehicles as well.

The federal Treasury Department holds more faith in the ability of Americans to identify counterfeit currency than many Frankfort politicians hold in Kentuckians to determine if their hard-earned money gets spent wisely. Banks start getting the redesigned $5 bills from the Federal Reserve this week. The bills come with a new color scheme, two watermarks and alternating background patterns. U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobeda Cabral recently said that the new "fiver" allows the public to provide "the first line of defense" against counterfeiters.

The holiday season is in full swing and for technically-inclined friends or family members, so are the requests for holiday computer help. While these holiday requests are an inconvenience to some, others embrace the challenge and seize the moment. If you are the techie in your circle of friends or family, make sure you're up for the challenge by coming prepared. Here are a few things you might consider to have on hand when you make those holiday visits. Various cables - sometimes something as simple as a new cable can solve a mysterious computer problem.

Gayle Young swings 18-month-old Kaden Young outside the downtown parking garage while inside members of the Stanford Fire Department hand out candy. The Stanford Main Street and the Chamber of Commerce produced the event. See more photos on line at www.theinteriorjournal.com. (Photos by George Lewis)

Cities observing trick or treat hours today include: Junction City: 5-8 p.m. Perryville: 6-8 p.m. Hustonville: 5-7 p.m. Lancaster: 6-8 p.m. Harrodsburg: 6-8 p.m. Burgin: 6-8 p.m. Liberty: 5-7 p.m.