A small trick or treater at the South Salem High School Trick or Treat Community Party on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Salem kids made a strong showing at two community events to celebrate the spookiest night of the year.
The 11th annual Fairmount Halloween Parade drew kids and local politicians for a walk around the historic south Salem neighborhood that’s home to Mahonia Hall, the governor’s mansion.
At South Salem High School, kids made the rounds to doors decorated by students, collecting candy along the way.
Alice with her umbrella at the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Kids strut their stuff at the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Adults also enjoyed getting dressed up in costume for the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon, at the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A family enjoys the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Trick or treaters go door to door in the neighborhood around South Salem High School on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A centipede weaves its way down the route of the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A family enjoys the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Truly scary yard decorations greet trick or treaters in the South Salem neighborhood on Halloween night on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A smaller version of Bob Ross at the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Bystanders enjoy the Fairmount Halloween parade on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A fun family costume at the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)People wait to get in at the South Salem High School Trick or Treat Community Party on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Carrie attends the South Salem High School Trick or Treat Community Party on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)South Salem High School students hand out candy at the South Salem High School Trick or Treat Community Party on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A scary costume duo at the South Salem High School Trick or Treat Community Party on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Students prepare to cowgirl up at their candy station at the South Salem High School Trick or Treat Community Party on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)One the many candy stations set up inside South Salem high school at the South Salem High School Trick or Treat Community Party on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)The lines of people grew longer as the night began at the South Salem High School Trick or Treat Community Party on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A trick or treater gets their reward at the South Salem High School Trick or Treat Community Party on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Even the smallest trick or treater got into the spirit of things at the South Salem High School Trick or Treat Community Party on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A fun family costume at the South Salem High School Trick or Treat Community Party on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A terrifying mask sets the stage at the South Salem High School Trick or Treat Community Party on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)An avocado and toast get candy at the South Salem High School Trick or Treat Community Party on Monday, Oct. 31 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
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Laura Tesler has lived in Salem, Oregon for 20 years and is originally from Flint, MI. Laura has been an underwater photographer for 15 years, and is an avid scuba diver. Topside, she has been taking photographs since age 12, and currently works on assignment for the Salem Reporter, and full time purchasing land for fish and wildlife habitat in the Willamette Valley. Laura attended Oregon State University, and has traveled extensively all over the world and the United States.
