Staff from the Pendleton store hand out treats at the Willamette Heritage Center's Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)
The temperature hovered around 42 degrees at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29, but that didn’t deter the steady stream of trick-o-treaters from showing up to the Gilbert House Children’s Museum Halloween Re-Engineered event. Held in front of the A.C. Gilbert House underneath the Marion Street Bridge, there were several stations set up where attendees could make a paper ghost, create slime, fill a creepy hand with candy, create drawings, and compete in a costume contest.
The 4th annual Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat was also in full swing at the Willamette Heritage Center, with various community partner’s booths set up to hand out treats to eager attendees. This event was very popular and cars were lined up from Southeast 12th Street all the way to State Street with people waiting to enter the event.
Gabbi Klawuhn shows off a warm Pikachu costume at the AC Gilbert Halloween Re-Engineered Event on Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Sahaan, 15 months, works on getting a ring around a cone at the AC Gilbert Halloween Re-Engineered Event on Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Melissa Duncan and Mami Aosved, Willamette University Chemistry Club members, volunteered to run the slime booth at the AC Gilbert Halloween Re-Engineered Event on Oct. 29, 2023. (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Izzy Riviera waits patiently for her turn at the AC Gilbert Halloween Re-Engineered Event on Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Ellie Sund gets ready to create a Halloween masterpice at the AC Gilbert Halloween Re-Engineered Event on Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Attendees of the Halloween Re-Engineered Event underneath the Marion Street Bridge in front of the AC Gilbert House on Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Opal Klawuhn fills a spooky bag shaped like a hand with candy at the Halloween Re-Engineered event on Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter) Jaxon Kettor waits in line at the candy hand making station at the AC Gilbert Halloween Re-Engineered Event on Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)There were some scary customers this year at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct/ 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Canine trick or treaters were welcome at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Officer DeFrancesco hands out candy at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, October 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)A member of the Salem Fire Foundation Board attends the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)A trick or treater awaits the treat in their car at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)A moon roof came in handy during the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)The staff at the Kraft Construction booth make sure everyone got a treat at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Treat bags ready to hand out from the staff at Doty, Pruett and Wilson CPAs at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Staff from Doty, Pruett and Wilson CPAs hand out treat bags to attendees at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Ken and Barbie stock up on treats to hand out at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Staff from Meadow’s Mutt’s Grooming Service hand out candy at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Meadow Araujo is surrounded by Mini, Gigi, and Emlyn in costume at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Kristi Coulombe from Cascade Dental hands out specially ordered Halloween colored toothbrushes and a treat at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Scare tactics were at their finest at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Ironman had to lift his mask to see the candy choices better at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)The dancing witches were a huge hit with attendees at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)This cowboy from Edward Jones was quick to ride up with treats for attendees during the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)A volunteer at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event helps direct traffic on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Friendly dinosaurs dispensed candy at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Even the small fry were enjoying themsleves during the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Even Marie Antoinette was enjoying herself at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)The dancing witches were a huge hit with attendees at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)The folks at the CJ Hansen booth went all out for Christamas at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Bodhi Williams works on making a paper ghost at the AC Gilbert Halloween Re-Engineered Event on Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Layla plays with her bat toy she made at the AC Gilbert Halloween Re-Engineered Event on Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Halloween is for bigger kids too as Lily, Madeline and Ryan were proof of at the AC Gilbert Halloween Re-Engineered Event on Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Anon-Elise, 4, makes a ghost at the AC Gilbert Halloween Re-Engineered Event on Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Lorezo gets the bag of slime he made at the AC Gilbert Halloween Re-Engineered Event on Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Rowen gets a bag of slime she made at the AC Gilbert Halloween Re-Engineered Event on Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)A friendly shark from the Kroc Center greeted attendees at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)The devil might have been in the details at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Canine trick or treaters were welcome at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)A welcoming rat for attendees of the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)This family decided to bike through the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)A butterfly from the Grant Neighborhood Association booth brought treats to this car during the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, October 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Even the small fry were enjoying themsleves during the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Sunny weather made attendance high at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Salem Fire Department employees hand out candy at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)There were many happy faces at the Willamette Heritage Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the 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.
