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Jordan trick or treat is Friday
The Jordan Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its second annual Jordan business trick or treat from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.
Parents are invited to bring their children to this safe daylight event. Participating businesses include American Family Insurance, Chiropractic Specialists, City of Jordan, Dalco Companies, Edward Jones, ERA Sandey Realty, Hometown Bank, Insurance Brokers of Minnesota, Subway, Iris Valley General Store, Jordan Ace Hardware, Radermacher’s Fresh Market, Riverland Bank, River of Life Chiropractic, Studio J Salon, Total Health Advantage, Valley Eye Clinic, the Jordan Independent, and Wolf Motors.
Guides are available at the new chamber of commerce office, located at 212 Second St. E., Suite 104.
Children must be accompanied by adults. There is no charge to attend this event. For more information, call the chamber of commerce at 952-492-2355.

Reduce the chance of fire this Halloween
Halloween plans typically include frightful activities, and paying attention to a few safety tips can make the difference between having a frightfully fun experience versus a frightfully tragic one.
+ Buy only costumes, wigs and props labeled flame resistant or flame retardant. If you are making your own costume, choose material that won't easily ignite if it comes into contact with heat or flame. Avoid using billowing or long-trailing features. If your child is wearing a mask, make sure the eye holes are large enough so they can see out of it.
+ Provide children with lightweight flashlights to carry for lighting or as part of their costume.
+ Dried flowers, cornstalks, and crepe paper are highly flammable. Keep these and other decorations well away from all open flames and heat sources, including light bulbs and heaters.
+ It is safest to use a flashlight or battery-operated candles in a jack-o-lantern. If you use a real candle, use extreme caution. Make sure children are watched at all times when candles are lit. When lighting candles inside jack-o-lanterns, use long fireplace-style matches or a utility lighter. Be sure to place lit pumpkins well away from anything that can burn including trick-or-treaters, doorsteps, walkways, and yards.
+ Remember to keep exits clear of decorations, so nothing blocks escape routes.
+ Tell children to stay away from open flames.  Be sure they know how to stop, drop, and roll if their clothing catches fire.
+ Use flashlights as alternatives to candles or torch lights when decorating walkways and yards. They are much safer for trick-or-treaters, whose costumes may brush against the lighting.
+ If your children are going to Halloween parties at others’ homes, have them look for exits and plan how they would get out in an emergency.

Halloween comes to the Arboretum
Bring your little ghosts and goblins and enjoy special Halloween events and activities at the Ar-BOO-retum!  
There is a children’s story time at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in the Andersen Horticultural Library. Apples will be handed out to trick or treaters in the gift store and cookies in the restaurant. Screenings of “Bill’s Big Pumpkins” documentary will be played at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. in McMillan Auditorium.
The Arboretum is located at 3675 Arboretum Drive in Chaska.
Admission is free for everyone arriving in costume this day.  
The Arboretum is open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas from 8 a.m. to sunset. For more information, go to www.arboretum.umn.edu or call the Arboretum at 952-443-1400. General admission is $9 adults and free for members and ages 15 and younger.

Hospital, dentist sponsor candy buy-back
St. Francis Regional Medical Center and Park Dental in Shakopee are sponsoring a Halloween candy buy-back event from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in the main entrance lobby at St. Francis. Children will be paid $1 per pound of candy by St. Francis and Park Dental.
For every pound of candy bought back, St. Francis will donate $2 to the new Jordan Area Food Shelf, which opened Oct. 10.
The candy must be unopened, as it will be sent to troops overseas. Children are encouraged to write notes to the troops to accompany the candy.
St. Francis and Park Dental say they want to encourage healthy food choices for kids.
For more information, call St. Francis at 952-428-2000.

Historical society hosts ghostly tales
The Scott County Historical Society will host an evening of ghostly tales, beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the historical society, 235 Fuller St. S. in Shakopee.
Jordan’s resident ghost hunter Kathleen Machowski of Minnesota’s Beyond the Veil will present tales of hauntings and paranormal activity.
The cost is $4 for adults and $2 for students. Historical society members can attend for free. For more information, call the historical society at 952-445-0378.