KEEPING IT SAFE FOR KIDS HALLOWEEN GUIDE TO DODGING DANGER.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - As younger residents of the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley go out en masse en masse adv. In one group or body; all together: The protesters marched en masse to the capitol. [French : en, in + masse, mass. tonight, sheriff's officials are offering tips to keep the trick-or- treaters safe. Among the tips: --Encourage children to trick-or-treat in the daylight. If going out at night, children should wear light-color costumes fitted with reflective tape. Costumes should fit properly and makeup should be used instead of masks, because masks can obstruct ob·struct v. To block or close a body passage so as to hinder or interrupt a flow. ob·struc  tive adj. a child's vision. Children should carry a flashlight and be accompanied by an adult with a flashlight. Candy should not be eaten unless it is in its original wrapper A data structure or software that contains ("wraps around") other data or software, so that the contained elements can exist in the newer system. The term is often used with component software, where a wrapper is placed around a legacy routine to make it behave like an object. and inspected first. Suspicious candy should be thrown away and not opened. Trick-or-treaters should use well-lighted streets with little traffic and cross only at street corners or traffic-controlled intersections. Sheriff's officials also encouraged homeowners expecting trick-or- treaters to turn on exterior lights and to remove objects from their yard that might present a hazard. Suspicious or criminal activity should be reported to the local sheriff's station. Free Halloween safety handouts from the National Crime Prevention Council are available from the Lancaster sheriff's station and the city of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. by calling (661) 940-3832. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Raeleen West, 8, shows off a jack-o'-lantern she made, to the amazement of Dajah Crowfield, 4, right, Tuesday at Pinecrest School in Lancaster. (2 -- color) Pinecrest School students marvel at classroom-crafted jack-o'- lanterns in a pre-Halloween display Tuesday. (3 -- color) Thomas Tedvin, 3, has a pumpkin pumpkin, common name for the genus Cucurbita of the family Cucurbitaceae (gourd family), a group that includes the pumpkins and squashes—the names may be used interchangeably and without botanical distinction. C. he's costumed as a ghost for All Hallow's Eve. (4 -- color) Sydney Lavolois, 5, holds a tall jack-o'-lantern with a wickedly grinning face. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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