Halloween on parade

Members of VFW Post 5069 carried the colors for the parade as they have since the 1970s. (From left) Commander Ernest Daubenspeck, Nevin Fritz, Gene Schaeffer, Nevin Fritz and Dave Houser. CHRIS REBER/TIMES NEWS

Kaia Mehnert rides in a Dance with Kim School car through the procession. DANIELLE DERRICKSON/TIMES NEWS

This year’s Carbon County Fair Queen, Katie Aaron, 17, throws candy to the crowd. DANIELLE DERRICKSON/TIMES NEWS

A float by Knoebel’s Amusement Park, Elysburg, was one of many brilliantly lighted entries lining Broad Street on Wednesday during the Tamaqua Halloween Parade.

Palmerton Booster Club JV cheerleaders went back to the ’80s with their float Monday night in the Palmerton Halloween Parade. The float won judges’ choice for Outstanding Palmerton Sports Group Float.

Palmerton Booster Club Varsity Cheerleaders perform a fearless routine during the Palmerton Halloween Parade on Monday. JARRAD HEDES/TIMES NEWS

Mason’s Cold Beer had a skeleton drinking from a keg mounted on the hood of a vehicle. RON GOWER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS

The staff of the Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank summed up the season with their raincoats in the Jim Thorpe Halloween parade. Several Halloween parades were postponed this year because of heavy rain. RON GOWER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS

The Tamaqua Area Youth Soccer Association, a perennial favorite, once again had a strong presence in the Tamaqua Halloween Parade with entries featuring creativity and imagination. DONALD R. SERFASS/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS