Congratulations to Arline Sobolewski. She won the free subscription to The Times that we gave away at the Fountain Hills Chamber Business Expo last Wednesday.

On the business side, Dori Wittrig of Sonoran Lifestyle Real Estate won the free quarter page ad. The ad can be placed in either The Times or Let’s Go.

Again, congratulations to both of you.

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Boo! It’s Halloween tomorrow and that means family fun on The Avenue of the Fountains.

Remember that The Avenue will be closed to traffic at 2 p.m. so that booths can be set up. There will be free games, music, bounce houses, a petting zoo, firefighter candy drop, photo booth and more at the event that runs from 4 to 8 p.m.

There will also be costume contests, entertainment and food and refreshments. It should be a fun time for all ages.

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Also opening on the Avenue on Halloween is the Frazier Shows Carnival. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday; 5 to 10 p.m. Friday; 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Specially priced Super Passes” and “unlimited ride” wrist band are on sale at the Fountain Hills Theater Box office for $15 through today, Oct. 30, only.

The super passes of 10 rides can be shared by several people and represents a $25 savings over the cost if bought individually at the event. Call 837-9661, ext. 3, for information. The theater gets a portion of the pre-sales as a fund-raiser for the youth program.

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The Fountain Hills Community Band is looking for a few good musicians. Openings are in all sections. Membership in the band is open to anyone who can perform on a band instrument and have a minimum of high school ability.

Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. at the middle school band room.

For more information, call Ed Madden, conductor, 816-4068, or Dale Nelson at 836-4357.

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Be sure to check out the latest edition of Let’s Go in this week’s newspaper.

The issue contains a preview of the 39th annual Fountain Festival of Arts and Crafts and other November activities and events.

Those include the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, the Thanksgiving Day Parade, Veterans Day events and McDowell Mountain Month activities.

You’ll enjoy those stories, the regular features and the Parks and Recreation In the Loop.

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Here’s another reminder to get your mail ballots turned in by Tuesday, Nov. 5. Those of you who don’t seem to find the time to get your ballots returned in the mail early enough for them to be tabulated, be sure to turn yours in by 7 p.m. Tuesday at Town Hall.

As most of you know we are voting on three financial issues: a budget override for the Fountain Hills Unified School District, an $8 million capital bond for campus improvements and a Town of Fountain Hills $8.2 million bond issue for the reconstruction of Saguaro Boulevard.

I’m voting in favor of all three, and I urge you to do the same.