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Photos from Lou Braswell, executive director, Leavenworth Road Association
More than 160 kids visited Eisenhower Recreation Center, 2901 N. 72nd, on Halloween night to trick-or-treat at a safe Halloween program.
The event was one of several sponsored by the Unified Government Parks and Recreation Department throughout the city.
The Leavenworth Road Association assisted by providing volunteers to staff the event and providing candy for the children.
Don’t let this Halloween be a trick-or-treat snacktastrophe. Try these tips from the American Heart Association to make your Halloween festivities fun, safe and healthy for you and your family:
• Eat first. Have a healthy meal before you go trick-or-treating to reduce temptation to snack while walking,
• Get moving. Make trick-or-treating a workout. Set a goal of how many houses you will walk to or wear pedometers and have healthy prizes for the person who has the most steps.
• Be that house. Think about a healthier version of treats to give out at your house: Mini boxes of raisins, 100 percent juice juice-boxes, snack-sized pretzels, pre-packaged trail mixes, pre-packaged dried fruits, crayons, stickers, silly bands, tooth brushes, bubbles, plastic spiders, or coupons to local frozen yogurt stores.
• Bag it. Find the right-sized collection bag for your child. Steer clear of the pillowcase method.
Follow these suggestions to have a healthy post-Halloween:
• Avoid the urge to buy on-sale candy in the grocery stores after Halloween. The decision not to buy something once is a lot easier than saying no every time you walk by the candy jar .
• Pick out enough candy for one piece a day for five days and put those in the fridge. When your child asks for a piece of candy, make sure to pair it with a healthy snack like a an apple, a banana or some healthy nuts.
• “Buy back” the candy from your child with money or tokens they can trade in for a fun activity like a day at the zoo or an ice skating adventure.
The deadline is Nov. 17 to schedule an appointment for a home energy audit with the Board of Public Utilities, according to a BPU spokesman.
Those who are interested in a BPU home energy audit may call 913-573-9997 or email EnergyAudit@bpu.com.
Customers may spend $50 for an audit that may save them hundreds of dollars on their utility bills, according to the spokesman.
The tests will include blower door tests to identify costly air leakages; combustible appliance zone test; up to 10 free compact fluorescent light bulbs; recommendations for energy efficiency improvements; and development of an energy conservation plan.
Homeowners must have 12 months of electric usage with the BPU.
Those who make the recommended improvements within 90 days will get a $50 refund of their appointment fee, according to the BPU.