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Family Fun at North Riverside's Great Pumpkin Event on 10/24

Festive Fun Includes Entertainment, Pumpkin Decorating Flashlight Hunt & Prizes

You do not want to miss this year's Great Pumpkin Challenge at North Riverside's Village Commons! Registration is required, and the deadline (10/12) is quickly approaching. Interested parties can simply call the Recreation Department at (708) 442-5515 and register for only $3/person. Participants are encouraged to wear costumes! Everyone will decorate a "pumpkin", enjoy electrifying entertainment by the Mad Twister, visit with animals from Crosstown Exotics, then head out in a monstrous march for the flashlight pumpkin hunt! Be sure to bring your flashlights! Everyone gets a prize, but one lucky grand prize winner will be awarded a gift basket, valued at approximately $100!!! Be sure to check out the fun at www.facebook.com/NRRecreation!

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