Star Wars characters, Captains Morgan, Sesame Street muppets and hundreds of others showed up for a Halloween parade held in honour of longtime town resident Linda Carter Halloween evening, Oct. 31.

Erika Walton, organizer of the event, was emotional Sunday after receiving a strong response for the parade. An estimated 300 plus residents made the walk from the HomesteaderSA国际影视传媒檚 Inn along Miron Drive to Ms. CarterSA国际影视传媒檚 home, where she waited with her loved ones at the end of her driveway.

A longtime resident and contributor to the community, Carter was remembered for her years of providing a haunted house at her trailer home on Halloween for visitors.

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Walton said she wanted to hold a special event for Linda for more than two months because of her contributions to the town but it wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 until Oct. 26 when she pitched the idea of a parade to the family.

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