LETHFORD DAILY

Vol. 1, Issue. 5October 2020

HALLOWEEN DISCONTINUED

City officials are urging Lethford citizens to forego traditional Halloween activities and to instead celebrate at home with their families.

As the city enters the month of October, reports of new infection cases have hit a plateau. The doctors and scientists who have been hard at work in order to find a viable treatment, and hopefully a vaccine, are hopeful that this means the city has hit a turning point in their efforts. However, city officials continue to urge social distancing - as such, the Lethford P.D. has issued a city-wide alert on their official webpage.

”As we move into the holiday seasons, it saddens us to report that due to the pandemic, we are maintaining the city-wide curfew and enforcing the rule to keep groups to less than ten. We strongly discourage any sort of parties, and will be increasing our patrols in order to ensure that everyone has a safe month.”

There have also been reports of individuals dressed as first responders causing disorder around the city, and as such the official decision was made just last week to not allow trick or treating this year. The mayor stated in a press conference announcing the decisions that it was not an easy one to make - but for the health and safety of all of Lethford’s citizens and the police officers who keep the order in such troubling times, it was a necessary decision.

The Chief of Police stated the goal this year was to ensure that the police, and other emergency response units, could do their jobs as efficiently as possible. He also noted local authorities are empowered to restrict or prohibit Halloween activities if needed to minimize the spread of GHnV-20. Under the current climate, many city officials have endorsed the “discontinuation” of Halloween for the year of 2020.

Mayor Locke suggests to choose to participate in "low risk" Halloween activities close to home with their families, such as carving pumpkins, making and putting up decorations, or doing an at-home scavenger hunt. And as always, to please wash your hands, wear a mask, and practice social distancing.