WIOTA - The Wiota Firemen's Auxiliary held its annual Halloween party Oct. 31 at the Wiota Schoolhouse. The theme this year was the Wisconsin Badgers with a welcome sign that said "Witch-consin Boooooster Club."

The center of attention was a 10-foot tall Bucky Badger, with lots of "Wisconsin Spirits" (ghosts) surrounding him. Other decorations and signs: a Fish Pond with a sign that said "The Ghoul Center," a vampire in the corner holding a sign that said, "Vamp Randall," "When you say 'WIOTA' you've said it all!" and pictures of cows along the wall saying "Wisconsin is the 'Scary' state," with the cows saying boooo. There was also a pumpkin carved with a big "W" donated by the Bob and Nikki Cooper family. A "witch," with a Badger "witch's hat," was the emcee for the party. One hundred forty five people attended the party. Instead of giving the decorator, Laurene Winn, a bouquet of flowers, participants donate money to a food pantry, and this year it will go to the Argyle Food Pantry.

The following were participants in the judging contest and all were winners.

• Infant-2 years old: Lizzy Meylor, daughter of Bart and Christina Meylor; Brody Cooper, son of Bob and Nikki Cooper; Brooke Bunker, daughter of Dennis Bunker and Wendy Ruegsegger; Raquel Reuter, daughter of Nick and Lisa Reuter; Sara Welcher, daughter of Bill and Amanda Welcher; Ainsley Green, daughter of Brian and Erin Green; Riley Mosley, son of Cory and Angie Mosley; Sara Welcher, daughter of Bill and Amanda Welcher; and Bryce Berget, son of Matt and Stacie Berget

• 3-4 years old: Lukas Hendrickson, son of Craig and Kia Hendrickson; Parker Nall, son of Jason and Kristen Nall; Emma Nethery, daughter of Troy and Kim Stewert-Nethery; James Ackley, son of Rick and Jamie Ackley; Ike Meylor, son of Bart and Christina Meylor; Gracie Cooper, daughter of Bob and Nikki Cooper; and Jacob Miller, son of Dennie and Lisa Miller

• 5-6 years old: Victoria Meylor, daughter of Bart and Christina Meylor; Anna Carper, daughter of David and Cara Carper; Meghan Larson, daughter of Randy and Tammy Larson; Kristina Jamison, daughter of David and Danielle Jamison; Rhett Reuter, son of Nick and Lisa Reuter; Spence Seffrood, son of Stuart and Sandy Seffrood; Cheyenne Shager, daughter of Kevin and Diana Shager; Mackenzie Quinn, daughter of Kevin and Sandy Quinn; Olyvia Metoyer, daughter of Jessie Nethery and Brian Metoyer; and Wyatt Owen, son of Paul and Shyntel Owen

• 7-8 years old: Ben Cooper, son of Bob and Nikki Cooper; Mitchell Quinn, son of Kevin and Sandy Quinn; Cody Crompton, son of Alan and Lori Crompton; Roxi Reuter, daughter of Nick and Lisa Reuter; Gwendolyn Jamison, daughter of David and Danielle Jamieson; Karl Seffrood, son of Stuart and Sandy Seffrood; Hannah Nethery, daughter of Troy and Kim Stewart-Nethery; Jacob Welcher, son of Bill and Amanda Welcher; Emma Miller, daughter of Dennis and Lisa Miller

• 9-10 years old: Jacob Quinn, son of Kevin and Sandy Quinn; Steven Norland, son of Aaron and Krista Norland; Raven Reuter, daughter of Nick and Lisa Reuter; Julia Mau, daughter of Shelly Eicher and Chad Mau

• 11-12 years old; Allyson Norland, daughter of Aaron and Krista Norland; and Katie Larson, daughter of Randy and Tammy Larson

• 13-14 years old: Taylor Hauser, daughter of Greg Hauser; and Marissa Monson, daughter of Jeff and Lori Monson

• High school: Connor Moore, son of Jeff and Mary Moore; and Aaron Monson, son of Jeff and Lori Monson

• Adults: Randy and Tammy Larson, Bob Cooper and Nikki Cooper, Sandy Seffrood, Arnold Lancaster, Bruce and Sherrell Ruegsegger

All participants received a flashlight donated by Ray-O-Vac and an envelope of free coupons from Subway, McDonald's, Pizza Hut and Culvers. In appreciation of all their hard work, the judges, Jodi Cecil, Pam Larson, Heidi Brenum and Alice Wang, received gifts. After the judging the smaller children went to the fish pond and the older children went to the basement for bingo.

All of the door prizes were donated by: Zimmerman Cheese of Wiota, YMCA of Monroe, Pizza Hut of Monroe, McDonald's of Darlington, Subway of Darlington, Lafayette County News team, Patty Adamson and Kent McConnell of the WEKZ Radio Station, Wiota Firemen's Auxiliary, Wiota Lumber Company, RBS Activewear of Ritschards Bros., Studer Super Service and Louie's Specialties, Argyle.

Door prize winners were: Kia Hendrickson, Steve Tuescher, Troy Nethery, Randy Larson, Ron Nethery, Cory Mosley, Carolyn Abraham, Krista Norland, Pam Larson, Jason Nall, Brian Green, Dorothy Johnson, Peg Rasch, Tammy Larson, Wendy Ruegsegger, Kevin Quinn, Jason Nall, Rick Ackley, Nikki Cooper, Ashley Fox, Alice Wang, Paul Owen, Bob Cooper Sr., Arnold Lancaster, Angie Mosley, Diana Shager, Sara Gillespie, Dave Jamison, Tim Pratt, Stuart Seffrood, Sandy Seffrood, Joyce Paulson, Haila Miller, Gerald Paulson, Bob Arthur, David Monson, Mavis Shager, Diane Jorgenson, Joyce Ness, Dennis Bunker, Larry Wedig, Chad Fox, Pat Cooper, Mary Ann Kowalski, Susie Kowalski, Del Norland, Bob Cooper Jr., Dean Jorgenson, Libby Monson, Rita Norland, Barb Cecil, Gerald Paulson, Kevin Shager, Dave Stute, Danielle Jamison and Bill Welcher.