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2023 Arkalon Trail of Terror coming Oct. 14

ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times

The spooky season is nearly upon the area, and the Liberal Police Department will soon be helping people celebrate that.

The 2023 Arkalon Trail of Terror will take place from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at Arkalon Park (11123 Arkalon Park Road) east of Liberal on U.S. Hwy 54. As LPD Community Police Coordinator Dalanie Underwood tells it, the event is for a good cause. 

“The Arkalon Trail of Terror is a fundraiser for the Liberal Police Department for the Shop With a Cop program, now called the Liberal Police And Community Association (LPACA), which is geared toward children in the community whose family might be going through a rough patch or might not be as fortunate as others,” Underwood said. “We take them out shopping around Christmas for presents. This fundraiser's been going on for the past few years, and it's always a lot of fun. We want a bunch of people to come out, and we want to scare the pants off of everyone. Our staff does a great job putting everything together and work really hard making sure everything is how it's supposed to be. We're going to have some vendors out there including Texas Blue Line BBQ, and Pita’s Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade, among others, and there are a few vendors we're still working on coordinating with. The cost is $10 per person for a regular pass, and $25 for a fast pass, which can be totally worth the extra money, and tickets will be available at the gate that evening.  As of right now, we're only going to have tickets at the gate, but if that changes within the next few weeks, people can look at our Facebook page.”