By Karen Gleason
The 830 Times
Val Verde County opened the new Judge Antonio “Tony” Faz
Halloween wonderland on Friday for Val Verde County’s first Halloween event there.
The annex is located at 315 E. Chapoy St. and houses the county branch library as well as
the offices of several community service agencies. (Photo by Karen Gleason)
County Annex on Friday
night for its first-ever Halloween celebration.
County Commissioner Pct. 2 Juan Carlos Vazquez, who spearheaded organization of the
event, said he hopes to make it an annual celebration.
Vazquez and county staffers transformed the interior courtyard of the annex facility,
which was once an elementary school, into a Halloween wonderland, complete with
pumpkins and a wealth of spooky decorations, including several stations where parents
could take photos with their children.
Halloween costumes, dressing up as a brood of owlets to visit the county’s Halloween
event Friday at the Judge Antonio “Tony” Faz County Annex on East Chapoy Street.
Here, Lisa Cardenas, right, of Community Action Partnership, hands out some candy to
the trio of sisters. (Photo by Karen Gleason)
Vazquez, his daughter Caroline and Caroline’s friend, Bryanna Castro, had a table where
they handed out candy to a steady stream of costumed kiddos, most accompanied by one
or both parents.
Veloz, 4; helped by her mom, Eveny Veloz, during Friday’s Halloween event at the
Judge Antonio “Tony” Faz County Annex. (Photo by Karen Gleason)
Other tables were manned by Del Rio City Councilwoman Ernestina “Tina” Martinez,
the staff of the Val Verde County Branch Library, service organizations housed in the
annex and several businesses, including AHIA Insurance Agency.
Vazquez took a break from candy distribution to talk to The 830 Times about the event.
“I’m super-excited. We’ve got our Halloween fest going on tonight, featuring a haunted
house, a lot of candy, a lot of pumpkins, lots and lots of children coming in,” the
commissioner said.
He pointed out several of the organizations housed in the annex were participating with
their own tables, including Belong, CASA of Val Verde County and Community Action
Partnership.
Vazquez also thanked Martinez for participating.
bracelets and candy from their table at the county’s Halloween event at the Judge
Antonio “Tony” Faz County Annex on Friday. (Photo by Karen Gleason)
“I hope we can make this a tradition at the annex, way past my time. I’d like to do this
every year,” Vazquez added.
The writer can be reached at delriomagnoliafan@gmail.com
