On Halloween (Saturday, Oct. 31st), the annual “Boo In Burien” took place, where children went trick or treating from business to business, dogs (and kids) in costumes paraded, and wiener dogs raced against each other.
This year’s event was sponsored by Discover Burien, Prudential Northwest and Grocery Outlet.
The B-Town Blog was there of course, and Photographer Michael Brunk captured these photos:
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| Oct ’09 |
| 31 |
| 1:00 pm |
Of all the Halloween events happening in Burien this Saturday, you won’t want to miss this one – the 15th annual Haunted House at BTB Advertiser Moss Chiropractic, located at 612 SW 152nd.
The family-friendly fun will run from 1pm to 5pm.
Seems like Dr. Jonna Moss (pictured, left) just loves Halloween. She has since her childhood neighbor turned his house into a haunted house, and she knew that when she grew up she would do the same for other kids.
Moss’ lodge-like Chiropractic Clinic has lots of small rooms, which makes for the perfect haunted setting. This year’s visitors will enter from a castle façade off SW 152nd to walk into a scary (but not too scary), gorey (but not too gorey) display of Halloween horrors which includes 15 staged rooms and 18 total displays of terror. Every room will be a different experience.
Visitors can expect to see zombies, pirates, witches, aliens, werewolfs, vampires and hippies (hippies? Since when were hippies considered scary?).
New to the haunted house this year will be professional lighting and professional special effects. Also for the first time ever, Moss patients will join the staff in scaring the little and big kids of Boorien.
This labor-of-love on the part of Dr. Moss and her 24 volunteers, including patients, staff and friends of staff started last Saturday when everyone met at her home to start painting and sorting the props, walls and other assorted elements. Since this is a working clinic, light decorating began Wednesday, working around the patients. On Friday (Oct. 30th), at 6:30pm, like clockwork, the truck hauling the props and walls will arrive at their door and everyone goes to work for the next four to five hours creating the rooms and displays. They’ll finalize the scary displays Halloween morning at 7am..and like magic, the castle doors will open at 1pm and remain open until 5pm. Tear down will precede a group dinner in costumes at Azteca Mexican Restaurant, compliments of Dr. Moss.
If you or the kids are too afraid to go inside, they will have candy outside for the ‘fraidy-cats.
Usually open for business on Saturdays, Moss Chiropractic will be closed for everything except scary-business on Halloween!
To give you an idea of what to expect, here are some photos from their 2007 Haunted House:
| Oct ’09 |
| 31 |
| 12:00 pm |
The annual “Boo In Burien” is coming to town on Saturday, Oct. 31st from Noon to 5pm, with lots of FREE candy for the kids, as well as the exciting return of the Wiener Dog Races.
Oh, and the Wiener Dog Races will be hosted by BTB’s own Wiener-In-Chief Scott Schaefer!
There will be tons of other fun treats all day, including:
- Trick or Treat on Main Street (kids can go business to business for free candy)
- Noon – 5pm: Hayrides
- 1pm – 5pm: Downtown businesses Haunted House at Moss Chiropractic
- Noon+: Paint Pumpkins at Grocery Outlet
- Noon – 5pm: Children’s Costume Contest in Olde Burien
- Noon – 3pm: Costume Dog Parade registration in Olde Burien
- 3pm: Costumed Dog Parade starts
- Wiener Dog Races After Dog Parade (most likely at 9th SW & SW 152nd near the Danish Bakery)
- Olde Burien Scary Story Telling by Burien Live Theatre
- Specials in local businesses along with hot treats for all and much more!
The event is sponsored by Discover Burien, Prudential Northwest and Grocery Outlet.
Here are some photos of Saturday’s “Boo In Burien” event, which involved businesses in downtown Burien handing out thousands of pieces of candy to costumed trick or treaters, as well as a Governor and other politicians:
Sure, it’s election season, but that doesn’t mean that Washington’s Governor wouldn’t have shown up for Saturday’s “Boo In Burien” event anyways, right?
She did, and we managed to be at the right place at the right time to grab a quick, exclusive soundbite video from her about Burien just after she bought some cookies for herself and her posse at the Danish Bakery, and just minutes before she “kicked off” the Dog Parade.
Ever wonder what your governor thinks of Burien?
Watch this and see for yourself:
We don’t like to print unsubstantiated rumors, but this one is too good not to, and is fresh off the streets of Burien from a very reliable source who shall remain nameless:
A certain local state Governor who’s running for re-election may be presiding over the Costumed Dog Parade at Saturday’s “Boo In Burien” starting at 3pm!
I guess the only way to find out is to actually show up for said Costumed Dog Parade, which begins at 3pm at 9th Ave SW on SW 152nd Street in Olde Burien.
| Oct ’08 |
| 25 |
| 12:00 pm |
EDITOR’S NOTE: This listing is for 2008!
The annual, family-friendly “Boo In Burien” is this Saturday, Oct. 25th, and will include some outrageous fun stuff, including Wiener Dog Races!
The frightful festivities take place throughout downtown Burien from Noon to 5pm and include activities for the entire family, such as:
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Trick or treating - Kids costume contest
- Haunted house
- Scary storytelling
- Wiener dog races
- Costumed dog parade
- Hot treats
- Free hayrides
- Store specials
- Live Blogging from the B-Town Blog (we’ll have a booth)!
The Wiener Dog Races and the Costumed Dog Parade both bound into action at 9th Ave SW on SW 152nd Street in Olde Burien.
Costumed canines will strut their stuff in the parade beginning at 3pm followed by the Wiener Dog Races.
Register for the parade at the kickoff intersection for a $2 fee, beginning at Noon.
Parade participants will receive doggie gift bags while supplies last. Dog costume contest and race winners will be awarded canine-appropriate prizes.
Trick-or-treaters can scare up goodies at businesses marked with an orange “Boo in Burien” sign. Shops will also offer unearthly store specials and hot treats.
Youngsters are invited to don their ghostly best, register and compete in the Kids Costume Contest at the B-Town Scoop, located at 917 SW 152nd Street in Olde Burien. Prizes will be awarded for most original, scariest and cutest costume. Winners will be chosen and contacted after the contest ends. Be sure to sample B-Town’s tasty spiced pumpkin ice cream for free.
Try bowling with a pumpkin at Elliott Bay Brewhouse & Pub, 255 SW 152nd Street. Participants get to take their spooky artworks home. There will also be pumpkin painting at a location to be determined.
From 2 to 4 p.m., Burien Little Theatre actors will conjure the supernatural with Halloween stories for children at Burien Books, 643 S.W. 152nd Street.
Shriek in delighted fright in the haunted house at Moss Chiropractic, 612 S.W. 152nd Street, from 2 to 5 p.m. Dr. Jonna Moss and her staff, family and patients have 15 years of experience terrorizing visitors with their spectral creativity. While the haunted house is not gory, it is inappropriate for children ages 5 and younger, including babies.
The event, which is sponsored by the Discover Burien Association, centers on Southwest 152nd Street in downtown Burien. Weary wraiths may hitch a free hayride along 152nd Street.
Discover Burien is a nonprofit organization that works on the economic development and marketing of the city. For more information, call 206-941-7199 or go online to www.discoverburien.com.
