Long lines were a good thing, with grinning kids and some contestants scrambling for more candy last Thursday at the PTA's Trunk or Treat event at Lake Roosevelt Schools. 

Crews on six emergency services vehicles and people with 10 individually themed trunks handed out candy to eager children chauffeured by parents.

People could vote on their favorite numbered trunk by giving a monetary donation to the PTA. The trunk that earned the most votes (money) at the end of the night was awarded the People's Choice award, explained Rebecca Hunt of the PTA.

That went to the Faith Community Church group, sporting a Minecraft-themed trunk, overwhelmingly the crowd's favorite. They got the 2021 People's Choice trophy and a $25 gift card for Voltage Coffee.

The line of cars filled the bus route around the back of the school and started far back on Central Drive.

Just over $400 was raised for the PTA, Hunt said. She wasn't sure how many loads of kids went through the event, but one trunk host told her she'd prepared 250 bags to hand out and had to reload for another 50 cars or so.

Thirteen high schoolers provided community service to make the event happen.  

The PTA is grateful for all the community support for this event.

The trunks are ranked below according to their votes:

Faith Community Church, Minecraft

Colville Tribal Police Department, Baby Shark

Cindy and Emma Fuller, Monster Bash

Pack 24 Cub Scouts, Spider

Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, Ghoul Gang

Mount Tolman Fire Center, Smokey the Bear

Faith Community Church's Minecraft theme won the People's Choice award by raising the most donations. - submitted photo

Natalie Kontos, Christmas

Corey Sanborn, The Nightmare Before Christmas

Coulee Dam Community Church Youth Group

LRHS students, Skeleton Boat

The emergency services that volunteered at this year's Trunk or Treat were:

Grand Coulee Ambulance

Grand Coulee Fire Department trucks 1491 and 1492

Bureau of Reclamation Fire Department

Coulee Dam Fire Department

Coulee Dam Police Department