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Published November 2, 2026 12:20am

An alien invasion took over Florissant with a sea of alien balloons and hundreds of newly named aliens at the trunk-or-treat event at Florissant Library. (Courtesy Freddie Beck, FoFDL)

On Oct. 24, more than 500 Teller County residents gathered at the Florissant Library for its annual trunk-or-treat , doubling its size from the previous year. Seventeen “trunks” — which included Peak Dirtworks’ loader and Peak Landscapes’ dump truck — doled out sweets and balloons while hosting games and assigning alien names.

Many families arrived in coordinated costumes. Getups ranged from sweet to scary, just like the trunks. After trunk-or-treating, families were invited to choose a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch.…