Bethel held a game night for children of all ages and even the adults on Oct. 31, 2008, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Many of the children dressed up in various costumes such as Batman, Spider-man, a Power Ranger, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Sleeping Beauty, Dora the Explorer, Mulan, and a Wildcat cheerleader from High School Musical.  Even Mrs. Lopez dressed up as Sarah Palin which appeared to be a crowd favorite.

Sarah Palin impersonator Mrs. Lopez said “My favorite part of the night was being Sarah Palin because I think she is a great leader for our country. I am honored to impersonate her.”

For the children younger than fifth grade, there were game booths set up outside under the tarps.  The fifth and sixth graders were set up in one corner of the auditorium while the older kids and adults settled on the other side.

The younger kids received a bag with their name on it to store all the candy and prizes they won from games such as bowling, fishing for prizes, basketball, golf, ring toss, horse shoe toss, tic-tac-toe bean bag toss, and bobbing for apples.

The games were run by Mr. and Mrs. Stephens with the help of some of the teens such as A. Simonds, M. Thomas, Ch. Morley, T. Mosier, and Z. Richards while Ca. Morley helped out with face painting.

Fourth grader S. Hu said she liked face painting the best because she got to show it off.

“Getting my face painted was my favorite part because I was painting faces all night, and S. Hu offered to paint my face,” said Ca. Morley.

The fifth and sixth graders played games like Disney Monopoly, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, Rainbow Jumbling Tower, Pass Pigs, and Uno ran by  Youth Leader Eric Lokker.  Also, they each received a “handful of corn” (a plastic bag in the shape of a hand filled with popcorn and candy corn), fake teeth, and a prize bag filled with goodies like toys and candy.

Lokker said “My favorite part was playing with the kids because I love the fellowship.”

Some of the older kids and adults played Bunco while a few played Chess, talked, or watched others play.

Ninth grader P. Lopez said “My favorite part was playing Bunco because it was the only thing I did, and it was fun.”

Former Spanish teacher Mrs. Lueskow said “My favorite part of the night was Bunco because it was fun, and I like competition.”

“My favorite part was watching others play because I like it, and I like taking pictures of them,” said bystander Renae Ashton.

About half way through the night there was an intermission for snacks and drinks. “My favorite part was the Oreos because they were quite tasty,” said eighth grader Simonds.

Tenth grader Mosier said, “My favorite part was having a lightsaber fight, my glow stick verses his iPhone, with Aaron Chidester because I rocked him.”

As the end was approaching, a small group was playing guitars and singing songs such as “Blessed Be Your Name”.