Some shady characters - and a princess or two - invade the Governor's Mansion

Devil. Devil. Pirate. Princess. Tigger. Pumpkin. Bumblebee. Witch. Pirate.

And that was only part of the cast of characters in line to meet Gov. Kenny Guinn Tuesday night at the Governor's Mansion.

The line began gathering just after 4 p.m. for a treat and a smile from the Governor and first lady as part of the Halloween celebration at the mansion. Larger crowds were anticipated because it was one of the last public events for the Guinns before the governor's term expires.

Josh McBroome, of Dayton, brought his 2-year-old daughter Morgan for her first trip to the mansion. Josh came as a trash collector and Morgan was dressed as Oscar the Grouch and sat in a can around his neck.

"Last year I wasn't able to take her out trick-or-treating. I figured this was the easiest way for both of us to dress up," Josh said. "It's been a long time since I have gotten to take someone trick-or-treating and everyone told me this was a good place to start."

Dominic, 8, and Gavin, 5, Galentine, came with their mom and grandmother to help carry on a tradition.

"We came because these are our grandchildren and we brought our children every year.

"We've been coming to the mansion for 30 years," Grandmother Jenny Galentine said.

Todd and Lynette Giles brought their daughter Grace, 2, and their son Jeremy, 12, to meet the governor again, like they do every year.

"We've come every year that he has been in office. It will definitely be different next year," Todd said.

Further back in line, Kandis Tuttle and Mallory Troop were waiting for their shot with the first lady. The pair was dressed as Siamese devil twins.

"We kind of thought of it together. We wanted to be devils and then decided we should be Siamese twins," Kandis said.

Visitors to the mansion were treated to Irish dancers, monster music, clowns and several stilted performers.

Several thousand children of all ages marched through the streets surrounding the mansion, gathering morsel after morsel from a neighborhood used to large crowds.

"He bought 1,500 pieces of candy this year, that's about $60 worth of candy. He had 1,200 pieces last year and we ran out," said Jerry Lynne, who was helping hand out candy at the home of his sons at 217 Mountain St.

His adult son Josh spent the night sitting on the front porch, his face topping a baby's body.

"It's incredible the looks on their faces. The parents crack up and the kids are just transfixed," Jerry said.



• Contact reporter Jarid Shipley at jshipley@nevadaappeal.com or 881-1217.