Heroes, villains gather during Halloween carnival

Aubree Page tries her hand at shuffleboard during this year's Super Safe Halloween Carnival, held Saturday at Hacker Middle School.

A motley collection of gallant superheroes, sinister villains and the living dead came together Saturday evening for some good-spirited fun during a yearly community festival.

They gathered at Hacker Middle School during this year's Super Safe Halloween Carnival -- a community event hosted by the city parks and recreation department.

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Anna Salinas gave the adage "building a better mousetrap" a whole new meaning when she built this portable costume for her nine-month-old daughter, Ava.

Dressed up as the prehistoric family from the movie, The Croods, the Mendez family took top honors during this year's costume competition.