KESHENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – For parents in Keshena, Jessie Waukau, this past weekend’s Halloween celebration was no treat.
“We were definitely worried. We checked our candy right away when we got home.”
Menominee Tribal leaders advised parents to throw out all candy collected during trick-or-treating Sunday. That’s because a bag of meth was found among one child’s candy.
“At our candy disposal sites we’ve taken in several hundred pounds of candy.” Tribal Chairman Gary Besaw told us.
Tribal Chairman Gary Besaw tells FOX 11 to make up for it, tribal departments and businesses came together to throw a Halloween celebration Tuesday.
Little ghouls and goblins went trick-or-treating on the College of Menominee Nation campus.
“I think it’s very important, because a lot of the kids were to told to throw their cand out. So I figure this is just about giving back to the community. I think it’s a really good thin.,” said Waukau.
“This is all to restore that sense of community and family that the children deserve,” added Besaw.
Safety was a very important aspect of the event. Police were on scene and the children were given all the bags and candy just to ensure they were safe.
Besaw says he’s proud of his community.
“Sometimes it takes negative events to really show you just the power and the love that people have.”
And now, according to Besaw, Sunday’s incident has become a wake up call about addiction in this community.
“Many tribal members are stepping up their concern for, ‘how do we make this safer? What can we do?’”
Besaw adds tribal police are still trying to find out where the meth came from.
