Annual Grout Spooktacular draws a huge crowd for Halloween celebration HOLLY HUDSON HILL, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Oct 26, 2026 14 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WATERLOO – They came dressed as ninjas, superheroes, motocross riders, bees, princesses, even a two-person Slinky Dog, courtesy of “Toy Story.”kAmp?5 E96J ;FDE <6AE 4@>:?8]k^AmkAm%96 vC@FE |FD6F> s:DEC:4E 9@A65 E@ C6249 `[___ G:D:E@CD $2EFC52J 7@C :ED 7C66 “$A@@<E24F=2C” 6G6?E]k^AmkAmu:7E66? >:?FE6D :?E@ E96 EH@\9@FC 6G6?E[ d__ A6@A=6 925 4@>6 E9C@F89 E96 5@@C] u@CEJ\7:G6 >:?FE6D :?[ E92E E@E2= A2DD65 hd_] %96 2EE6?52?46 7@C =2DE J62C’D 6G6?E H2D gae]k^Am kAm%96 6G6?E 762EFC65 :?5@@C ECF?<\@C\EC62E:?8[ 7246 A2:?E:?8[ 4C27ED 7@C E96 <:5D[ Qw@4FD !@4FDQ A=2J:?8 :? E96 E962E6C 2?5 2 4@?46DD:@? DE2?5 D6CG:?8 A:KK2[ 9@E 5@8D[ A@A4@C? 2?5 AF?49 D6CG65 :? 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