An American Werewolf was spotted in Jim Thorpe during the Community Watch's Halloween in the Park on Saturday afternoon.

The watch held its Halloween afternoon in Memorial Park before the fall foliage season officially kicks off next weekend. Around 200 kids filled the park for the fourth annual community event.All pumpkin and rock painting activities were free for children. Bill Solomon drove a hayride around the park while children bounced in a moon house donated by Jim Thorpe National Bank or posed by one of the many inflatables loaned to the event by Lowes. Town costume favorites Subway Sandwich and the Jim Thorpe Train Station Bear circulated through the crowd to pass out candy to dressed-up children.The idea behind the afternoon was all about promoting community."I love seeing families in the park," co-organizer Jamie Solomon said. The entire event was run by volunteers ranging from 7 to 90 years old. The Jim Thorpe High School cross-country team volunteered to clean up the park after the event."We are trying to pull in kids from school. We are trying to teach about volunteering," Solomon said.A 6 p.m., the parade gave kids a chance to show off their threads in order to win one of three prizes. Most original, funniest and scariest were the winning categories. Each winner received $60 in local business donated gift certificates.Cole Conway, dressed as a police officer, won most original. Funniest went to Kade Levan who wore a burger and fries costume while Godzilla-wearing 7-year-old Teagan Butrymowicz won for scariest."I scared the (Jim Thorpe) bear before!" he said after winning.The event was free for families with only a small fee for pumpkins picked in the patch and the hayrides. UCC Church provided food for the afternoon with all money raised going back to the Community Watch."Our next big event is the Winter Wonderland," Solomon said.