STORY AND PHOTOS BY KAREN BOSSICK

Orange traffic cones took to the streets of Hailey Friday in what was perhaps the most fitting symbol of Halloween 2025.

The human-filled cones paid homage to the months-long road construction project on Highway 75 south of Ketchum that has prompted hours-long delays in some cases and is still ongoing.

Fortunately, there were no road rage incidents sparked by these cones—just treats—as Hailey merchants embraced a flood of adult and children trick-or-treaters during the annual Halloween Hoopla.

Jasper and Sawyer Riccardi appeared as chickens in homemade costumes. And, yes, they’re the two who raised money selling lemonade to help the Wood River Land Trust purchase the Hailey Hot Springs Ranch.

Amy Anderson of YaYa’s handed out what she called whistle tubes—tubes that children could stretch on and mold into various shapes.

“I just love Halloween and I thought these would be fun to hand out along with candy,” said Anderson, dressed in a ghost costume to match the ghosts hanging outside her dress and gift shop. “Kids like to make noise with things, and these are noisy and obnoxious.”

The streets filled with pirates and pilots, princesses and pumpkins.

One boy waddled down the street in a cardboard box into which he could retreat, pulling the lid down with straps.

Chris Roebuck was apparently inspired by the fact that cardinals elected the first Pope from America this Halloween.

Popes seemed to be a big thing this year, judging by Chris Roebuck’s pope costume and that of Jack Cenarrusa, whose wife Angelica dressed as an angel

Jasper and Sawyer Riccardi appeared as chickens, wearing homemade costumes fashioned out of felt feathers with rooster combs adorning their knit caps.

“One year they wanted to be a carrot and broccoli,” said their mother.

Finley Solomon made her own costume—a fox with a kill in its mouth.

Finley Solomon didn’t have room in her mouth for candy, what with the chipmunk in her self-designed costume. But she’s all about the costumes at Halloween, rather than the candy.

“She doesn’t care about collecting candy,” said her mother, Erin Solomon. “She just likes the costumes.”

Adelynie Ibarra, a scarecrow, reveled in handing out treats outside Western Union.