From the fast-approaching Halloween observance to November’s Community Thanksgiving Dinner and the annual Operation Christmas Child, the Escalon area is diving headlong into multiple holiday programs and services. Coming up this evening, Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Escalon Covenant Church will host its Trunk or Treat celebration, staged in the parking lot at the church, 1155 Escalon Ave. Children of all ages are invited to attend, in costume, from 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. and enjoy free hot dogs, games, a costume contest, a brief dramatic production and plenty of ‘trunk or treating’ – getting candy giveaways from the trunks of cars in the parking lot, often playing games to earn the treats. The program is open to everyone in the community, offered as a safe and fun alternative to the traditional trick or treating.