Elisha, 4, and his mother, Ashlee Lyons of Cable, react when he gets a balloon animal from its clown creators Tuesday evening, Aug. 5, during the National Night Out event at Brown Park in Bellefontaine. Attendees enjoyed food, games and prizes, while having the chance to interact with their Bellefontaine Police Department officers. Also in Lakeview Tuesday night, the Washginton Township Police Department hosted its first ever National Night Out at the Lakeview Park, in conjunction with the Village of Lakeview. National Night Out events were planned in 17,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide. (EXAMINER PHOTO | T.J. HUBBARD)
Owen, 6, experiences a brief period of “incarceration” in a makeshift jail at the National Night Out event, while his mother, Kayle Masters and sister, River, 7, look on. (EXAMINER PHOTO | T.J. HUBBARD)
Devin Palmer of Bellefontaine paints a dolphin on 11-year-old Vivian Baker Tuesday at the National Night Out event at Brown Park in Bellefontaine. Palmer, who recently completed a class of the Bellefontaine Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy, said she was volunteering her painting talents at the event because she was impressed with the training she received at the academy. (EXAMINER PHOTO | T.J. HUBBARD)
