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Gibbons, wife to hand out Halloween candy together

By Cy Ryan (contact)

Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008 | 11:04 a.m.

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Tiffany Brown

Dawn Gibbons appears by her husband's side during an October 2006 news conference.

CARSON CITY -- Gov. Jim Gibbons and his wife, Dawn, are getting a divorce but they will be together on Halloween at the governor’s mansion in Carson City handing out candy to trick-or-treaters.

Hundreds of children usually visit the mansion on that night to get their treat and to get their picture taken with the governor.

Gibbons, who spends a good deal of his time living at his home in Reno, said he intends to be at the mansion on Oct. 31 and he will be in the traditional Nevada Day parade the following day in Carson City.

Dawn Gibbons, who is living in a house adjacent to the mansion, said there will be entertainment for those waiting in line, including clown marionettes, Irish dancers and mimes.

The tradition of the governor standing on the steps of the mansion handing out goodies to children on Halloween started with Gov. Grant Sawyer and his wife, Betty, in 1959.

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