聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The Heward Haunted house has been setting up since Aug. 17, to create a scary/fun experience heading into Hallowe鈥檈n.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淓very Sunday we would meet and create new stuff and concepts, come up with new scares and new room ideas,鈥� Sarah Dixon, with the Heward Parks and Recreation Board, explained. 鈥淲e have around five or six volunteers that help with set up, some new and some that have been here since the concept started.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The event has become a must attend in the area for those who enjoy Hallowe鈥檈n festivities and being spooked in a safe, fun place. It is located at the Heward Rink on Main Street in Heward just west of Stoughton on Hwy 33.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The event begins on Oct. 28 and will be open from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. October 29 will follow the same format, being open from 7-11 p.m., while it will be open for the afternoon of Oct. 30 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The evening walks through the spooky spot will be scariest on Oct. 28 and 29, and will be less frightening during the afternoon on Oct. 30.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e always have new concepts, fresh ideas, different room layouts; sometimes we bring back an idea that worked well and rework it, trust me we always have a trick or two up our sleeves,鈥� Dixon explained. 鈥淲e never have the exact same two years in a row.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Keeping the mystery, Dixon is excited for those who enjoy haunted houses to come out and see what the Heward Rec Board has set up this year.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cost for the event is $10 for anyone over 12-years-old and $5 for kids 12-years-old and under. New this year, however, is a limited sale on Express Passes.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淵ou can contact us on either of our Facebook Pages [Heward Haunted Rink or Heward Haunted House 2016], express passes are $20 each and only thirty are being sold for each Friday and Saturday, and they put you right to the front of the line!鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Last year the Heward Haunted Rink saw over 500 people enjoy the work they put into the event. Something which is worked hard on by many as a way to fundraise for the Heward Parks and Recreation Board.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淎 huge shout out to the board that has had many trials and triumphs in the last year,鈥� Dixon said. 鈥淲e may be a small board but the amount of time that everyone gives up to volunteer and give back to their community is amazing, without the board or volunteers we would not be able to do this. A thanks to the Heward stone church board for running our concession for the event and as well as to the Stoughton Demo Club for doing security for us. We firmly believe that all the different groups should work together in our community as it benefits us all.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Dixon added that Heward Parks and Rec is 鈥渃urrently working on and in the process of updating all of our facilities and park. We have a bunch of quotes for work that needs to be done this spring, but quickly realized that we would need much more readily available funds to start some of the projects. Currently our skating rink is being levelled, gravelled, and we have purchased new puck board to be installed after the haunted house.鈥�
