Haunted Palouse plans begin, volunteers, donors sought

Preparation for the 11th annual Haunted Palouse is underway. Haunted Palouse will be Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 26-27.

Palouse Chamber of Commerce organizers have a need for volunteers in the following areas: building and decorating the three stage places, making cookies for workers and babysitting children of workers.

Also requested are donations of pop, bottled water, chips, snacks, mini-candy bars or other general donations to the Haunted Palouse account at McLeod’s Market.

Recipients of the proceeds from the event will include the Palouse Community Center, Palouse Arts Council, Garfield-Palouse Athletic Club, Lions Club, Palouse Museum and Palouse Chamber.

A new project sum this year will be $1,500 committed by the Chamber to resume operation of the downtown reader board at the corner of Main and Bridge. It was turned off a year ago due to budget cuts.

The breakdown of Haunted Palouse proceeds is as follows: 35 percent to the Palouse Community Center, 25 percent to Lions Club and Gar-Pal Athletic Club, 25 percent to Palouse Arts Council and Little Sprouts childcare, 10 percent to Palouse Chamber of Commerce and five percent to the Roy Chatters Printing Museum.

For more information or to volunteer contact Paula Echanove or Janet Barstow.