Haunted Palouse total now $651,724

In 17 years of Haunted Palouse, town organizations have raised $651,724.68.

The total includes the 2018 record single-year net of $70,603.48.

Top beneficiary of the annual two-weekends in October event is the Palouse Community Center, built in 2011, with loans being paid off, in part by $213,316.39 from Haunted Palouse. Next highest beneficiaries are the Palouse Arts Council ($70,302.18), Chamber of Commerce ($64,561.45), Roy M. Chatters Printing Museum ($59,424.93) and Palouse Skate Park ($49,109.11).

Volunteers from the various organizations help stage the event every year, which turns Palouse into a haunted town – including the transformed printing museum and old firehouse, and a spooky trailer-ride through the trees on Shady Lane, just across the river from Main Street.