Published Monday, October 21, 2002
» Mercer Rotary Club will have a Halloween Oldies Dance from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Brandy Springs Community Center, state Route 158, south of Mercer.
DJs Jim Bickel and Tony C. will spin the tunes. Costumes are optional, but cash prizes will be awarded for various categories.
Tickets are $10 per person and $20 per couple in advance, and $15 per person and $25 per couple at the door. Tickets are available from Mercer Rotary members, Mercer's National City Bank and Mercer Mercantile and Soda Shoppe. Munchies and mixers are included. Additional food will be available to purchase. Proceeds benefit Brandy Springs baseball and softball facilities.
» Haunted Train Express will chug along through Saturday on the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad between Oil City and Titusville in Venango and Crawford counties. Information: (800) 348-9393.
» The Old Stone House will be the site of a family-oriented ghost story tour from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
Every room throughout the house will provide different ghostly tales. Stories will be presented by Slippery Rock University staff and students, as well as local community members.
Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.
The Old Stone House is located in northern Butler County at the intersections of routes 8, 528 and 173, 12 miles north of Butler. Information: (724) 738-2408.
» Hartford Optimist Club will hold their annual haunted hayride Friday and Saturday at Storyland.
The non-haunted hayride for the little ones runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and the haunted hayride is from 7:30 to 11 p.m.
Admission is $3 per person for the haunted hayride and $2 per person for the non-haunted ride.
There is a bonfire where you can cook your own hot dog and other refreshments are available as well.
Storyland is located three miles north of Hartford Center on state Route 7 in Burghill, Ohio. Information: (330) 772-8733.
» The Three by the River restaurants in downtown Sharon close off part of the parking lot for a haunted maze though Nov. 2.
Information: 981-3123 and www.quakersteakandlube.com
» Yellow Duck Park, Canfield, Ohio, illuminates the "Ghost Lights of Halloween," Thursdays through Sundays running through Halloween. The exhibit features a drive-through show, G-rated "Halloween Hall of Fame," monster maze, "Great Pumpkin Bake Shop" and a haunted hay ride.
Information: (330) 533-3773 and www.yellowduckpark.com
» "Trolley Tour of Terror" takes off nightly through Oct. 31 at the Spaghetti Warehouse, Pittsburgh. The 75-minute tour leaves at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. visits city haunted sites.
Hotline: (412) 434-6266; Information/reservations: (412) 281-2085 and www.
mollystrolleys.com
» Children 11 and younger can trick-or-treat with the animals at the Erie Zoo Boo through Oct. 30. Call (814) 864-4091.
» Cleveland Metroparks Zoo presents Boo at the Zoo, a not-too-scary event for kids 3-11, with magicians, jugglers, clowns and other entertainers, music and animal programs at 5:30-9 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Information: (216) 661-6500 and www.clemetzoo.com
» Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, scares up "HalloWeekends" Friday through Sunday.
Events are for various scare levels, including the "Toxic Tunnel of Terror and "Undertaker U." to magician Aaron Radatz and "Camp Snoopy."
Information: (419) 627-2350 and www.cedarpoint.com
» "Fright Nights" through Nov. 2 at Station Square, Pittsburgh with haunted houses, thrill rides, games, midway attractions.
Information: (412) 261-2811 and www.stationsquare.com
» "U.S.S. Nightmare" is docked through Oct. 31 at the Gateway Clipper Fleet dock, Pittsburgh.
Information: (412) 355-7980 and www.gatewayclipper.com
» Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, Aurora, Ohio, holds "Fright Fest," Fridays through Sundays through Nov. 3, and on Oct. 31.
Information and show times: (330) 562-7131 and www.sixflags.com
» The Seldom Seen Mine in Cambria County offers haunted train rides Saturday and Sunday and Oct. 31. For details, call (814) 247-6305 or visit www.seldomseenmine.com
» Bellefonte will host the "Fall Festival of Governors" Saturday and Sunday.
Visitors can take a lamplighter tour through the historic streets, stopping at homes to hear ghost stories told by "governors of days past."
Pumpkin-carving, scarecrow making and hayrides round out the festival.
For information, call (800) 358-5466.
For more Pennsylvania festivities, call (800) 847-4872 or log onto www.experience
pa.com