PRESS RELEASE Welcome to HAUNTingdon! Pennsylvania's Ghoulest Small Town
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania's Coolest Small Town is transformed into HAUNTingdon, Pennsylvania's Ghoulest Small Town from now until October 31!
Hauntingdon area businesses are offering frightfully good specials and bewitching window displays, and the community has prepared some spooktacular celebrations!
PRESS RELEASE
Date: October 2, 2009
For Release: IMMEDIATE
Contacts:
Hauntingdon Co-Chairperson, Pat Shope 814-641-7158
Hauntingdon Co-Chairperson, Annie Wishard 814-643-4802
Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce Membership Director, Julie Price 814-643-1110
Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau Executive Director, Matt Price, 814-658-0060
Visit Hauntingdon: Pennsylvania’s Ghoulest Small Town
HUNTINGDON, PA: The Great Pumpkin is descending on the Coolest Small Town in Pennsylvania with his army of ghouls, ghosts, goblins, monsters, munchkins, and more to take over Huntingdon, PA for the last three weeks of October! In an official press release from “The Office of His Hauntedness, the Great Pumpkin,” the community takeover was announced and the transformation began to create HAUNTingdon, Pennsylvania’s Ghoulest Small Town!
The Great Pumpkin has recruited the Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce and area businesses to lead his minions in this transformation. The Chamber, along with the Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, is inviting ghost hunters, shoppers, costumed characters, and the curious to view the transformation for themselves by visiting Hauntingdon during the many activities happening this month for people of all ages.
Hauntingdon highlights include two great festivals, walking and haunted house tours, story telling, interactive arts and crafts, a costume parade, late-night movies, and even costumed yoga! In addition, some Hauntingdon area merchants, manufacturers, and artists have developed commemorative Hauntingdon merchandise, including a Scared-ey Cat Spice candle from Thompson’s Candle Company, Hauntingdon Blend Tea from Abigail’s at the HUB, and Hauntingdon’s Ghoulest Stained Glass Bats – 2009 Collector’s Edition: “Foster” from Vintage Art Glass and local stained glass artist Leah Davis Dell.
The celebration of Hauntingdon as the Ghoulest Small Town in Pennsylvania, is presented by the Huntingdon Area Promotions and Activities Committee of the Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce. Hauntingdon events are sponsored by Lake Raystown Resort, Lodge & Conference Center; Ghosts & Goblins at Lincoln Caverns; Moon Shadow Harp Therapy; and Grove’s Office Supply.
Located 30 miles south of State College, and within 4 hours drive of Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Washington, DC, Huntingdon, PA was voted by readers of Budget Travel Magazine as number 5 on its readers’ choice list of the Coolest Small Towns in America for 2009. For more information about the Huntingdon Area or Hauntingdon events, visit www.huntingdonarea.info, www.huntingdonchamber.com, or www.raystown.org, or call the Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce at 814-643-1110 or the Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau at 888-RAYSTOWN.
Hauntingdon Schedule of Events
*All events take place in historic downtown Hauntingdon, unless otherwise noted. Listings are accurate as of October 2, 2009. You may wish to confirm an event before you attend. All contact numbers are (814) area code.*
Saturday, October 10th
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., 34th Annual Hartslog Day, downtown Alexandria, 669-4555
7:00-9:00 p.m., Haunted Walk at Double D Stables, Route 26, James Creek, 18 mi. south of Huntingdon, Adults $3.00, Children under 12 $1.00, 658-3427
Saturday, October 17th
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., 7th Annual Healthy Harvest Festival, 4th & Washington Streets, 667-2097
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Alice Through the Looking Glass activities, begin at Huntingdon Gift Shop, 305 8th Street, 386-5023
Friday, October 23rd
6:00-10:00 p.m., Ghosts & Goblins Hauntingdon County Night at Lincoln Caverns, 7703 William Penn Hwy. (Route 22), $9.95, 643-0268
Saturday, October 24th
12:00 p.m., Ceramic Pumpkin Painting at Anna’s Clay Works, 213 Standing Stone Avenue (Route 26), $10.00, 386-2638
4:00 p.m., Hob Nob with Goblins Tea at Abigail’s at the HUB, 501 Penn Street, $21.99, 641-7158
6:00-8:00 p.m., Stained Glass Walking Tour by Lantern Light, meet at Vintage Art Glass, 500 Washington Street, $5.00, 251-4408
Sunday, October 25th
1:00 p.m., Huntingdon County Humane Society Pet Walk & Pet Costume Contest, Lower Trail, Alexandria, 644-3462
2:00 p.m., Miss Spider’s Tea Party & Story Time at Abigail’s at the HUB, 501 Penn Street, admission: can of Friskies cat food, 641-7158
6:00-9:00 p.m., Haunted Gage Mansion Tour/Tarot Card Reading/Professional Ghost Hunter/Refreshments, 317 Penn Street, $5.00, 643-4802
9:00 p.m., Ghost Walk with Brenda Taylor, Ghost Hunter, meet at 317 Penn Street, 643-4802
Tuesday, October 27th
7:30 p.m., Hauntingdon’s Halloween Parade, Washington Street, 506-8005
Thursday, October 29th
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Great Halloween Event, Huntingdon County Library, 330 Penn Street, 643-0200
6:00-8:00 p.m., Stained Glass Walking Tour by Lantern Light, meet at Vintage Art Glass, 500 Washington Street, $5.00, 251-4408
Friday, October 30th
6:00 p.m. - midnight, Hauntingdon Cropping (scrapbooking) at Grove’s Office Supply, 504 Washington Street, Admission for Friday & Saturday $15.00 total (see below), 643-3490
7:00-8:00 p.m., Yoga in Costume at the Natural Connection Wellness Center, 313 4th Street, 667-2097
Late-night scary movie at the Clifton 5 Theater, 717 Washington Street, call for times & admission prices, 643-3310
Saturday, October 31st
9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Hauntingdon Cropping (scrapbooking) at Grove’s Office Supply, 504 Washington Street, Admission for Friday & Saturday $15.00 total (see above), 643-3490
12:00 p.m., Ceramic Pumpkin Painting at Anna’s Clay’s Works, 213 Standing Stone Avenue (Route 26), $10.00, 386-2638
6:30-7:15 p.m., Trick or Treating (age 12 & under), Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts, Juniata College, Moore Street, 641-JTIX
7:30-8:30 p.m., “Haunted Stories” Night on the lawn at the Huntingdon County Historical Society, 106 4th Street, 643-5449
7:30 p.m., Juniata Presents 500 Clown Frankenstein, Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts, Juniata College, Moore Street, Adults $20.00, Children & Senior Citizens $12.00, 641-JTIX
Late-night scary movie at the Clifton 5 Theater, 717 Washington Street, call for times & admission prices, 643-3310
Also enjoy these spook-tacular Hauntingdon creations:
“Scared-ey Cat Spice” candle from Thompson’s Candle Company, 328 Allegheny Street, $13.00, 641-7490
Hauntingdon Blend Tea from Abigail’s at the HUB, 501 Penn Street, $8.95 per can, 641-7158
Hauntingdon’s “Ghoulest” Stained Glass Bats - 2009 Collector’s Edition: “Foster” at Vintage Art Glass, 500 Washington Street, $12.00 and $16.00, 251-4408