Need some fun ideas for Halloween?  I’ve got them!

There’s nothing like visiting some of Utah’s fun spots for Halloween or simply driving up one of our near by canyons to enjoy the beautiful scenery.  I’ve compiled a list of those activities.  Please enjoy and report back with fun stories.

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Happy Halloween! -

Rob Aubrey

Halloween Events / Haunted Houses

Castle of Chaos, SLC, 3300 S. 120 W., Su-Th 7:00-10:00 pm, Fr-Sat 7:00-12:00pm /

461-4444 / Coupons on line  www.castleofchaos.com

Gardner Village, Midvale, 1100 W. 7800 S., “Get Bewitched”, 566-0917 /

M-Sat 10:00am-8:00 pm, www.gardnervillage.com

Hogle Zoo, SLC, 2600 E. Sunnyside, 582-1631, www.hoglezoo.org

10/21-10/30, “Enchanted Evening Explorations”, 7:30-9:30pm

Nightmare Mansion, SLC, 5600 S. Redwood, M-Th 7:30-10:00 pm, Fr-Sat 7:30- 12:00pm / 461-4444 Coupons on line www.castleofchaos.com

Nightmare on 13th, SLC, 300 W. 1300 S, 467-8100, M-Th 7:30pm-10pm,

Fr-Sat 7:30 pm-12:00am, Coupons online www.nightmareon13th.com

This is the Place State Park SLC, 2601 E. Sunnyside Ave www.thisistheplace.org, 801-582-1847

Haunted Village (10/8-10/30) / M-Th 7:30-10:00pm, F-Sa 7:30-12:00 am

Little Haunts (10/14-10/16) / 9am-5pm

Haunted Forest, American Fork, 1015 S. 500 E; Mon-Th 7:30-10:00 pm;

Fri-Sat 7:30pm- 12:00am, Coupons online www.hauntedutah.com

Hee Haw Farms, Pleasant Grove, 95 S. 2000 W, (801) 368-4335, Hayrides, pumpkin patch, haunted hayrides, corn cannon, cow train, haunted barnyard / M-Th 4:00-10:00pm, F 4:00-11:00, Sa 10:00am-11:00pm.

Coupons online www.heehawfarms.com

Riverboat Ride, Provo, 3606 W. Center, 373-8897. Cruise the Provo River and get scared from spooky stories. M-Th 6:30-9:00 pm,  F-Sa 6:30-10:00 pm

Frightmares, Farmington, Lagoon, 375 N. Lagoon Dr. / 451-8000, Friday night,

Sat & Sun all day / www.lagoonpark.com

Haunted Hollow, Ogden, 1900 W. 1550 South; Mon-Th, 7:30-10 pm;

Fri-Sat 7:30pm-12:00am / Coupons online www.hauntedutah.com

Haunted Canyon Ghost Train, Heber Creeper Railroad, Vivan Park, Provo Canyon

(800) 888-8499 / www.hebervalleyrr.org

MALL TRICK OR TREATING

Valley Fair Mall 969-6211 Call for times

University Mall 224-0810 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Provo Towne Center 852-2400 1:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Looking For Corn Mazes around Town

Lehi – Cornbelly’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Fest, Thanksgiving Point, M -Th 4:00-10:00 pm,

Fri-Sat. 10:00am-11:00pm,        794-FARM

West Jordan – Crazy Corn Maze: 8800 S. 4000 W; M-Th, 6-10:00 pm; Fr 6:00-11:30 pm;

Sat 3:00-11:30pm. 569-2356

Syracuse – Black Island Farms Corn Maze, 3178 S. 3000 W., M-Th 4:00-10:00pm., Fri 4:00-12:00am,

Sat 10:00 am – 12:00 am, 774-MAZE / Coupons on line www.blackislandfarms.com

Ogden – Lazarus Maze & Haunted House, 600 Exchange Rd., W-Th 7:30-9:30 pm.,

Fri-Sa 7:30-12:00 am, 392-2271

Logan – Green Canyon Farms, 2850 N 200 E, M-Th 5pm-11:00pm, Fri 5pm-12:00am, Sat 2pm-12:00am / 435-770-7547 Coupons on line ww.greencanyonfarms.com

Bluebell – Monsen Farms, 5000 N 11948 W, Th-Fri 5pm-9:00pm,

Sat 11:00am-10:00pm / 435-822-MAZE

Salt Lake County

Abravanel Hall, 123 S. West Temple / 533-5626

10/8-10/9          Utah Symphony, “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”

10/16                “Chrysalis: A Celebration of Harps”

10/22-10/23      Warren Miller’s “Wintervention”

10/26                Utah Symphony, “The Haunted Symphony”

10/29-10/30      Utah Symphony, “Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1”

11/5-11/6          Utah Symphony, “Romeo and Juliet”

11/12-11/13 Utah Symphony, “Oz with Orchestra”

11/19-11/20 Utah Symphony, “Bruckner Symphony No. 9”

Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 S.,  355-ARTS

10/16-10/24 Utah Opera, “La Bohème”

10/29-11/6 Ballet West, “Carmina Burana”

11/13 Ballet West, “Ballet West Gala”

Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 So State, Murray,  266-7600

9/23-11/13 “Welcome Back Potter”

11/18-1/1 “Christmas Vacation: The Bi-Polar Express”

11/12-11/20 “Collin Raye” (in Dinner Theatre)

Draper Historic Theatre,  12366 S. 900 East,  572-4144

10/1-10/23 “Footloose”

Energy Solutions Arena, 301 W. South Temple, 325-SEAT

10/20 “Nickelback”

11/11-11/14 “Disney on Ice”

11/18 “Trans-Siberian Orchestra”

Hale Center Theatre, 3333 Decker Lk Blvd, WVC, 984-9000

10/5-11/27 “The Drowsy Chaperone”

Kingsbury Hall,  1395 Presidents Cir, U of U, 581-7100

10/13-10/30 Odyssey Dance Theatre, “Thriller”

11/1 “Sufjan Stevens”

11/7 “Gordon Lightfoot”

11/11 “ABBA-MANIA”

11/13 “The 5 Browns”

11/18-11/20 U of U Youth Theatre, “A Year With Frog and Toad”

Pioneer Theatre Company, 300 South 1400 East, 581-6961

10/22-11/6 “Dracula”

Salt Lake Acting Co., 168 W. 500N. / 363-7522

10/6-10/31 “Angels in America”

11/3-12/5 “Boom”

The E Center,  3200 S. Decker Lk., 988-8800

10/17 “WWE World Tour”

10/19 “Jagermeister Music Tour”

11/4 “So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2010”

11/9 “Yo Gabba Gabba Live!: There’s a Party in My City!”

The Gathering Place at Gardner Village

October “Witchapalooza”, Dinner theatre

USANA Amphitheater, 5150 S 6055 W / 355-5522

10/9 “The Australian Pink Floyd Show 2010”

Wagner Theatres,  138 W. Broadway,  355-2787

Jeanne Wagner Theatre

10/9 “Lindsay Aline”

10/16 “Spenser Day”

10/19 “4 Troops”

10/21-10/22 “In The Mood”

11/19-11/20 Repertory Dance Theatre, “Imagine That!”

Leona Wagner Theatre

10/8-10/9 RawMoves presents,

“The Story of Eight”

10/9-5/14 Repertory Dance Theatre, “Ring Around the Rose”

10/21-11/6 Pygmalion Theatre Company, “The Coming Ice Age”

Utah County

BYU, (801) 422-4322

10/8-10/9 “Divine Comedy”, Tanner Building

10/16-10/22 “The Magic Flute”, de Jong Concert Hall

10/20-10/23 “OcTUBa Fest”, Madsen Recital Hall

10/26 “Jigu: Thunder Drums of China”, de Jong Concert Hall

10/27-11/13 “Stage Door”, Margetts Theatre

10/28 “The King’s Singers”, de Jong Concert Hall

11/5 Utah Symphony, “Brahms”, de Jong Concert Hall

11/9 “Cougar Marching Band in Concert”, de Jong Concert Hall

11/10-12/4 “Romeo and Juliet”, Pardoe Theatre

11/12-11/13 BYU DanceSport Championships

11/12-11/13 BYU Singers and Concert Choir, Madsen Recital Hall

11/16 “Synthesis, American Big Band Jazz”, de Jong Concert Hall

Hale Center Theatre, 225 W. 400 N, Orem, 226-8600

10/14-11/27 “The Scarlet Pimpernel”

McKay Events Center, 800 W. University Pkwy, 863-SHOW

9/14-12/17 “Arts Through the Cultural Revolution”, Woodbury Museum

10/7-10/9 “King Arthur and the Round Table Troubadours”

10/21-11/27 “Noises Off”, Ragan Theatre

Springville Playhouse, 50 S. Main, 427-9318

10//8-10/30 “Dracula”

The Scera Center Showhouse II, 745 S. State, Orem, 225-ARTS

10/18-11/5 “The Reluctant Dragon”

10/23 “Daniel Beck”

10/27 “Tricks and Treats, featuring the Magic of Timothy”

11/6 “5th Annual Celebration of Veterans”

11/11-11/13 “Pulse! A Fusion of Music & Dance”

The Valley Center Playhouse, 780 N. 200 E, Lindon, 785-1186

10/1-10/29 “Shadowbrook Mansion”

10/2-11/1 “Hotel Frankenstein”

11/5-11/22 “See How They Run”

11/21 “A Chosen Generation”

On February 9th we had our annual Death By Chocolate Party. As usual it was a good event and great job by Kathy and Stacy and all the volunteers that worked the will call for tickets.

Below is a video slide show.

Cottonwood Heights
Movies In The Park

Friday August 14th  at Bywater Park on Banbury Rd about 3 and half blocks of the Cottonwood Heights Rec Center

The third in a series of three movies in the park that the Cottonwood Heights Parks and Recreation produce. They are a good time for the whole family, giant inflatable rides, along with Scales and Tails. The fun starts at 7:00 PM the magic at 8:00 PM and the movie Kung Fu Panda starts at dusk.

So bring a blanket and some snacks and enjoy another night Living In Cottonwood Heights.

Rachel Marie McCash
Miss Cottonwood Heights USA

I had the opportunity to sit and chat with Rachel Marie McCash, Miss Cottonwood Heights USA. I have never done a formal interview with anyone. I write about different things in the community but it is usually a perspective of a neighbor writing about the community and not about a person. I can come up with very detailed real estate stats that can bore an engineer, but this was really fun.

So what do we know about Rachel Marie McCash? Her roots are here in Cottonwood Heights, although her parent’s careers caused them to travel and live in other parts of the country Cottonwood Heights is home. Rachel has grandparents and other extended family members that live here, she went to Butler elementary and Butler middle schools.

Rachel is an actor, and you may have seen her in the Warner Brothers TV Show “Everwood” that is filmed here in Utah, she has also had lead roles on stage in “Crimes of the Heart” and “Ludlow Fair” Rachel has had parts in “Mall Cop and Unaccompanied Minors” and is currently filming two different movies in which she has the lead, “Love Remains, and Geeks, Goblins, Elves and Elliot due this fall.

Besides being an actor Rachel is a model, she dances, sings, plays guitar, piano, composes, goes to school, works other jobs while breaking in. There is no doubt that I had the chance to meet someone special and I will someday have the ability to say I met her when…

The thing I liked the most about our Miss Cottonwood Heights USA is her heart to serve. Rachel had moved several times with her family growing up and knows what it is to be considered the new kid. This has made her want to help out the schools with the students that are new to the school, as she has taught me that the kids aren’t new, the school is new. So I would watch for her to be working with schools this coming year.

What a fun time I had meeting this hardworking young lady, she works, goes to school has her acting and is preparing for the Miss Utah USA Pageant and had time to meet with me.

So you too can be a part of her career, Rachel is raising funds for the Miss Utah USA Pageant and is looking to raise just under a $1,000. This will pay for her entry fee and some wardrobe.  Local businesses can earn a spot in the pageant material (I believe) so go ahead contact Rachel  missrachelmccash@gmail.com Voice or Text 609-932-0015

http://www.facebook.com/rachel.mccash
http://www.myspace.com/rachelmccash

Bywater Park Baseball Games ends in a Nail Biter

Brighton All Stars hosted the Riverton All Stars this evening at Bywater Park here in Cottonwood Heights. Both teams had a lot of exuberant fans with them. The snack bar was open, the smell of hotdogs was in the air, and smaller kids were running around playing.

The game see sawed back in forth all evening with each team taking a one or two run lead. Both teams playing awesome, both teams were hitting well and making really good plays in the field.

The game went into the final inning and Brighton had a one run lead.  Brighton did not score any runs in the seventh and in the bottom of the seventh Riverton had tied the game, then had bases loaded with one out and the Riverton batter hit a sharp line drive over the third baseman’s head and landed just fair and drove in the winning run. What a game, it truly was a game where it was a shame one team had to actually lose.

Received this in an email and had to post it.

44 Yrs Later: The 7 Children In ‘The Sound of Music’
‘The Sound of Music’ won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1965 and is one of the most popular musicals ever produced.

Remember the 7 children of the  Von Trapp family?

They were having a reunion after 40 years
and all were looking healthy and amazingly well…

What is really tragic though is Julie Andrews lost that magnificent voice of hers some years back (1997) because of a throat operation – she had been promised it would not affect her singing ability … but it did!  Really, really sad. She sued the medical people involved but, of course, the damage was done … no amount of compensation can make up for such an incredible loss!  In recent years, she appeared in a movie series, “The Princess diaries”, in which she sang for the very first time (after ‘ 97), but in very low octave.

CURRENTLY…

It wouldn’t be funny if it weren’t so true… Julie Andrews turned 69 and to commemorate her 69th birthday on October 1, actress/vocalist Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan’s Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP.  One of the musical numbers she performed was “My Favourite Things” from the legendary movie “The Sound Of Music.”

Here are the actual lyrics she used:

Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favourite things.
Cadillac’s and cataracts, and hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favourite things..
When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favourite things,
And then I don’t feel so bad.
Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favourite things.
Back pains, confused brains, and no need for sinnin’,
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin’,
And we won’t mention our short, shrunken frames,
When we remember our favourite things.
When the joints ache, When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I’ve had,
And then I don’t feel so bad.

Cottonwood Heights
Movies In The Park

Friday July 10th at Mill Hollow Park 2900 E Hollow Mill Dr

The second in a series of three movies in the park that the Cottonwood Heights Parks and Recreation produce. They are a good time for the whole family, giant inflatable rides, along with Lance Nielsen Magic. The fun starts at 7:00 PM the magic at 8:00 PM and the movie Charlotte’s Web starts at dusk.

So bring a blanket and some snacks and enjoy another night Living In Cottonwood Heights.

Cottonwood Heights Movies In The Park

They’re Back movies in the park. Cottonwood Heights Parks and Recreations Movies in the park were such a hit last year that they are back again this year.

The first one is is Madagascar 2 at Mountview Elementary School field located at 1651 E Ft Union Blvd.

Fun and entertainment for the whole family. Large screen movie against the night sky picnic style. Come early and hang out with friends and family and enjoy the festivities.

The fun starts at 7:00 PM with Scales and Tails along with inflatable rides. Then the movie starts at dusk.