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HAUNTED SEASIDE
IF YOU GO
Who: Oregon Ghost Conference
What: The Northwest’s largest paranormal
convention filled with speakers, courses,
tours and parties
When: 2 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Friday, March 23; 9
a.m. to 2:30 a.m. Saturday, March 24; 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Sunday, March 25
Where: Seaside Civic & Convention Center,
415 First Ave., Seaside, Ore.
Tickets: General admission $10, ages 12 and
under free
Class fees: $12 for one-hour classes, $20 for
two-hour classes
Gallery Reading/GhostTours/
Past Life Regression/Seance: $15
Historical Conjuring: $10
Investigations: $25
Oregon Ghost Conference
features new activities
geared toward children
By BRENNA VISSER
COAST WEEKEND
T
here was always at least one in
every toy chest.
A ventriloquist doll whose
eyes shift on their own a little more than
they should. An antique baby doll that
looks like she’s seen too much. A stuffed
animal that ends up in the corner of your
room, where you know you didn’t put it.
Delving into the phenomenon of
haunted toys is one way the seventh
annual Oregon Ghost Conference is
encouraging more kids to participate in
the paranormal. About 1,000 people are
expected to attend the conference Friday,
March 23, to Sunday, March 25, at the
Seaside Civic & Convention Center. The
event features dozens of classes relat-
ed to the paranormal, ghost walks and
spooky ghost investigations.
While the conference has always
been open to families, this year orga-
nizer Rocky Smith decided to include
a Kids Paranormal Zone, where kids
can make spooky crafts, learn about
ghost-hunting equipment, take pictures
with the Portland Ghostbusters or, if
they dare, attend a haunted toy show-
and-tell.
Conference participants on the Seaside ghost walk at the 2017 event.
FILE PHOTO