SCRATCHPAD
Your North Coast Halloween planning guide
By NIKKI DAVIDSON
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
This weekend is going to be one of the
most active on the North Coast in a long time.
The Halloween holiday falls during the
weekend, which means there’s no shortage of
activities to celebrate a return to some kind of
normalcy.
Cities host trick-or-treating
The Astoria Downtown Historic District
Association is bringing back Downtown Asto-
ria Trick-or-Treat. Families are invited to visit
their favorite shops on Saturday from 3 to
5 p.m. to pick up some treats. Masks (in addi-
tion to costumes) are required and participants
are asked to social distance.
Many other North Coast cities are also
hosting a full list of family-friendly Hallow-
een festivities. You can fi nd a detailed list
on page fi ve of this week’s edition of Coast
Weekend.
Haunted houses open for screams
Decorated haunted attractions will also
open for the weekend throughout the North
Coast.
Rhett’s Ranch in Ilwaco will host a Fright
Night on Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $10
each. Guests will have the chance to walk
through the “haunted woods” on the Long
Beach Peninsula.
T & C Home Furnishings at 1033 Com-
mercial St. in Astoria will open their doors
to the public for “The Haunted Basement,”
Friday and Saturday night from 6 to 9 p.m.
Ticket prices are $1 per person for entry.
The “Terror on Turlay” haunted home
located at 32520 Turlay Lane in Warrenton
will be open for evening scare tours Thursday
through Sunday. A $10 donation per person will
help pay for the setup costs and serve as a fund-
raiser to help pay for a local girl’s service dog.
In this issue of Coast Weekend, you’ll
fi nd more spooktacular events on pages six
through 10.
Escape the spooky
in the great outdoors
If you’re looking for a more relaxed All
Hallow’s Eve, several non-spooky events
are happening with an emphasis on enjoy-
ing the natural fall scenery inside local
state parks.
Read more about those events on page 12.
However you choose to spend this Hallow-
een holiday, I hope you have a safe and fun
weekend!
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An Astoria
Underground
Tour group
explores the
abandoned
tunnel system
beneath the
streets of the
city.
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
NIKKI DAVIDSON
THU RSDAY
OCT. 28
2021
CALENDAR COORDINATOR
SARAH SMITH
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EMILY O’CONNOR
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