Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Haunted Palouse makes a comeback after year hiatus
A set piece from the 2022 Haunted Palouse
PALOUSE –– The non-profit haunted-themed event has been confirmed to take place this October.
Haunted Palouse meetings were held in the last few weeks to tentatively decide whether the annual event, which had been postponed and canceled in 2023, would take place in 2024.
In addition, the open positions for a board of directors have been appointed and filled. The following people will assume the positions of:
Director, Will Perry; Stakeholder, Jaimie Gaber; Building Manager, Bob Brown; Trail Manager, Wil Edwards; Street Manager, Stephanie Frost; Vendor Manager, Beth Carson; Marketing and Content Manager, Jaide Wilhem-Row and Leslie Senp; and Volunteer Coordinator Lacey Watkins.
"If there is a board in place and everyone can come together, it will be for the betterment of Haunted Palouse," said Perry. "I fully believe these people can make the best of this moving forward."
Many meetings will be held to discuss the planning and preparation as the Summer rounds out.
This year as the planning continues, many changes are up for debate including a 75/25% split to organize funds in which volunteer groups would receive more proceeds. In addition to this, concerns for Shady Lane Trail and its health this year were addressed.
Bruce Pemberton of Palouse suggested that another solution to preserve the trail would be to move the Palouse Paintballers to another part of town.
Palouse Paintballers first appeared at Haunted Palouse in 2022 and made $101,000 from the lane they organized.
However, Shady Lane recently received a $100,000 grant to rehabilitate the trail and plant new saplings to replace the dead trees.
Shady Lane's permit process is in place and although the actual event is not expected to cause too much harm to the trail itself, there could be some overlap with planting the seedlings.
Olivia Harnack is a Journalist at the Whitman County Gazette. Olivia is enrolled at University of Idaho and is majoring in digital film studies. She serves in the United States Army National Guard and is proud to serve Whitman County.
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