Head: Logan Downtown to host Zombie Walk
By Judd Workman
On Saturday at 6 p.m. the Zombie Walk will be held at Federal Avenue and Church Street.
The Zombie Walk, organized by the Logan Downtown Alliance, will give residents an opportunity to support the Cache Community Food Pantry by donating non-perishable food items.
Gary Saxton, the Logan Downtown manager, said his organization “hopes to collect as much food as possible.” In past years, it has collected about 400 pounds of food.
Those who come dressed as a zombie or a zombie hunter, will be given free pizza from The Factory Pizzeria.
Fernando Ortiz, a manager at the restaurant, said the zombies and zombie hunters will have about an hour and a half where they can come in and get free pizza.
The Factory will be compensated in advance, but the likelihood of it having to serve more pizza than what the money will cover is high.
“If people are still coming and the money we were given up front runs out, we will just keep serving pizza,” Ortiz said. “We are happy to be a part of the event.”
Matt Whitaker, the director of the Cache Community Food Pantry, is always excited when businesses sponsor and promote food donations. The Food Pantry is hoping to receive more than 400 pounds of donations this year, and is “never disappointed in the generosity of Cache Valley.”
Head: Local haunted house attraction is adding new props each week
By Judd Workman
Local haunted attraction 10th West Scare House, located at 919 N. 1000 West, is open Thursday through Saturday and the owners are creating a different experience each week.
The haunted warehouse-type attraction, which first opened in 2012, includes an indoor and outdoor route. Cade Huskinson, a co-creator of 10th West Scare House, helps organize and build the props each year.
“In-between weekends we are adding different props or trying to change things,” Huskinson said. “Every weekend we’re open things will be different."
In order to create the best possible experience, Huskinson relies on customer feedback to find out how he can make it better each week.
“We ask people what their favorite parts were from last year,” Huskinson said. “It’s a lot of work up front, but it’s really rewarding.”
Among weekly changes, the 10th West Scare House has added something new to keep its customers entertained while waiting in line.
“We have what we call a museum of oddities that is brand new this year,” said Bailee Huskinson, an employee at 10th West Scare House and sister to Cade Huskinson. “We wanted people to feel entertained before they even get to the haunted house.”
The museum, which is full of all sorts of peculiar bugs, bats and jarred animal organs, was created because the lines were “getting pretty long.”
Suzie Miller has worked as a haunter at the 10th West Scare House for the past three years.
“It’s been a super awesome experience,” Miller said. “It’s just so fun scaring people.”
Head: New downtown Logan store is celebrating its grand opening
By Judd Workman
A new Logan business is celebrating its grand opening Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with special deals and a chance to win prizes.
Located at 1 N. Main Street in downtown Logan, Clover Patch Quilt Shop specializes in providing high-end quilting fabric. The shop is the second location of a family-owned business that began in Santa Clara, Utah.
Randy Sedgwick, who owns the store along with his daughter, Vicki Laursen, always wanted to start a business in Cache Valley. Now that it’s happened, the biggest hurdle has been “getting the word out.”
“Part of the grand opening is letting people know we’re here,” Sedgwick said. “Vicki and I have been visiting all of the quilt guilds in the valley, handing out flyers and introducing ourselves.”
Randy and Vicki hope that with the grand opening they will continue to build their clientele. Among prizes and giveaways, there will be demonstrations done in the store for those who do not yet quilt but who are interested in learning.
Although the shop’s main focus is to sell good quality fabric, it also offers classes. These classes are taught by Sedgwick himself and can be done in groups anywhere in the valley.
Serena Cummings, a local customer new to quilting, has been very pleased with the classes and with the prices in the shop.
“I was walking around and I noticed this new store,” Cummings said. “I came in, talked to Randy and he said that if I got a group of girls together who wanted to learn, he would come and teach us. I was sold.”
Sedgwick and Laursen are excited to see what will come from their new business, especially after Saturday.
“Right now we’re just looking forward to the next steps, watching it grow and just becoming part of the community.”
Head: Historic Downtown Logan’s 2016 Ghost Tour to start in a different location
By Judd Workman
Downtown Logan began its Ghost Tours Friday at 7 p.m. which will run every Friday and Saturday night through the end of the month. For the first time, the tour will begin at St. John’s Episcopal Church located at 85 E. 100 North.
The Ghost Tour, which has been organized by the Logan Downtown Alliance for the past five years, includes a two hour long tour that walks groups of people through downtown Logan. The cast of the tour, comprising 14 actors, is provided by the Bridgerland Storytelling Guild, Cache Theatre Company and Music Theatre West.
Prescott Walker, a volunteer for St. John's Episcopal Church, said he was excited to help with the production.
“20 to 25 minutes of the tour is actually spent inside the sanctuary,” Prescott said. “About 60 people will come at seven, eight and nine o’clock and it all starts here at the church.”
Prescott also said in order for St. John’s to participate in the tour, approval had to go through a few different groups within the church including the priest.
Along with receiving the satisfaction of aiding the local theatre group in its program, St. John’s will receive a portion of the proceeds as a donation from the Logan Downtown Alliance.
Logan Downtown manager Gary Saxton said that tickets for the Ghost Tour have sold out every year and, as of Thursday, 43 percent of the tickets have already been sold this year.
At the end of the tour audience members will have the opportunity of viewing an original play based on Mary Shelley’s novel, “Frankenstein,” written and directed by Chris Metz of the Cache Theatre Group.
“We have spent a lot of time and effort on character development and overall creep factor in the show,” Metz said. “It really has been a great opportunity for us, as a community theatre, to be part of something produced by Logan City.”
