Nightmare in Preston
We all know that Preston was once a logging town. Like all company towns of the time, there was company housing and commissary, the place that mill workers and loggers would meet up at during a rare free moment and enjoy a meal. The mill operated sporadically until the 1990's and slowly the company town changed. The housing was sold off to private individuals. The commissary moved to its present location in upper Preston, continuing its life as place for folks to meet. Today it is known as the VASA Hall, it has been said that once a year the long gone mill workers and loggers come back to reclaim the hall for a night of fun.
Spooky shadows of loggers past have been seen in the hall over the years, but the activity is strongest just before Halloween. We have it on good authority that this year the energy should peak on October 24. We expect the hall to be very “lively” on that day, it is possible that we may see glimpses of the old market in the kitchen or we may see the loggers still logging in the woods.
Just a few days before Halloween, your hosts, WSGA Puget Sound and NWStinkerbella, invite you to come October 24th, for the second annual Nightmare event maybe you too well see some unusual sights.
This event is open to all Geocachers and sure to be enjoyed by young and old alike. Come share a meal with old friends, meet some new ones and enjoy the Halloween Season geocaching style and experience some of the legend of the Nightmare of Preston Mill.
EVENTS:
There will be 2 prize drawings at this event, plus a general raffle and a costume contest!
As always there will be an area for trackable trading, and the potluck!
Schedule:
4:30PM - 6:30PM Potluck / Dinner
6:30PM - 7:00PM The Mini-Haunt walk through, enjoy and hopefully get a little scare.
7:00PM - 8:00PM The costume contest winners will be announced, followed by the raffle and any pertinent announcements.
Children’s Swag Bags : Please let us know in your log how many children under 13 that will be attending so we can have enough Trick or Treat Swag Bags on hand
Raffle: There will be a general raffle
If you would like to donate an item to the raffle item please let us know
The Early Bird Drawing: Post your will attend before midnight on October 17th and your name will be entered into drawing for the early bird prize. Please note the number of folks you will be bring in your log, that will determine the number of entries you will receive for this drawing.
The WSGA Members Drawing: Bring your current 2015 WSGA badge to the event; show it at the welcome table to be entered into a drawing for an extra special gift as a thank you for supporting WSGA. If you're not a WSGA member we encourage you to support club sponsored events like this by signing up online or in person at a WSGA event. Please note that you must have your 2015 badge with you or you must sign up at this event in order to be in this drawing.
Pumpkins: Bring your craved pumpkin to the event! We will display them on the porch for everyone to enjoy. You can take your pumpkin home at the end of the event or leave it behind and we will recycle it into animal feed.
Costume Contest Information:
Come dressed up for the event, for another chance to win a fabulous prize! The costume contest will be split into 4 categories, with a 1st 2nd and 3rd place winner in each category, so there will be a total of 12 winners!!!!!!
The categories will be as follows:
age 12 and under
ages 13 to 17
18 and over
Plus best Geocaching Halloween costume, this is a very special category and for it you need to be wearing a Halloween costume that also incorporates geocaching into it.
Nightmare Cachekinz:
We will have a very special commemorative reaper cachekinz available for you purchase at the event.
Volunteers:
If you would like to get involved in this event we would love to hear from you. Have you always wanted to do a haunted house well, we’re looking for interested parties to take part in the mini-haunt walk through. This year we will have the venue the day before and after the event to allow for more time for set up and take down.
We will have the day BEFORE the event to decorate the hall and build our mini haunt. If you have the time we would love the help making the hall scary.
We will have the hall the day AFTER the event to take down the decorations, the mini haunt and final clean up. If you can come help out with this let us know.
Additionally on the day of the event:
#1 One or Two people willing to come in early and help us with the final touches. Duties might include setup tables and chairs, decorating.
#2. We need one or two people willing to sit at the welcome table during the event to help with name tags, trackables, the costume contest voting and general information.
#3. One or two People willing to stay after the event to help with simple clean up. Duties might include folding up and putting away tables and chairs, cleaning up the potluck area.
If you would like to Volunteer for one or more of the available positions please contact SirKarp and / or mention it in your log. Thank you for considering volunteering.
Volunteer update: Position #2 has been filled by
Potluck / Food List:
This is also a potluck event, please bring a dish to share. Below is a food list and who is bringing what, but please don't be limited to the list below they are just ideas, feel free to bring what you want, even better if it is Halloween themed. There is a kitchen in the hall, and a refrigerator for our use, as well as plenty of outlets, so feel free to bring a crockpot if you like. Please mention what you are bringing in your log and we'll add it to the list.
Main course:
Sandwiches:
Chili (With Cheese & Onions): Broncos Fan 4 Life
Surprise:
Bloody eye balls & entrails: 51 Capitols
Casserole:
Hot Dog Casserole:
Lasagna: PNWcarrots
pasta:
protein:
BBQ Chicken: Ms Marvelous
Side dishes:
Salad:
Pasta Salad:
Fruit plate:
Vegetable Plate:
rolls / bread:
homemade zucchini muffins:
Dessert:
Cake:
Cookies:
Brownies: (or chocolate cake) Lizzy
Ice Cream:
Jello:
Hand, Rat and a Brain: Nw Stinkerbella
Beverages:
Water: WSGA
Soda: WSGA
Lemon-lime lemonade:
Other Beverages:
Ice: Sirkarp, for cold beverages or coolers
If you want to bring you own beverage please feel free to do so, however remember the alcohol is not allowed.
Your WSGA membership is what makes events like this and others possible. If you enjoy attending these events please support us by joining or renewing your WSGA membership. Thank you.
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 This event is sponsored by Washington State Geocaching Association. If you are a geocacher in the state of Washington, please consider joining WSGA. See the WSGA website for details.
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