October, Pumpkins, and Ghosts, Oh My.
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October 1, 2009
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
By: Hayle Hudson
Pumpkins, Ponies, Hay and Haunts. October is the month where you can do everything from pumpkin picking, pony rides, getting lost in a corn maze and being scared out of your wits by ghosts, creepy crawlers of the night, to knocking on strangers doors and getting candy from them.
October is many peoples favorite month. The leaves start falling and the pumpkin patch comes around, the haunted house scares you, then comes Halloween. With Halloween you get to dress up as anything you can imagine, get enough candy to last you for months, and then eat it all in one night.
The pumpkin patch comes every year to the same exact place and still manages to wow. This year Central Oregon Pumpkin Co. and DD ranch in Terrebonne are planning to send us all on a Safari Adventure. That’s this year’s theme. From an aerial view the corn maze is a group of Safari animals. On your way through the maze you’ll wind your way through an elephants trunk, get lost is a zebra’s stripes, and carefully make your way through a lions mane. With the help of your trusty map and your best navigational skills, you might just make your way out. But, the maze isn’t the only awesome thing at the pumpkin patch. There are pumpkins, of course. Miles and miles of homegrown pumpkins just waiting for you to come and take a few home. But there is always a twist about these pumpkins. Picking them isn’t the only thing you can do, you can shoot them out of a cannon. That’s right, shooting a pumpkin miles into the air and watching it come down and splat. All for just $2.50 a shot. Its open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 6pm. There are also pony rides for the young, a zoo train that takes you for a ride around the pumpkin patch, a free petting zoo, and a fresh Harvest Market. You can find anything from mini pumpkins, gourds, squash, and Indian corn, all with the perfect fall colors to decorate your house. The pumpkin patch opened September 26th and is open all the way until October 31st The hours are 12pm to 6pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets for the maze are $7.50 for kids 12 and up. $5.00 for kids 6-11 and children 5 and younger are free.
The Pumpkin Patch isn’t the only thing central Oregon is known for around this time of year.
Every year at the Deschutes County fair grounds in the Dairy Barn, volunteers put on the traditional “Haunt at Juniper Hollow”, and this year they’ve added the new “ Dark Intentions”, a place where only bad things happen… even to good people. Please keep in mind that these are both meant to be very scary and it’s recommended for kids 12 and up. But the final say is left up to the supervising adults. “chicken exits” are located all throughout the Haunt. The dates on the Haunt are October 8,9,10,15,16,17,22,23,24,28,29,30 and 31st. Tickets may be purchased at the Haunt, online or at The Halloween Headquarters located in the Bend Factory Outlet Mall. Ticket windows open at 6:30 pm and the Haunt starts at 7:00 pm. These Haunts are a fundraiser so all purchases are final. There will be no refunds given if you exit the Haunt or the tickets are unused.
So Happy Halloween to all, and enjoy the awesome activities that Central Oregon provides us with.
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