Sunday, July 24, 2011

Dan Rodgerson--A Haunting Set for Heritage Park











A Haunting set for Heritage Park








By Roger Ferguson







Daily Telegram Staff Writer








Adrian- It is a story few can actually recall but the horrific hearsay remains to this day. Several years ago, a young bride to be her name long forgotten- disappeared at heritage park the day before her wedding. According to Dan Rodgerson of Adrians Community Services, the womans body was never found but some say her distraught spirit still lurks in the old barn at the top of the parks Hill. Many have seen the spirit wearing the white wedding dress that it never had the opportunity to wear while living.With one spirit already in place it will soon be joined by more than 20 of its ghoulish friends in mid0 October. And the community services department is hoping to cashingon the event to help build its scholarship fund.










The haunted barn is a huge volunteer event which will take place Otc 18th-19th and 25th and 26th. More than 800 volunteer hours have been spend creating scenes, construcing wall and publicizing the event. Originally the city recreation department had sought one large organization to run the entire event. But since none stepped forward the city found five smaller grounps willing to help. Jerry Zemlo is one of the key volunteer sho headed up the project years ago when the jaycees ran a similar haunted barn in the park. He is being aided by others including local boy scouts, the adrian training school, employees from Wal-Mart, the John Jacobson family and the Bill Powell Family. A grant from the United Way got the project off the ground and money raised form the event will provide scholarships for children who cannot afford recreational programs. If the project is a success, it will become an event for years to come, said Dan Rodgerson.Both the haunted barn and the scholarship program are new this year. "The combined experience of the volunteers is unsurpassed. We have engineers, recreational professionals, construction workers, tool maker, disigners, carpenters, electricians and even a cemetery employee." We could not have picked a more gruesome and morbid group of individuals and we are delighted" said Dan Rodgerson, the project coordinator. The old barn was shosen because of its spooky qualities and because some still believe the barn is actually haunted" Dan Rodgerson said."One of the complaints that we have heard regarding haunted hues is that people wait in line for sometimes hours and they are finished n 10 minutes" he added. "We have attempted to make it a family event by adding a bonfire, hayride and refreshments"The cost is $3 for those 12 and under and $4 for those 13 and over. The barn will be open from 7-9:30 each night. For more information call Dan Rodgerson at Adrian Community Services at 263-2161



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