Veneta Haunts

07/19/2024

Veneta Movies in the Park Reminder that tomorrow is Opening Night! $1 popcorn and lots of gift cards for contests/games/costumes. Bring cover for sun and a blanky and chair when it cools off. Invite your friends from Noti, What's Happening in Veneta, Elmira, Fern Ridge & Surrounding Areas, Veneta Community Network, & Crow❤️

05/28/2024

If you have a picture of you or your family at Veneta Haunts and would like it to be displayed on promotional city material, please contact me asap:-)

04/03/2024

Updated Veneta Haunts flyer for 2024!❤️

12/19/2023

Sending everyone LOVE today❤️

11/13/2023

Shout out to the Westside Gardeners’ Club for the $100 donation to this years Veneta Haunts! It will be used to pay for most of the generator rental🙏🙏🙏

11/01/2023

Putting on a large community event such as Veneta Haunts takes a village! Veneta Haunts would like to THANK the following volunteers for their creativity and time (it’s a long list!), feel free to tag your business/yourself, and if I left anyone out just IM me and I will go back and edit❤️:

There were 4 women that started this event:
Alexa Benson NP - conceptual design/fundraising
Siena Taras - haunted house construction/Haunted Mansion mural
Cassie Hoffman - cemetery design and construction/Mistress of the Hall of Screams/kid wrangler😉
TaLina Thompson - Haunted House decor/Surgical Nurse

Then a few more volunteers showed up along the way to Help🙏🙏❤️❤️:
Sue Castillo - general labor/last minute Taco stand
Ryan H. Bradley - Cemetery design/Wolfman
Sarah Lewis Bradley extensive Halloween decor/parlour Ghoul
Rhonda Juaire - extensive Halloween decor
Sara Jean Sutter -Nightmare Before Christmas murals
West Valley Dance Studio (flash mob)
Katy Miller - Craft Queen
Shannon Price - Craft Queen
Suzannah Burke - Craft Queen
Becky Cox - Craft Queen/moral support🙏
Crystal Donagan - Craft Queen/set-up and breakdown of canopies & tables/hair stylist😉
James G Miller - House construction/Very strong Man with big truck😇
Nikkosha Hesner - coffin designer/Parlor fortune Teller/make-up and hair stylist
Araya - My Right Hand/Team Leader
Theo- FacePainting extraordinaire
Layla Esner- Possessed girl in Haunted House
Henry Esner- Boy in coffin in Haunted House
Scott Allan Morris - Frankenstein
Jennifer and Donnie - Taco stand helpers
Christy Reid - last minute helper
John Driskel - Gopher (this and that)
Susan Regenerus- WiFi procurer

Veneta Haunts would also like to thank the following private individuals/businesses for their donations of money, prizes and supplies:
City of Veneta - Economic Development Committee
Oregon Country Fair
Orchid Health (Elmira)
Eclipse Hair Studio
Grocery Outlet in Veneta
Oregon Empire Real Estate & Property Management
Crazy Al’s Bar and Grill
Countryside Pizza
Broadway Grill
Dairy Queen
Fay Fays Pet Salon
Key Bank
Sunwave Farms
Kawanis Club
The Patio Oasis
Bushes Farms
Mike Nolen at Sarver Winery
Sue Castillo
Veneta - Fern Ridge Chamber of Commerce

Thanks to Sue Castillo, Hillbilly Brews, Cherries Snackshack and Theresa O’Donell for serving up food and drinks!

Thanks to everyone who returned Sunday Morning to break down the Haunted House and clean up our beautiful Veneta City Park😇

Thanks to Veneta Community Network for always approving my posts (even in the middle of the night!)…you ALL rock❤️

Whew!!! You made it to the bottom!!! If you would like to help us make this event even better next year, please contact Alexa Benson.

10/31/2023

Veneta Haunts was enjoyed by all❤️❤️

10/29/2023

James (our unofficial photographer!) sent us these. Please tag yourselves and friends! What an amazing day this was for Veneta!

10/29/2023

Yes…We pulled it off! Veneta Haunts was a succuss! It took all of us to make it happen!

Post your pics here everyone…it took a village❤️

10/28/2023

Veneta Haunts SCHEDULE:

3-5pm Crafts and games (glow sticks-first 50 kids; photo stickers - first 100 free thx to Empire Realty!)
3:30pm - Haunted Mansion Team Decorating contest (sign up in person) Teams of 4
4pm-Food and Bar opens
5pm - Contests and sponsor (Please have carved pumpkins on stage by 5pm)
* Best dressed Pet - Fay Fay’s Pet Salon
* Under 5 yrs - Dairy Queen
* Ages 5-12 - Countryside Pizza
* Ages 12-18 - Countryside Pizza
* Adults Funniest - Crazy Al’s/La Valle Winery
* Adults Scariest- Crazy Al’s /La Valle Winery
* Best Carved pumpkin - Grocery Outlet
* Best team decorated Mansion - Cup O Joes/Grocery Outlet
* Best in Show ! Eclipse Hair Salon/Broadway Grill
6pm - Haunted House
6:30 - Monster Mash Disco
9pm - event ends

10/28/2023

Dress warm for Veneta Haunts…
Full Moon, Sunny Day☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
Cold night🥶🥶

10/28/2023

Less than 24 hrs to Veneta Haunts!

Costume contests start at 5…lots of prizes🤩🤩

10/27/2023

Orchid Health wishes you a fabulous Veneta Haunts!

Design your own commemorative “Veneta Haunts 2023 trick or treat bag”, for the first 60 guests…from the caring staff at Orchid Health!

10/26/2023

Thanks Orchid for sponsoring $300 for the ‘Design your own treat’ bags!❤️

10/26/2023

These are the costume contests scheduled for Veneta Haunts! The final being “Best in Show!”

The following are the specific businesses that donated prizes for the COSTUME contests…Shout outs go to: Grocery Outlet, Broadway Grill, Al’s Bar and Grill, Countryside Pizza, Key Bank, Our Daily Bread, La Valle Winery, Dairy Queen, Fay Fay’s Pet Salon, Eclipse Hair Studio, and Figaros Pizza. Support those who support your community ❤️❤️❤️❤️!

10/26/2023

Costume Contests:
Pet; 0-4yrs; 5-12 yrs
13-18yrs;
Adult (funny & scariest)

10/25/2023

Show some LOVE to Countryside Pizza for always saying YES to your community! Veneta Haunts and the Fern Ridge area ❤️❤️❤️❤️ YOU!

10/25/2023

Thx to Countryside for (2) $25 gift certificates!

10/24/2023

Thx Crazy Al’s for (2)$25 & (2)$5
Gift certificates!

10/24/2023

Haunted Mansion decorating contest!
6 groups of up to 6 people each
3:30-5pm

10/23/2023

Carved Pumpkin contest! $25 prize - Have your precarved pumpkin on the stage by 5pm on Oct 28th.🎃🎃🎃🎃

10/23/2023

Veneta Haunts Contest:

Best Carved Pumpkin

10/20/2023

Thanks to Key Bank for (4) $10 gift certificates to
Cup ‘O Joe!

10/20/2023

Thanks to Fay Fays Pet Salon for sponsoring the Pet Costume contest at Veneta Haunts!

Fay Fay Loves Halloween 🎃 👻💀

10/20/2023

Thanks Grocery Outlet for supporting Veneta Haunts with 4 x $25 gift certificates!

https://www.facebook.com/VenetaGroceryOutlet?mibextid=LQQJ4d