halloween
in the village of table rock
2023
Cousins Blane Vogt and Mira Rogge
2020
2019
This year was the second time we tried Trunk or Treat. The north side of the Square had a dozen vehicles. All were decorated, some had activities to earn the treats. Missy Freeman counted about 75 kids.
photos by joey tyler
photos by missy freeman
2018
The Senior Center & Theater were the site of the Halloween party. Greeting the guests were Elma Lee Buchholz, Ardell Lively, and Ronda Freeman
A Halloween party was held, but also Ghost Story Tours were offered.
First Ghost Story Tour of Table Rock Building
From the Pawnee Republican
Last Saturday night, fifteen intrepid explorers met at the Round Up Bar and Grill for a flashlight tour of the 2nd floor of the State Bank of Table Rock, of the second and third floors of the old hotel, the basement of the hotel, and more. The tour was set up by the Table Rock Community Club to show spooky places in Table Rock, specifically spaces that are either abandoned or are little used. Tour organizer Sharla Sitzman says she wanted to do the tours to bring attention to the need for historic preservation. “These spaces deserve more than we are able to give them right now,” she says, “But so long as they are preserved they have the potential to return to life.” Seeing them by flashlight on a crisp Autumn night was just a way to make the experience more memorable, she says. She wants those who went to think good thoughts when talking about the buildings.
The group was an enthusiastic one, exploring every room above the bank and looking out the windows at the street scene. They examined everything their flashlights could reach. At the hotel and theater, they found burned floor stringers from long ago fires. A huge cistern under the theater that was filled with debris. A bottle of “Blood Solvent” sitting in an abandoned fuse box. Falling plaster, beautiful old wood trim, bathrooms with old porcelain bathtubs, and windows everywhere. Periodically, Sitzman would gather the group to tell a ghost story set in Table Rock, usually in the building they were in, and tell a little of the history of the building. George Tomek, who was on the tour, stepped in at the hotel and told a couple of amusing and true stories (not ghost stories) about the hotel back when he worked at the café and helped manage the hotel.
There was a pleasant surprise at the end, but there will be no spoiler. Afterward, Kathy Fritch spontaneously hugged Sitzman. “It was…it was…” she said, speechless. The rest of the group was talking too much about what they had seen to notice the exchange.
Two more tours will take place on Saturday, October 20 and October 27. Those who want to go should meet at the Round Up Bar & Grill in Table Rock at 6:45 p.m.
From the Pawnee Republican
Last Saturday night, fifteen intrepid explorers met at the Round Up Bar and Grill for a flashlight tour of the 2nd floor of the State Bank of Table Rock, of the second and third floors of the old hotel, the basement of the hotel, and more. The tour was set up by the Table Rock Community Club to show spooky places in Table Rock, specifically spaces that are either abandoned or are little used. Tour organizer Sharla Sitzman says she wanted to do the tours to bring attention to the need for historic preservation. “These spaces deserve more than we are able to give them right now,” she says, “But so long as they are preserved they have the potential to return to life.” Seeing them by flashlight on a crisp Autumn night was just a way to make the experience more memorable, she says. She wants those who went to think good thoughts when talking about the buildings.
The group was an enthusiastic one, exploring every room above the bank and looking out the windows at the street scene. They examined everything their flashlights could reach. At the hotel and theater, they found burned floor stringers from long ago fires. A huge cistern under the theater that was filled with debris. A bottle of “Blood Solvent” sitting in an abandoned fuse box. Falling plaster, beautiful old wood trim, bathrooms with old porcelain bathtubs, and windows everywhere. Periodically, Sitzman would gather the group to tell a ghost story set in Table Rock, usually in the building they were in, and tell a little of the history of the building. George Tomek, who was on the tour, stepped in at the hotel and told a couple of amusing and true stories (not ghost stories) about the hotel back when he worked at the café and helped manage the hotel.
There was a pleasant surprise at the end, but there will be no spoiler. Afterward, Kathy Fritch spontaneously hugged Sitzman. “It was…it was…” she said, speechless. The rest of the group was talking too much about what they had seen to notice the exchange.
Two more tours will take place on Saturday, October 20 and October 27. Those who want to go should meet at the Round Up Bar & Grill in Table Rock at 6:45 p.m.
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THERE WAS A MINI-PARADE IN FRONT OF THE LEGION HALL AS THE KIDS CAME OUT FROM THE PARTY. THIS IS ONE OF THE FLOATS:
THIS PARTY MARKED THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE VERY POPULAR MADAME ZORA, TELLER OF FORTUNES |
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Photo 346 -- no names, no dates. Halloween, a school play?
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