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Show . ' Hauritings provide lifesaving relief ' ' . ' . r i - , L L found, he will go into surgery at the University of Utah Hospital. Hepworth's father said his son has maintained as close to a normal lifestyle as possible, and his spirit his that of a true champion. "He's had a lot of close calls from complications in the past, and we've been told he wouldn't make i it," he said. "But, he just gets up and keeps going. He's a true miracle child." In addition to ghosts and goblins at the haunted house, many local merchants have donated to Shane's cause with food and drink that are offered at the spirit-filled abode. . "Everybody's been : great," Hepworth senior said, "We're just V asking for a minimum $1 donation at the door, and people have been . very generous' ' ' , !:''."'- Thrill seekers are invited to visit . ' the Hepworth haunted house through the rest of the Halloween . haunting season. . '. T "'r''":-- -1 . j.v' Www - & v viuk-.) v, ' ' - Xf '. ,.tfi. t.v .... w L By SCOTT SUMML KILL 4 WEST BOUNTIFUL Haunted houses serve many purposes during the Halloween season. But, perhaps the most noble is to raise money to save a life, and that's just what the haunted house at 696 W. 1000 N. in w West Bountiful is doing. The spook infested house has been opened to the public to raise . money needed to provide 16-year-old Shane Hepworth with a lifesaving lifesav-ing heart transplant. The money - . will go to the Children's Organ Transplant Association (CODA) as . partial payment for the operation. CODA is an organization which guarantees payment for operations such as Hepworth's in cases where the cost cannot be covered any other way. "They guarantee the bills will be paid," said Shane's father, Paul Hepworth. "We pay the money back with fund raisers like the haunted house. Some hospitals won't let you in if you don't have enough insurance, and CODA just makes sure the kids can get the , medical help they need. All we need now is a donor." Hepworth's statistics are listed throughout the United States, and as soon as a compatible heart can be ' '' " ' ''' --.J,!.-"-"fr'" IWMi( n --jlr.-.-rf" ' -' 1 1 . ,. h v i mm tLuJiraJ "" " " i i m fSS & r::- 1 n) iff ft 1 - t . n I - ". hm - - F I H j z O . z ' z o S z a O r -V, '', is ? Terror awaits alt who dare' enter the cursed grounds of the Hepworth haunted house. But, ghosts and ghouls of all sizes and shapes have wandered through the haunted halls, and all seem genuinely pleased with the specters that have greeted them with chilling screams and thundering laughter. r The Hepworth haunted house at 696 W. 1 000 N. in West Bountiful is part of a fund raising drive to pay for a heart transplant operation for 16-year-old Shane Hepworth. Many local merchants have donated food, drink, materials and time to help with the project. |