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Show Freestone puts the fright in Halloween trick-or-treaters Vernal Express Wednesday, October 28, 1998 3 After 33 years of scaring the living liv-ing daylights out of trick-or-treaters, Roy freestone is not about to give up on an artform he has cured over the years. Every year Freestone, local artist and retired water master, has created creat-ed monster heads that light up, chattering chat-tering skeletons, detached legs and other frightful concoctions placed around his house that are aimed at putting at little chill in Halloween. Freestone operates the controls of the moaning sound tracks, lights and clattering bones from a tree house he has named, "The Magpie Nest." The tree house is next to his home. Some years over 300 kids have come to his house trick-or-treating. "One year I decided not to do it, but I got so many complaints that I have done it ever since," Freestone said. "One year about six kids went home crying," Freestone said smiling smil-ing "That was a good year." His wife, Pat, who distributes the treats from bowl infested with snakes, said one year she looked down from the porch and there was a little beak poking up. At the bottom bot-tom of the porch was a little trick-or-treater who had fallen and was too frightened to move. Leaders meet Nov. 4 to discuss Utah law On Wednesday, Nov. 4, Chief Deputy Attorney General Reed M. Richards, Chief of Staff Palmer DePaulis, Bill Evans, Assistant Attorney General over Education, and Lieutenant Mike King of the Utah Attorney General's Office will be in Vernal for a community meeting meet-ing with local leaders. Elected officials, educators, business busi-ness leaders, law enforcement executives exec-utives and the general public are invited in-vited to discuss recent changes to Utah law following the 1998 Legislative Session. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Uintah High School Auditorium, 1880 W. 500 N., in Vernal. Defensive driving offered The Utah Safety Council is now offering a four-hour Defensive Driving course for people in the Vernal area. The class will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Job Service. This class is for those age 16 to 24 years old only. The four-hour course consists of classroom instruction and focuses on accident prevention, driving confidence, awareness of hazards and improving driving skills. Drivers who successfully complete com-plete the course receive a 50-point reduction from their Utah driving record, once during a three year period. pe-riod. Individuals 55 years of age and older, may qualify for insurance insur-ance discounts after completing the course. Registration is $25 per person, or $8 for those age 55 and over that are only desiring a reduction in their insurance rates. To register, or for additional information, please contact the Utah Safety Council at 1-800-933-5943 ext. 305. Date Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 26 Temperatures High Low Precip. 65 60 64 60 63 58 65 30 28 28 39 30 33 44 .39 .17 .06 "We have a lot of fun doing this, but it is a lot of work," Freestone said. One year Freestone admits to shooting smoke bombs from the tree house in an attempt to spook a few older trick-or-treaters. "One of the smoke bombs landed on the hood of a car and we couldn't get it out before it left a mark," he said. "I offered to repair the damage, but the lady who was the owner of the car said 'You can't hurt this old beast."' Everyone is invited to come to the Freestone residence, 2991 North 500 East, but come early because the spooks go to bed at 9 p.m. 'l' mhntAfXisf 'L. J k..gU2 .,,,,.,.,Xga . glJ ll II f 1 St mmi. ., Roy Freestone, Adriene McAdam, Tami McAdam and Denver Price are ready to greet trick-or-treaters. The MagPie Nest takes on a aire of horror this Halloween mm, air an Novemlbeir VOl Wot 0 . o siiita Supporting Additional Funding Dedicated For Road Improvement Projects In Vernal City Paid for by Citizens Supporting Vernal City Road Improvements Courtesy of Sky West Airlines |