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SPRINGFIELD – “Walktober” takes place each October, promoting wellness and encouraging folks to enjoy the autumn weather while being active. The Springfield mayor went on a two-mile walk through the…
COTTAGE GROVE – Matthew Hewlett took on a role that no one else stepped up to fill. He is keeping a long-time tradition alive and has turned a once-a-year summer…
EUGENE – A festival all about fungi is making an annual appearance at the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum this weekend. The Mushroom Festival returns for its 43rd year this Sunday, from…
SPRINGFIELD – “Reliability and resiliency.” It’s a veritable mantra among those working in the Springfield Utility Board’s Water Division. And it makes sense, of course. Ensuring the highest-quality water –…
COTTAGE GROVE – Formal training of police dogs began in the late 19th century. Folks might be most familiar with Sherman Shepherds or Belgian Malinois working alongside an officer while…
“The West Coast has lots of ghosts,” says Judy Goldbrand of Ghost Investigators. Before living in Oregon, Goldbrand resided in Minnesota, where she said she didn’t encounter as many ghosts.…
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Hayrides, pumpkin patches, and corn mazes add to Halloween fun

LANE COUNTY – October in the southern Willamette Valley means corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and harvest days. The fall season welcomes traditional family activities like hayrides, pumpkin picking, and Halloween-themed haunted houses.
Harvest Days at the Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farm has been open for the season since Sept. 29 and runs through the end of October. Here, you can find a variety of corn mazes, farm activities, and a Sweet Salvage Event.
Lynn Schutte has been running the scene for 30 years and knows a thing or two about an interactive corn maze. The family-friendly corn maze at 36777 Wheeler Rd., in Pleasant Hill, is molded around the classic board game “Clue,” and uniquely called “The Farm Monster Mystery.” This maze is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.



















