News-Times Whidbey
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2012 | Vol. 113, No. 81 | www.whidbeynewstimes.com | 75¢
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED Mayor taps Green as next OH chief The Port Townsend police sergeant is described by Dudley as ‘a cop’s cop’
A haunted house is looking for fresh blood this Halloween
By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter
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Scrapbook teacher by day, Christmas dove dissector by night, Johanna Boyle plays a role in the upcoming Frightville Haunted House, which is sure to scare the screams out of anyone looking for Halloween fun that benefits a good cause, the Boys and Girls Club.
Screams help kids But the screams are for a good cause. Profits go to the Boys and Girls Club, also housed in the Roller Barn. This year, the house is completely self-sufficient, Brian said. Donors paid for the materials to create the house; last year, expenses totaled $2,000.
Thanks to the sponsors, all the money raised this year will go directly to the Boys and Girls Club. Sponsors are WhidBerry Frozen Yogurt, Toppins, Whidbey Island Bank, Jeff Pleet at Edward Jones Investment, Cathy and Duncan Chalfant at Candy Enterprises See SCREAMS, A4
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here will be screaming. And more screaming. That’s what the Frightville Haunted House team can promise this year. What they can’t promise is that visitors to the 12th annual haunted house will make it out of the Roller Barn without a few years’ worth of nightmares. Is that blood-covered doll or lurking shadow just a prop — or a screamthirsty actor waiting to jump out at terrified visitors? Are the shivers running down the back of your neck just fear — or a spider sliding down from the ceiling? In the dark, anything goes, and this year, volunteers are taking terror to the next level. Groups are thrown into the dark to brave a room of masks that aren’t all fake, a room where dolls with spinning heads come to life and, as the walls close in and the evil laughter gets louder, visitors enter a final room where one word written on the walls says it all: Run. “We completely redesigned the haunted house,” said Brian Boyle, a volunteer whose character has earned him a fan-base: Mr. Giggles the clown. Volunteers have been laboring since April to renovate the rooms. “No room was left the same,” said Johanna Boyle, eyeing the sacrificial Christmas dove she designed for her room in the haunted house. This year’s house features a number of changes. Unlike last year, visitors will come in through the graveyard before hearing the rules of the house; last year, the house was explained in the safe, lighted holding area. “And then we throw them to the wolves!” Johanna laughed.
Mayor Scott Dudley said Monday that he’s decided to name Ed Green, the administrative sergeant with the Port Townsend Police Department, as the new police chief. Green was one of three men who interviewed for the job and went through a panel interview. Dudley said he will ask the members of the City Council next Tuesday to approve his decision. It’s a process he’s expecting to go much smoother than the last time he asked the council to confirm an appointment, but he knows nothing is certain in city politics these days. Dudley said Green is “a cop’s cop.” “He’s the ideal candidate who will roll up his sleeves and work alongside his officers,” Dudley said. “He’s not just an administrator who will sit behind his desk all day.” ED GREEN Dudley said Green seemed very open Port Townsend and accessible, as well as having a great police sergeant work ethic. could be OK’d Reached by phone Monday, Green said by Oak Harbor he’s excited about the opportunity to lead council Tuesday. the department and make Oak Harbor his home. “I want to spend the end of my career there,” he said. Green said he worked for seven years in Los Angeles, and dealt with the riots and murders, before moving to the relative peace of Port Townsend. He’s been with the department for about 20 years and is currently the administrative sergeant, which means he’s the second-in-command. He said he handles all the administrative work, including the budget, but as police chief he plans to also help out with police work, whether that means handling evidence or even going on patrol. “They’re going to have to hold me back,” he joked. Green said he’s talked to many people in Oak Harbor and everyone had good things to say about the police department. He said he has no plans for changes, but will first have to learn about the department and the community. “I’m not looking to come in and put my stamp on it,” he said. Green said he and his wife, Christy, plan on moving to Oak Harbor as soon as they can sell their home in Port Townsend. They have two