CHARITABLE SPOOKS KID'S HAUNTED HOUSE SCARES UP DONATIONS.Byline: Sharon Cotal Staff Writer NEWHALL - Eleven-year-old twins Kyle and Kevin Scott have tried to convince their parents for the past five years to let them turn their garage into a Halloween haunted house A haunted house is defined as building that is believed to be a center for supernatural occurrences or paranormal phenomena.[1] A haunted house may contain ghosts, poltergeists, or even malevolent entities. . And after finally getting permission this year, they've gotten their Hidden Valley neighborhood involved. Rather than charging admission to their spook zone, the boys sought donations of canned goods and clothing that will be given to the needy. ``I know that they are always collecting at this time of year because of the holidays, so we handed out fliers in the neighborhood asking for people to bring a can of food or an article of clothing,'' their mother, Vicki Scott, said. Over the weekend, neighbors contributed two boxes of canned foods canned food food sterilized by heat in a closed, durable container such as tin and aluminum cans, flexible aluminum foil and thermoplastic containers including squeeze tubes. Technically, the processes used are highly efficient and used universally. and three large garbage bags of clothing in exchange for admission to the haunted house, which the twins decorated dec·o·rate tr.v. dec·o·rat·ed, dec·o·rat·ing, dec·o·rates 1. To furnish, provide, or adorn with something ornamental; embellish. 2. with the help of their 12-year- old sister, Kelly, and six neighborhood friends. The haunted house included a laboratory with a mad scientist, a graveyard, fake body parts and a flying skeleton. The kids from the neighborhood who visited had a great time and wanted to go through again and again, Vicki Scott said. The clothing will be donated either to the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Homeless Shelter Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people. Usually located in urban neighborhoods, they are similar to emergency shelters. The primary difference is that homeless shelters are usually open to anyone, without regard to the reason for need. or the Assistance League Thrift Shop thrift shop n. A shop that sells used articles, especially clothing, as to benefit a charitable organization. , and the kids took the food to the Santa Clarita Food Pantry on Monday. But when they got back, they had some work to do. ``They all need to clean out this garage so their dad can park the car in here,'' Scott said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Helping to create the haunted house are, standing from left, Molly Cayson, 9, Kevin Scott, 11, Conner Cayson, 11, Zachary Cancio, 13, Scott Kampe, 13, and Kyle Scott, 11; sitting down, from left are, Brent Green, 12, Kristen Kampe, 12, and Kelly Scott Kelly Scott (born June 1, 1977 in Winnipeg, Manitoba as Kelly Lynn Mackenzie) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. She and her team of Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter and Renee Simons are the current Canadian and World women's champions. , 12. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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