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The holidays can be an important time of year for all small companies, and you want to make the most of this busy and stressful time.

If you’re in retail, a good portion of your entire annual sales may depend on how you do the next few weeks. But in every industry, the holidays present unique challenges and opportunities.

1. Party on! These parties present a great opportunity to network; meet potential new clients or referral sources for the New Year. If you need to build your business (and who doesn’t?) attend as many parties as you can and bring your business cards.

2. Send holiday cards. The holidays give you a perfect excuse to stay in touch with current and past customers. Send-ing a holiday card is a relatively easy and inexpensive way to remind someone about your business.

3. Give Gifts. The holidays are a great time to remember and thank those who help your business thrive. One of the nicest ways to show you appreci-ate what they’ve done is with a gift. It doesn’t have to be elaborate; for the small businesses, send chocolates or candies. Don’t forget those who help you every day.

4. Create holiday specials. Aren’t those gift baskets you see enticing? You can create them for your business too, even if you have a service business. If you do sell products, you can purchase gift baskets to wrap a number of items together. If yours is a service business, consider adding related physical prod-ucts to make the gift more tangible.

5. Offer gift certificates. Do you sell gift certificates? Why not? Even if you’re in the carpet cleaning business, some-one might purchase a rug cleaning as a gift for a friend or family member. If this is your slow season, one way to increase cash flow now is to offer customers gift certificates at a discount; regular cus-tomers can buy them to use later, pro-viding you with an infusion of cash.

8 Tips For Small Business Holiday Success

9. Provide Online Coupons If you’re still stuck in the newspaper-insert or direct-mail rut, it’s time to start thinking about online coupons. More than 88 million consum-ers (47 percent of Internet users) planned on using online coupons in 2011. Retailers should look to couponing hubs for fast and targeted distribution to a wider audience.

10. Start Now! According to an article in USA Today, a National Retail Federa-tion study found 37 percent of consumers planned on beginning their holiday shop-ping before Halloween. As a result, you’ll have to compete against major merchants already rolling out their Christmas cam-paigns. Shoppers can procrastinate; you can’t.

6. Build your cash reserves. The holi-days represent one of two extremes for many businesses: either it’s the busiest time of year or the slowest. If you get a significant amount of your income now (or you’re having a particularly good year), give yourself a gift and put money in a reserve account. You’ll appreciate having that money come Spring or Summer when business is slower.

7. Recognize ALL holidays NOT JUST Christmas. Make certain you are sensitive to a broad spectrum of customers.

8. Finally, keep your priorities straight. No matter how busy you are, don’t get totally distracted by work. Remember the things that are really important: family, friends, community, and you. Spend time with those you truly care for and give to those who are less fortunate.

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The 50s and 60s were the decades when Trick-or-Treating became the important Halloween ritual they are today. Trick-or-Treating became the focus of Halloween celebrations because going Trick-or-Treating was seen as a whole-some activity for the whole family. Trick-or-Treating also became popular in the 50s and 60s because that was when living in subdivi-sions and newly built suburban neighborhoods became popular.

Trick-or-Treating remained popular through the 70s and 80s but by the 90s the practice of Trick-or-Treating began to change. Many dif-ferent factors like the rise of people living in apartment buildings instead of free standing houses in suburban neighborhoods and the rise in non-traditional households contributed to the major changes that shaped Trick-or-Treating at the end of the 90s.

In order to accommodate parents with busy schedules and in an effort to make Trick-or-Treating safer for kids it was moved largely indoors. Malls began to open for specific Trick-or-Treating events where kids in costume could go to different stores to receive candy and cou-pons.

These structured Halloween events also usually feature games, activities, and clowns and other performers to make the event even more spe-cial. Many neighborhoods have also designated special Trick-or-Treat hours to prevent a lot of Halloween mischief and help protect the safety of Trick-or-Treaters.

Have a HOWLING Halloween and be safe out there. Please make sure you check your candy before you eat it. Wear something with a reflec-tor on it.

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DID YOU KNOW? as Italy. Shakespeare mentions the practice in his comedy The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1593), when Speed accuses his master of “puling [whimpering, whining], like a beggar at Hallowmas.”

Yet there is no evidence that souling was ever practiced in America, and trick-or-treating may have developed in America independent of any Irish or British antecedent. There is little primary Halloween history documentation of masking or costuming on Halloween in Ireland, the UK, or America before 1900. The earliest known refer-ence to ritual begging on Halloween in English speaking North America occurs in 1911, when a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, near the border of upstate New York, reported that it was normal for the smaller children to go street guising (see below) on Halloween between 6 and 7 p.m., vis-iting shops and neighbors to be rewarded with nuts and candies for their rhymes and songs.

Another isolated reference appears, place unknown, in 1915, with a third reference in Chicago in 1920. The thousands of Halloween postcards produced between the turn of the 20th century and the 1920s commonly show children but do not depict trick-or-treating. Ruth Edna Kelley, in her 1919 history of the holiday, The Book of Hallowe’en, makes no mention of such a custom in the chapter “Hallowe’en in America.” It does not seem to have become a widespread practice until the 1930s, with the earliest known uses in print of the term “trick or treat” appearing in 1934, and the first use in a national publication occurring in 1939. Thus, although a quarter million Scots-Irish immi-grated to America between 1717 and 1770, the Irish Potato Famine brought almost a million immigrants in 1845-1849, and British and Irish immigration to America peaked in the 1880s, ritualized begging on Halloween was virtually unknown in America until generations later.

Trick-or-Treating hasn’t always been a part of Halloween celebrations. In fact, Halloween has only been celebrated in the US for a relatively short time. Celebrating All Hallow’s Eve was a practice that came over to the US with the first large wave of immigrants who came from Ireland, England and Scotland. In some parts of these countries it was common for kids to go out “guising” on All Hallow’s Eve to beg for food, money or other items. People who refused to give anything would sometimes find chalk drawings on their doors the next morning or find they were the victims of other pranks. When immigrants came to the US they brought their traditions with them and on all All Hallow’s Eve each year in some immigrant communities it would be common to see small children, usu-ally boys, with makeup or soot on their faces or wearing crude masks made from bags going around begging at different houses.

At the beginning of the 20th century “guising” was still not very popular and most people didn’t really know what Halloween was. But by the early 1920s the young trendsetters were beginning to throw lavish Halloween parties and there was renewed interest in “guising”. Stores started selling pre-made costumes that people could wear to disguise themselves and indulge in a little good natured Halloween fun. During WWII Halloween celebrations were toned down due to sugar rationing and the generally somber mood of the nation. By the time the war was over and people started the mad exodus to build homes in the suburbs the celebration of Halloween had gotten popular.

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. The word Halloween is a shortening of All Hallows Evening also known as Hallowe’en or All Hallows’ Eve.

Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting “haunted houses” and carving jack-o-lanterns. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradi-tion to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century including Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom as well as of Australia and New Zealand.

Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced “sah-win”).

The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. Sam-hain was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and prepare for winter. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops. The festival would frequently involve bonfires. It is believed that the fires attracted insects to the area which attracted bats to the area. These are additional attributes of the history of Halloween. Masks and costumes were worn in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or appease them.

Trick-or-treating, is an activity for children on or around Halloween in which they proceed from house to house in costumes, asking for treats such as confectionery with the question, “Trick or treat?” The “trick” part of “trick or treat” is a threat to play a trick on the homeowner or his property if no treat is given. Trick-or-treating is one of the main traditions of Halloween. It has become socially expected that if one lives in a neighborhood with children one should pur-chase treats in preparation for trick-or-treaters.

The history of Halloween has evolved. The activ-ity is popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and due to increased American cultural influence in recent years, imported through exposure to US television and other media, trick-or-treating has started to occur among children in many parts of Europe, and in the Saudi Aramco camps of Dhahran, Akaria compounds and Ras Tanura in Saudi Arabia.

The most significant growth and resistance is in the United Kingdom, where the police have threatened to prosecute parents who allow their children to carry out the “trick” element. In continental Europe, where the commerce-driven importation of Halloween is seen with more skepticism, numerous destructive or illegal “tricks” and police warnings have further raised suspicion about this game and Halloween in general. In Ohio, Iowa, and Massachusetts, the night designated for Trick-or-treating is often referred to as Beggars Night.

Part of the history of Halloween is Halloween costumes. The practice of dressing up in cos-tumes and begging door to door for treats on holidays goes back to the Middle Ages, and includes Christmas wassailing. Trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval practice of “soul-ing,” when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day (November 2). It originated in Ireland and Britain, although similar practices for the souls of the dead were found as far

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1. The Jerome grand Hotel - Jerome

Once a hospital, this hotel has good reason to be haunted, including the death -- whether accident, suicide, or murder -- of a hospital employee in 1935.

History:

The building that is now the Grand Hotel was constructed in 1926, and was opened in 1927 as United Verde Hospital, founded by a copper mining company to treat its workers who were injured on the job, as well as the rest of the community. It was one of the most modern and equipped hospitals in the west, and by far the best in Arizona at that time.

In 1950, the hospital closed but was kept in stand-by condition until the 1970’s in case it was needed for use as a hospital again. Eventu-ally, it was renovated to 95% historical accuracy and re-opened in 1996 with a completely new purpose: a hotel.

A man named Claude M. Harvey, nicknamed Scotty, was once an employee of United Verde Hospital, serving as their fireman engineer. On the 3rd or 4th day in April, 1935, Scotty was killed in the hospital’s basement boiler room, his head pinned under the elevator. There were no witnesses to the death, but stories abounded, including suicide and murder. The body was removed from the elevator shaft by an electrical engineer named T.C. Henson, and was examined by a Dr. M.S. Meade. The elevator was determined to be in perfect working order, leading many to believe his death was not an accident cause by faulty machinery. To this day, many murder theories exist amount the towns-people and employees of the hotel.

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The ghost of Scotty reportedly haunts the hotel’s basement and boiler room, and pos-sibly the hallways on other floors. A shadowy man has been seen, whom many believe to be Scotty. He is seen in the basement, near the elevator, on the stairs, and other places around the hotel. Many have said that he appeared angry or that they have felt an angry presence. He is described as not being very tall.

There are at least seven other ghosts who are said to be seen fairly often, two of them being women. One is the ghost of a nurse who holds a clipboard and does bed checks; this apparition is said to be more of a “memory” ghost than one who has consciousness of its actions or is able to interact with the present. The second is said to be the ghost of a woman who died, along with her baby, during childbirth. Supposedly, the baby was buried in an unmarked grave and the mother is unable to rest because she is outraged at how the infant was treated.

The most-commonly seen male spirit is described as having a beard and is often referred to as a miner. Sightings of this particular appari-tion have been reported for decades, dating back to when the building was still a hospital. Patients and nurses alike had witnessed him, and guests and employees of the hotel con-tinue to see him today. He is usually seen on the second and third floors.

Another spirit seen is that of a man in a wheel-chair who rolled his wheelchair off the balcony and died, considered by most to have been a suicide. It is said that the victims of a shooting and a suicide by hanging are also still roaming

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the halls. The spirit of a young boy is seen on the third floor and said to be about six years old.

The third floor is where a lot of activity seems to be reported, such as in rooms 31, 33, 39A and 39B. Voices are heard conversing, and cigar/cigarette smoke is smelled in non-smoking rooms. Lights are sometimes reported by employees as flashing from unoccupied rooms.

Labored breathing and coughing noises are some-times heard coming from guest rooms that used to be hospital patient rooms. Sometimes they come from rooms that are completely empty; other times they are heard by guests who are staying in the rooms and are said to come from the dark corners of the room. The typical signs of a haunting also take place often within the hotel, including doors that open and close, lights that come on and off, electronics that go on and off, etc. In addition to the third floor and the basement, the lobby is an active place when it comes to this sort of paranormal activity.

Guests and employees report being pushed in the hallways and hearing their names called out (usually the housekeeping staff). The switchboard at the front desk occasionally receives calls from vacant rooms, and not surprisingly, there is no one on the other end when the calls are answered.

Location and Visitor info:

The hotel offers special ghost-hunting packages for guests who are interested in touring the hotel in search of paranormal activity. Each guest is provided with their own ghost-hunting equipment. You must be a hotel guest to go on this tour.

200 Hill Street Jerome, az 86331

Reservations and more information at the hotel’s website:

www.jeromegrandhotel.net.

2. Main Street grille - Payson

This restaurant used to be a private home, and is now home to the spirits of possible past residents.

History:

Although the house has a fairly detailed history, most of the hauntings taking place within it can’t be linked to any particular individuals. At least one of the resident spirits is said to have once lived there, but no name or time period is known and we have no evidence of their residence there while living. There-fore it can’t be claimed as actual history and will be discussed in the activity section below.

The house was built in 1925 by Julian Journigan, a legendary man in Payson who was responsible for switching the mail delivery service from a horse-drawn carriage to an automobile (a Cadillac) in 1923. He and his wife sold the house in 1930. When those owners moved to Phoenix in 1953, a third couple bought the house. During their stay, legend says the wife disappeared, followed by the husband filling their cistern a third of the way with concrete, fueling rumors of murder.

Sometime between 1953 and 1985 it had become a rental property, but then was bought by another mar-ried couple, after some years of abuse at the hands of renters who needed heat (the inner doors were burned, and a pony had been living indoors to keep warm) and then being boarded up. This couple, the Laumbs, tripled the size of the house, building their new additions around the cistern, now contained inside a closet, which may still hold evidence of murder.

The Laumbs were the ones who turned it into a restaurant and gift shop; but they later separated and the husband, Mel, lived there alone for many years. He died in 1998, in an upstairs bedroom of the house. His daughter and son-in-law then took over, but sold it in 2003. At some point after that, it was sold yet again. It was these new owners who began reporting paranormal activity.

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No mediums have been utilized within the Grille, to our knowledge, but paranormal investigators have “contacted” two spirits by asking yes or no questions and receiving answers through a dowsing rod. These spirits claim to be an 8-year-old girl who died of an illness in 1914, eleven years before the building was erected; and an elderly man whose son or daughter owned the house at one point (but we’re not sure which owner it may have been). The man says he lived in the apartment upstairs during that time, and he may have died of a heart attack in the same room. Not much else is known of these spirits or who they were in life.

One of the first things that made the owners realize something was out of the ordinary was when orders of hot chocolate and cranberry juice began appearing on many customers’ receipts, despite having not been ordered. The elderly spirit contacted by the investiga-tors admits that he likes hot chocolate. Additionally, anytime someone mentioned hot chocolate in the presence of an EMF meter, the meter would “go nuts.” The little girl, however, says that she likes the juice.

Other activity includes bottles of A1 steak sauce flying from a table and through the air, bar stools scooting across the floor, lights and equipment turn-ing themselves on, and a large fire door made of steel coming open and closing by itself. At one time, several of the Grille’s employees saw a pair of phantom foot-prints going across the floor. The footprints belonged to a child (perhaps an 8-year-old girl?) and there were no children in the restaurant at that time.

Despite the rumors of murder on the premises, none of the spirits at the Grille seem to be that of a woman, particularly that of a woman murdered by her own husband. The former owner who died in the house


has also not been linked to any of the activity. However, there is a lot of activity, and some of it may or may not be caused by the spirits that have been identified. The owners say their ghosts are very friendly, but seem to enjoy playing pranks.

The Oxbow Inn, the Grille’s neighbor of just a few doors down, is also haunted.

Location and Visitor Info:

202 West Main Street Payson, az 85541

(928) 472-6246 Website:

www.mainstreetgrillepayson.com

3. Bird Cage Theatre - Tombstone

The Bird Cage is by far Tombstone’s most famous haunted place. In fact, it might also be considered the most famous haunted place in all of Arizona. This old west saloon is so well-known for its hauntings that it even holds daily ghost tours.

History:

From 1881 to 1889, the Bird Cage was reputed to be one of the meanest places in the wild west. According to the official website, the New York Times referred to it as “The wildest, wicked-est night spot between Basin Street and the Barbary Coast” in 1882. Although it was called a “theatre” -- and did have a large stage, orches-tra, and performances to support the name -- it was better known for its saloon, gambling, and prostitutes. Its brothel side was in fact how the theater got its name, as each side of the gam-bling hall is lined with seven “cages” in which the ladies of the night worked, each of them having curtains that could be closed when they were with clients.

Many famous old west figures, such as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, spent much of their time at The Bird Cage. It was open 24 hours a day in its hayday, and there was even a non-stop poker game played for over eight years.

The theatre closed in 1889 due to water seep-ing into the mines of Tombstone, closing down the entire town. In 1934, it was bought by new owners, who were happy to find that hardly anything had been disturbed in the past 45 years. They opened it again as a wild-west tour-ist attraction and museum.

According to legend, a total of 26 people were killed in the theatre during its eight years, and over 120 bullet holes remain in the walls, includ-ing some from a rather famous fight between Curly Bill and Doc Holliday.

Another death that took place in the building was that of Marguerite, a pretty young Mexican who set her sights on a man who was already taken. The man’s girlfriend was a dancer who would often moonlight as a prostitute, and went by the name Gold Dollar, and when she found out Marguerite was coming on to her man, she threated to cut her heart out. When she caught her in the act, sitting on the boy-friend’s lap, she did exactly what she said she would, using her stiletto heel to stab Marguerite in the heart.

Today, the Bird Cage’s rich and violent history is well-preserved, and the spirits seem to appreciate it.

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The ghostly activity is, for the most part, what you would expect from a building with this sort of history. Transparent men wearing old west clothing, the smell of whiskey and cigar smoke (even though neither is allowed at the site anymore), ghostly ladies of the night, and the sounds of saloon nightlife heard at all hours of the night when the theatre is closed. There are sounds of music, laughter, glasses clinking, and an entire room of people enjoying themselves... Some-times they are not just sounds, but can actually be seen through the windows; a room full of entities, in the middle of the night, which is no longer a part of the theatre’s business hours.

Many of the furnishings and artifacts in the the-atre are originals and have been there ever since the 1800’s, including the poker tables, and the pool table on which Morgan Earp was killed -- complete with his blood stains! With this sort of artifacts, there is bound to be a lot of residual negative energy.

It is said that there are as many as 26 “documented” ghosts hanging around the Bird Cage -- the same number of people who were killed there. There may be at least four others, as well. Perhaps the most-often seen is a male stage hand who walks across the stage, holding a clipboard and wearing a visor. Then there is Marguerite, the ghost of the girl who flirted with Gold Dollar’s boyfriend. There is also a man who has been seeing searching for his wife, looking “sad and confused.” He once interacted with an employee who thought he was a living person, but then vanished in the few seconds the employee’s back was turned. The ghosts of suicidal prostitutes also supposedly haunt the building, after killing themselves out of despair that came from getting too old and having not found a man to marry so they could become “respectable” ladies. One of these entities has been seen disappear-ing into the wine cellar.

Another employee once saw three old west char-acters near the gift shop counter, all three of them turning to look at the employee and then vanishing into thin air. The police have been called to the scene after employees thought they had caught an intruder on security cameras, but it turned out there was no one in the building. The owner of the Bird Cage felt himself being choked, to the point of turning blue and not being able to breathe, during a séance.

A several-hundred pound table was once moved overnight, to a spot where it would have to have been lifted over another table. The next day, it took eight men to move it back. This is most incredible thing that has been moved from one place to another by unseen forces, but not the only thing. Another often-told story is that of the poker chip that appeared out of nowhere, and when the owner had experts to come and evalu-ate it, it had disappeared from the safe where he had put it. Later, once these experts had left, it showed up in a locked desk drawer.

Another incident last for six months and started when a life-size Wyatt Earp was placed into a “crib” or “cage” (the theatre’s namesakes that line the balcony) thought to have once been frequented by Earp. His hat would be removed from his head and placed on the downstairs floor every morning, and once the statue was turned around.

It was then discovered that the crib had in fact not been frequented by Earp, but by his sworn enemies, the Clanton family. Once they had moved the statue to the proper location, these activities ceased.

One ghost is said to actually be a member of the famed Clanton family -- possibly Billy Clanton, who was killed by Earp’s posse at the O.K. Corral.

During a paranormal investigation, one investiga-tor’s camera began operating itself, snapping a total of 16 photos without being touched by any living person. In these photos, an orb can be seen moving around until it’s out of the frame.

There is so much paranormal activity at the Bird Cage, it would probably be impossible for us to list it all here. However, in the future, we will add even more.

If you have had a personal encounter with the unexplained at this location, submit it and it may be posted here.

517 E. allen Street Tombstone, az 85638

Information about museum tours, ghost tours, business hours and more can be found at the official website,

www.tombstonebirdcage.com

4. Casey Moore’s Oyster House, Tempe

It is unknown who the spirits are who hang on at this restaurant; perhaps they are the original builder/owners of the house, William and Mary Moeur. In existence since 1910 this historic house is now a restaurant owned by Patty St. Vincent.

In an article Ms. St. Vincent cites many strange occurrences over the years. Since she has run Casey Moore’s there have been four different families who have lived in the house across the street.

Each family has at some time called the police during the night, saying they see a woman upstairs in the restaurant. Each time the security alarm has not been set off, and there is no one in the building.

One time St. Vincent and her daughter set an upstairs dining room before leaving for the night. They were the last ones out and the first in the next morning, and when they arrived the alarm was on and working. However, when they went upstairs, the chairs were all lined up in a row leading across the room, the napkins moved and all the silver-ware fanned out on each table instead of in their table settings.

Another time, in front of several witnesses, a large picture came flying off a wall, but the nail was still in place.

850 S. ashTempe az

602-968-9935 www.caseymoores.com

5. St. Mary’s Hospital - Tucson

This 434-bed Catholic hospital, formerly a tuberculosis unit, is now home to a nun who roams the fourth floor, following staff around and continuing to watch over people long after her physical form has passed on.


History:

Established in 1880, St. Mary’s was the first hospital in Arizona. It was originally meant for sufferers of Tuberculosis. It is unknown to us exactly when the hospital switched purposes, but we imagine it was shortly after the TB epi-demic subsided.

This hospital has been a Catholic institu-tion since its start, being founded by Bishop Jean Baptiste Salpointe after the executives of Tucson’s new railroads appealed to him for the creation of a hospital. There were only twelve beds when it was first opened, and eleven of them were filled only a week later. Four nuns were assigned to the hospital as nurses, house-keepers and any other role they could fill. Two medical doctors served with them. The hospital was sold to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Caronde-let in 1882, under the conditions that it remain a hospital for 99 years, and that the name never be changed.

Due to its extensive Catholic history, and the great number of nuns that lived and worked there over the years, no one knows just who the phantom nun roaming the halls of the fourth flour might have been.

activity:

The most famous and unique story involves the fourth-floor nun saving a patient’s life by alerting the staff. A member of the nursing staff spotted the nun in the hallway, pointing into a patient’s room. The nun had disappeared by the time the nurse got close enough to see what was going on. When she looked into the room, into which the nun had been pointing, she saw one of the hospital’s patients attempting to take her own life. Presumably, the patient was saved thanks to the warning by this ghostly nun.

The nun also follows staff around in the hall-way that leads from the North halls to the West halls. She has been seen by many members of the staff, her reflection appearing in the windows when no one can be seen by looking behind them.

Many other stories at the hospital revolve around the elevators. People have been seen walking into them and disappearing, “strange” people have ridden on them with the staff (we are unsure exactly what is meant by the word strange, but we assume it is referring to unrec-ognized people who shouldn’t be in a specific location or at a specific time of day), and there have even been reports of the elevator doors opening into strange places. We don’t know why these things happen, or if they are even paranormal. If they are, no one knows who or what may be responsible.

We don’t have very many personal accounts of activity at this location. If you have one you would like to submit, we would appreciate having more to post on this page.

1601 St. Mary’s Road Tucson, AZ 85745

(520) 872-3000

6. Hassayampa inn - Prescott

This four-story, 78-room hotel in downtown Prescott is on the register of historic hotels due to its dedication to keeping history alive. It is an

elegant, old fashioned and romantic hotel that is most often used and advertised as a place for wed-dings and honeymoons.

History:

The inn was built in 1927 after Prescott residents became aware of the need for first-class accom-madations in the area. Then-Mayor Morris Goldwa-ter encouraged citizens to invest in the project, and 400 individuals purchased shares in the hotel, total-ing thousands of shares at $1 apiece. It was named after the nearby Hassayampa River.

Among the very first guests of the inn were a new-lywed couple, Faith Summers and her much older groom (name unknown), who were to spend their wedding night in the honeymoon suite. The groom left the room telling his new wife that he was going to purchase cigarettes and would return soon, but he never came back. No one knows if he was lying or if he actually intended to return; his fate is unknown. Faith waited for him for three days before finally losing hope and becoming too depressed to go on. She took her own life by hanging herself from the bell tower above her suite.

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Faith’s spirit makes appearances often, and to many people. She is most often seen and felt in the room where she spent her last days, room 426. She apparently gives female visitors “foot massages” when they are sleeping in this room, but men who sleep there often have nightmares. She has been seen crying at the foot of the bed, as well as near the door leading to the balcony, and the sounds of crying and scent of flowers can sometimes be detected from outside the room. She has also been seen holding flowers, walking the hallways in what is described as either a pink dress or an off-white wedding gown, and disappearing into various rooms of the hotel. One of the hotel’s housekeepers quit her job after seeing Faith’s apparition.

Our contact Debe Branning from MVD Ghost Chasers, while staying in Faith’s room, awoke to the TV blaring and all of the room’s lights turned on. She turned them off and went back to bed, but soon felt Faith sit on the edge of the bed. She says that she “pushed” Faith off the bed with her foot, the spirit sat down again, and she pushed her off a second time. She then heard someone running water in the bathroom, and soon there was a “presence” hover-ing over with her a glass of water! The glass tipped and she expected to be drenched with water, but nothing came out. Then the spirit and the glass both disappeared. The investigator’s room went back to being peaceful and she went back to sleep. She seems to be fully convinced this encounter with Faith was real, rather than a dream.

Other visitors have also reported the TV coming on in the middle of the night, and their toothbrushes going missing in the morning. Some have said that the doorway to her room and the hallway in front of it have cold spots. A guest staying a few doors down from Faith’s room claims to have been woken up by the feeling of a cat walking at the foot of the bed, and then having their ankle grabbed by someone’s hand, twice in the same night. Another claims to have had their hair stroked by an invisible presence.

Most people who see Faith are female, as Faith is still upset about her husband and not fond of men. However, men have seen and felt her, and not all of those encounters have been nightmares. One young man says he awoke to someone hugging him, and this presence was attributed to Faith.

Hassayampa kitchen staff claim that all of the gas burners on the stove go out after they’ve felt her presence. Once a staff member mentioned that she would like to research Faith’s story, and her coffee “jumped” out of the cup in her hand.

Faith is the most famous ghost at the Hassayampa, but she’s not the only one. There is also a man in a long brown coat or old west attire, referred to as the Night Watchman. It has been said that this spirit goes around the lobby checking the doors and checking the doors and windows to make sure they’re locked. He has been seen by both employees

and guests, once vanishing in the second or two the employee turned her back to him. He has been seen reading a newspaper, and staring into the fireplace. He has been referred to as “lonely-looking.” It is unknown why this presence lingers here.

It has also been said that young ghost, a male child of maybe six years, haunts the laundry room. He has been said to tug on the shirts of women in the room. The boy is reported to be of Asian descent, but our research hasn’t yielded much more informa-tion about him, including any events that may have led to the haunting. The sounds of a bouncing ball in the hallways have been attributed to him.

The Hassayampa Inn’s official website includes a page (in the history section) all about the haunting, including a 5-minute video from Fox 10 News, and a photograph of Faith.

If you have had a personal encounter with the unexplained at this location, submit it and it may be posted here.

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7. Yuma Territorial Prison - Yuma

A former prison now turned into a state park, Yuma Territorial Prison has been men-tioned in many TV shows and movies taking place in the old west, including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and the John Wayne movie The Comancheros.

History:

Yuma Territorial Prison opened its doors to its first inmate on July 1, 1876 (36 years before Arizona became a state -- hence, the word “territorial” in the prison’s name). It was open for 33 years, housing over 3,000 prisoners during this time. The prison was constantly being expanded by inmate workers. It was sometimes referred to as “Hell Hole” or “Devil’s Island,” even though the prisoners were treated well and had their own medi-cal professionals, and even had educational opportunites while incarcerated.

The “dark cell” was just what the name says, a cell where no light could get in. This cell was used as isolation, a solitary confinement for prisoners who broke regulations. They would be chained to the wall and floor in this cell as punishment.

Our research says that eight inmates died of gunshot wounds while trying to escape the prison, and 111 died while serving their sentences. We believe this number does not include the eight who were shot, bringing the total up to 119. Most died from tuberculosis, however. They were buried in the prison cemetery, which is across from the prison. At one time, they all had handmade gravestones, but all of them have since disappeared due to theft, weather, termites, etc. All but one, anyway -- J.F. Floyd’s stone has been found and is now on display in the museum.


In 1908, being overcrowded and having no more room for expansion, the inmates completed construction on another new prison, which is still in use and is now known as Arizona State Prison Complex of Flor-ence (which has its own ghosts). All of the inmates were moved to the new prison by the next year, leaving Yuma’s prison vacant.

From 1910 to 1914, the building was occu-pied by Yuma Union High School. In the twenties, it was vacant except for the home-less people who took shelter within its walls, including hobos, drifters and passersby from the nearby train tracks, and families affected by the Great Depression. Between the railroad construction in the area, fires, and people who would steal building materials, most of the prison walls were destroyed or significantly damaged. However, the cells, main gate and guard tower still stood, and the prison was later turned into an historic state park.

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There is no record of a prisoner ever dying in the dark cell, but that’s no reason to say it isn’t haunted. This cell’s walls contained much tor-ment and sadness during the prison’s years in operation, and some of it may still linger. Much of the paranormal activity reported at the prison has to do with the dark cell.

The most interesting case is perhaps that of a writer from Arizona Highways who wanted to stay two days and nights in the dark cell for a story she was writing about the prison. She was chained to the walls and a heavy blanket was placed over the door to block out sunlight, making it as authentic as possible. All she had for nourishment in the cell was bread and water, just like the prisoners of years past. It was not long before the writer was calling for help, saying that there was a presence in the cell with her. It can’t be proved either way if this was a real presence or simply the writer’s overactive imagination, but most would find it unusual for a professional reporter, who had requested to be locked up of her own accord, to be so shaken by only her imagination.

She is not the only person who has reported sensing a presence in that cell. A ranger at the prison site named Linda Offeney also told of being frightened by a presence in there, as well as a strange photo from the 1930’s. The subject of the photo was a female tourist, but a “ghostly” male could be easily seen behind her, standing inside the doorway of a cell that had once been used to house mentally unstable inmates until they could transferred to another location.

It is said that the dark cell’s resident ghost likes to pinch people, that he likes children, and for some reason or another is attracted to the color red.

Another haunted cell is said to be that of John Ryan, a prisoner who was rather notorious and committed suicide in his own cell. His shadow has been seen pacing back and forth, as well as being heard and felt moving around in his cell.

The cells aren’t the only actively haunted spot within the prison. A lot of activity has also been reported inside the visitors’ museum, by staff members and visitors alike. There is said to be a female spirit who can be heard singing early in the morning, as well as a poltergeist who likes to “play” with money, being especially fond of dimes. Our research has not yieled many per-sonal accounts of activity, or much more infor-mation about either of these spirits, but we will update this page with more if we come across them.

Location and Visitor Info:1 Prison Hill Road Yuma, AZ 85364 The state park is open all year to visitors, Thurs-day through Monday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone number: (928) 783-4771

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This site was created by a native of Arizona who was born, grew up, and lived, in and around the Phoenix area.

“I have been interested in the paranormal all my life, and have also always loved my homestate. So it seemed a good idea to make a website combining the two. There are a great number of paranormal sites out there, but everytime I look for information regarding an Arizona haunting, I’m disappointed at how little information each site contains. All of those sites deal with hauntings all across the country, and they just don’t put much effort into describing each place in detail, or in a way that might appeal specifi-cally to locals or people who plan on visiting the area. What’s worse, almost every single site seems to have simply copied and pasted the information from the same source. I decided to make this site as a more complete source of information, with his-tory and experiences gleaned from many different sources and put into one page.”

We hope that one day, anyone in need of this infor-mation can come directly to our site, knowing it will be there, not being disappointed, and hopefully even finding more than they had hoped for.

Since we hold personal interests in the paranor-mal, as well as in the state of Arizona, making this website will be very interesting and educational for those writing it, in addition to those reading it. All the research is done by hand and all the articles written the same way. We don’t just copy and paste the information, but thoroughly read and analyze it before compiling it all and passing it on to you. In the process of getting this site up and running, we have already learned a great number of things about Arizona’s haunted history, and look forward to learning a lot more.

Thank you to the HPaz (Haunted Places of arizona) staff at http://hauntedarizona.freeiz.com/home.html

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Did you know that there may (or may not?) have been murders in early 2000s right here in Queen Creek?! The horror film “Death of a Ghost Hunter,” which was released in 2007 stirred up hundreds of questions via the internet such as, “Is it real?” or “Did it really happen?” The storyline murder was to have happened in Queen Creek, Arizona.

The home in the movie was owned by the supposed Masterson family, all of whom had been found murdered 20 years previous to the year of the alleged investigation that took place in 2002.

The murder has remained unsolved however, the movie gives you the idea the mother killed her preacher husband, children and self because of infidelity with a young woman he had held hostage. A young woman he impregnated while apparently trying to take her sins away and make her pure again. Her parents had sent her there to be cleaned basically. She bore a child while being held captive and abused.

A supposed renowned “ghost hunter”, Carter Simms is paid $5,000 to conduct a paranormal investigation into this creepy, dark and haunted home thriller. Also, a reporter, camera man and a spiritual advocate join the ghost hunter as she embarks on a three night frightening journey to investigate this spooky dwelling. .After “3 days” they all mysteriously end up dead, including this infamous Carter

Simms who has not been found. No records show she existed, more-less died while investigating this home.

The movies intent was to come across as nonfiction, a real event that took place just as the previous movie “Blair Witch Project” did. Real-time investigation into the name of the family Masterson came up empty-handed. Investigations were also conducted in the area to see if any families had ever been murdered in Queen Creek, Arizona. Evidence showed there had been a few murders yet only one was even remotely close to this bizarre story.

In this real life event a husband had killed his two children and his wife then committed suicide and killed himself. Not the other way around as the movie depicted.

Research also revealed there is a home in Queen Creek that has been bought and sold several times. The realtor, who has been marketing it on and off, claims that the home is said to be haunted and most owners have refused to stay there. Is this the same house as in the movie or simply just coincidence?

A movie can be sold as nonfiction and said to be true if even the slightest evidence of truth is pointed at anything said in the movie that may also have been said in real life. Just a smidgeon of truth anywhere in movie makes it based on a true account. Somewhat deceiving to the viewer, but

totally legal. “Death of a Ghost Hunter” is said to be based on a true story. There were a few documented murders in Queen Creek, Arizona, however Queen Creek is a great, beautiful town with very little crime. So, is this movie fiction or nonfiction?

If you feel even a little bit compelled and intrigued you should watch the movie yourself and you be the judge. The trailer can be found at

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Article was edited from resource: http://www.examiner.com/article/scary-movie-causes-a-stirFurther research claims that this home “may” be located at 23421 South Via Del Arroyo, Queen Creek, AZ 23421. I dare you to go knock on their door and ask. Let us readers know if you….BELIEVE.

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One early early morning waking up thirsty went to the kitchen for some Kool-aid. Walking through the hallway passing through the living room and entering the kitchen are and saw my mom in the family room. Said “hi mom, I’m thirsty you want anything? Opened the refrigerator door grabbed the pitcher and poured myself a glass of the best strawberry Kool-aid. “Want some mom” turned around and guess mom went to bed.

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Other “unexplained” things occurred. The TV would turn on by itself in the middle of the night. Radio would play with no batteries and wasn’t plugged in.

In my bedroom I would place something on the dresser and later to find it somewhere else.

Nothing cable like where we were scratched, or harmed in anyway. We just knew something was there. You did feel like you were being watched.

I saw the women just a couple of times after the Kitchen Kool-aid chat. She seemed lost not knowing what was going on.

You ever see a truck hauling a house down the street or on the freeway? That’s how our house was brought to us.

It was placed on the property AFTER the cabin that was there was torn down. Our neighbor Gladys who lived there for a very very long time, told us that a dear friend of hers was very ill and died, her husband was so heartbroken he passed away months later. It was never confirmed but they think he took his own life.

After hearing that from her, I KNEW that was the lady I kept seeing.

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clients, it also requires a lot of knowledge in the field of study. Seeing as there are so many different facets to investigating such things, and also folks that come from a wide variety of beliefs and practices, one must both study and educate themselves in order to be prepared for any type of situation. Not to mention that in reality, the field of paranormal investigations by itself can be very expensive. Finding a good team to mentor or join is the best way to learn. With the popularity of TV shows and new groups forming everyday it is even more important to find a reputable group if you are in need of help. E.V.P.S (or Kale

and Trish) are always available for advice on how to find the best group to help you. All of their services are done free of charge and E.V.P.S is a not for profit organization. They also perform a wide variety of community services throughout the year. Whether it be maintaining a variety of old and abandoned graveyards or hosting public ghost hunts to raise money for the restoration of historic buildings. they realize that their responsibilities to both the field of study and their clients goes far beyond merely ghost hunting.

So now that you have heard a little about who they are, you may want to hear some of the great stories right? Yes they’ve had the privilege of investigating some famous places as well as very private places. Some include The Birdcage Theater, Silver Nugget, City Hall and police station, the infamous OK Corral and several other historical locations in Tombstone and throughout the state. They were actually even called in by the U.S. Army to investigate certain locations in Fort Huachuca, located in Sierra Vista, also Vulture Mine, which was originally discovered in 1863 by Henry Wickenburg, The Gila County Jail in Globe, Monti’s steak house in Tempe as well as the Coolidge courthouse, several bars, public places

October is the month filled with scary Halloween decorations, skeletons, headstones, ghosts, graveyards and all things that go bump in the night. It seems anything spooky is the norm. With the popularity of “Ghost Hunting” shows, what do you do when you see these things for real? Who do you trust? Who do you “really” call? Well certainly not the Ghost Busters. Several reputable investigators reside right here in San Tan Valley believe it or not. Ghost Hunting has been around for centuries. Once mostly a private affair, it has grown in popularity and now hosts countless televisions shows and even Para celebs. So who are these people who spend their free time hunting ghosts?

Trish and Kale Kelly are just 2 investigators actively working in the San Tan Valley area, Arizona and across the US. I would like to share a little about them and who they are. Kale is an engineer with a fascination for all things electronic . Trish had lived in a haunted house when young and spent her summers in a haunted castle (yes a real castle). They have a family and careers but still found themselves looking into the unknown for answers.

They have been investigating and consulting for over 10 yrs now. They initially started by joining and eventually managing Sonoran Paranormal Investigations out of Tucson. Founded by Paul Bradford of the popular show Ghost Hunters International, they managed S.P.I for about 4 yrs. They then joined The East Valley Paranormal Society or E.V.P.S. based right here out of Coolidge. They now both have radio shows on www.ztalkradio.com related to all things paranormal. Kale co-hosts the ever popular show The Skeptical Edge, airing Sat nights at 5pm AZ time, 8pm est. with his good friend Joe Couto. Trish co-host Paradigm Shift with Dave Berck (currently on hiatus). E.V.P.S has also appeared on the popular TV show Ghost Adventure, the Vulture Mine episode (found on Netflix and Youtube). Trish and Kale also have spent a vast amount of time educating both their clients and the public by hosting classes and speaking engagements throughout the year in both the East Valley and across the US.

“Ghost hunting can be a rewarding and fun experience” says Trish, but at the same time, we find ourselves spending countless hours sifting through and reviewing evidence. The average investigation may be only 4 hours but requires weeks in evidence review.” For those who take it seriously, ghost hunting on a professional scale requires one to not only have sensitivity when it comes to dealing with

and private homes throughout Arizona. So what is their most memorable? Well surprising is was a 600 sq ft apt. in Prescott for Trish. They recorded over 70 evps on recorders and video in that one location alone. It was Trisha’s first time and the evidence actually scared her. Why? well it seems that the spirits there really liked her and repeatedly called out her name and asked me for help. “I did not hear this while on the investigation but only later upon review” says Trish. “I will admit this was so shocking to me that I actually cried, and then took action to educate myself. I was so sure that the EVP was a fake, I immediately went on to learn more about evps so I could either prove or disprove whether or not they were real. This was a major turning point for me, mostly because It had effected me in such an emotional way that it brought back many memories from my childhood and really sparked my drive to help others. The experience made me a better investigator and I have not had a time since that affected me in such a way. I have never been afraid on an investigation, even when I do hear them call out my name. I am however respectful of all things unknown. I never provoke or demand anything on an investigation. I have been touched, screamed at, heard my name called out, heard answers to my questions and yes, I even see things, sometimes in my own home. And no I do not believe all orbs are spirits rather that they are mostly dust, bugs or rain until proven otherwise. I will continue my quest to educate those that are open and continue my quest for knowledge of the paranormal, even when I understand I may never have any answers.

As for Kale, his journey has taken him far beyond the borders of AZ. Kale has been traveling all over the US this year and next speaking in public and investigating some

amazing and famous places. Both he and Joe teamed up with Tom Carr, owner of the Brumder Mansion in Milwaukee WI and owner of Hauntedhouses.com to film a DVD series based on reportedly haunted locations throughout the country. Their


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first DVD (The Brumder Mansion in done filming and currently in the editing stages. From Kentucky to Minnesota, Kale has had the privilege of both meeting and speaking with most of the “para celebs” that you see on the television. “The funny thing is, I was never interested in ghosts (laughs Kale). I had a mother that was merely into sci-fi stuff while I was growing up. I was mainly into the field of ufology and both studied and followed it for many years. I happened to be doing to light reading one day on abduction case files when I came across an article about a local group of individuals that hunted ghosts. That’s a bit odd I thought. Nonetheless, I joined their forum and read everything they had to offer. I struck up a friendship with the tech guy (Paul Bradford) and began to toss around theories and ideas of designing and building specialized equipment specifically for this field of investigation. Eventually I was invited to join an investigation at Fort Bowie down on the southern AZ border. The rest is history from there. That was 12 years ago now and I’ve never looked back. I’ve had several different experiences over the years, some sad, joyful and even downright scary. In our presentations I tell people, “I was never haunted until I started investigating.” What worries me the most is, most people watch a lot of these shows and think, “Hey! that looks like fun! Let’s do it!” The hard reality is, things can, will and DO follow you home from time to time. How does one react when they’ve finished investigating a location, they’re laying comfortably in their bed reviewing their audio from an investigation when suddenly a young girls voice comes through crystal clear and says, “Kale’s taking us home.” Not “Kale’s taking ME home” but “US.” Nice huh (Kale laughs)? That’s just not cool. Regardless, we press forward in both the search for answers and the fulfillment one gets in helping those better understand what it is they’re dealing with. That’s why we do what we do and hope that others looking into getting into this field air on the side of caution before doing so. In no way am I saying not to. Heck, I did. But I learned some hard lessons along the way. This is why we speak in public. We educate, inform

and aid those in need of some guidance. We’re no experts. One thing I always say is, “there are no experts in this field as there is just so much that is still unknown. Therefore one must approach things with both an open mind and a level of caution as you never know what you might come across.” Through our radio shows an appearances, we’ve met a lot of amazing and wonderful people. It’s nice to network with other like minded individuals in the field and toss around theories and ideas. In the end, seeing the smiles or receiving the hugs from those you’ve been able to help is what’s most rewarding. Our hope is that we can continue to provide both the assistance and education necessary to make a difference in people’s lives.”

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A great big thank you goes to MrsStephanie Lynn Keefe for all the research and help she provided to the busi-nesses and to EVB Magazine with articles. Your help has been greatly appreciated.

Stephanie Lynn Keefe Moved to Arizona from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to be married in 2010. Together Steph and her husband have 8 children. She’s a contributing writer, editor and photographer for online endeavors. She’s also a Marketing Director for Send Out Cards. In her spare time she enjoys horseback riding, hiking, nature and anything physical.

Welcome Adam Fisher Newest teen writer for EVB. We look forward to receiving your articles and welcome your youth and creativity!

Our goal is to have this magazine 100% REAL for the people by the people.

Special thank you to Haunted Places Of Arizona for giving us GREAT Haunted Business locations. We really appreciate your support! This has been our second issue and so many great supporters out there, again EVB Magazine thanks you!!

Personal Thank you goes to the following:

Jennifer (my sister) who always supports what I do. The encouraging words and the plain blunt truth.

Crystal A, who has been my bestie since the beginning, and has been an amazing person in my life and will someday be my family dentist!

Marisol, always telling me to just do it! Life brings us ups and downs but we always pull through!

Jeri, who says “No matter what, do what you do best, and that’s help people.”

Netty, for viewing my ideas and giving me hers... even though we would spent countless minutes on the phone.

Samantha, Carlos Jr., and Christina (my babies) for not bugging mommy while I have my face at the computer for hours. I love you very much!

Carlos, for understanding all that I do, and being very-supportive, and for the NEW computer that will allow me to CREATE.....I love you!

Stephanie, that always reminds me I carry the “Carrie Magic”. LOL!!

Last but never least to everyone that believes in me, and attends my events and participates in my “projects”. You’ll never know how awesome that makes me feel!

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