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TIME UPDATE

Sunday, October 22nd - Saturday, October 28th
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22nd:
Weather: Scattered clouds; 71°/48°

EVENTS
→ An Amber Alert is issued for nine year old Amelia Lucas after her mother and father report her missing sometime late Sunday morning. The PPPD has asked everyone to be on alert and to call with any information or sightings. A search party is formed by mid-evening, and a large group of volunteers begin to search the woods behind Seaview Village.

→ Today is the last day for the 45th Annual Festival of the Six. The festival hours for today will be 12pm-6pm, with the Sixers Halloween Ball held from 4:30pm to 6pm in the main tent, where everyone is encouraged to dress up in their witchiest garb (optional, of course). There will be music, free food and beverages.

→ Anyone visiting the cemetery will be feeling extremely uneasy today and for most of the week, although they won't be able to figure out why. The air inside the cemetery seems to be unusually warm and dense, and an eerie, ominous feeling will follow them until they chose to leave. It's probably best not to linger too long, which puts a damper on anyone wanting to spook themselves by getting close to the infamous Noble Mausoleum as it approaches the 8 year anniversary of the three boys who went missing inside of it, two of whom never returned.

MONDAY,OCTOBER 23rd:
Weather: Partly sunny with light fog after sunset; 61°/52°

EVENTS
→ Those affected by the mirror shenanigans will be dreaming of each other again tonight, although it is just as frustrating as the first dream, where no one is able to speak to each other, and yes, once again something terrifying seems to be coming for them, jolting them awake at the last moment. The worst part about this dream is they'll find they've been sleepwalking, and when they wake up - sometime in the middle of the night - they'll be alone and outside in the middle of the nearest road. Hopefully no cars are coming by at the wrong time.

→ As morning settles in, the search parties continue, with some groups remaining in the surrounding woods near Seaview, while others take on Blackwater Woods in groups. People are encouraged to stick together and not go off on their own.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24th:
Weather: Mostly cloudy, but a warm day; 66°/50°

EVENTS
→ A middle aged drifter walks through town right around sunrise. Not many people are awake at that time, and those that are may just give him a passing glance out their window, or from their car, should they pass him. He heads down Butler Street, whistling as the sun starts to rise. He is last seen by Mrs. Gallagher, who is peering curiously out her kitchen window as she begins to make her morning coffee. She turns to pour the water into the coffee pot just as the drifter is walking past the Rogan's old house. When she looks back outside to catch sight of him again, he's gone. Eh, nothing worth thinking about.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25th:
Weather: Sunny; 57°/39°

EVENTS
→ Lights in the Rogan home are on all day, and night, although any peek inside will show the house remains completely empty, despite the For Sale sign being gone, and the 1985 Chevrolet station wagon still sitting in the driveway, this time facing the street. Not that anyone really cares, right? Does anyone even remember the former tenants all that well?

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26th:
Weather: A cloudy, chilly day with scattered showers that become a downpour by sunset. The rain lasts throughout the night into early morning Friday; 47°/35°

EVENTS
→ Oh happy day... and a quiet one in Point Pleasant, save for the whispers about Amelia Lucas's disappearance. Maybe her parents did something to her and are covering it up now... or maybe Amelia is just the beginning of another rash of children going missing in Point Pleasant. To say people are on edge is an understatement, and you're not likely to see any young kids out playing in the streets without parental supervision.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27th:
Weather: The rain clears up around six o'clock in the morning. It's a gray day with a bit of wind, but nothing overly inconvenient;59°/34°

EVENTS
→ There is no school today for Chamberlain High School due to a Teacher Work Day.

→ Despite there being no school for students, there is a football game tonight against the Milbridge Vikings, and it marks the Wolves's last game of the season before the playoffs begin next week.

→ The Overlook Country Club's 5th Annual All Hallow's Gala is tonight! Proceeds from the tickets will go local schools to fund their extracurricular activities and after school programs. Tickets are $50 a person, or $85 a couple and can still be bought at the door for last minute attendees. There will be, of course, prizes for best costume(s), as well as catered food, an open bar and more. This gala is for adults only!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28th:
Weather: Foggy in the morning, but the skies are clear by nine o'clock; 63°/45°

EVENTS
→ The last weekend of the Orion Fright Series! The theater will be playing the 1980 Kubrick Classic, The Shining at 7pm and 10pm!

→ As it gets closer to Halloween, the thin veil between worlds seems to be becoming thinner. Anyone who participated in one of the museum's Six Witches Tour will start seeing strange apparitions around town, and in their place of residence throughout the day. For the locals, or those who have done their research, the ghosts will look quite a bit like the Six who were executed in 1694. The ghosts don't seem unfriendly, though they don't speak, nor do they linger once they're seen. Are these apparitions real? A trick of the eye? Psychosomatic? Who really knows... the descendants of said ghostly witches may not see their ancestors, but they are going to feel an intense surge in their abilities today. Use it or lose it, as they say!

→ Attention all Chamberlain High students. Big Halloween party tonight at Victoria Chapman's house in Overlook. All are (presumably) invited.

TIME UPDATE

Sunday, October 15th - Saturday, October 21st
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15th:
Weather: Scattered showers throughout most of the day and extremely foggy after sunset (don't worry, this is perfectly normal fog.); 64°/51°

EVENTS
→ Those in town who have been affected by the initial mirror hallucinations and mood swings over the past few weeks will have a rather strange experience tonight after they fall asleep. There is no real timetable to it, but at some point they will wake up, standing somewhere unknown in the dark. It's obvious they're outside, but the scenery around them is faded and out of focus.

And they're not alone. In the distance, they'll see a couple of other people - those who have had the same experiences with the mirrors. They may recognize them from around town, and they may not. But there is the undeniable realization that they're not the only ones who have gone through this. As soon as they start to move, maybe to walk toward the others, an inhuman scream fills the darkness, prompting them to wake up, safe and sound in their bed. But the dream - it was a dream, right? - remains fresh in their mind.

MONDAY,OCTOBER 16th:
Weather: Light sprinkling of rain in the morning, but it clears up by ten o'clock in the morning and the skies remain partly cloudy for the rest of the day; 65°/43°

EVENTS
→ A pretty normal day in Point Pleasant. For anyone who might be paying attention, they'll realize the Rogan house has finally sold, but there are no signs of the new residents yet except for a locked, 1985 Chevrolet station wagon in the driveway.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17th:
Weather: Cloudy and gray with strong winds toward evening; 53°/31°

EVENTS
→ It's been awhile, hasn't it? But once again, the sound of a train barreling through the woods surrounding Seaview Village wakes a select few shortly before midnight tonight. As usual, most believe they're just hearing things, or maybe it's just an airplane flying too low. Maybe they know better, but it's easier to play dumb. If anyone decides to make the trek to the railroad to investigate, they won't find much but some lame vandalism on the concrete above the tunnel itself, next to the hook that had been placed there weeks before. Who's next? written in red spray paint. Some people have too much time on their hands, honestly.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18th:
Weather: Partly cloudy, but warm; 68°/43°

EVENTS
→ Nearly everyone in town gets a flyer in their mail today with a coupon for 50% off any costume at Spooktacular! through October 30th. Despite being a fairly small store, their inventory is seemingly endless, and if there's something you want, they've got it. Even if you had no plans to dress up for Halloween, 50% off? It's such a good deal that most feel rather compelled to go shopping anyway.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19th:
Weather: A miserable day with nothing but rain and thunderstorms; 63°/39°

EVENTS
→ Nothing of note to mention today. Enjoy the silence.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20th:
Weather: The storms clear out by morning and the rest of the day is sunny and clear; 66°/44°

EVENTS
→ Get ready for a spooky weekend, as the 45th Annual Festival of the Six begins today and runs through Sunday, October 22nd. The festival, sponsored by the Point Pleasant Museum, turns Main Street into the Witches Market, an emporium of magical gifts and artifacts with booths run by "real" practicing witches who have come from all over the east coast to share their gifts with the residents of Point Pleasant (for a fee, of course). Dive into your destiny with psychic readings! Send a message to your lost loved ones with an authentic séance! Enter the 'best dressed witch' costume contest and win free tickets to the official Sixers Halloween Ball that will close out the festival on Sunday, October 22nd. The festival hours are as follows: 3pm-11pm on Friday. 12pm - 11pm on Saturday and 12pm-6pm on Sunday. Admission is $10.

→ The Chamberlain Wolves play the Brighton Titans tonight at 7pm. For the players involved in the bus crash the week before, they must be medically cleared by a doctor to play tonight, although the entire team is expected to be there regardless of their eligibility.

→ The Point Pleasant Six Witches Tours continues tonight. Take a nighttime stroll to Lyttle Hill, the cemetery where the six are buried, and other other notable spots relevant to Point Pleasant's dark history. Tours are at 7:30pm and 9:30pm (only those 18 years of age and older will be permitted for the later tour). Tours will last approximately 90 minutes.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21st:
Weather: Sunny and clear; 65°/41°

EVENTS
→ Day number two of the 45th Annual Festival of the Six.

→ Tonight's Fright Series feature at the Orion is the 1985 classic, Fright Night, at both 7pm and 10pm.

→ As it happens every year around this time, there is an increase of visitors to Ludlow Lane to check out the old Zinneman house. The PPPD makes it a point to patrol this particular street a bit more during the weeks leading up to Halloween, if only to keep mischievous teens from sneaking inside or vandalizing the abandoned homes. Tonight, however, anyone passing by after dark may be unpleasantly surprised to find the lights are in the Zinneman house. Which makes no sense, since there hasn't been any electricity in the house for over ten years. Anyone who stops to go inside to check it out will walk into an instantly dark house. Maybe they were just seeing things...?