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With Halloween around the corner, it’s a spook-tacular Oct. 19 weekend

By Greg Williams 2 min read
Submitted photo<br> Take a boat ride this weekend and tour Penn’s Cave in Centre County.

Looking for something to do with family and friends this weekend? Check out these five events around the Juniata Valley:

Penn's Cave All Hallows' Eve Celebration

Get in the Halloween spirit by having a skele-ton of fun at All Hallows' Eve Celebration at Penn's Cave, Penn's Cave Road, Centre Hall, Centre County on Friday and Saturday. Enter the maze if you dare. Boat tours are available from 4 to 6 p.m. For more information, call (814) 364-1664, visit www.pennscave.com or find them on Facebook.

Take a haunted hayride in McClure

The Bannerville Fire Co., 7547 Stage Rd., McClure, is offering haunted hayrides on Friday and Saturday. The cost is $10 for ages 18 and up; $8 for ages 13 to 17; $6 for ages 5 to 12; and free for ages 4 and under. For more information, call (570) 658-6477 or find them on Facebook.

'Classic' races at area tracks

LCRC Raceway, located at 29207 Route 35 North, Oakland Mills, hosts its annual Halloween Classic, which drops the first checkered flag for off road remote control racing on Friday and continues through Sunday. The public is welcome to attend. For more information, call (717) 463-9173 or visit www.lcrcraceway.com.

The 12th Annual Blue Collar Classic Keystone RaceSaver Challenge is slated for 2 p.m. Saturday at Port Royal Speedway, 308 Eighth St., Port Royal. For more information, visit www.portroyalspeedway.com.

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Logan Spahr became the 10th different winner of the Keystone RaceSaver Challenge last year at Port Royal Speedway.

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Logan Spahr became the 10th different winner of the Keystone RaceSaver Challenge last year at Port Royal Speedway.

Sourdough bread baking class

Want to learn how to bake sourdough bread? Learn everything you need to know by attending an introductory baking class at the McAlisterville Community Building, 115 School St., McAlisterville, from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $45 per person. For more information, find them on Facebook.

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Learn how to bake sourdough bread by attending an introductory course in McAlisterville.

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Learn how to bake sourdough bread by attending an introductory course in McAlisterville.

Play bat B-I-N-G-O at Poe Valley State Park

October is National Bat Appreciation Month! Of course, Poe Valley State Park, 136 Poe Valley Park Circle, Coburn, is taking that one step further by combining an educational program with a fun, family-friendly game. So come out to hear all about bats and all the good things they do then get ready to play bingo. For more information, call (814) 349-2460.

Know of a family-friendly event going on? E-mail details to events@lewistownsentinel.com.

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