The Kerrobert Courthouse took part in some Halloween festivities last week, being turned into a haunted house to help raise money for the Kerrobert Courtroom Restoration Society.

For two nights last week, residents and visitors in Kerrobert were able to stop by the courthouse and receive some friendly scaring. It had been about three years since the courthouse had last been used for a haunted house, but Jackie McNichol, a chairperson for the Kerrobert Restoration Society, was very pleased with the turnout.

“The results were very well. We had between 20 and 25 volunteers involved doing different things for us, and we had put through in the two nights, 286 people.”

At 10 dollars per person, they were able to raise right around $2800. Those funds Jackie said, are important to the future of Kerrobert's cultural hub.

“The reason why we’re bringing it back is because, the Courthouse has now become the cultural hub in our community, and it requires a lot of repairs. So we’re raising funds in a lot of different ways in order to restore the building and keep it going.”

The haunted house was set up with plenty of scares in mind. Volunteers managed to get some hearty screams from many visitors. Guests to the haunted house were also treated to stories of real hauntings that reportedly took place within the courthouse itself.

While the haunted house had plenty of volunteer help, McNichol wished to express praise to Veronica Smith, who she called the “spear header” of the entire event.

“She did the whole thing. She single handedley whipped everything together, and got the volunteers together, and just whipped it off within, I’d say just a couple weeks.

With all the money it brought in, and the screams it was able to get out of people (thanks in part to the building’s own haunted history,) the Kerrobert Courthouse saw a lively and successful Halloween season.

For the sake of variety, there won’ be a haunted house next year, but there will sure to be more screams and ghost stories coming from the courthouse in 2021.