Maze vandals hit again

From missing heads, to broken props, to smashed corn husks, Dave Bulach is losing his mind.

For the second time in a week his Halloween corn maze on Valley Road has been vandalized.

Bulach has personally put together the maze every year for the last six seasons and takes pride in hosting the family fun.

But now he's fed up.

“We had a group of people come through and did a lot of damage last night, it was a little disappointing,” said Bulach.

Just a week ago he was tidying up after another group vandalized his Halloween decorations, only to have to go back and fix everything all over again.

“We did have a lot of good families who went through and thanked us,” he explained. “It is just really hard to keep up with fixing things with everything that keeps getting broken.”

The vandals ripped off the head of a large pumpkin man who sits on a swing, and tossed it deep in the corn husks.  The pumpkin prop has been in the maze for six years and Bulach even has a special name for him — Nester.

“We have an asylum with two guys who are getting shocked, they broke their heads off and put corn cobs all over them. Tore the wiring out of them,” Bulach said. “They tore a whole bunch of lights out on the walkways. It makes it hard. We were cleaning things up till 1 a.m. last night.”

Now, Bulach is rushing to repair his maze, as Halloween quickly approaches and several community groups are planning to visit.

“We started this for something for the kids around Glenmore because there is really not a lot to do. So now we are getting a lot of repeat customers that we had six years ago, but now the kids are taller, bigger and it is neat to see that. But if this keeps up it will drive up my costs, we are a small business. I can’t afford to keep taking these kind of costs.”

Even more concerning is the number of incidents that are occurring, as the Glenmore corn maze has been hit twice and the O’Keef Ranch Field of Screams was also targeted when a group of people attacked actors volunteering in the event.

“I think it’s people who don’t have respect, and people who don’t really care about other people’s property,” explained Bulach.

The next few days are expected to be busy as fright night approaches, but during slower times Bulach believes he is vulnerable to thieves.

“When there is a group and a good 10-minute interval before the next group, people go and play inside and take pictures and I think that is when the damage is happening – in between the groups.”

The Glenmore Corn Maze will have stepped up security and cameras in place for the rest of the season in hopes to deterring anyone who is looking to ruin the fun. The maze is open daily until 11 p.m.