Memory Lanes in Rawlins may hold a few too many memories of the dearly departed.

According to a Rawlins Daily Times story printed (of course) on Oct. 31, bowling alley owner Patty Schuler purchased her business only to discover that a not-so-friendly ghost lived there.

Schuler recalled the ghost heckling, laughing at her and hiding objects. When she arrived to work in the morning, bowling pins would be in different places than where they were the night before. A new clock would inevitably end up on the floor, because the ghost didn't like the clock, Schuler said.

The ghost - who she named "Jugs" after the original owner of the business - also dislikes men, she told Times reporter Clancy McGilligan. It once tried to push a man's hand into a dangerous machine as he worked behind the scenes at the alley.

The ghost has gotten better with time, Schuler said, and now rewards her with coins and charms when she cleans the building.

"I talk to him all the time," she told the Times. "I just talk to him. When I come in the morning, I say, 'Good morning.'"

Halloween brings out the spooky in all of us, and there's nothing creepier than real-life ghost stories. Not the kind of movies, but the sort that flit about in situations with regular people going about their regular business.

Still, Schuler seems to deal well with her supernatural sidekick, making this ghost tale a bit less haunting than most.

If you're going to run from police, don't do it in the desert.

That's what law enforcement officers in Rock Springs want criminals to remember, according to a story in the Oct. 30 edition of the Daily Rocket-Miner.

When Sweetwater County Deputy Sheriff Cody Ruiz approached a parked vehicle, three men jumped out, ignored his orders to stop, and ran into the desert, the Rocket-Miner reported.

And although the search was initially conducted just to find the three gentlemen so they could be cited for allegedly driving under the influence, breaking open container laws and interference with law enforcement officers, the search soon turned into more of a search-and-rescue.

Especially as winter approaches, the desert becomes extremely cold in the evenings. Thus, as the day progressed and the weather turned chilly, officers worried about the safety of the chasees.

They were, eventually, safely caught and charged.

Contact reporter Megan Lee at (307) 266-0616 or megan.lee@trib.com