There are many stories about Old Sacramento that have yet to be told. Fights, lovers quarrels and bad business. Some say that the spirits of the people who died there still haunt the streets. Is it true? Maybe. You might find out for yourself one night. Old Sacramento's deadly history dating back to the 1800s was brought to life Friday as the Haunted Ghost Tours began. Costumed actors were scattered throughout Old Sac to tell the interesting stories of their characters' demise. One of the most interesting stories was that of Assemblyman John Bell, who was shot and stabbed in the stomach over an El Dorado boundary dispute with Dr. W. H. Stone April 11, 1860. The two men argued about the s

Old Sacramento in the fall would be a little more lifeless without its scarecrows. Every year for at least a decade, the scarecrows have turned up on balconies, wooden sidewalks and a spooky-looking park to enchant visitors. But the scarecrows fell apart as they grew older. Business owners have become reluctant to adopt them for storefronts in recent years. So six Sacramento artists -- most who live in the grid -- were recruited to breathe new life (death?) into more than two dozen scarecrows in time for Halloween. Melissa Martinez, the Old Sacramento Business Association's new leader, is playing up Halloween in the business district this year to draw more visitors and shoppers. "This