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Beth27
Citizen
Username: Beth27
Post Number: 4
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 - 3:14 pm: |     |
I know it is a bit early to be thinking about pumpkin day ... but, here goes ... does anyone know when the Maplewood Halloween parade is scheduled to take place? |
letters016
Citizen
Username: Letters016
Post Number: 233
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 - 9:34 pm: | |
I'll take a shot... I think it falls on Oct. 31st this year. |
susan1014
Supporter
Username: Susan1014
Post Number: 952
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 - 9:52 pm: | |
Since that is a Monday, you may well be right. However, last year it was held on the 29th (Friday before Halloween).
The obvious answer isn't always the right one! |
letters016
Citizen
Username: Letters016
Post Number: 235
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 - 10:10 pm: | |
I know, I know... I was just having some fun....
Actually it is a very good question. I don't remember what day it was last year. I think that they try not to hold it on the actual day because people want to be home for the trick-or-treaters who come to their houses.
If this is true then they may hold it on Fri the 29th again this year. |
VinnyM
Citizen
Username: Frodo
Post Number: 113
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 - 2:13 pm: | |
It's usually on Halloween. Lat year was an exception because it fell on a Sunday. I was very disappointed because I thought I would actually be able to attend since I normally have to work. The final decision is made by the shop keepers who host the event. |
juju's petals
Citizen
Username: Jujus_petals
Post Number: 139
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, September 9, 2005 - 4:51 pm: | |
Is this a dumb question but in the last 2 parades, no one paraded. Just kind of a mass wandering around. The kids still had fun, just wondering how we kept missing the parading. |
susan1014
Supporter
Username: Susan1014
Post Number: 968
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Friday, September 9, 2005 - 9:47 pm: | |
Two years ago there actually was a parade in the midst of the crowd. One year ago we didn't stay long so I don't know (turned out the little one was getting sick). |
Bats
Citizen
Username: Bats
Post Number: 1
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 14, 2005 - 9:41 pm: | |
can anyone recommend a fun place to take a 1-year old to look for and "pick" a pumpkin for halloween? |
gemini
Citizen
Username: Gemini
Post Number: 421
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 7:07 pm: | |
So does anyone know the date of the parade? |
susan1014
Supporter
Username: Susan1014
Post Number: 1025
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 7:17 pm: | |
It is on Halloween this year. Monday the 31st, from 3-5 PM, according to what I put in my calendar. |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 2696
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 8:09 pm: | |
I heard (on the radio, I think) that it is "slim pickins" for pumpkins this year due to the summer drought. Last week's rain was too late to save them, I'm afraid. If anyone knows of any, please chime in, but it sounded pretty doubtful to me. |
johnny
Citizen
Username: Johnny
Post Number: 1415
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 11:37 pm: | |
Merchants will not allow parade on the weekend because it's bad for business. |
monster
Supporter
Username: Monster
Post Number: 1428
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 12:41 am: | |
It's bad for business when they have it at 3 too, last year I didn't even bother to go to the parade since it was almost impossible for me to get my kids into town right after school. I didn't shop in town for a bit after that, that's how it affected me, I was pissed. |
Virtual It Girl
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 3327
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 7:26 am: | |
They always have it right at 3. It is a pain to rush down. There is reasoning behind that, I just forget exactly why they don't start it at 4 so school age kids can get dressed and get down there. |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 2700
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 7:30 am: | |
I think they've done it on Saturday in the past. |
susan1014
Supporter
Username: Susan1014
Post Number: 1028
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 10:08 am: | |
They don't do it on Sunday because some of the stores are not open on Sundays. Merchants are the ones handing out the candy, so it is reasonable to do it on a day they actually work.
I don't really care if they start at 3 -- school kids will be there at 3:30 or 3:45. Let the toddlers have a little time before the crush. I'd be happy if they ran it a little longer, but that is their decision -- there may be good reasons not to run it into the commute hour/after dark! |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 2705
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 4:49 pm: | |
There is a proposal afloat in Congress to extend daylight savings time. I don't know if it passed, but if/when it takes effect, there will be an extra hour of daylight on Halloween. (And all of our computer operating systems will have to be upgraded!) |
redY67
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 3926
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 11:34 am: | |
It is crazy that they don't push it back for the schools. Luckily this year they have given my son's school half days for this very reason.
For picking pumpkins for a 1 year old, I would recommend going to Turtle Back Zoo. You can walk around and then in the end, each toddler gets a pumpkin. |
susan1014
Supporter
Username: Susan1014
Post Number: 1031
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 9:56 am: | |
Just keep repeating, no one is paying the merchants to run this event...it is a gift that they give our children, in and around running their businesses.
So even if the time they choose isn't perfect for us, my response is to say a hearty "Thank You!" |
Stuart0628
Citizen
Username: Stuart0628
Post Number: 128
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 2:05 pm: | |
Through 2006, Daylight Saving goes from the first Sunday in April through the last Sunday in October. Beginning in 2007, it will begin the 2nd Sunday in March and end the first Sunday in November.
Source: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/daylight1.html#new |
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