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Halloween, Time Change & Voting
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Happy Halloween!!!!
Happy Daylight Savings Time!!!
Happy Election Day!!
That pretty much sums up everything going on
in the next couple of days!
Halloween has gotten out of control over the last couple of years but I will never grow tired of seeing the little kids dressed up and smiling in the elementary school parades. Another great place to both trick or treat and costume watch is Downtown Marquette. Businesses in Downtown Marquette sponsor trick or treating from 3-5pm. I think it is a great time to go because the kids can see other kids in costumes before it gets dark. Marquette City does not have set trick or treating hours but many communities do. WLUC TV6 has the complete list. One interesting fact I learned when I called the police department today is that my son was right, there is a city curfew of 10pm for kids 17 and under.
Sunday, November 2nd is the day to turn your clocks back an hour, and replace the batteries in your smoke detectors. After a long weekend of Halloween activities, the extra hour of sleep will be needed!
Halloween Trick-or-Treaters
Through 2006, Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. ended a few days before Halloween (October 31). Children’s pedestrian deaths are four times higher on Halloween than on any other night of the year. A new law to extend DST to the first Sunday in November took effect in 2007, with the purpose of providing trick-or-treaters more light and therefore more safety from traffic accidents. For decades, candy manufacturers lobbied for a Daylight Saving Time extension to Halloween, as many of the young trick-or-treaters gathering candy are not allowed out after dark, and thus an added hour of light means a big holiday treat for the candy industry. Anecdotally, the 2007 switch may not have had much effect, as it appeared that children simply waited until dark to go trick-or-treating.
Voter Turnout in Elections
Through 2006, the Daylight Saving Time period has closed on the last Sunday October, about a week before Election Day, which is held the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The extension of Daylight Saving Time into November has been proposed as a way to encourage greater voter participation, the theory being that more people would go to the polls if it was still light when they returned home from work. The U.S. law taking effect in 2007 pushes the end of Daylight Saving Time to the first Sunday in November. In some years (2010, 2021, 2027, and 2032), this will fall after Election Day, giving researchers the opportunity to gauge its effect on voter turnout.
If you do not know your voting location, just check out the Marquette County Clerk webpage for all locations. For any other voting questions the Web Voter Information Center for Michigan has a ton of valuable information. And remember vote early (and often!).
Last but not least I just looked at the menu for Kareem’s Coastal Cuisine (formerly New York Deli & Italian Place) and it looks exciting. Lunch is along the lines of the previous menu but dinners are all new! I am not sure which dinner I want to try first Fish tacos or Ravioli with one of the many interesting fillings on the menu. Gourmet Burgers and Kareem’s Crock Pot Meals “one bowl with many flavors” look great as well. If you get there before I do let me know what you think. |
Posted: 10:26 AM, Oct. 30, 2008 |
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Bring on Winter!
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”
John Ruskin
(English Writer and Critic of art, architecture, and society, 1819-1900)
When the first snow happens before Halloween I get nervous about the winter. But today’s snow is very pretty, as long as it doesn’t stick around!
But with snow comes the winter parking ban, which in Marquette begins Nov.1st. The Marquette City website says;
Winter Parking Ban
Marquette City residents, NMU students, and visitors are reminded the city's winter parking ban will be in effect beginning November 1st. The winter parking ban requires owners of vehicles to find off-street parking between the hours of 1:00 am and 6:00 am each night.
The winter parking ban will be in effect from November 1st to April 1st. The fine for violating the parking ban is $50.00.
Marquette residents are encouraged to find alternate off-street parking before the parking ban goes into effect.
Some people may say that winter is not the time to buy a new home BUT I say this winter may be a great opportunity to buy a home. I am seeing motivated sellers who are offering to pay 2 months mortgage, throw in snow blowers and are generally doing what they have to do to get their home sold. River Valley Bank wants to help buyers sort out fact from fiction and are holding a buyer event. If buying a home in the next 12 months is something you are considering then join me at River Valley Bank Thursday evening.
You know every detail about the new home
You want to buy...
Now get the specifics on financing your dream
Now is the Time to Buy
Market Update
Free Credit Report * Rent vs. Buy *
Prequalifying Process
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
1140 West Washington St.
5:30pm -7:00pm
Refreshments Provided
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Posted: 11:00 AM, Oct. 27, 2008 |
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Positive motivation!
"The challenge is in the moment,
the time is always now."
James Baldwin (1924–1987)
Novelist and essayist
"When nothing is sure, everything
is possible."
Margaret Drabble (1939 – )
English novelist
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
British prime minister during WWII
"In the middle of difficulty
lies opportunity."
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
German-born physicist
I just needed to share my positive energy with a few quotes. Okay I will admit I could not decide which was the most uplifting and positive! My advice for an antidote to all the pessimistic, doom & gloom talk in the media is to go for a walk!
Soak in the lovely fall colors and
appreciate the fact that we do not have
snow on the ground yet!
So turn of the TV, the radio and yes the computer and go outside and just breathe! |
Posted: 8:26 AM, Oct. 9, 2008 |
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Rainbows & Tailgating!
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“And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.”
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I dragged my lazy butt to the gym this morning and was rewarded with a lovely rainbow over the city. How lucky am I? Then my mom sends me pictures of the rainbow they saw over Lake Superior last night, so I take it as a sign and see some positive in the world. I have listings that are getting showings, and that is a good thing. I still say right now is a great time to buy.
Todays quote also mentions a parade which is a great reminder to check out NMU's homecoming parade Friday at 5:30. NMU has also started to allow tailgating at the football games check here for rules and the school policy. NMU is hosting many fun events this weekend.
Continuing in the football theme, Marquette County Youth Football has its last outdoor games of the season this weekend at MSHS football field. There are teams playing from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm. If you have never seen 5th-8th grade kids play football, it is a treat. They may not be great but they sure have a lot of heart! It costs nothing to stop in and support these kids so stop by!
And in the Tailgate theme, the YMCA is holding a Tailgate Dinner & Dance & Auction Saturday, October 11th at the YMCA.
“Please join us for an evening of casual fun.
A tailgate party leading up to the Packer Skybox raffle drawing, dinner & dancing.”
Tickets are only $15.00 per person.
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Posted: 9:29 AM, Oct. 2, 2008 |
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