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RSS FeedHalloween, Time Change & Voting |
Oct. 30, 2008
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Craig McDonald
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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.
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