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COVID-19 continues to force postponement and cancelation of many annual events. With the Rec Center closed for the foreseeable future, Saline Parks and Recreation is taking some of their more popular events outdoors.
The annual Boo Bash event has been scrapped in favor of Park or Treat, which takes place in Saline Parks from 1-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 17. (Rain date is Oct. 24.)
"We would really like to make this a big deal for the kids of Saline who have had pretty rough 2020. Let’s make this a Halloween they won’t forget for all the right reasons," said Stephanie Ferguson, an official with Parks and Recreation.
Park or Treat combines trick-or-treating with a road rally and scavenger hunt that will take local families through Saline's parks, including Mill Pond Park, Tefft Park, Curtiss Park and Henne Field.
Participants are invited to wear costumes and decorate their vehicles. At each park, local businesses and organizations will set up trick-or-treat stations. Businesses can register here - or call 429-3502. There is no cost to participate, but participants are asked to have 500 treats to distribute along with their flyers and business information.
Park-or-Treaters pay $20 per vehicle.
Partly Cloudy , with a high of 56 and low of 33 degrees. Sunny in the morning, overcast for the afternoon, clear in the evening,
Nice idea. Thank you to the kids who support this. Seems a bit of diversity in the make-up of the kids leading the group would go a long way to making "everyone" feel welcome. Sadly, not seeing it, at least in what is presented here.
Awful, racist perspective. There is nothing wrong with the "make-up" of these four kids.
Not saying there is anything wrong with those four kids. Really appreciate what they are doing and think it is great. Hardly find it racist to think having folks representative of other "groups" leading the group would go even further to making everyone feel welcome.
As we noticed the rapid deterioration and indentation of the road from all of this truck traffic, which presumably will only get worse as the weather and road surface gets warmer, we have wondered just who is responsible for the cost to repair/replace these roads?
Did anyone ask the nearby residents if they want a party palace in their neighborhood? Traffic, parking, crowds, trash, noise: was any of this considered when making this decision?
The organizers are required to submit an application to the City of Saline for this event. If you wish to provide input, comments can be sent to the City Clerk or made in person at anytime or more specifically when their application appears on the council agenda.
Providing input just like the data center had input given. When a decision is made around here, it has already been made.