When is kalamazoo trick or treat 2011

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A handful of Greenback students have devised similar contraptions over the years, so it's nice to see them being applied in a real-world and very public situation. I have mixed feelings about the previous electricity source portable generators having been seized by the authorities, but I definitely like how things ended up.

The World View. A few nights ago I was sitting at the dinner table with colleagues from Brazil trying to explain the US higher education system. You never realize how complicated US higher education is until you try to explain it to someone. What does it mean to be a private university in the US? Austerity budgets, fiscal squeezes, and territorial obligations: the end of an era?

Two graphics both released in the last two days capture broad-based aspects of the fiscal squeeze confronting public higher education in the United States. University of Venus. Must Share All the Things! It's a family-friendly biking event along the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail. The ride will include 4-mile and 8-mile routes along the paved trail. Helmets are required.

There will be prizes, food and plenty of activities. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. The Great ZooBoo will be open trhough Oct. Wednesday through Friday and 1 to 8 p. Saturday and Sunday. Fennville welcomes thousands of people each year for its Goose Festival , which this year flies into town Oct.

The 28th annual Goose Festival includes a carnival at the school complex, Wild Goose Chase 5K, Gosling Run for kids, Goose Festival Parade, a classic car show, student art shows, historical exhibits, goose calling competitions, an arts and crafts show, a petting zoo and live music.

Events include pumpkin painting, a magic show, Halloween movies, a children's costume parade, hayrides through the Haunted Forest and truck or treating in the campground at night. Call or visit Yoreplace bciwildblue.

The Three Rivers area comes alive from 11 a. From judging the scarecrows at Meyer Broadway Park to a classic car show at Swiss Valley Ski Area, this annual fall event involves a host of area businesses and area parks. Tickets available at downtown merchants. Here's something completely different that has dozens of locations and at least five counties. The first night is for mostly eating. The second and third days include a self-guided tour featuring a variety of artist studios, eateries serving locally-grown food and farms offering the best in Michigan specialty farm products.

Hundreds of kids have been known to flock to the Pumpkins in the Park and Merchant Trick-or-Treat in Plainwell, which year will run from 11 a. The annual Kalamazoo 4-H Harvest Festival will be from to p. The event for 4-H members and guests includes games, food and activities. It's a community event open to everyone and there is no admission fee. Tickets for the games and booths are 25 cents.

Wear a costume and bring a pumpkin, carved or not. It is open Fridays and Saturdays from 8 to p. For more information, call Douglas St. The week before Halloween, it is open Wednesday through Monday.

Call It is open to 11 p. Friday and Saturday and Oct.