City of Moncton New Years Eve Fun 2024!

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There's lots of fun and family activities set for New Year's Eve 2024 in Moncton!
Highlights from the press release: 
The City of Moncton and the Moncton Wildcats present the 3rd annual New Year's Eve Family Fun Fest at Downtown Place on Dec 31st!
- live performances by Signal Hill, presented by Subaru of Moncton, Les Hay Babies, presented by UNI Financial and Big Bad Party Band, presented by National Bank. 
- TWO dazzling fireworks displays!
- a beer garden sponsored by the Hyatt Place Moncton and Carrabba’s,
- the BioScript indoor Kids Zone will feature family fun including performances by Mr. Mark and Mike Pendergast, a photo booth, face painting, and other family fun activities. 
- public skating sponsored by Action Car & Truck featuring the Rona Pit Stop marshmallow-toasting and s'mores station AND also complimentary maple taffy on a stick from Briggs Maples!!
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Wild Lights @ Magnetic Hill Zoo 2024

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Wild Lights at Magnetic Hill Zoo (125 Magic Mountain Rd) is a chance to stroll through the zoo and enjoy all the holiday light displays, maybe enjoy the bonfire or have a treat, and say hi to a few animals while you're at it!

Perfect for families and individuals, bundle up and make some holiday memories at this inspiring winter wonderland!

Dates: November 29-30, December 1-2, 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-31 and January 1-4.   

Hours: open at 5p. Last entry is at 8:30p. All guests must exit by 9:30 p.

Tickets are $12.00, available online here https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/tickets 
*You're encouraged to buy tickets online because you won't have to wait in line*

In case of bad weather or Monkey Uprising* HERE'S THEIR FACEBOOK
*monkey uprising is unlikely

More here: (https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/wild-lights)

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Donate Blood this Holiday Season to Honor Rebecca Schofield #BeccaToldMeTo

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Canadian Blood Services hopes that you will donate blood this Christmas holiday season. The need for blood is constant and the amount that is donated takes a dip at Christmas time. The #BeccaToldMeTo Holiday Blood Drive 2024 is happening now and you can donate in memory of Becca. (To learn more about Becca see this Facebook.) Simply donate between Dec 23rd and Jan 3rd and say #BeccaToldMeTo.
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Storm Links for Winter 2024/2025

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Food Boxes 2024: *UPDATE! WELL DONE YOU GUYS!! *Wed Dec 18 is DELIVERY DAY. Here's how to help deliver or make a donation...

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*UPDATE FROM Peter McKee Food Center Facebook... 
*END UPDATE* 
 
👉 Christmas Food Boxes are a team effort from the Food Depot and the Peter McKee Food Centre in Moncton and will help people who depend on the Food Bank. If you or someone you know needs food support CLICK HERE to find some helping resources. Any time you need help with food in Moncton you can also call 506-383-4281 to make an appointment with the Peter McKee Food Centre (475 Saint George).
-- Help the Peter McKee Food Centre in Moncton: via e-transfer see HERE or via credit card HERE.
-- To donate to the Food Depot which supports Moncton and also a number of food banks in NB CLICK HERE.
-- To make another type of donation CLICK HERE for more info.
--*WED DEC 18, 2024: Today is Delivery Day. Here's the post: "Please help to deliver the boxes if you can!  Deliveries start at 12:30p from the Moncton Coliseum Parking Lot!  Thank you!"
More on the Peter McKee Community Food Centre Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/petermckeecommunityfoodcentre/
 
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Fill the Bus 2024 from Anglophone East Schools: Filling School Buses with Food to Help Feed the Hungry!

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👉 Anglo East School District's FILL THE BUS is about filling a school bus with non-perishable food donations for the food bank. Any Anglo East School is happy to accept your food donation during FILL THE BUS... see this List of Schools and this Facebook post. DONATE ONLINE HERE. Also, if you see a school bus at a grocery store this weekend, that means volunteers are collecting food donations there!!
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Lynn's Lights 2024: supporting Moms and Babies at the Moncton Hospital #FriendsoftheMonctonHospital

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Lynn's Lights is a way to honor the memory of Lynn Whalen and support Mothers and Babies at Moncton Hospital. Lynn's Lights is a giant lighted Christmas tree. Every donation adds more lights to the tree. Donations support the Obstetrics and Newborn Care Unit of The Moncton Hospital.

More about Lynn:
Lynn Whalen, daughter, wife and mother, worked at The Moncton Hospital and died of ovarian cancer in 2021. Lynn’s family and friends have created Lynn’s Lights to support new moms and their babies.

More about Lynn's Lights:
Lights can be purchased for $25 each or $1,000 for a string of lights.
Donations and more info at https://friendsfoundation.akaraisin.com/ui/LynnsLights

We did an interview with Lynn's husband, Bill, and Katherine from Friends of the Moncton Hospital... 

 

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*UPDATE: still time to donate a used gift* Birchmount School holiday mart needs your donation

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*UPDATE* from Facebook:
*END UPDATE*
Our friends at Birchmount School reached out about their holiday gift  mart. They are hoping for donations of new or used-in-good-shape gift items.
Icymi, after donations are collected, students can go to the gift mart and pick up a small gift  for mom and dad. Donations of a twoonie are welcome, but not required from the kids. (that money goes to help families in need.)
Deadline is Friday and they are low on donations. So have a look around the house and if you're able to donate, please get in touch with Birchmount School.

BIRCHMOUNT SCHOOL is at 256 Ayer Ave.

Birchmount School WEBSITE

Fun fact! Birchmount School has almost 600 kids!

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What's Trending in the News Dec 11, 2024:

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Here's a transcript of our newscast for Wed Dec 11, 2024... 

Weather: There's a Special Weather Statement for Moncton and area about a storm this morning into Thursday... a rainstorm with strong winds and 25 mm of rain.
- Today, flurries-to-rain. 10mm. Gusty winds. High 9.  
- Tonight, more rain and stronger winds. Also warmer.

Conditions at 6am are bad driving. foggy. a number of school buses are one a one hour delay because of driving conditions! see www.newcountry969.ca/storm

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Some Byelections happened in the Province yesterday...
- Ten municipal byelections
- biggest one was for Ward 3 councillor in Saint John...  Mariah Darling won.
- In Beausoleil, (includes Cocagne, Grande-Digue, Notre-Dame, Shediac Bridge, Shediac River) the winner was Roméo J. Bourque.  
- article says less than 6000 votes were cast which is a voter turnout of under 16%.
https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7406137

Wait Times for Mental Health Care in the news...
- NB's Department of Health is missing targets for how long a patient should wait to get mental health and addiction treatment, according to a report from New Brunswick Auditor General, Paul Martin.
- there's increasing demand for addiction and mental health services in the province,  
- Auditor General says things should be re-assessed and budgets should be re-adjusted (paraphrase)
- NB's minister in charge of addiction and mental health service is Rob McKee, and he says this is already being worked on.
more at https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7406312  

Good News: Community Turkey Drive Success!
- the other day, Salisibury Helping Hands Food Bank posted on their socials about how they teamed up with Fire Chief MacLeod to get a Turkey  Drive going because of increased need in the area...  
- their Turkey Goal was achieved! Well done!!
- any extra donations will be going to help other Food Banks in need.
see https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1010538654447399&id=100064738207340

Q League Hockey: Moncton Wildcats have two games at Avenir Centre this weekend... Friday and Saturday.
Note: the Friday night game vs Bathurst is the Teddy Bear Toss game! more HERE

Community: every school in Anglo East is still collecting food donations for their Fill the Bus campaign.
If you see a school bus at a grocery store this weekend, you can stop in to make a donation. We have more info on Fill the Bus on the Scotty and Tony Blog. https://www.scottyandtony.com/2024/12/ways-to-help-people-this-christmas-2024.html

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What's Trending: Some stories in the news today

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Here are links to the stuff we talked about:

Weather: some ice pellets today, special weather statement tomorrow https://weather.gc.ca/en/location/index.html?coords=46.091,-64.791

Seclusion Rooms in School https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7405339

RCMP Stuff-a-Squad-Car https://www.facebook.com/rcmpnb/posts/981904710633576  

Anglo East Fill the Bus https://www.scottyandtony.com/2024/12/fill-bus-2024-from-anglophone-east.html

Wildcats Teddy Bear Todd Game is Friday night! see HERE

Here's a transcript of our morning news:

00:00
Good morning, Tony's out sick today. I'm Scott. Here are some of the stories we're tracking. Got a little bit of ice pellet action in the forecast today. So today's weather flurries changing to ice pellets with a high of minus one. And then we have a special weather statement for Moncton and area. This is about a storm hitting us Wednesday into Thursday, a rainstorm, strong winds, 25 millimeters of rain. Couple other stories. Seclusion rooms in our schools making news. Kelly Lamrock, New Brunswick's child, youth, and seniors advocate says in a report that came out Monday,

00:29
This is a quote, it's time to stop normalizing breaking the law. And he is referring to spaces in schools meant to give students who feel overwhelmed a safe and calm environment outside of their classroom. The gist of this story, my takeaway is that Lamrock says seclusion rooms aren't governed by any current laws and that needs to change. If you want the whole story, that is just my paraphrase, but you can click the link on the Scotty and Tony blog for the whole thing.

00:55
Got a note from Codiak RCMP. They will be at Sobeys on Vaughan Harvey today from four to seven this evening to stuff a cruiser. They collect food and monetary donations. This time around, it's for the Peter McKee Community Center. They do food drives in a number of communities across the province. So if you see them at a grocery store, that is likely what is happening. And also Anglo East fill the bus continues. So every school in Anglophone East is collecting food to help hungry people. And you can...

01:22
Click our Scotty and Tony blog for more details on fill the bus and to queue league hockey, Moncton Wildcats, a couple of games at Avenir Center this weekend, Friday and Saturday. Just a reminder that Friday night, if you're going to the game against Bathurst, it is teddy bear toss night. We'll put a link with more details on the Scotty and Tony blog, Scotty and Tony.com.


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Would you know if this Masterpiece was upside down??

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Today's date (Dec 4) 1961, Henri Matisse’s artwork called Le Bateau was finally flipped around to be displayed right-side-up at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
It had been hung upside down for around 46 or 47 days! Stock-broker Genevieve Habert noticed it was  displayed upside down. Something like 116,000 people visited the museum to see the artwork before anyone noticed it was upside down. Even Matisse's son, Pierre Matisse, had seen the exhibit and didn't notice anything wrong.
According to TIME MAG, people didn't believe Mrs. Habert at first... but she "stuck to her guns" and eventually she called the New York Times. After that, the museum finally listened. They were like "Oh hey, would ya look at that, it IS upside down!"

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*UPDATE2: PARADE EVENT UNCANCELED *Moncton Santa Claus Parade 2024 happens Saturday (Nov 23)

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*latest update*
New Note from parade committee: 
"Santa Claus is Coming “Back” to Town!
After many last-minute meetings and late-night planning, the organizing committee of the Royale Greater Moncton Santa Claus Parade have come up with a plan for an alternate version of this year’s parade.  On Sunday, December 1st from 4 – 7 pm Santa & Mrs. Claus along with a few of this year’s floats will be in the parking lot of the Moncton Coliseum for the public to enjoy. Everyone is welcome to come walk through the parade zone to enjoy the sights and sounds of the season that will include live music, dancing mascots and beautiful floats.  Children (young and old) can bring their letters for Santa and also please bring non-perishable food items for the annual food drive."
*End latest Update*

*Older update*
NOTE FROM SANTA CLAUS PARADE COMMITTEE: 'Cancellation Notice: Royale Greater Moncton Santa Claus Parade It is with heavy hearts that the organizing committee of the Royale Greater Moncton Parade have come to the difficult decisions to cancel this year’s parade. Due to the expected heavy amounts of rain and high winds that are forecasted for tomorrow Saturday, November 23rd, the majority of the float entries have withdrawn from the parade. From participants to organizers, the primary concern is the safety of all participants, spectators, sponsors and volunteers, this decision was not made lightly. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. There will not be an alternate date for the parade this year. Avis d’annulation du défilé Royale du père Noël du Grand Moncton C’est avec le cœur lourd que le comité organisateur du défilé Royale du père Noël du Grand Moncton a décidé d’annuler le défilé de cette année. En raison de la pluie abondante et des vents violents prévus pour demain, le samedi 23 novembre, la majorité des chars allégoriques se sont retirés du défilé. Pour les participants comme pour les organisateurs, la première préoccupation est la sécurité de tous les participants, les spectateurs, les commanditaires et les bénévoles. Cette décision n’a pas été prise à la légère. Nous regrettons tout inconvénient occasionné par cette situation. Le défilé ne se tiendra pas à une autre date pour cette année.'



 
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CMA Awards 2024: Who Won #stapleton Best Performance #combs Red Carpet and More!!

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First things first, Luke Combs knocked everybody on their butts with his performance of "Aint No Love in Oklahoma" at the CMA Awards last night...

Here's who won what...
 

who won the CMA Awards 2024:
Morgan Wallen Entertainer
Lainey Wilson Female
Megan Moroney New Artist
White Horse Chris Stapleton Single
Chris Stapleton Male Vocalist
George Strait Lifetime Achievement
Leather Cody Johnson Album
Brooks & Dunn Vocal Duo
you look like you love me Riley Green, Ella Langley Musical Event
Old Dominion Vocal Group
more HERE


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2024 Christmas Smile Cookies at Tim Hortons will help area food banks

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Holiday Smile Cookies are at Tim Hortons from November 18-24, 2024.
They cost $1.50 (plus tax) with 100% of proceeds going to charity.
Around here Smile Cookie $$ will go to:
- Peter McKee Community Food Centre
- Albert County Food Bank
- Salisbury Helping Hands
- Second Mile Food Bank
- Vestiaire Stjeanbaptiste
- Vestiaire St-Joseph Inc. Banque Alimentaire & Magasin / Food Bank & Store
- Sackville Food Bank
- SPOT
- Kent County Food Bank
- Comite de Benevolat de Rogersville
See THIS FACEBOOK POST

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It's Novemeber/ Movember: get your doodad checked

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Scotty note:

My doctor told me that dudes age 50+ should get their prostate checked every year. So I did, and you should too. The peace of mind is worth it, even if you're a never-nude.

If you don't have a family doctor you can still get checked:
- If you need to apply for a medicare card see https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/services/services_renderer.9035.Medicare_-_Registration.html
- NB Health Link helps New Brunswickers access health care while you wait for a permanent provider. See this link https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/accessing-healthcare/be-matched.html
- See this link to book an appointment through NB Health Link https://nbhealthlink.ca/pages/patient-portal/
- More prostate screening resources at this link https://survivornet.ca/cancer-type/prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-screening/screening-programs/

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Flight to the North Pole 2024

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We get a TON of questions about Flight to the North Pole with PAL Airlines. 
Here's the scoop:
- On Sunday 8 December 2024 we will fly from Greater Romeo Leblanc Moncton International Airport (YQM) to the North Pole on a special and magical flight with our friends at PAL Airlines.
- We will land at a mystery location near Santa's headquarters in the North Pole.
- Santa Claus will visit with us.
- After a visit with Saint Nick, we will take off from the North Pole airport and fly home to Moncton.
- After landing at YQM and deplaning, we will high five, enjoy refreshments, and cherish the memories.
- Will we sing Christmas Carols and enjoy other Christmas fun? Yes. Yes we will!

🎅 Tickets on the Pal Airlines Flight to the North Pole are not for sale. A limited number of tickets are available to be won if you enter at https://www.newcountry969.ca/santa/
We receive a call from one of Santa's elves each morning at 7:50a to announce another flight ticket winner. Listen at bit.ly/listentoscottyandtony

🤶 Learn more about the Holiday Cheermeisters at PAL Airlines https://www.palairlines.ca/en/

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How to register with Salvation Army for Xmas support *until Nov 28th

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Our friends at the Salvation Army posted this note:

Christmas is coming and The Salvation Army in Moncton wants to provide help and hope! The dates are below and you can either scan the QR or click the link for details on how to qualify and what you’ll need to register. Still have questions? Call us at 506-389-9901 ext. 0
More details here ➡ https://online.flippingbook.com/view/848833654/

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Food and Craft Market Saturday Nov 16 at Bonar Law School in Rexton

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Bonar Law Memorial School's annual Food and Craft Market happens at the school (197 Main St Rexton) on Sat Nov 16th from 9a to 2p.

They'll have over 50 exhibitors/ local artisans/ food vendors! 

Notes: 

- admission is 5 bucks (but free for students and kids)
- you might win a door prize!!
- storm date is the 17th
- Funds will help the students at Bonar Law (buying lumber for special projects, paying for buses for field trips, also on the wish list is a big screen TV for the after school gaming club.)  
- See https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085388986929 

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World Famous Magnetic Hill School Christmas Tea and Craft Fair happens Saturday Nov 16th

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Who: Magnetic Hill School

What: Christmas Tea and Craft Fair

Where: Magnetic Hill School  (Route 126, see map)

When: Saturday, November 16th from 9am to 2pm

Why: raises money for the school/ helps the kids!

More: 

- The Tea runs from 11a to 1p... Admission for the Tea is $8 for adults and $5 for kids.

- Admission to the craft fair is $2. 

- if you'd like to help them with a food donation please reach out to magnetichillhomeandschool@gmail.com

- The Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/1727863197985193?ref=newsfeed 

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icymi, Shaboozey's "Tipsy" has carved a place in history

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 Morgan Wallen and Shaboozey have been locked in a battle on the Billboard charts.
- Shaboozey's "Tipsy" was a huge song on Country Radio, it went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
- then it wasn't number one, the new Morgan Wallen "Love Somebody" took number 1.
- then this week something happened and Shaboozey went to number one again, and that broke a record.

- Because Shaboozey got back to 1 on the Hot 100, that makes 16 weeks at Number 1.
- so, Shaboozey has one of the longest-running chart-topping songs ever.
Q: Who would win in a wrestling match between Shaboozey and Morgan Wallen?
A: We, the audience, would win in this scenario*


Shaboozey joins a short list of songs that spent 16-or-more weeks at number 1. Via Billboard: 

Here’s a recap of the five longest-leading Hot 100 No. 1s over the chart’s history:

  • 19 weeks, “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, 2019
  • 16 (to date), “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey, 2024
  • 16, “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen, 2023
  • 16, “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, 2017
  • 16, “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, 1995-96

 

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ICYMI, Dan + Shay's video for "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" features wobbily rollerblading

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Dan + Shay have a new music video for "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town."
- this is from their new Christmas double-album called "It's Officially Christmas"
- they posted "THE ROLLERBLADING SANTAS are rolling through your neighborhood to remind you... IT’S OFFICIALLY CHRISTMAS"

- Shay also added "I’ve never felt older than I did on those blades," ... "Back of an 80 year old."
- If Santa brings Tony roller blades this year, the first place he'll roller blade to is ... um... maybe the liquor store? directly to the Emergency Room. Scotty's gonna roller blade over to the fridge for a turkey sandwich.
Youtube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_fUuhf8-U0
Insta https://www.instagram.com/danandshay/reel/DB1M64kR2Wo/?hl=en

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Great News for Kelsea Ballerini! #NewAlbum #BreakingRecords #OneOfOurFaves

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Kelsea Ballerini's new album PATTERNS is her best-charting album!
- it debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Country Album chart.
- Kelsea posted: "I could cry til i throw up" ... "i nap now."
- the first single off the album is "Cowboys Cry Too" featuring Noah Kahan (the Stick Season guy).
- Right now the single "Cowboys Cry Too" is in the top 40 and climbing.
Kelsea Insta https://www.instagram.com/p/DB9F1YbRQ1P/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
 and her song on Youtube https://youtu.be/qRjRsi9H5j4?feature=shared

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Halloween 2024! #Curfews #Haunted #Houses #Decorations #Costumes #Candy #Fun #Photos

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Halloween Curfews and info...
 👾 DIEPPE has no official curfew but Dieppe has always recommended Trick-or-Treating from 4:00p to 8:00p. See their FB (https://www.facebook.com/dieppenb/).
👾 MONCTON has no official Trick-or-Treating curfew but has always encouraged Trick-or-Treaters to go out between 4:00p and 8:00p. See their FB (https://www.facebook.com/cityofmoncton.villedemoncton/).
👾 RIVERVIEW has no official Trick-or-Treating curfew, but is recommending this year that you do it between 5p and 8p. See their FB (https://www.facebook.com/TownofRiverview). In past years it has been between 4p and 8p, and in past they've also mentioned By-law 700-20: "Youth are not allowed on streets after 10p without adult supervision." Here's that past link (https://www.townofriverview.ca/news/2021-halloween-guidance).
👾 MEMRAMCOOK has encouraged Trick-or-Treating between 4p and 8p in past years. See FB (https://www.facebook.com/VillageMemramcook/)
👾 HILLSBOROUGH/ Fundy-Albert has gone with a 9:00p curfew in past years. Their social media is at https://www.facebook.com/MayorofFundyAlbert
👾 SHEDIAC has recommended Trick or Treating from 4p to 7p.
👾 REXTON Trick-or-Treating curfew has been 8:00p in the past.
👾 RICHIBUCTO: In past, Trick-or-Treating was from 3p to 7p.
👾 Cap Pele/ Capacadie: Trick-or-Treating finished at 8p in past years. Cap Acadie Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/capacadie
 
🎃 List of Halloween Houses! Every year the folks at Everything Unscripted have a LIST (https://www.everythingunscripted.com/halloween-displays-in-moncton/) and a MAP (https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1Ml8G_gPuj_XQ688-xvgi4gyqp06eKVcr&usp=sharing) of Halloweeny houses to check out! You should subscribe to Everything Unscripted, they have some fun Halloween activities and ideas!!


🎃 Popular Costumes: In 2023 it was 1) Barbie, 2) Princess, 3) Spiderman. For 2024, Google Frightgeist says the Top Three costumes are 1) Shrunken Head Bob, 2) Raygun, 3) Catnap ...
From Google: "#1 Shrunken Head Bob "beetlejuice shrunken head" is the top searched shrunken head of all time ... #2 Raygun People searching "raygun costume" are also searching for "green and yellow track suit" and "green track pants" ... #3 Catnap "catnap" is the top searched Smiling Critter of all time."

Here's what some of the radio station staff wore for Halloween last year (2023) ...

 


 
 
 
👻 Most Popular Pet Halloween Costumes For 2024 haven't changted much from last year... it's all about Pumpkins and Hot Dogs... Bats, Bees, Spiders, and Cats also make the list. Full list https://www.caninejournal.com/dog-halloween-costumes/
 

👻 Our Formula for Excellent Halloween Costumes:
1) Think of a celeb
2) Think of something that rhymes
3) smoosh these 2 things together
(so like Tom Hanks + Spanx = Tom Spanx!!!)
**NEW FOR 2024:
1) Think of a celeb
2) Think of something that shares the name
3) smoosh these 2 things together
(Eg. KEITH URBAN PLANET!)


Some more costume ideas...



🎃 Halloween Safety tips from the Government: (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/home-safety/halloween-safety.html)
 
🎃 Thank you cheese slices for being the best Halloween treat ever!! (A message from the Dairy Farmers of Canada.)
Scotty note from 2022: First things first, I did not win the Company Costume Contest. Was I robbed by the people from Yellowstone? Yes. Yes I was. (*citation)


my Sen. John Fetterman costume just didn't vibe you guys... and as far as Dumpkins, our break-up-pumpkin-delivery-service? We're not sure if the business will survive. Your donations are vital!!!!

This Halloween Season say it with Dumpkins. #halloween #dumpkins pic.twitter.com/SGbTD8vRzl— scotty horsman (@scottyhorsman) October 31, 2022
BTW... after the pumpkin contest, I took the pumpkin home and we fixed it up so the whole neighborhood wouldn't be scandalized... (originally just had the "F" and "U") ...


Scary Stats:
- 83% of people surveyed said they had some kind of paranormal activity in their home
- Most common types of paranormal activity are hearing sounds, lights turning on and off, and hearing voices
- 1 in 10 people say they sold their home after a paranormal experience
- Good News, Split Level Home owners, your home is far less likely to be haunted!
https://nationaltoday.com/national-paranormal-day/
and https://www.cinchhomeservices.com/view-blog/-/blogs/americans-report-on-their-paranormal-experiences-in-their-home-survey

A quick and careful look at Ouija Boards...
- Steer clear of those things you guys!
- Legend: Ouija boards got their name when one of the investors of the product asked it "What's your name" and it spelled out Ouija.
- Legend: when they went to get the thing registered at the patent office they had to show the patent office guy how it worked and used it to spell out the patent office guy's name... "A patent file confirms she did a demonstration and the patent was issued on February 10th 1891"
- the things sold like crazy and they had to open more factories to produce them... in 1927 one of the guys running the company fell to his death from the roof of a new factory - one he claimed a Ouija board told him to build.
- Steer clear of those things you guys!
play with whatever this is instead. safer.
 
Some tips on Candy Hangovers...🍬 If you end up with a candy hangover the day after Halloween, consider eating pineapple... The article we link to says "The tropical fruit contains enzymes that aid digestion and break down proteins that usually cause bloat and also contains 180 milligrams of bloat-busting potassium per cup. Researchers have also found that pineapple can reduce colonic inflammation that may be leading to that distended stomach." https://www.eatthis.com/reduce-bloating-tips/
Other things to try if you have a candy hangover include: 1) have more candy and 2) try someone else's candy to see if it has healing properties. *citation needed*
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Some Halloween World Records... 
- Most people dressed in certain costume... largest group of zombies was 15458 zombies... scarecrows was 2495... then there were the 2018 skeletons... and the 1607 witches... 1580 superheroes... 1369 vampires... 1275 angels... 878 fairies... 560 ghosts... and 252 dinosaurs.
*editor's note: what if a zombie apocalypse broke out while you were trying to set the zombie record?
world record attempt. artist rendering. or zombie apocalypse?
 
- Fastest pumpkin carving record belongs to Stephen Clarke who carved one regulation size pumpkin in 9.4 seconds... and also carved a ton of pumpkins in 3 hours, 3 minutes, and 49 seconds!
- most pumpkins smashed in a minute is 52!

- The oldest ghost in the world is a little bit controversial because... some people don't believe in ghosts... but the oldest ghost, unofficially, is 220 million years old. There's a ranch in New Mexico where people reported seeing this sort of snake-like ghost... people reporting sightings... then in 1947 a paleontologist discovered fossils of an animal that looks like the ghost. The animal is phytosaur.

- Most TP Mummies within a 3 minute time limit... In 2015, in London, 51 people got wrapped as toilet paper mummies in three minutes.
- Largest collection of haunted dolls in the world is at the Island of the Dolls, Mexico. Imagine thousands of broken, scary-looking dolls and doll pieces hanging from trees. The article I read says it started in the 1950s and the dolls were placed around the island to appease a ghost... also the legend is that these dolls come to life at night... I will not be investigating that one so no need to hit up our patreon for that.
nope
 
- Largest Ouija board in the world was 3158 square feet... record was set in 2019... unveiled in Salem, Mass. they called it "Ouijazilla"... the planchette alone weighed 400 pounds! 
This Halloween, eat candy instead of summoning spirits. Fewer curses.
 
And finally... not sure what you're expecting for Halloween this year... but the National Retail Federation says spending for Halloween 2024 will be over $11-and-a-half billion.
More trends here https://nrf.com/research-insights/holiday-data-and-trends/halloween

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*UPDATE: a RECORD YEAR!!* Boo at the Zoo 2024: Oct 19/20/26/27 at Magnetic Hill Zoo #Halloween #Family #Fun

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Dropping a quick update from the Zoo... IT WAS A RECORD YEAR you guys!!!
Here's what the Zoo posted on social media:
"🎃 THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for the 25th annual Boo at the Zoo! Your participation, energy, and enthusiasm made this milestone event truly special. WOW!!! This year there was 16650 visitors, breaking our previous record for Boo at the Zoo! This is truly amazing because all the Friends of the Zoo's events are fundraisers. Therefore, by participating you are helping the animals directly! 💗
👻 A big shoutout to all who took part in our endangered species scavenger hunt—we hope you learnt how you can help the animals and felt inspired to do so. We’re thrilled to announce Meredith K. as our winner! Congrats!
💕 We couldn’t bring these fundraising events to life without the incredible support from our dedicated Magnetic Hill Zoo staff, Friends of the Zoo volunteers, Oulton College volunteers, Co-Operators volunteers and our sponsor Superstore Main Street! The full 4 day event took over 264 hours for the set-up, and over 924 hours of volunteering during the actual event!!! Your hard work and commitment make a world of difference!
Thank you for making Boo at the Zoo unforgettable! 🧡
#BooAtTheZoo #FriendsOfTheZoo #Volunteers #ThankYou #CityOfMoncton #MagneticHillZoo #ComeBeInspired"
*End Update*

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What a Weird Week Road Show: Oct 18th episode has dolphins and large food

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What a Weird Week gets you caught up on the weird news of the week.  https://www. 
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Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 42 first published on Friday Oct 18th 2024. Here are this week's stories...
 

 
Conktroversy! ... Don't  know Conkers? Well trust me, conktroversy is a great pun.

Man climbs Everest for charity.  Except it's his stairs at home... 

Giant kebab! 

Weird Door in Antarctica

Hangover Cure?! 

Stay Weird, the Doctor says. (Dr Pepper) 

Weird lights under plane...
Royalty in a UFO?

Professor's in battle over UFO news

Dolphin Breath has microplastics...



Transcript below...





Transcript ...
00:00
Broadcasting from the Mobile Weird News Gathering Unit, this is What a Weird Week. Hi everybody, it's Weird. This is like crazy new year. Really? Weird. Damn. Well, I got a great show for you today. It was so wonderful. Weird stuff. Hi friends, I'm Scott and we are broadcasting from the Weird News Mobile Gathering Unit this week, bringing you another episode of

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What a weird week. If you're new to the program, we go back, we look at this week's news, we pick out all the weird stuff, and we do a top 10 of the weird news. If you want our show notes, the website is show notes dot page. Show notes dot page. Here we go, season five episode can't remember for Friday, October 18th, 2024. Number 10 this week.

00:53
Farmer Travis. We just talked about Farmer Travis last week because it was a rebroadcast of last year at this time. And Farmer Travis is back with the biggest pumpkin in the world. Farmer Travis from Minnesota has a pumpkin named Rudy at 2,471 pounds. Rudy, Travis and the whole pumpkin transportation team. It is an intricate thing to get a very large pumpkin from California, where Farmer Travis is.

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to Minnesota. I mean, you have to, there's a lot of worrying, I'm sure, that that pumpkin is going to become untethered and perhaps smash somewhere along the route. So that is nerve wracking. Now you guys can all relax. The whole team, you can relax. Nine. Number nine is the largest pair of jeans in the world. This is a record set by a Chinese textile company. A pair of jeans weigh, or...

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You guys were going live off the floor. I don't know. The mobile weird news gathering unit. It's not an ideal situation. Let's try it again. The Chinese textile company that made the world's largest pair of jeans, made jeans 250 feet long. Long legged jeans, baby. 30 garment makers worked on this. 18 days of professional garment making. And now you got yourself a Guinness world record with a big old pair of jeans.

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The photo is quite impressive. We'll link to that in the show notes or click shownotes.page. These jeans are almost 8,000 pounds. It's 8,000 pounds of jeans. You're gonna, they're not gonna stay up on their own. You're gonna need suspenders or a belt or something if you're gonna try to, I mean, isn't that the next step? You do this pair of jeans to get in the Guinness Book of Records, you make the large jeans, but the next step is somebody's gotta wear those jeans around town, right? To be continued.

02:50
Alright, we've got more controversy at the World Conquer Championships. Last week we had a repeat broadcast from last year. There was controversy. If you're unfamiliar with Conquerors and all that, we'll bring you up to speed. That story next!

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This is What A Weird Week. We do weird news of the week. Thank you for listening. Eight. Okay, this is not a repeat. Last week was a repeat, and we mentioned the World Conquers Championships where they raise money. It's like supposed to be a fun thing. It's this game where you have a chestnut, your opponent has a chestnut on a string, and you're trying to smash those chestnuts. The last chestnut standing is the world champion. This is kind of my summation of how the

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conquer championships go. But last year there was some controversy because they have rules about what your chestnut is basically I think supposed to be just like a found chestnut, or a chestnut from the wild, no manipulation. You can't bake that chestnut. And certainly you're not supposed to forge a chestnut out of steel and swap it out when it appears as though you've got serious competition. You swap out your real chestnut for a steel chestnut.

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That is what is being alleged in the latest controversy with the World Conquerors Championship. I don't know if the investigation continues. The fellow involved says, no, no, the steel chestnut is just like a decoration, a good luck piece, something like that. I'm paraphrasing. And then others are saying, oh, no, you're using that in competition. High scandal in the world of chestnut smashing. We put a link in the show notes if you want to check that out.

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Number seven, we have a wonderful story about someone trying to make the world a better place and they weren't able to climb Mount Everest to actually get to Mount Everest. So they climbed the stairs in their house to the equivalent height of Mount Everest, 29,031 feet, five and a half inches. And this fellow, Sean, in Las Vegas did it. A couple of things. It was under 23 hours. You're climbing the stairs in your house to the equivalent of Mount Everest.

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without touching a banister while you're on the stairs, you can't count on the banister, the railing, whatever, you have to really get in the mindset of climbing Mount Everest. And all this was done to raise money for charity. So I'll link to the video, but also I'll link to the charity if you would like to help out. Sean did this to raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. So a happy story, someone trying to make the world a better place.

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on the stairs. Six. Number six is about a world record in long food. This is at a festival in Cyprus where they took on setting the world record for the longest kebab in the world. Now where I live we would pronounce that kebab, perhaps where you're at you would pronounce it kebab, a 246 footer, a very, very long sausage kebab, kebab. Now I'm saying it both ways. It raised money for charity. It took 30 people to lift the kebab.

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bab, but only one person to eat it. That was the rule. Only one person could eat the entire 246 footer. Just delicious, delicious meat. And that person is still eating you guys. No, I'm just kidding about all that part, but it did take 30 people to lift it. A 246 foot kebab. If you want to see the video of them putting this thing together and the pride in the faces as they measure, we will link to that in the show notes.

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or click show notes dot page. Five. Number five is the mysterious doorway that was discovered in the ice of Antarctica and made headlines this week because the New York Post did a story about it. This was discovered on Google Maps, East Antarctica, and we'll link to the actual coordinates if you wanna look that up on Google Maps sometime. It looks like a door or a rectangle, some sort of depression into the snow, perhaps into the side of a mountain or a rocky terrain with lots of snow.

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Anyway, you could convince yourself that's a door, right? And some people were like, it's a door, yes, but it's just a door from an airplane or something that flew off some sort of aircraft and landed there. Or perhaps it's a door to, you know, the secret alien bases. You know, there's a number of different conspiracy theories, but the New York Post, God bless them, they did go to an expert, an actual professor of glaciology.

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Write that down. That is something I didn't know you could be a professor of. And that is a new squad goal, you guys. Professor of glaciology. It's just a form of ice, of sea ice. And that is the shape it took that according to the expert. If you want to have a look and do a deeper dive into this, perhaps you are conspiracy minded. Let's not go too far down that rabbit hole, you guys. But if you want to have some fun with this weird doorway in the Antarctic ice, we will put a link and some photos.

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and stuff click show notes dot page hang on we have a cure for your hangover perhaps somebody you know maybe it's not you maybe maybe you're hungover right now and I should talk more quietly anyway a cure for hangovers made headlines this week we'll get into that next

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This is the What a Weird Week Show. With all the weird stuff from the news this week, count it down in the top 10 format. Four. Number four this week from our friends at Study Finds. They do good work, they do deep dives, and they get into the science of stuff, and they did a post about the best hangover cure. Embrace yourself. It's not, I know there are many arguments, and there has been research into the bacon sandwich, and a number of different things to cure a hangover.

08:45
According to this article and the research that they get into at study finds, it would appear it's not that great, you guys, for, you know, if you're hungover, it's not, it's not wonderful, but perhaps exercise, just good old fashioned, regular exercise. That's the whole story. Basically, exercise may cure your hangover. Who can, who wants what? I don't know. You're already facing a hangover and then someone's like, Oh, you want to, you really want to feel better.

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Let's go walk three miles and then hit the gym. Let's roll some tires. Let's go. Let's do it. If that person suggests that remember they are trying to make you feel better. Oh, I should say this one here. I mean, you know, if you do these, if you read these studies a lot, there's the whole causation correlation business. And right now this study, it's just a correlation between reduced hangover severity and exercise. So more research is needed.

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Honorable Mention. I wanted to Honorable Mention the folks at Dr. Pepper for the reason that they are encouraging weird. I saw this in Adweek but it's been making headlines around the marketing department is out there trying to raise awareness for Dr. Pepper. They are encouraging people. I think it is actually a nice effort to encourage people from doom scrolling, you know, going down rabbit holes online and that sort of thing. Instead of that, just get weird.

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Try more weird. That's the message from Dr. Pepper. So they have some of their own memes they've generated. A spoonful of weird makes the Monday go down, you know, that kind of thing. If it's something that can help people from doom scrolling and more and more research is showing, the longer you go down those rabbit holes online, the more likely you are to not feel great about yourself. If you can get away from that through weird, I think I want to I'm going to say Dr. Pepper.

10:41
Thanks for spreading the weird as a weird news show. Fang, I wanna say thank you. I don't really understand much else about it, you guys. It's just like, try weird. Hey, don't doom scroll. Get weird, baby. All right, do we break here? We're taking a quick musical interlude and we're right back with more weird.

11:16
This is what a weird week we do weird news. Three. All right, this one is a weird one. It's from the Unilad or Unilad website and it's about somebody who looks out their airplane window and they see these weird lights under the clouds. So obviously aliens, right? Therefore aliens. And then the article gets into what it might have been. We link to the photos and the theories. So somebody.

11:41
Eventually it was aliens, aliens, aliens, and then somebody was like, no, no, it's a cruise ship having fireworks. And then a few other theories like that. And then they talked to a meteorologist and there were weird lights captured before in a similar situation. And that time, you know what it was? LED lights from fishing boats. So we may have a mystery. The investigation continues. Many people are satisfied with that. Mystery solved, perhaps.

12:09
More if you click show notes dot page. This too. This one's weird you guys, I think. I would say this qualifies as weird. From Metro UK, the headline is King Charles flew a prototype UFO over Canada in 1975. The East Coast of Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America, planet Earth, in 1975 had the opportunity.

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to know this is all alleged and it is a UFO researcher or a documentarian who is according to the article the documentarian is exploring the British royal family's ties with aliens and so from that the Metro UK folks wrote up a story that this director of this film alleges that King Charles once did fly a UFO. Charles was nearby in Nova Scotia serving as a helicopter pilot and got

13:00
Project Serpico. Now, it wasn't believed this was an alien craft, just an unexplained flying object, a weird fly. It was a WFO maybe. The machine was perhaps made by human beings, but was weird. I will also link to another story the Mirror has about a huge alien announcement that is imminent. And they quote a professor. Apparently there is, according to this article, there is

13:28
some sort of competition about who can publish the information and get it to the public quicker. Let's all try not to panic, but it is an interesting read. Okay, we're going live off the floor. Where are we here? Musical interlude? All right, musical interlude and then more weird.

13:58
This is what a weird week. Weird news for your ears and brains. The weird news goes into your ears and gets into your brain. Okay, this one, not a happy story, but I guess important and weird. It is weird for sure. So that quali, you know, if we're doing weird news, that one qualifies. The headline is microplastics detected in dolphin breath. So dolphins, delightful dolphins of the sea, according to the study.

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It is believed that microplastics are being inhaled by dolphins and can be detected in dolphin breath. So let's try to make the world a better place with less microplastics. You know, that's that I don't want to get too preachy there, but it's now affecting our delightful dolphins. They seem so happy, so stoic, right? Once it gets into dolphin breath, I would say I'm not a scientist, you guys, but I would say that's a sign that

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We need to back off on the microplastics. The science indicates that microplastics are not good. Perhaps if we do our part, and the governments of the world as well, and the business sector, if we all do our part and try to reduce microplastics, that's one thing. What if we outfit all of the dolphins with some sort of blowhole mask or blowhole filter of some sort? Now that could be, Elon, hey? That could be something, that could be next, Elon. Anyway, there's a couple.

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Couple of ideas I'm just riffing now, but well, let's, let's be done there. This has been what a weird week off the floor live, the mobile weird news gathering unit this week, not in the studio. Thank you for listening. If you want our show notes, if you want to see the photos links to everything, if you go to show notes, that page, you can find all our stuff or how to subscribe to the podcast and also information about fun house radio.

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We have a button there if you'd like to listen to fun house radio or just search fun house radio every weekend. We're part of the programming over there. So we'll catch you next Friday for 10 more weird news items on what a weird week.

  

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