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I like to look ahead and see what days certain holidays fall on. This year Halloween falls on a Saturday, which is a good thing, especially if you are a teacher.

Kids get excited enough when a special occasion is coming up, but take a popular holiday like Halloween, add a gazillion grams of sugar into the mix, then add kids who can get candy for free just by knocking on someone’s door, and you have a recipe for a day at school when absolutely nothing will get done! So by Halloween falling on a Saturday, most of this crashing-and-burning will fall on the shoulders of parents.

A weekend Halloween also means that you should buy more candy because kids will be trick-or-treating ALL DAY LONG, not just after school and that evening! Just think, anytime one of my kids gets hungry (which is about every seven minutes), all they have to do is run next door or across the street and get food.

Wait! I LIKE this idea. Does that mean I don’t have to make any meals at all that day? It’s worth taking under consideration anyway. And don’t think you are off the hook, parents, because you have “older” kids now. Yes, they STILL want to trick-or-treat. They still want to trade candy afterwards. And they still want you to buy them $50 masks that they will take off 10 minutes into trick-or-treating and put in their pockets for the rest of the night because the masks are just too hot! Oh, well. Happy Almost Halloween, everyone.

The Eastport Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will host a Fall Harvest Dinner on Friday, November 6, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the firehouse. The ladies will serve homemade soup, chili, salad, dessert and bread. Tickets to the fund-raiser cost $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens and $4 for kids. Tickets will be available at the door that evening or from any member of the Ladies Auxiliary beforehand.

The 47th annual Newsday Marching Band Festival will take place at Hofstra University tonight, Thursday, October 22. The Eastport Marching Band and members of the color guard will participate in the festival. They will perform their halftime show that features the music of “The Doors.” Tickets are $12 at the gate. Best of luck to the band and color guard members as they take the field at Hofstra.

The Westhampton Rotary Club, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Westhampton and the Knights of Columbus will co-host a Food Pantry Fund-Raiser Dinner on Saturday, November 7, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Quiogue. Call Roy at 516-885-7223 for all of the details.

This coming weekend is the final chance to take the Spooky Walk at Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck in Center Moriches. The Spooky Walk will run from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24. Tickets are $12 at the gate. Call 878-1070 or visit their website at spookywalk.com.

Yogalates is not a healthy coffee drink but an exercise class that offers a perfect blend of Yoga and Pilates. The Fitness Studio on Montauk Highway in Eastport offers these classes. They also offer Zumba, spin classes, aerobics classes, cardio classes and more. Give them a call at 325-2955 for all of the details.

This weekend is Homecoming at Eastport South Manor. There will be a big parade complete with class floats and music, a football game, refreshments, tailgating and more—all beginning at around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 24. Don’t miss it! Come cheer on the ESM Sharks to another victory!

You might want to attend the next general meeting of the East Moriches Property Owners Association that is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, at 7:30 p.m., at the East Moriches Firehouse. The developer looking to build 70 homes at Eastport Meadows will be discussing his plan for the land located north of Old Montauk Highway, and just west of the homes on Eastport Manor Road.

On Sunday, November 8, the Center Moriches Fire Department’s soccer team will challenge the Suffolk County Police Department’s soccer team at the Dowling College Soccer Stadium, located off William Floyd Parkway in Shirley. This facility is located north of the Sunrise Highway and south of the LIE.

The game is a benefit for the 106th Rescue Wing that is based at Gabreski Airport in Westhampton. The festivities begin at 1:30 p.m. There is no admission charge though those planning to attend are asked to contribute an item from the following “Wish List For Our Deployers.” Items on the list include: ground coffee, hot chocolate mix, tea, Tupperware with covers, peanuts, hard candy, gum, toothbrushes, beef jerky or Slim Jims, lip balm, non-perishable items, supermarket gift cards for the families at home, international calling cards, baby wipes, CDs and DVDs, pens and pencils, and holiday cards for the families at home. For more information, call Hans Luhmer at 655-6463.