Maple Days Carnival Begins on Thursday
The annual carnival raises money to help Maplewood people and organizations.
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It's time once again for Maple Days. The annual carnival starts on Thursday and runs through Sunday night.
The Deer Creek Center parking lot will host carnival rides and booths at Deer Creek Park will feature local organizations:
- Maplewood United Methodist Church will sell bottled water and Ted Drewes
- Boy Scouts will sell brats and burgers
- The Maplewood Lions Club will sell beer
Maple Days carnival was created in the early 1970s by then Maplewood mayor, Josef Hammes, as a way to raise funds to help out Maplewood's senior citizens with lawn cutting, snow removal and small home repairs.
The event has continued and grown, and is now run as a nonprofit organization, said Bob Harsh, who serves on the Maple Days committee. Hammes is president of the organization.
There are fewer seniors in the area than back then, so proceeds from the carnival have recently gone to three scholarships for Maplewood Richmond Heights High School seniors, the Maplewood Public Library's summer reading program, food baskets for the needy during Christmas time, and to help some Maplewood Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts get to summer camp.
Here's the full schedule for the weekend:
- Thursday, 5-10 p.m.
- Friday, 5-11 p.m.
- Saturday, 1-11 p.m.
- Sunday, 1-10 p.m.
Contact Josef Hammes at 314-647-6291 for more information.
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Deer Creek Park
3200 Laclede Station Rd, Maplewood, MO -
Maplewood United Methodist Church
7409 Flora Ave, Maplewood, MO -
Maplewood Lions Club
3212 Sutton Blvd, Maplewood, MO -
Maplewood Richmond Heights Senior High School
7539 Manchester Rd, Maplewood, MO -
Maplewood Public Library
7550 Lohmeyer Ave, Saint Louis, MO
TP
4:56 pm on Thursday, September 1, 2011
Does anyone know when or if the carnival is doing one price armbands for rides?
Bob Harsh
12:50 pm on Friday, September 2, 2011
Yes, there will be an "Armband" special on both Saturday & Sunday afternoon from 1pm to 5pm. The cost of the "Armband" is $15.each.
The festival opens at 1pm, both days.