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St. Patrick's Day (or St. Patrick's Day Weekend, if you prefer)
March 13, 2008 - 8:24am — Mark Olson
St. Patrick’s Day has become like Halloween -- a day so absolutely boisterous that it needs an entire weekend.
So, even though St. Patrick's Day is Monday, most organizations are celebrating it Saturday and Sunday.
Belle Plaine, which holds the “Green” standard in the Minnesota Valley for Irish-ness, is holding it's 36th annual St. Patrick's Day festivities on Saturday, beginning with a traditional noon mass at Our Lady of Prairie Catholic Church, according to the Belle Plaine Herald. At 12:45 p.m., the St. Patrick’s Day parade will line up outside the church and make its way downtown. We can guess that Neil’s Pub will be busy that night. Here’s a few other metro St. Patrick’s Day activities, as posted by Explore Minnesota tourism:The 42nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held at noon on Saturday, March 15, and run along Fourth Street, beginning at Sibley Street and ending at Rice Park. Beforehand, head to the Cathedral of Saint Paul for Mass At The Cathedral at 9 a.m. To find out more, dial (651) 256-2155, or visit www.stpatsassoc.org. The Landmark Center in St. Paul will be the site of a St. Patrick’s Day Irish Celebration on Saturday and Sunday, March 15 & 16, with lively Celtic music and dance, and authentic wares from Irish vendors. On Saturday, visitors will also enjoy children’s stage performances and craft projects. To learn more, dial (651) 292-3225, or check out www.landmarkcenter.org.
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A St. Patrick’s Weekend...
Back to page topA St. Patrick’s Weekend also means more DUIs.
According to the Department of Public Safety, Public Safety officials expect the extended celebration will lead to a spike in impaired driving.
St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated on a Saturday in 2007 and 526 motorists were arrested for DWI — nearly twice the DWI count from 2005 when the holiday landed on a Thursday, the release stated.
As a result Minnesota law enforcement will ramp up DWI patrols in the state’s 15 deadliest counties for impaired driving during the St. Patrick’s Day weekend.
“Over the last three years on St. Patrick’s Day in Minnesota, alcohol-related crashes accounted for four of 11 traffic deaths and nine of 25 serious injuries. There were 1,263 impaired drivers arrested for DWI statewide on St. Patrick’s Day 2005–2007,” the release stated.
How will you celebrate St....
Back to page topHow will you celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
Personally, I've already got my green tees and Flogging Molly cds out and at the ready!
(Mollee Francisco is a staff writer for the Chaska Herald. She can be reached at mfrancisco@swpub.com.)
A St. Patrick’s Day...
Back to page topA St. Patrick’s Day Operation NightCAP (nighttime concentrated alcohol patrol) DWI crackdown in the state’s 15 deadliest counties for impaired driving resulted in 89 impaired driving arrests — 51 DWIs were in the Twin Cities.
Officers from 46 agencies participated in the efforts conducted Friday, Saturday and Monday night. Officers stopped more than 1,720 vehicles and cited 557 drivers for traffic- and equipment-related violations, according to a Department of Public Safety press release.