ISVA Taste of the Village - October 26, 2019 - 12pm to 3pm

Don’t forget to join your friends and neighbors at the Taste of the Village on October 26th in the Indian Springs Village Shopping Center from Noon to 3:00pm.  Free to all attendees, this annual family event features live entertainment, food samples, multiple activities for kids and a fun filled afternoon.  For more information on the event, sponsorship opportunities and reserving a booth, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Halloween & Trick-or-Treat Safety

The Woodlands and Indian Springs residents love the excitement of Halloween events like trick-or-treating, parties and visits to the neighborhood haunted houses. During this fun, we must be cautious and aware of the safety concerns.

According to the National Safety Council (NSC), in 2015, about 6,700 pedestrian deaths and 160,000 medically consulted injuries occurred among pedestrians in motor vehicle incidents. About 17% of those pedestrian deaths occurred when they improperly crossed roads or intersections. Jumping or running into the road accounted for about 15% of deaths in kids ages 5 to 9 and 7% for those 10 to 15. Children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year, and October ranks second in motor vehicle deaths by month, with 3,550. 

To help ensure everyone is safe on this ghoulish holiday, the American Academy of Pediatrics compiled a list of Halloween Safety Tips.

• Young children should be accompanied by an adult during neighborhood rounds
• Plan and review an acceptable route for older children going alone
• Agree on a specific time children should “check-in” and be home
• Remind children to never enter a stranger's home or car
• Advise children to travel in a group in familiar, well-lit areas
• Return home before eating any candy or treats 
• Use only fire-resistant costumes, wigs and accessories
• Avoid costumes that can obstruct their vision
• Use reflective tape on their costumes and bags, or give them glow sticks
• Make sure make-up is nontoxic and test it in a small area first
• Remove makeup before bed to prevent skin and eye irritation
• Remind everyone to put devices down, keep heads up and walk across the street. 

Anyone who plans to be on the road during trick-or-treat please watch for children walking on roadways, medians and curbs, enter and exit driveways and alleys carefully, watch for children in dark clothing, and discourage new, inexperienced drivers from driving. 

Source: https://www.nsc.org

It is the time of year the Indian Springs Village Association (ISVA) board is busy planning and organizing the Annual Taste of the Village. The event will be held on October 26th,2019 from noon to 3:00pm at the Indian Springs Shopping Center located at the southwest corner of Kuykendahl Road and Woodlands Parkway.

The Taste of the Village is free to all attendees and is one of the most anticipated community events. Initiated over 14 years ago by ISVA, it was designed to be an outreach effort to bring local residents and businesses together for a fun-filled, family-friendly occasion. The annual event draws more than 4,000 people from across the area and funds the ISVA Community Service Scholarship and the Lloyd Matthews Scholarship for the Montgomery County Women’s Center. “It is a great place to taste local foods, learn about local businesses, hear great music and mingle with your neighbors,'' said ISVA President and event chair Michael J. Arendes.

In addition to sampling tasty treats from a variety of food vendors and visiting 40 booths of local businesses and community organizations, families will adore several amusements that will be on-hand. Entertainment includes a live band, inflatables, face painting, balloon artistry, and several walking entertainers for the kids. There will also be a raffle for numerous prizes, such as gift cards, leisure outings and electronics to name a few.