Dateline: November 15, 2007

Local merchants ready to serve holiday shoppers 

Late Night Shopping is still one week away, but activities in Downtown Clarendon are getting ginned up for the holidays this weekend.

The Clarendon Chamber of Commerce will set the mood for Christmas by lighting the Courthouse Square this Saturday evening.

Also this weekend, three local merchants are holding Open House sales and celebrations. Look inside this week’s Enterprise for specific details in advertisements for Country Bloomers Flowers & Gifts, Every Nook & Cranny, and Henson’s.

Next week, Kearney Street will bustle with activity on Thursday night as merchants turn on their Christmas lights and Late Night Shopping gets underway.

Most stores downtown will be staying open until 8 p.m., and the Clarendon Merchants Association will be spinning the wheel for Christmas Cash and prizes every night. There will be five lucky winners every Thursday night from November 29 to December 20.

The Chamber of Commerce will put $100 in Christmas Cash on the wheel each Thursday; and if no one wins the money, it will roll over to the next week. You must be present to spin, and you must sign up that Thursday at a participating merchant.

Other Late Night Shopping events and activities will be announced in future issues, and Chamber officials are also planning a Cowboy Christmas event for one Saturday, December 15.

Your local merchants support your local schools, youth groups, and charitable organizations. Support the businesses who support your community by shopping at home this holiday season.