Dateline: November 29, 2007

Shoppers can win big during Late Night Shopping   

Downtown Clarendon is the place to be Thursday as Late Night Shopping gets underway this week, and $100 in Christmas Cash is up for grabs.

Several merchants on Kearney Street will be staying open until 8:00 p.m. for your holiday shopping convenience, and prizes from 24 local businesses will be on the wheel in addition to the jackpot money.

The Chamber of Commerce is providing the $100 in Christmas Cash each Thursday between now and Christmas. Five lucky winners will be drawn; and if no one hits the big money, the pot rolls over and will continue to do so until the final night of Late Night Shopping on December 20 when someone will win the money.

Shoppers can register to spin the wheel all day until 7:45 p.m. at any participating merchants, and the drawing will be held at 8 p.m. You must be 18 years old to register, but no purchase is necessary.

Among the other activities that will be going on downtown Thursday night, the Donley County Chapter of the American Cancer Society will be set up in the old Eads Furniture building with refreshments and information about next spring’s Relay For Life. Teams can even begin signing up now for the April event.

Late Night Shopping will continue December 6, 13, and 20.

Holiday shopping at home is easy and affordable with all three local banks again teaming up to provide zero-percent interest “Christmas Cash” loans this year. For the 13th year, anyone can make application for a loan up to $3,000 interest free with Community Bank, the Donley County State Bank, or Herring Bank.

Christmas Cash may be spent like US currency toward new purchases of products and services (excluding Lottery tickets, gasoline, and tobacco products) at all of the participating businesses.

This year’s participating merchants are: Ace Hardware, Bronco Burger, Clarendon Auto Sales, Clarendon Outpost, Clarendon Steakhouse, Clarendon Veterinary Hospital and Vet Supply, Community Bank, Cornell’s Country Store, Country Bloomers Flowers & Gifts, Every Nook & Cranny, Floyd’s Automotive Supply, Henson’s, Herring Bank, Hitchin’ Post, J&W Lumber, Lowe’s Family Center, McKinney Motor Company, Mike’s Pharmacy, Nuttin’ Fancy Café, Sam Hill BBQ, Sonic Drive-In, Saye’s, Stavenhagen Video, and The Clarendon Enterprise.

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, and watch for their Christmas specials in the pages of the Enterprise.