Cash, prizes up for grabs Dec. 6

Local merchants continue to encourage people to shop at home this holiday season as they get ready for 2018’s second night of Late Night Shopping Thursday, December 6.

Santa Claus will be downtown from 5 to 6 p.m., and Hayrides will be available from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The wheel spinning will be at 7 p.m.

Hundreds of dollars’ worth of prizes including $400 in Clarendon Cash are up for grabs when three lucky people will get to Spin the Wheel next week. Participating merchants continue giving tickets for a chance to spin the Wheel with purchases of $25 or more and those tickets already given out since November 19 remain in the hopper.

Lucky spinners on Small Business Saturday were Marianne Rattan, Nathan Zongker, and Scarlet Estlack, and they won prizes from Donley County State Bank, Herring Bank, and Signs Plus / Flying ‘A’ Tack respectively.

You must be present to spin and three more lucky spinners will be drawn during each Late Night Shopping on December 6 and 20. On the final Late Night Shopping on December 20, a fourth ticket will be drawn to win all the remaining prizes on the wheel.

Merchants giving out Wheel tickets include Buckin’ Bean, Cornell’s Country Store, Floyd’s Automotive, Every Nook & Cranny, Turquois & Rust, Henson’s, Speed’s Tire Unlimited, Clarendon Outpost, Country Bloomers, Mike’s Pharmacy, JD SteakOut, Signs Plus, and Saye’s / Flying ‘A’ Tack,

Nine local merchants are also participating in the Selfie with an Elfie promotion. Elves have been hidden at Buckin’ Bean, Floyd’s Automotive, Every Nook & Cranny, Turquois & Rust, Henson’s, Clarendon Outpost, Country Bloomers, Mike’s Pharmacy, and Saye’s / Flying ‘A’ Tack. Customers who find the Elf can take their selfie with it and then post it to facebook.com/ClarendonChamber with the hashtag #ClarendonElf to have a chance to win a photo session by Savannah Askew worth $200. The Selfie with the Elfie winner will be named December 20 during Late Night Shopping.

According to small business advocates, every $100 spent in locally-owned stores returns $68 to the local community through taxes, payrolls, and other expenditures. That same money spent in another town or online returns nothing to your local community.

Shop at home this holiday season and remember the important role your local merchants play in keeping your community strong.