Friday, Nov. 29

 

Holiday home tour

[NOV. 29, 2002]  You'll find plenty of holiday decorating ideas this Sunday. Four local families are opening their doors to their homes for you to come visit. Each home features a different decorating style with unique, inspirational holiday decorations.

The Harvest of Talents for World Hunger is sponsoring a Holiday Tour of Homes as the final event of Harvest 2002. Funds will go to the International Disaster Emergency Services to relieve suffering from world disasters.

The tour can be followed in any order on Sunday between 1 and 4 p.m., beginning at any of the homes. Tickets for the entire tour can be purchased for $5 at any of the homes.

~ Greg and Nicki Green

522 Wyatt Ave.

~ Mathew and Brandi Patterson

326 Pekin St.

~ Michael and Diana Appel

894 1575th St. (Fifth Street Road)

~ John and Jackie Camel

40 Illini Drive

 

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A special stop on the tour includes Mrs. Claus’s Workshop. You will find jams, jellies, baked goods and some holiday crafts great for gift giving for sale there. It will be in the Appels’ garage. 

The Postville Courthouse will be open during the same hours in conjunction with the tour that day.

Harvest coordinator Pat Snyder says, "If the tour goes well, this could be a record year for the Harvest, which would be an extra special blessing in light of state of the economy. Even if the home tour does not go well, the Harvest has been greatly blessed!"

[Jan Youngquist]

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So you don't want to be part of
the mad, mad shopping crowd

[NOV. 29, 2002]  Well, folks, it's finally here. It's the Friday after Thanksgiving. And we all know what that means… Shopping!  Everyone knows that the best sales of the year are found this weekend and the weekend after Christmas.

For many people, women in particular, today is a day long anticipated. Some women I know spend a couple months training for this day. They go to bed early on Thanksgiving night so they can be at the door an hour before Sears opens. It reminds me of the ticket lines for "Star Wars I:  The Phantom Menace." These women are shopping devotees!

But what happens for those of us who simply cannot stomach the thought of fighting with 15 other people for that last blue scarf in the bottom of the bin or hauling 200 pounds of Christmas gifts the five miles back to the car? Well, I have a couple of suggestions for you.

First, you can shop here in downtown. That's right! The square is just loaded with fun shops bursting with holiday sales. Three Roses, for example, is having their annual open house this weekend. Serendipity Stitches has special holiday hours starting today. And That Place/Merle Norman and MKS Jewelers have beautiful gifts for the special woman on your list (or for you special women to “suggest” to your special men). The square is definitely where I plan to be this afternoon.

Other available downtown stores include Sugar Creek Essentials, Beans & Such, Treasure Chest, Prairie Years, Action Rental, Becherer's Jewelry, Sew Many Friends, Seventh Heaven, Cherished Memories, Wibben's Computer, Abe's, Lincoln Music Center, Kathleen’s Hallmark/Lighthouse, Prairie Eye Center, Sports Plus, Pink Shutter, Cookie's Bakery and Glenn Brunk Stationers.

 

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Another suggestion -- this one's good for those of us who ate too much turkey yesterday and still cannot move very far -- is to shop online.  Many of your favorite holiday shopping stores now have online stores -- some with the same holiday deals!  Here's a list to try:

J.C. Penney's preholiday sale

Toys R Us two-day sale

Barnes and Noble's holiday sale

Amazon.com

Bergner's

Famous-Barr

The Gap

Office Depot

Radio Shack

Sears

Wal-Mart

Yankee Candle

And if your favorite store isn't in this list, just search around -- most major stores now have websites. And the best part is, you never have to leave your house. You can order from your computer right now, and have your gifts delivered directly to you… or directly to the recipient of the gift!

So I hope I've helped you with your holiday shopping. Good luck! And "Merry Christmas-Shopping Day!"

[Gina Sennett]

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