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Show Chirsfmas Sales Promotion in "igh Gear, First Drawing Sei for Friday Christmas Sales Promotion Days in Pleasant Grove got underway last Saturday with the turning on of Christmas lights and the visit from Santa Claus. Members of the Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce, Maron Ove-son Ove-son and his Utah Power & Light Co. truck, and the Key Club at the high school, all gave assistance in getting up the lights and getting the area downtown ready for Christmas A good feature is the playing play-ing of Christmas music during this season. Stop and listen to it when you're downtown. It might take away a little of the cares and worry of your day. Santa Claus, 'Tacky" the Clown, and "Hector" arrived Saturday to turn on the lights in a parade which consisted of a float, the fire truck and an ambulance similar to the one which the city will purchase if they get the needed funds. "Hector" is the silent one of the last two named, He seldon says very much. Over 400 children were waiting wait-ing to see Santa and receive a treat from his bag of goodies. Prior to Santa's arrival, child- ren and parents were entertained entertain-ed by a children's chorus from the Lindon Elementary School. Community merchants have participated in providing prizes priz-es for the annual ticket drawing draw-ing days. Besides prizes which merchants will donate there are other prizes purchased by the Chamber of Commerce, to include in-clude turkeys, cases of oranges oran-ges and gift certificates. The grand prize will be a portable TV. A free movie is planned for Saturday afternoon Dec. 21 so that parents will be free to do that last minute min-ute Christmas shopping. Drawings for the prizes will be held Friday, Dec. 13 and Friday, Dec. 20, so don't forget for-get to get your tickets in the boxes at the local stores prior to these two times. "Hector" a friend and crony of Harvey ''Shorty" Danielson has been seen around town this week. Make a coupon of your own and list the places where you see him for each ofthe six days (Monday thru Saturday) Satur-day) and win a free family pass to the Grove Theatre. A limit will be made to the number of passes, and coupons must be turned in at Story Pharmacy Pharm-acy or at Farmers Korner in Lindon. If more winners than passes available occurs, drawing draw-ing will be made for the winners. win-ners. They will be announced in the paper and a list posted. The local merchants want to see you in their stores, that's what all this hullabaloo is a-bout. a-bout. It makes sense and cents for everyone, in a return of the sales tax to our city, and an increase in money for local merchants who pay taxes here and shop here themselves. In other words, "shop at home" is a paying proposition. |