The Christmas Season will be upon us in the blink of an eye. Here in Morton it is a tradition that the second weekend in Morton kicks off the holiday shopping season. In the past this was known as “Red Bow Weekend”. Shops that were never open on Sunday stayed open late on Friday night and in the afternoon on Sunday. Now days the community wide celebration is “Holidazzle” a combination of special sales, community Christmas tree lighting, a chili supper, and a candle light stroll down Main St. On Friday Nov. 8th, is a chili supper at the Morton Community United Church of Christ located at 300 N. Main St. from 4:00 to 7:30pm. Santa will be at Morton Community Bank Downtown from 5 to 6:30pm. Bring the kids and a camera to take your own holiday pictures. It is a great chance to bring the whole family down for supper and then walk to Jefferson and First St. for the tree lighting. The Morton Tourism Association will be on site offering hot pretzels and cocoa for sale. Across the street is a kid’s bouncy house assortment to keep the young ones busy until the tree lighting. The Morton Community Foundation’s “Tree of Dreams” next to their offices at 200 E. Jefferson has now become part of the holiday traditions of our Village . The tree lighting ceremony will take place at 7:00 pm. Foundation volunteers have been instrumental in the decorating of the tree with the help of Jay Winkel and One Source Equipment Rental. The public is invited to attend and then stroll the candle lit downtown area until 9 pm for shopping, dining, and visiting with old friends. At 7:30pm is Morton High School Fall Play at Bertha Frank PAC, “The Mouse That Roared”. All tickets $5, also performed 7:30pm Saturday & 3pm Sunday. The holiday celebration continues on Saturday, November 9th, as the Morton Community United Church of Christ will open at 9 am with a Stop & Shop Christmas Open House, featuring many of the party sales brands we have all come to know and love. There will be a craft sale to benefit missions at the Morton United Methodist Church on Tennessee. From 10 am to 4 pm, the Morton Merchants hold Open Houses in their shops at the Field Shopping Center, Downtown, Floral Designs, and the Red Barn areas of the Village. All plan on special sales with their beautiful holiday merchandise. Stop at any participating merchant and pick up a special coupon book full of money saving offers from your local Morton merchants. The books are free and available throughout the Village in participating shops. What a great way to start off the Christmas season, shopping our local stores. There are additional activities set for the celebration, for all the details, visit mortonmagnet.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:35:47 +0000
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