Keeping Christmas Close to Home

[1NAMillion]

Keeping Christmas clost to home events is tomorrow folks. Head out for a day long adventure in Streator!

10-4pm Light Up Streator Market at Park Place & Bruce Twsp Hall
3:30pm Library Story Hour
6:00pm Mary Pfiefer at the Band Shelter/Mayor Speaks
6:30 Light up of the City Park
7:00 Lighted Parade will commence with over 60 entries!
8:00 Evening festivites commence: Until Midnight
Midnight Madness
Farmers Market Holiday Market @ Park Place & Bruce twsp Hall
Horse & Carriage rides until 10
Starved Rock Trolly runs free of charge through out the downtown area for
convenient shopping.
Santa will be at the Santa House in the park for pictures.
Carolors will perform at Centrue bank
Northlawn band will perform at Hartes Gifts building
Food Vendors and Lighted Floats will be displayed on Monroe St.
Get your Lighted Parade 50/50 tickets at Park Place after the parade
Light Up Streator 50/50 tickets are available at Park Place 10-4

Dont forget to get your SOCU Stamp Program cards, get them stamped by all of the
participating business's for your chance to win $250! Drawing will be held at 10:30
at Bruce Twsp Hall along with the parade 50/50.

And make sure you stop in at the Silver Fox (corner of Park & Hickory) for thier Grand Opening!

Photographer Tim Riordan will Roaming around most of the evening if you would like to have your pictures taken with friends, children, family members...photos will be available for purchase online. Heritage Park would make a Perfect back drop for a family Portrait!

If I left anything out, please feel free to add it in a positive post.

[dive61364]

I think you covered everything perfectly.

[1NAMillion]

nope..i left out the Light up Streator holiday cash raffle at 6:25

[1NAMillion]

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[toshiko]

It was a great time. The parade was wonderful and the crowd fantastic. If you did not go, you missed a really good time.

[dog]

Dec 1, 2013 9:21:45 GMT -6 toshiko said:

It was a great time. The parade was wonderful and the crowd fantastic. If you did not go, you missed a really good time.

I would agree, it was a great turnout with decent weather. Many fine lighted displays and a lot of prep went in the parade. It is great to see the community come together. The only thing I would hope they organize a little better for next year, is the spacing of the parade entries. That was the only negative comments I heard that night. I couldn't believe the Silver Fox. They have done an awesome job and when it is finished it will be spectacular.

[toshiko]

Parents should have kept the children out of the street, and maybe the gaps, would not have happened. Several times, the parade stopped in front of us, because the parents did not control their children.

[capncrunch]

I did not go to the Silver Fox, but it seemed to have had a good crowd from what I did see. Enjoyed the parade, but have to agree with dog, was the spacing of entries. And yes, the parents need to get better control over the children running into the streets. But the parade did draw a wonderful amount of people though.

[dog]

Dec 1, 2013 15:08:50 GMT -6 capncrunch said:

I did not go to the Silver Fox, but it seemed to have had a good crowd from what I did see. Enjoyed the parade, but have to agree with dog, was the spacing of entries. And yes, the parents need to get better control over the children running into the streets. But the parade did draw a wonderful amount of people though.

Us older folks were talking about the Silver Fox and we were saying how nice it would be if they would open the bar possibly on a weekend basis if they don't have an event scheduled. It would be a nice quiet venue to sit and have a drink, converse with friends and maybe listen to a piano player.

[darkduke]

Dec 1, 2013 17:18:02 GMT -6 dog said:

Dec 1, 2013 15:08:50 GMT -6 capncrunch said:

I did not go to the Silver Fox, but it seemed to have had a good crowd from what I did see. Enjoyed the parade, but have to agree with dog, was the spacing of entries. And yes, the parents need to get better control over the children running into the streets. But the parade did draw a wonderful amount of people though.

Us older folks were talking about the Silver Fox and we were saying how nice it would be if they would open the bar possibly on a weekend basis if they don't have an event scheduled. It would be a nice quiet venue to sit and have a drink, converse with friends and maybe listen to a piano player.

There was an abandon Victorian home here in Columbus that when they demolished because it was beyond repair, a couple went to the auction and purchased a bunch of belongings. They then refurbished a downtown building with the belongings opening up a piano & jazz wine bar, using wines from local wineries. They also serve tapas and craft beers.

I always thought that would be a nice little venture and alternatives for those who aren't into the typical sports bar scene. Something that would be unique and different in Streator.

[helencrump]

I like the bar in Ottawa that serves tapas. haven't been there in awhile. maybe I can work that in soon. it would be great if someone did that in streator, darkduke!

[cityslicker]

Helen, there is a place , like you speak of. It is the P*nes. Patronize a local business and hang out with the elder generation. The new venue cannot support a couple of fogies, hanging around , soaking up the heat and a/c, sipping one drink , and griping about o-care. This venue needs to make money on rent and not the old fogie hangout scene.

[helencrump]

I do go to the P*nes. I've had some good food there. Not tapas though. Do they have a NEW MENU?? I don't recall saying anything about a few fogies. Or any, for that matter. Maybe you were reading Dog's post.

[seaturtle43 in hostile forum]

A jazz place rwould be awesome. Im not an old fogey either.