CHRISTMAS SATURDAY IN DOWNTOWN DEWITT

WITH GOOD WEATHER, DEWITT'S HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS DAY-LONG EVENT SATURDAY WAS A VERY BIG SUCCESS.    FOR EVENING EVENTS, THE 3 BLOCKS OF 6TH AVE. (MAIN STREET) WERE BLOCKED OFF AND "HUNDREDS"  WITH LOTS OF KIDS WERE STROLLING UP AND DOWN  6TH AVENUE, CHECKING ALL THE "LIVE" WINDOW DISPLAYS AND STOPPING IN AT MOST STORES THAT WERE OPEN WITH HOLIDAY TREATS.    NEW THIS YEAR, THE LIGHTED PICKUP PARADE.     AND IT WAS ENJOYED BY ALL.    PROBABLY A DOZEN ENTRIES AND A PARADE THAT IS SURE TO GROW IN FUTURE YEARS.  I TOOK MY CAMERA AND SO LETS GO TO DEWITT....
A FEW "LIVE' WINDOW DISPLAYS FIRST....

A FEW PARADE ENTRIES....

MUSIC....

IN THE LOBBY OF DEWITT BANK AND TRUST

"BELLA CANTA" LADIES ENSEMBLE FEATUIRING

BEAUTIFUL SINGING (CONTACT BECCA SCHROEDER)

FOR CHRISTMAS MUSIC AT YOUR EVENT.

SHOPPING TOO.....

A LARGE EMPTY BUILDING WAS USED TO DISPLAY CHRISTMAS GIFTS BY AROUND 25 MERCHANTS, INCLUDING "VINCE'S TOY SHOP" OF RURAL
SPRINGBROOK.

A GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST AT DEWITT BANK AND TRUST

CHRISTMAS-COOKIE DECORATING AT "WHISK AWAY CAFE & BAKERY'

"DOT'S HALLMARK STORE" WAS BUSY.

AND SO WAS NECKER'S WITH A "LIVE" WINDOW.

ANOTHER (LIKE NECKER'S) BEAUTIFUL CORNER STORE .. "CROSSROADS" GIFT STORE AND DOWNSTAIRS RESTAURANT.   THE INTERSECTION OUT FRONT, WAS AT ONE TIME ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IN THE COUNTRY, THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 30 (COAST TO COAST LINCOLN HIGHWAY) AND 61.

THE METHODIST CHURCH "LIVE NATIVITY SCENE" IN DEWITT'S DOWNTOWN TOWER PARK.

A NICE DAY IN DEWITT ENJOYED BY ALL.

  

PHOTOS BE DENNIS VOY