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NOVEMBER 28, 2012 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Graphic</strong>-<strong>Advocate</strong> 9<br />
Rockwell City 2012 Holiday Celebration great success<br />
By: <strong>The</strong>resa Hildreth, Rockwell City<br />
Chamber of Commerce director<br />
<strong>The</strong> 2012 Holiday Celebration<br />
was a lovely evening of fun, food<br />
and fellowship. My sincere thanks<br />
to all who attend and to the many<br />
volunteers that made this evening<br />
possible.<br />
Santa (aka Paul Boyce) was the<br />
highlight of the evening for kids and<br />
adults alike. His elves, Jona Grodahl<br />
and Hailey Burley helped to round<br />
out the holiday theme. I hope that<br />
Jessica Henry was able to snap that<br />
perfect Santa photo for kids and<br />
parents and we appreciate Jessica’s<br />
participation in the event. Another<br />
big highlight of the evening was the<br />
UBI Trolley Rides courtesy of <strong>The</strong><br />
Bob Roby Family and UBI Team. It<br />
was a perfect night for a ride around<br />
town to admire the pretty lights.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Community Center was<br />
festive in décor thanks to Stephanie<br />
Wheeler and her daughter and<br />
the smells of the wonderful chili<br />
(homemade by Lowell Stoolman)<br />
and cheese soup filled the air.<br />
Rockwell City is very fortunate<br />
to have great volunteerism in their<br />
Rockwell City Rotary Club and<br />
from the Logan Larks 4H Club. <strong>The</strong><br />
Rotarians served the food and drinks<br />
and manned the clean up detail.<br />
<strong>The</strong>ir support makes any job easier.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 4H members helped out by<br />
supplying the sweet treats, helping<br />
with the serving, and cleaning up<br />
tables. Service in our youth is so<br />
vital and we are blessed to have these<br />
young people in our community.<br />
Community Spirit was a live<br />
Sunday night at the Community<br />
Center and it was very nice to have<br />
a number of our local businesses<br />
and individuals host vendor tables.<br />
We are reminded of the importance<br />
to shop local this holiday season<br />
as in every season to keep our<br />
business community thriving.<br />
Many businesses added to the<br />
festivities with gifts for the Holiday<br />
Celebration door prizes. We thank<br />
them for their generosity. Misty<br />
Rastetter coordinated the gifts for<br />
the event and I appreciate her efforts<br />
in that project.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Chamber showcased their<br />
newest project – a print of the<br />
Rockwell City Square which features<br />
the Calhoun County Courthouse,<br />
Carnegie Library and the Bandstand.<br />
<strong>The</strong> winter scene is lovely and this<br />
is a piece of artwork that would<br />
hang nicely in any home. Chamber<br />
members will be taking orders for<br />
the prints in the next few weeks so<br />
watch for more information.<br />
Our next event for Chamber<br />
Members is the Annual Rockwell<br />
City Chamber & Development<br />
Meeting on Sunday, January 13 at<br />
6:30 pm in the First Community Bank<br />
Basement. All Chamber members<br />
– current and new – are invited<br />
to attend. <strong>The</strong> Fire Department is<br />
hosting their monthly soup supper<br />
that evening so we encourage<br />
chamber members to have soup at<br />
the Fire House prior to attending the<br />
Chamber meeting.<br />
On behalf of the Rockwell City<br />
Chamber & Development members<br />
and board of directors we wish all<br />
Rockwell City citizens a blessed<br />
holiday season. Living in a small<br />
community, like Rockwell City, is<br />
wonderful because of the wonderful<br />
people of the community. Happy<br />
Holidays!<br />
Displays at the celebration<br />
Civic organizations as well as merchants had displays at the Rockwell City Holiday Celebration.<br />
(<strong>Graphic</strong>-<strong>Advocate</strong> photo by Ken Ross)<br />
Good eating<br />
A soup supper is a popular part of the Rockwell City Holiday celebration. (<strong>Graphic</strong>-<strong>Advocate</strong> photo<br />
by Ken Ross)<br />
Trolley rides<br />
Horse drawn trolley rides were given during the Rockwell City celebration on Sunday. (<strong>Graphic</strong>-<br />
<strong>Advocate</strong> photo by Ken Ross)<br />
Serving a crowd<br />
A constant stream of people were served a soup supper at the Rockwell City Holiday Celebration<br />
on Sunday. (<strong>Graphic</strong>-<strong>Advocate</strong> photo by Ken Ross)<br />
Checking out prizes<br />
Some young participants in the Rockwell City Holiday Celebration on Sunday look over door prizes<br />
provided by local merchants through the Rockwell City Chamber of Commerce. (<strong>Graphic</strong>-<strong>Advocate</strong><br />
photo by Ken Ross)<br />
Avenue of Lights<br />
<strong>The</strong> Avenue of Lights in the Rockwell City Park along the highway south of the swimming pool was<br />
displayed to coincide with the annual holiday celebration. (<strong>Graphic</strong>-<strong>Advocate</strong> photo by Ken Ross)<br />
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