Holiday Decorating

Daycare has kids thinking of others for Christmas (12/26/09)
During the holiday season, it's easy to get caught up in exchanging gifts with friends and family, especially for children. One Le Mars daycare provider, however, is challenging the kids she cares for to "think outside the box" and give back to others...

Storm brewing: Meteorologist discourages Christmas travel (12/22/09)
Travelers planning to leave Plymouth County this Christmas may likely be stuck. A major winter storm is expected to blow into northwest Iowa and surrounding areas Wednesday and continue through Christmas Eve (Thursday) and into Christmas Day (Friday)...

Main Street holds Silent Auction (12/03/09)
The Le Mars Main Street Silent Auction Event offers an opportunity to do some holiday shopping while helping to beautify downtown Le Mars. The silent auction began Nov. 25 and ends at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11. It offers 60 items ranging from gift certificates to Chamber Bucks, merchandise to specialty gift items...

Holiday shoppers scurry downtown, retailers optimistic (11/30/09)
Christmas music played as people swarmed downtown Le Mars stores this past weekend making retailers hopeful for a positive holiday shopping season. "Our weekend went very, very well," said Robin Grosenheider, owner of Hotopp Jewelry & Gifts. "I was pleasantly pleased."...

Parade of Prizes set for weekend shoppers (11/24/09)
Shoppers in Le Mars this Friday, Saturday and Sunday will have the opportunity to win one of three prizes of $500 in Holiday Dollars. Shoppers may take the Parade of Prizes cards distributed in the Le Mars Daily Sentinel and Shoppers' Guide Monday and Tuesday to any of the 36 participating businesses to have the card stamped...

There's a glow in the west (11/23/09)
Now as an adult, Scheitler has decorated on the grounds of his acreage just one mile from that farm for the past 14 years, each year adding a bit more. Make that a lot more. "We call it 'Christmas Acres,'" Scheitler said. He estimates there are 60,000 lights on 55 trees and 60 bushes, with 17 inflatable decorations in the yard. ...

Holiday Dollar sale is Saturday (11/17/09)
Le Mars Chamber of Commerce Holiday Dollars will be on sale starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, offering area shoppers the opportunity to purchase $100 worth of dollars for only $85. A total of $15,000 in Holiday Dollars will be available for purchase at the Le Mars Chamber of Commerce office at 50 Central Ave. S.E...

Chamber ready to kick off holiday shopping with promotions (11/12/09)
Get ready to "Open Before Christmas," the first in a series of holiday promotions sponsored by the Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce. "One of our goals this year is try to put more money in the hands of different people," said Mary Reynolds, Main Street manager...

Halloween loaded with fun for kids (10/29/09)
Halloween fun starts early Saturday afternoon in downtown Le Mars. Children are invited to come in costume to the Le Mars Public Library for the pumpkin decorating contest judging at 12:45 p.m., followed by the line-up for the Halloween Parade, which begins at 1 p.m...

4-H'ers get creative to help Children's Miracle Network (01/12/09)
They can't drive a car. They don't have full-time jobs. But this group of 11 kids refused to believe that because of their age, they couldn't make a difference. The Plymouth Pros 4-H Club raised more than $500 for the Children's Miracle Network by selling paper snowmen for a donation and using those snowmen to decorate a tree at the Pioneer Village Christmas this year...

Holiday blahs are a normal reaction - but they can be beat (12/31/08)
You made it through the pre-Christmas parties, got the shopping and baking done, got the presents wrapped and under the tree, hosted the annual family for the Christmas dinner and managed to go back to work at your job. No you just feel, well, blah, and wonder how everyone else is functioning...

Now that's what we call winter (12/19/08)
Shoveling it. Blowing it. Plowing through it. Getting stuck in it. About 8 inches of the heavy, wet snow greeted Le Mars area residents Friday morning. But a temperature at 8 a.m. of 14 above zero with a windchill of 2 above made for a relatively warm start as residents began burrowing their way out...

Gehlen elementary present Christmas concert Dec. 11 (12/09/08)
The Gehlen Catholic Elementary Vocal Music Department will present its Christmas concert and mini-musical 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, in the school gymnasium. The evening begins with the kindergarten through sixth graders singing various Christmas songs, along with the debut of this year's fourth grade class and their recorders...

14th Hometown Christmas celebration at Kingsley (11/28/08)
The Kingsley Chamber of Commerce Hometown Christmas Committee announces plans for this year's 14th Anniversary Celebration. The Hometown Christmas events begin today (Friday) when Kingsley businesses will feature Christmas specials for shoppers. The K-P Dance attack will be sponsoring a Santa's Workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, in Kingsley, for children ages 4-12. Kids will be able to choose two Christmas crafts, decorate a cookie, and have their photo taken with Santa...

Chamber offers shoppers 'Parade of Trees' promotion (11/26/08)
Thanksgiving weekend shoppers in Le Mars will see stores sparkling and twinkling in holiday decor as they find the perfect gift for under the Christmas tree. Twenty-six Le Mars businesses will take part in the "Parade of Trees" promotion Wednesday through Saturday, Nov. 26-30...

Consumer tips for holiday shoppers (11/26/08)
The holiday shopping season is by far the busiest time of year for most shoppers and retail stores -- and the season also generates more than its share of consumer problems. Why? Most likely, it's because of the sheer volume of purchases, because many consumers are in a rush, and because people will make more gift returns and exchanges than during other seasons. It's a very important time to be a smart shopper...

'Holiday Dollars' sale is Saturday (11/13/08)
With $15,000 in Chamber Holiday Dollars on sale this Saturday, area residents can save money and support Le Mars Chamber businesses during the holiday shopping season. Doors will open at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Chamber of Commerce office at 50 Central Ave. S.E...

Non-profits benefit from sale of savings brochure (11/05/08)
Shopping in Le Mars this weekend will be a little sweeter as the Chamber of Commerce's Holiday Open House Nov. 5-8 features "Shop for a Cause." Shoppers who purchase a Shop for a Cause brochure will get special savings at local businesses while their $5 purchase of the brochure will help local non-profit groups. The $5 donation stays with the non-profit group from which each brochure is sold...

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