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Greensburg, Ks —
The Main Street Christmas celebration, organized by more than a dozen local business owners, brought crowds of people to town last Saturday and Sunday.
“I told a lot of my customers who came in today that this feels a lot like it did before the tornado,” said Starla McClain of Starla’s Stitch N’ Frame on Main Street. “The people that have been coming in. It was ten times better than last year.”
Local businesses organized the second year of a “shop local” type weekend that combined community events with local business discounts and refreshments.
“It really was good,” continued McClain. “I was on Main Street before the tornado and this was the first year it felt like it used to be. This year we finally had enough businesses on Main Street and today it was special because we had [discounts] only at a certain time, there were the house tours going on. There was just a great feeling today.”
Discounts were limited mostly to noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, with some businesses like Real Deals offering discounts on Saturday only. Stores also held sales on the same day as the holiday house tours, Santa’s visit at the Kiowa County Commons and the Home for the Holidays craft fair and the parade.
Combining the events seems to have worked, as the all of the businesses noticed an increase in visitors
“The day started slow, but it ended up being totally amazing, “ said Glenda Nichols, owner of La Terra Naturals, a natural health care products and day spa on main street. “We had a fabulous day, we really did.”
Though Nichols said that most of the people who came in on Sunday were locals, her guestbook showed that it was not a locals-only event.
“We had people come in from Cimarron, N.M., Freedom, Okla., Ashland, Lewis and other towns in Kansas. There were probably more, but I’m not very good at getting everyone to sign the guestbook,” quipped Nichols.
Many local businesses have formed a bond with each other through group organizing of local events like Christmas on Main Street and the Summer Soiree. Though they have received donations and support from organizations like the local Chamber of Commerce, the businesses have operated largely autonomously and independently.
“The events are necessary,” continued Nichols. “I appreciate all of the extra work everyone puts into it, we have our little meetings and we plan these events. It’s pretty amazing.”
editor@kiowacountysignal.com
The Main Street Christmas celebration, organized by more than a dozen local business owners, brought crowds of people to town last Saturday and Sunday.
“I told a lot of my customers who came in today that this feels a lot like it did before the tornado,” said Starla McClain of Starla’s Stitch N’ Frame on Main Street. “The people that have been coming in. It was ten times better than last year.”
Local businesses organized the second year of a “shop local” type weekend that combined community events with local business discounts and refreshments.
“It really was good,” continued McClain. “I was on Main Street before the tornado and this was the first year it felt like it used to be. This year we finally had enough businesses on Main Street and today it was special because we had [discounts] only at a certain time, there were the house tours going on. There was just a great feeling today.”
Discounts were limited mostly to noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, with some businesses like Real Deals offering discounts on Saturday only. Stores also held sales on the same day as the holiday house tours, Santa’s visit at the Kiowa County Commons and the Home for the Holidays craft fair and the parade.
Combining the events seems to have worked, as the all of the businesses noticed an increase in visitors
“The day started slow, but it ended up being totally amazing, “ said Glenda Nichols, owner of La Terra Naturals, a natural health care products and day spa on main street. “We had a fabulous day, we really did.”
Though Nichols said that most of the people who came in on Sunday were locals, her guestbook showed that it was not a locals-only event.
“We had people come in from Cimarron, N.M., Freedom, Okla., Ashland, Lewis and other towns in Kansas. There were probably more, but I’m not very good at getting everyone to sign the guestbook,” quipped Nichols.
Many local businesses have formed a bond with each other through group organizing of local events like Christmas on Main Street and the Summer Soiree. Though they have received donations and support from organizations like the local Chamber of Commerce, the businesses have operated largely autonomously and independently.
“The events are necessary,” continued Nichols. “I appreciate all of the extra work everyone puts into it, we have our little meetings and we plan these events. It’s pretty amazing.”
editor@kiowacountysignal.com
