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Shop Local update

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Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 10:50 PM
Residents of Dolores gather around the Yule log fire during the Christmas lighting ceremony.
As the children count down, Santa Claus prepares to flip the switch to turn on the Christmas lights in Flanders Park.
The Dolores firefighters added Christmas decorations to the firehouse with strings of lights outlining a firefighter spraying water and another climbing a ladder.
The Tina Archer house at Ninth and Hillside is the first-place winner in the residential lighting contest for Dolores.
$25 winner: Michael Engleman, a $25 winner, with Dolores Chamber Director Stuart Hanold at the Dolores Liquor Store.
Dolores Food Market winner Scott Spears with Stuart Hanold, owner Taz Vas and Brittany Lang.
The Dolores Fire Department's Classic Fire Truck, which carried Santa for the tree lighting and bonfire.

There is still a little time for you to shop local and win big money in Dolores Dollars for Christmas.

Our Grand Prize drawing will be Friday, Dec. 20. You can sign up to win Dolores Dollars at Dolores Furniture and Gifts, The Depot, Ponderosa Restaurant, Dolores General Store, The Giant, Second Chance Thrift Store, the Brewery, the Moose, the Hollywood, Dolores Food Market, Traditional Charm Antique Mall, The Flying Pig, The Fun Center, and Dolores Liquor. This year we will have more winners than ever before.

Shop Local drawing from Dec. 6

Four $25 winners and where they signed up: Jack Willett, Cortney Hart and Michael Engleman, All Dolores Liquor; and Lydell Green, Giant.

Shop Local drawing from Dec. 13

Four $50 winners: Scott Spear (Dolores Food Market); Sally Jones (Moose); Tim Hassinger (Dolores General Store) and Heather D'Agnes (Giant)

Coming Friday, Dec. 20

One $100 winner

One Grand Prize Winner of $200

Residential lighting contest

First place: 201 N. Ninth, Tina Archer, $50 from Empire Electric

Second: 18504 E. Highway 145, $30 Dolores Dollars

Third: Sixth Street and Hillside Drive: $20 Dolores Dollars

Honorable mention: Residence on Short Street with candy canes

Commercial lighting contest

First place: Cozy Comfort, $50 from Empire Electric

Second: Naked Moose, $30 Dolores Dollars

Third: Pony Expresso, $20

Honorable mention: the Fire Station and Town Hall

Lars and the crew at the Dolores Mountain Inn want you to know that they now have long-term rentals available. This is always a need in this community. We thank Lars for making them available this year.

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