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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>It is time now for our community connection on K one,

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<v Speaker 1>the one you trust, and from the chamber we have Sherry. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>then Christmas is in the air.

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<v Speaker 2>It is in the air.

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<v Speaker 3>It's getting close, closer than ever it is.

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<v Speaker 2>We're super excited. Our opening night is this Saturday, so

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<v Speaker 2>our lights On celebration will be like I said, this Saturday,

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<v Speaker 2>starting at five thirty down at the Chamber depots Second

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<v Speaker 2>and Keeler, and we have all sorts of things planned

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<v Speaker 2>for the evening. Like I said, it starts about five thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>We have some food trucks there. We have free pictures

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<v Speaker 2>with Santa. You can also take your own pictures with

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<v Speaker 2>Santa and Missus Claus. We have the top train that

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<v Speaker 2>kids can ride and parents actually fit in the train too,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's free. We have a living Nativity with live animals,

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<v Speaker 2>so lots of fun there and oh gosh, what else,

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<v Speaker 2>movies in the park. There's just all sorts of things happening.

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<v Speaker 2>The fun part is at six o'clock. Well before that,

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<v Speaker 2>the high school jazz choir is going to be performing,

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<v Speaker 2>so we have live entertainment. And then at six o'clock,

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<v Speaker 2>we will do the countdown and the big giant Christmas

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<v Speaker 2>Tree twenty eight fit Christmas tree, and the depot park

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<v Speaker 2>and the ice rink and everything with the flip of

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<v Speaker 2>a switch will magically all come and be lit up.

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<v Speaker 2>And then we start for the season with Christmas in

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<v Speaker 2>the vills. It's on, it's on, and it's going to go.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna run through January the fifth.

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<v Speaker 3>So wow, do we have fireworks this year?

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<v Speaker 2>We should. We've had rain, so we should be good.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, that always takes me by surprise because

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<v Speaker 1>I never equate fireworks with Christmas until I moved to Bartlesfell,

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<v Speaker 1>and then every year it still takes me by surprise.

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<v Speaker 1>This year, I'm gonna pretend like I know what's going on.

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<v Speaker 2>This time you let a pat out of the bag.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, that's when the lights come on and then

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<v Speaker 2>there's fireworks over the depot. It makes for great photo ops,

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<v Speaker 2>actually a beautiful picture. But and then, like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just so much fun. It's like a giant community party.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a downtown merchant crawl. So even if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't ice skate, come down to ice skate. There's so

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<v Speaker 2>many other things that you can take advantage of. We

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<v Speaker 2>have our horse drawn carriage. He'll be running too that

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<v Speaker 2>evening in fact, and well they're both gorgeous. He's got

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<v Speaker 2>another one that's just absolutely beautiful this year, and so

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<v Speaker 2>we'll have our horse drawn carriage rides going. We will

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<v Speaker 2>have a downtown merchant crawl with fun prizes with some

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<v Speaker 2>there's some really fun new stores downtown that people will

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<v Speaker 2>be able to discover. New bookstore Marygolds and Unhinged Lifestyle

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<v Speaker 2>Boutique of course, Moxie and several others. But it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>there's just lots of things to do. So even like

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<v Speaker 2>I said, even if you don't ice skate, come down.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just like a giant community party kicking off the

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<v Speaker 2>holiday season.

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<v Speaker 3>It is you know, it was the ice skating rink.

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<v Speaker 3>It is.

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<v Speaker 1>You put it all together that your whole area there

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<v Speaker 1>is lit up with lights. It's very festive. The depot

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<v Speaker 1>is the depot and it really just looks great. You

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<v Speaker 1>even put lights on the train and I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>how he does that, but they do a spectacular job.

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<v Speaker 3>But come dusk it looks like a Norman Rock welpap

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<v Speaker 3>it does.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's what we were after that Hallmark movie. So well,

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<v Speaker 2>it's the guy that the Lances Landscaping is one that

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<v Speaker 2>does our lighting and the guy that works with him,

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<v Speaker 2>Kurt Bashford, has done our lights for the last well

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<v Speaker 2>every season and he's the one that lights the train

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<v Speaker 2>up and figured out how to do all that and

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<v Speaker 2>it does.

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<v Speaker 3>I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>He puts us blue lights under there and it kind

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<v Speaker 2>of glows. And so we have, like I said, some

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<v Speaker 2>great photo op stops for people to just a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people come out and do pictures for Christmas there.

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<v Speaker 2>So just this it's a lot of work has gone

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<v Speaker 2>into it to get to this point, to get us

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<v Speaker 2>ready for opening. So many people have helped, like different aspects,

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<v Speaker 2>setting up the village, moving the skate hut from one

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<v Speaker 2>end of the parking lot to the others. There's just

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<v Speaker 2>so many little pieces that go together to get it

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<v Speaker 2>all set up and ready to go. But we've been

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<v Speaker 2>working hard last week and this week even and we

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<v Speaker 2>will be ready for Saturday night and we are opening.

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<v Speaker 2>This is earlier. Some people may be going, well wait, wait, wait,

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<v Speaker 2>that's Thanksgiving. We are opening the Saturday after Thanksgiving, which

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<v Speaker 2>normally it's it's the week after but the way the

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<v Speaker 2>calendar fell, it's like we're going to lose a whole week.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're going to open, like I said, the Saturday

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<v Speaker 2>after Thanksgiving, that's when the Lights On party and opening

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<v Speaker 2>night is. And then those first three weeks Monday through Thursday,

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<v Speaker 2>we because kids are in school. We just discovered after

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<v Speaker 2>that first year it wasn't that busy, and so what

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<v Speaker 2>we did is we reserved those nights for private parties

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<v Speaker 2>and we booked every there's two parties per night, and

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<v Speaker 2>we have every party booked. We do have one opening

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<v Speaker 2>on next Wednesday, second party, but other than that, we

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<v Speaker 2>booked all our private parties. And then once kids are

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<v Speaker 2>out of school on the twentieth, it's opened every day

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<v Speaker 2>one to nine, but those first three weekends were opened

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<v Speaker 2>Friday and Saturday from six to nine or Friday, I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>six to night, and Saturday and Sunday one to nine.

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<v Speaker 2>And one thing that we started doing a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>years ago that's been very popular is family skate. We

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<v Speaker 2>reserve the rink on Fridays from four to six once

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<v Speaker 2>kids are out of school, so from four to six

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<v Speaker 2>it's reserved for kids twelve and under. Parent needs to

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<v Speaker 2>be regarding you know, someday he had to drop them

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<v Speaker 2>off and you don't have to skate, but they you know,

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<v Speaker 2>need to.

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<v Speaker 3>Be there with your kid.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but it's nice because the rink's not near as

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<v Speaker 2>crowded and the kids can get out there and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they think they're going to go out there and skate

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<v Speaker 2>like Elsa Anna, and it's not gonna done happen. So

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<v Speaker 2>it gives them time to kind of to get the

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<v Speaker 2>feel of it and not be crowded. And it's just

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<v Speaker 2>it's a lot, it's just a lot calmer time.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's a no fourteen year old boys and.

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<v Speaker 2>No fourteen year old boys, that's right. So anyhow, so

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<v Speaker 2>that's for kids twelve me and under and it's every

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<v Speaker 2>for the first three Fridays from four to six is

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<v Speaker 2>family skate times, So take advantage of that with your kiddos.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's really a special time.

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<v Speaker 3>So it truly is.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you have a special website that people can go

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<v Speaker 1>to for Christmas in the bill to find out what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on for the different dates.

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<v Speaker 3>And different times.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, definitely Bartlesville Christmas dot com. Please visit that. It

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<v Speaker 2>gives our Santa schedule he's there Friday, Saturdays and Sundays.

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<v Speaker 2>But it gives the hours. I mean, he doesn't just

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<v Speaker 2>live there. And then our carriage ride schedule when he'll

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<v Speaker 2>be there, our open hours schedule in case you know

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<v Speaker 2>you're like, when did she say we were open? It's

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<v Speaker 2>every All the information is on there, So Bartlesville Christmas

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<v Speaker 2>dot Com gives you all the information that you could

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<v Speaker 2>possibly need.

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<v Speaker 1>So we got some great sponsors too, and I know

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<v Speaker 1>we can't get to all of them, but my goodness sakes,

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<v Speaker 1>but wasn't for our community partners, you know, where would

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<v Speaker 1>be be?

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<v Speaker 2>That is so true. Thank you for bringing that up,

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<v Speaker 2>because we could not do this without our sponsors. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I know so many events in town say the same thing,

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<v Speaker 2>but truly, people don't realize how much is involved in

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<v Speaker 2>bringing in an ice drink and and just the expense

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<v Speaker 2>of everything. And and it's a risk because your weather

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<v Speaker 2>determined whether it's too hot or too cold. It can't

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<v Speaker 2>really be too coold, but I mean if it's just

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely you know below, we did.

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<v Speaker 3>Have one day that it was yeah, way too cool.

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<v Speaker 2>They usually were fighting too warm of weather. And thank

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<v Speaker 2>you to surper they leave us their equipment and we

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<v Speaker 2>can stay on top of it, and it's rare that

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<v Speaker 2>we have to close for that, but we are weather

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<v Speaker 2>dependent and so it's it's our spot. Answers truly, truly

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<v Speaker 2>make it happen. And I don't even want to start

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<v Speaker 2>to mention all of them because I forget, but wonderful

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<v Speaker 2>companies in our community who support so many things in

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<v Speaker 2>our community, not just us, not this just as festival,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, we have a few that specifically support ours,

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<v Speaker 2>but just we have a wonderful giving community that is

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<v Speaker 2>for sure, and they make things like this happen. So

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<v Speaker 2>we cannot do this without them, because like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>people do not know how much goes into bringing an

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<v Speaker 2>ice rink. It is. There's a lot to it.

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<v Speaker 1>So it just doesn't magically appear, turn on a switch

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<v Speaker 1>and it's gone and going.

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<v Speaker 3>That doesn't happen. There's a lot of pre work.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of pre work, and I mean there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot. There's coils underneath that eye so that people

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<v Speaker 2>are like, how do you keep that frozen? And there's

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<v Speaker 2>coils that are hooked up to this giant, giant chilo

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<v Speaker 2>that's on a semi bed trailer behind the village, which

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<v Speaker 2>is why we did that the village at the end

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of you know, so you're not looking at

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<v Speaker 2>ugly things and give it that atmosphere. But and it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's plug into the chiller and it's it's just it's

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<v Speaker 2>a process. So it's a lot of fun though we

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy it, and it's it's it always goes so fast

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<v Speaker 2>for us. And like I said, this year will be

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<v Speaker 2>up in through January fifth, so lots of time take advantage, you.

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<v Speaker 1>Know, about five or six, about five years ago, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>it was. I remember calling down to the chamber because

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<v Speaker 1>I had a question for you, and it was around

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<v Speaker 1>this time of year, and and somebody says, well, Sharry

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<v Speaker 1>will be with you in a little bit. But we've

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<v Speaker 1>got like this big Christmas tree out in the front yard.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going, what's this? And then that's when I was

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<v Speaker 1>introduced to Christmas in the Yeah, you know, it was

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<v Speaker 1>it was new to me. But moving to Oklahoma, my

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<v Speaker 1>goodness sake, because I never would imagined that we would

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<v Speaker 1>have something so nice as this in our town. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's really something to celebrate and we draw people in.

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<v Speaker 2>From all over that and you know, and that thank

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<v Speaker 2>you again for bringing that up. That is one of

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<v Speaker 2>the reasons we did it. We want to keep our

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<v Speaker 2>folks here obviously, but we wanted to bring people in

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<v Speaker 2>and last year we had a forty something percent I

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<v Speaker 2>should have looked by part came, but we had a

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<v Speaker 2>huge increase are out of town attendees, and that's what

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<v Speaker 2>we're after because while they're here, they for sure are

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<v Speaker 2>going to stop and eat, and hopefully they're shopping while

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<v Speaker 2>they're here too because they've driven in and why you know,

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<v Speaker 2>why not shop while you're here. And that's what we want.

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<v Speaker 2>We want to add to that sales tax space, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's one of the main reasons we did it because

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<v Speaker 2>we just wanted to showcase our downtown. So many people,

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<v Speaker 2>you think, because we work down here and we take

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<v Speaker 2>so for granted. The beauty of our especially at Christmas.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's just beautiful thanks to Conaco. Phillips just

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<v Speaker 2>knocks out the park with all their decorations down there

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<v Speaker 2>and just how they keep that property. But it just

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<v Speaker 2>is beautiful. We just wanted to showcase our downtown. So

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<v Speaker 2>many people live here, but they never come downtown because

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<v Speaker 2>they don't work here. And so we hope this drives

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<v Speaker 2>them downtown and they realize just how special a place

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<v Speaker 2>it really is down here.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I did a lot of driving this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>I went through a lot of small towns or towns

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<v Speaker 1>are size for that matter. And when I take a

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<v Speaker 1>look at ours, buildings are open. We've got businesses that

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<v Speaker 1>are not only just surviving, they're thriving here, right, But

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<v Speaker 1>that's not the same everywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll go here exactly right, and you don't see a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of boarded up buildings. You don't see a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of dilapidated buildings, you don't see a lot of trash.

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<v Speaker 2>We had somebody to come into the chamber the other

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<v Speaker 2>day and they're like, your town is just so pretty.

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<v Speaker 2>There's just no trash. And I mean I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>say there's never any trash anywhere, but I mean they

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<v Speaker 2>commented on how clean it was downtown, and so that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you just it just makes you proud, and

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<v Speaker 2>you just you forget, because you know, we see it

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<v Speaker 2>every day we work down here. You just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>take it, you know, take it for granted. But it's

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<v Speaker 2>just a beautiful, especially like I said at Christmas, it's

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<v Speaker 2>just beautiful down here. There's nothing like taking a horse

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<v Speaker 2>drawn carriage ride. The ride they go is very, very pretty,

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<v Speaker 2>and we really appreciate the businesses you decorate and step

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<v Speaker 2>it up for the holidays and just make the whole

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<v Speaker 2>atmosphere magical downtown.

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<v Speaker 3>So all right, so Saturday, it is Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>It is.

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<v Speaker 2>We hope to see you there five thirties when things

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<v Speaker 2>start kicking off. But the lighting is at six pm,

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<v Speaker 2>so there's plenty of free parking all over downtown. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a Saturday night after Thanksgiving. You should be full of

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<v Speaker 2>turkey from Thursday. You've black shopped, Friday. On Friday and

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday you're bored. So come on out to Christmas in

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<v Speaker 2>Theville opening nights.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, the Chamber, This is Sherry we Line, Tom Davis,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you very much for being on Community Connect.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Tom,