ESTEVAN - The City of Estevan and the Estevan Mercury are teaming up to encourage people to decorate their homes, enjoy a Twinkle Tour and be part of this year’s Light up Estevan promotion.
As part of the joint effort, people are encouraged to decorate their homes and submit a picture to [email protected], with their name and address. The deadline to enter is Dec. 16.
People will see their house on the City of Estevan’s Facebook page. They are asked to encourage their friends and family to vote for them from Dec. 17-19.
The winners will be announced on Dec. 20.
Jacquelyn Massey-Rounds, the marketing manager for the City of Estevan, is spending her first Christmas in Estevan, as she moved to the Energy City with her family a few months ago. She said there are a lot of homes in the community that look wonderful.
“I didn’t know what to expect in terms of how many or when people would start decorating, but people seemed to get right on the bandwagon after Remembrance Day was over, so that was nice,” said Massey-Rounds.
The entries have been coming in steadily, she said. The first one came last Wednesday, shortly after the Mercury was distributed.
“There are some really great displays in town, so I’m excited that other people are excited to show off their homes,” said Massey-Rounds.
The entries that they have received are big displays, created by people who are proud to show off their homes and have dedicated time to decorating.
There will also be a judges’ choice award who will evaluate the different displays.
And there is still time to enter for those who are still putting up their displays or adding to their decorations.
The Estevan Mercury and the city are also proud to present the Christmas Scavenger Hunt promotion. People are asked to cut out the list of items in the full page ad in the Mercury, drive around the city, find the items on the list and write down the address where those items can be found.
Entries can be dropped off at the Estevan Mercury office on 68 Souris Avenue North until Dec. 31. Watch the Jan. 13 edition of the Mercury for all of the winners.
As more entries are received for the decorating contest, it will allow people to have a better idea of where to go for their scavenger hunt.
Massey-Rounds said she and her family loved to do twinkle tours back in Ontario. The community would do a display every November.
“Right from (my) childhood, it was something that we did, and now it’s something passed on with my own family. We always make sure that we go out and see the lights. This past week, we’ve been walking at night with the kids, and seeing the decorations going up in the different neighbourhoods. And then we go home and have hot chocolate and warm up.”
