Uptown Christmas Stroll
Butte-Silver Bow ~ December 2010 A special publication of The
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ainstreet Uptown Butte is proud to announce that Denys “Denny” and Barbara Dutton of Butte have been selected to serve as the 2010 Christmas Stroll Grand Marshals. Each year, the honor of Grand Marshal goes to a person or persons who exemplifies hard work and strenuous efforts to promote our community as a great place to work, play and live. Past honorees have been selected for their efforts to promote the Uptown and its many businesses, who strive to support a vibrant and thriving community and enhance the image of our hometown. Last year the role of Grand Marshal was filled by Advantage Butte for that group’s continuing efforts to bring visitors to Butte from far and wide. The Duttons too are recognized for their tireless efforts to bang the drum for Butte. After Denny’s 18-year stint in the U.S. Army as an artillery officer, the Duttons settled in Butte in 1999. Since then, Denny has served as a tour guide for the Chamber of Commerce, Mainstreet Uptown Butte and as lead guide for Old Butte Historical Adventures, a business that he co-founded in 2005. Denny has served as the volunteer coordinator for the American Red Cross in the Butte area from 2005; if your house burned or flooded during that
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DENNY AND BARBARA DUTTON have been selected as the grand marshals for the Uptown Christmas Stroll.
time, you most likely met Denny who was there in the wee hours with motel vouchers and other assistance during local disasters. That commitment to service and his organizational skills took him to the New Orleans area from Montana to help with the recovery efforts in the after-
math of Hurricane Katrina and Ike and worked on assignment for the Red Cross to help the victims of forest fires in Montana in 2006 and in Southern California to help residents recover from devastating forest fires there in 2007. Denny has been a popular trolley
driver for the Chamber of Commerce leading countless tours for wide ranging tourists from school children from across the state to visiting dignitaries from Serbia, China and Russia. Both Denny and his wife Barbara served as key coordinators during the three years of the National Folk Festival in Butte and were critical to the success of those community events. When the Vernacular Architecture Forum came to Butte in 2009, part of the reason for the event’s success was the efforts of Dutton as one of the main Butte organizers. To his credits add fine artist as well — Dutton’s historic paintings and drawings grace many walls in Butte. “The Dutton’s truly embody the spirit of Butte,” says Stroll Coordinator Josh Peck. The Christmas Stroll is December 3, 2010 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., the Grand Marshal’s will ride in the annual Holiday Light Parade at 6:45 p.m., once they arrive at Heritage Park, they will join Santa, the holiday coloring contest winners, and others on the stage for the presentation of the awards. Then the Dutton’s will turn the switch and light up Heritage Plaza and the Uptown Christmas Tree as the kickoff for the holiday season in Butte City. For more information contact Mainstreet at 497-6464 or visit
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’Tis the season for Butte’s 20th annual Holiday Stroll
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hen Uptown Butte starts sparkling with lights and decorations, you know that it definitely ’Tis the Season for the annual Holiday Stroll. This year marks the Stroll’s 20th anniversary. The Uptown-wide event will feature 36 businesses and a mix of old favorites and new activities geared toward the whole family, Josh Peck, stroll organizer, said. The Stroll is scheduled on Friday, Dec. 3, from 5 until 9 p.m., with music kicking off at the Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse at 4 p.m. Here are some highlights:
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH The First Baptist Church at corner of Montana St. and West Broadway, a new addition to the stroll this
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BUTTE PUBLIC LIBRARY The Butte Public Library is planning a sweet sequel with its 4th Annual Gingerbread House competition. Regan De Victoria, event organizer, welcomes anyone of any age to enter anything from gingerbread man to a gingerbread mansion. “We’re asking people to bring their gingerbread items to the library the day before,” she said. Judging for the event will be done between 5 and 8 p.m. the night of the stroll by popular ballot, based on stroll-goers’ votes. Winners will be announced at 8 p.m. The Library is also holding the first annual Scrooge Look-alike contest—so start brushing up on your “Bah-Humbugs” and come dressed in your best 19th Century, Dickens-inspired attire.
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year, will open on the night of the event between 4 and 9 p.m. Guests will be greeted with warm holiday hospitality, including hot drinks and cookies, the Rev. Doug Rykiel, church pastor, said. The church will be decorated with all the holiday trimmings and will be offering a Nativity Scene Tour in the Fellowship Hall, where various nativity sets from different part so the world will be on display. The church will also be continuing its Christmas Portrait fundraising project for the upcoming African mission trip this summer. For $20, individuals or families can have a holiday photo taken in their Christmas studio. The cost covers the photographer and photo CD with use for unlimited prints. Call (304) 261-6458 for more information.
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December 2010: ’Tis the Season the 100th anniversary of the Historic Sears Building, the 20th anniversary of the Uptown Holiday Stroll, and the Grand Opening of the Hennessy Market
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Stroll coloring contest winners announced Winners for the Christmas Stroll coloring contest were selected by judges who pored over hundreds of entries by Butte students. “The kids did a lot of creative things with this year’s theme, “’Tis the Season,” and we had many outstanding entries,” said Josh Peck, Mainstreet Uptown Butte’s Special Events Coordinator. The winners for the coloring contest this year are Jesslyn Valle, an eighthgrader at East Middle School; Jerry Schmit, a sixth-grader at Hillcrest Elementary; Bailey Peek, a third-grader at Emerson Elementary; and Halee Lobb, a kindergardner at Kennedy Elementary. Prizes for all of the winners will be awarded on Dec. 3 during the tree lighting ceremony at the corner of Park and Main Streets. Each winner will receive $50 in Uptown Butte Bucks.
This year look for something completely different at the Stroll. There will be no stroll buttons. Instead, the artwork will be featured to help promote the 20th annual Uptown Christmas Stroll, and strollers will be invited to play a game called Stroll Bingo. Look for playing cards to be published in local newspapers. They also will be available on stroll brochures that will be distributed throughout the city. Players will need to obtain initials in six stores in a row on the Bingo card, and submit their entry to be eligible in a random drawing of qualifying submissions. Ten $100 Uptown Butte Bucks prizes will be awarded. For details, visit the Butte Christmas Stroll website at www.mainstreetbutte.org/stroll.htm or contact stroll coordinator Josh Peck at 498-4870,
PHOTOS FROM TOP RIGHT: A drawing by Bailey Peek, 8, a thirdgrader at Emerson Elementary, won thecoloring contest for the 7 to 9 age group. HALEE LOBB, a kindergardner at Kennedy Elementary, drew the snowman picture to win in the 4 to 6 age group. JESSLYN VALLE, 13, an eighth-grader at East Middle School, drew the picture of santa and a gallus frame to win the 13 to 16 age group. AT LEFT, JERRY SCHMIT, a sixth-grader at Hillcrest Elementary, won the 10 to 12 age group.
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At the Stroll ... The 2010 Uptown Stroll Schedule Butte Public Library 5 to 8 p.m. — Live entertainment, story reading by Dave Coleman Scrooge Look-a-Like Contest Christmas activities for youth
Knights of Columbus Hall Fundraiser benefit and raffle for Bubba Maloney
First Baptist Church Nativity tour. Hot drinks and cookies for guests. Holiday Photos for a donation.
Phoenix Building Children’s Coloring Contest Display Crafter’s Market
Heritage Park Music and Dancing from 5 to 8 p.m. 6 p.m. — Michele Anderson School of Dance 6:30 – 7 p.m. — Parade from Courthouse to Heritage Park 6:45 p.m. — Parade arrival 7 p.m. — Tree Lighting by grand marshals ceremony
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Festival of Trees Christmas Through the Years, 11a.m. to 8 p.m., 120 N. Main St.
Horse Drawn Carriage Rides provided by the Hennessy Market Live Music Free Samples & Giveaways
Ice Sculpting Demonstration In front of the Historic Finlen Hotel By Corey Gransbery
Courthouse Live music beginning at 4:30 p.m .with the Butte High Band Performances and music all evening: 5:30 p.m. — East Middle School and Butte High choirs perform Christmas carols, finishing with Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” 5:45 p.m. — Sue Darlington Fine Line Dancers 6:15 p.m. — Alicia Belly Dance Group, Mining City Mystics 6:35 p.m. — Norma Belly Dance Group, Sisters of the Hidden Fire 6:55 p.m. — Shonna Burton Dance Group, Copper City Beledi 7 p.m. — Michelle Anderson School of Dance 7:30 p.m.— Copper Cloggers 8:05 p.m. — Copper Cloggers with Singer Judy Powers 8:30 p.m. — “Highlands Mountain Brass”
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CORA WALL, 4, examines an ornament on one of the christmas trees decorating the rotunda of the Butte -Silver Bow courthouse during the 2009 annual Christmas Strool.
A LARGE FIR TREE at the corner of Galena and Wyoming Street in Uptown Butte is decorated with lights in 2009 for the first time.The tree is sponsored by Butte Hill Catering and Ted and Julie’s Party Palace, said Mike Mazzolini of the catering business. SANTA STRUMS a six-string guitar while visiting the Montana Tech Student Union Building during the college’s holiday stroll. The guitar was later raffled off.
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IN THE COURTHOUSE BUTTE’S FINE LINE DANCERS, above, perform during the 2009 Uptown Christmas Stroll. AT LEFT: CHOIR DIRECTOR TED FARABEE, right, directs the combined performances of the Butte High and East Middle School concert choirs in singing Christmas carols to the crowd in the Courthouse. BELOW LEFT: CAROL SMITH and her grandaughters, Alexis Clark, 6, and Samantha Landfair, 3, watch the entertainment in the Courthouse.
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Give grandparents gift of time BY LEANNE ITALIE
schedule a movie night with the grandparents, switching off who gets to choose the movie. Pick up a fancy DVD box set of your grandparents’ old favorites and let them be your guide through yesteryear as you watch the movies together. Declare a game night. Teach a new board game to a grandparent or track down a fancy version of a favorite. Jonathan Adler has a needlepoint and acrylic backgammon set in green, blue and white at Jonathanadler.com. Thingsremembered.com has an affordable playing card set in an engravable silver plate box and two decks of plastic cards with silver-colored backs.
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NEW YORK — The world is a crazy busy, crazy big place for grandparents and grandkids looking to connect, so why not ditch the slippers for the holidays and focus on gifts grand-kin can enjoy together? Somewhere between cozy, affordable footwear and the other end of the spending spectrum — grandparentgrandchild cruises — lies a wealth of gifts, projects and memory-making activities both can enjoy. According to a Pew Research Center survey last year, 80 percent of people 65 and older have grandchildren, as do 51 percent of people between 50 and 64. Overall, more than half of grandparents surveyed said they most value extra time with grandchildren and other relatives as a positive in getting older. Whether they live far away or are onhand for day-to-day care of their grandkids, grandparents likely outgrew the ubiquitous tie-and-slipper gift tradition long ago. So grandchildren willing to give the gift of quality time as part of their holiday offerings this year can try one of these ideas:
HIKING, BIRD WATCHING Walking sticks and canes have come a long way in durability and style for a stroll around the neighborhood or hardier hikes. Build the perfect one at fashionablecanes.com, which offers a broad price range, then suggest a regular weekly adventure outdoors. For extra fun, wrap up a handheld GPS device and get the grandparents into geocaching, a high-tech treasure hunt. A new walking stick would come in handy. How about a pair of binoculars for bird watching, or a kit to build a birdhouse? Backyard-birdz.com has links to bird books, plans for houses, bird feeder kits and pre-made versions.
SNAIL MAIL, PHOTOS Present a grandparent who lives some distance away with a stack of homemade stationery in a fancy box with some hand-picked stamps from the post office. Include a declaration with a gold seal that you’ll write back. Or just buy some fancy writing paper and add a special pen.
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For older kids, offer to sit with a grandparent to label and digitize precious hardcopy family photos. You can help ship them out in e-mail to relatives or print multiple copies for snail mailing. Or suggest working together on the family tree, presenting a special binder as a gift. Zazzle.com has plenty for genealogy projects.
PRIMPING, PEARLS If grandma likes to primp, put together a makeover kit in a special bag filled with her favorite cosmetics (ask mom which ones). Throw in the new “InStyle Ultimate Beauty Secrets” for tips and shortcuts. Or buy a perfumemaking kit to create a hers-hers signature scent. Brambleberry.com has kits and samplers for DIY scents, soaps, bath products and other toiletries. Looking to spend a little more? Create matching grandmother-granddaughter pearl necklaces or other pearl jewelry at thepearlsource.com. You can learn about pearl grading, shop by price, and choose your own colors of pearls, along with clasps and chains.
A citywide dinner to honor Jim and Joanne Cortese, longtime managers of the Butte Emergency Food Bank, starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, in the Butte Civic Center. The Corteses are retiring from the food bank at the end of December. Dec. 4 is also the day of the annual Thompson’s food drive. So it will be a festive mood by the end of the day. The dinner costs $6; children 12 and under are admitted for free. For details or tickets, call 723-4351. Tickets may be purchased at the food bank or Butte Chamber of Commerce.
Thompson food drive is Dec. 4 The annual Thompson Distributing City Wide Food Drive is Saturday, Dec. 4, in Butte. Residents interested in donating food should leave bagged grocery items outside their homes starting at 9 a.m. Volunteer fire departments and the 15-90 Search and Rescue along with hundreds of volunteers will collect donations. Racetrack Fire Hall will be the center of operations where volunteers will be served a lunch of pizza, chili and soft drinks. Individuals and groups interested in helping should call Thompson Distributing at 723-6528.
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Bang around in the kitchen learning a grandparent’s favorite recipes. Offer to write down the ones that never made it out of grandma’s head. Littler kids can make a recipe box. Older kids can collect the family history of beloved desserts and savory dishes and put together a cookbook that a grandparent can re-gift the following year. Baking cookies is always fun, but so are newfangled sandwich, pasta and ice cream makers. Cake molds and cookie cutters come in all shapes and sizes for less expensive gifts. Fred and Friends makes a silicone cake mold in the shape of sandwich bread. Spread a filling like peanut butter and jelly between layers for a giggle, or choose the company’s cake mold in the shape of a peace sign. Fred also makes high-kicking Ninjabread Men cookie cutters for a good boy gift.
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Library plans events for stroll The Butte Public Library, at 226 W. Broadway, plans a host of activities during the Uptown Butte Holiday Stroll, from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3. These will include: ■ The annual Gingerbread House Contest will be held on the main floor. Entries are due at the library no later than 4 p.m. Friday. Voting is during the stroll. The winner is named at 8 p.m., and receives a literary gift basket brimming with books and goodies. ■ If you embody the spirit of a “grouchy curmudgeon,” join the library for its Ebenezer Scrooge look-alike contest. Scrooges of all ages should report to the library by 7:30 p.m. during Friday’s stroll. The winner receives a gift basket fit for a Grinch. ■ The annual holiday book sale is Thursday and Friday at the library. Plenty of $1 and $3 books will be available for purchase. Volunteers are also needed to help prepare the book sale. Call Regan at 723-3361, ext. 6302, for details.
Library ... Continued from Page 2 “I’m encouraging all scrooge look-alikes to show up,” De Victoria said. Prizes for the contests will include literary themed gift bags. The event also coincides with the library’s book sale being held Thursday and Friday, De Victoria said. For more information, call 723-3361.
DANCE LESSONS Dance Lessons at Five, Six, Seven, Eight…LLC will be offered by Rene Weaver between 6 and 9 p.m. in her dance studio located above Whitehead’s Cutlery at 73 E. Park St. This will be Weaver’s first Holiday Stroll and she’s looking forward to teaching Strollgoers the basics of the Westchester Foxtrot, Classic Waltz, and East Coast Swing. Weaver thought it would be a nice addition to bring a little dance into the Stroll. “It’s so much fun to do and there so much holiday dance music out there,” she said. The dance lessons are free and children are welcome with adult supervision.
ALASTAIR SIM plays Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1951 film version of “A Christmas Carol.”
discontinue the traditional stroll buttons was an economic one, after losing money on the button sales for the past 16 years. “We decided to go with something that would be fresh and hopefully draw people into businesses,” he said. Peck said event organizers are hoping the new Stroll Bingo will be a success, and possibly generate some additional income to donate to a local, worthy charity this holiday season. As always, there will still be a kid’s coloring contest with $50 Uptown Buck prizes being awarded to winners in age groups of 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, and 13-16, Peck said.
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Stroll BINGO will take the place of the traditional Stroll buttons this year, offering Stroll-goers a new way to win big in Uptown Butte. Bingo cards will be available at participating businesses. To be eligible for prizes, stroll-goers must visit six participating businesses in a connecting row in any direction, get their Bingo card signed at each business, and then drop the signed card off at one of the official card drop sites. Drop sites include the new Hennessy Market, the Phoenix Building and the Metals Sports Bar & Grill. Ten lucky players will receive $100 in Uptown Bucks. Josh Peck, Stroll organizer, said the decision to
The Butte Silver Bow Courthouse will have the traditional list of great entertainment from the local community performing through out the evening. Visitors can enjoy cookies, cider and coffee while they enjoy the show and the holiday decorations. This year brings a new committee in charge of decorating the courthouse. Shelly Jones, committee member, said this year’s theme will be a tribute to Butte’s Columbia Gardens. “The Spirit of Columbia Gardens has lent us two of the carousel horses,” she said, adding that the selected horses were the ones funded by the donations of pennies by Butte school children. Also on site will be a replica of the Columbia Gardens roller coaster and a restored, original roller coaster cart, on loan from the World Museum of Mining. Also on loan from the museum, there will be a miniature carousel horse that was created using pieces from the original horses, Jones said.
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This season’s wrapping-paper trends BY KIM COOK For The Associated Press
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he first Christmas wrapping papers were a happy accident. The Hall Brothers of Kansas City, Mo., ran out of their usual supply of Christmas tissue paper just a few days before the holiday in 1917. Rollie Hall quickly set out a stack of decorative French envelope liners. They sold out fast, and did so again the following year. The brothers saw they were on to something, and the rest is history; their Hallmark company remains one of the giants in the industry. Wrapping presents is one of the mostly closely held Christmas traditions — gift wrap was even one of the few things not rationed during World War II. The War Office was aiming to keep American morale up and encourage people to send gifts to soldiers overseas. Sales actually increased more than 20 percent during the war years, according to “The History of Gift Wrap” by Mac Carey on MyMerryChristmas.com. For many of us, wrapping gifts is an opportunity to practice creativity. This holiday season, there are four main trends in wrapping paper, according to Ann Thornton, gift packaging buyer for The Container Store. “We’re seeing retro and traditional designs reminiscent of simpler times — the look of hand-drawn images,” she said. “Birds and whimsical animals will be another strong theme, as well as simple nature silhouettes — leaves, branches and pine cones. “And finally elegant brocades and swirls will be popular.” Metals and metallic accents; greens ranging from apple to emerald; on-trend purples, pinks and grays; as well as crisp red and white make up this season’s color palette. The Container Store is known for introducing patterns each year. This season, ’70s-style birds perch on swirly branches in muted hues of pale pink, turquoise, gray and cream. On another wrap, brocade-printed ornaments in shades of mauve, gold and shell pink cascade down a charcoal background. For lovers of vintage Christmases, there are charming Santas and Scottish terriers cavorting among ‘40s- and ‘50s-style type fonts. And if sparkle is what you’re after, choose a coppery tapestry, twinkling azure snowflakes or a galaxy of holographic stars. Over at the upscale Paper Source, the creative team has taken a cheerful tack this year. “We’ve incorporated happy, lighthearted themes like dogs with Santa hats, sparkly glitter, cookies and confections. We wanted our 2010 wraps to be
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fun,” says company spokesman Carolyn Agnew. The collection includes two flocked papers: a red and black plaid and a Fair Isle reindeer motif. Both the candy cane and gum drop patterns are decidedly yummy looking. Black and white penguins on an aqua background make a hip color combo. And there are several designs, including gingerbread men and swirly snowflakes, printed on recycled “paper bag” paper, which gives an interesting vintage feel. At PaperMojo, find Wooster & Prince’s contemporary take on the iconic poinsettia, in vivid tomato red on a graphite background. Moravian tiles, a big decor motif right now, emblazon a color-saturated wrap that’s classic and cool. Snow and Graham has two pretty nature-themed designs: wintry birch trees on an icy blue background, and sweet brown wrens nestled among pine cones and boughs. Like many of these contemporary designs, they’d be perfect for both Christmas and Hanukkah.
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Festival of Trees The annual Festival of Trees gala will be Saturday night, Dec. 4, from 6 to 11 p.m. where a host of fully decorated Christmas trees will be auctioned off. The event will be at the Uptown events center, one building south of the Hennessy building at 120 N. Main St. Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald-Paul Clark Home on Excelsior Street. The home houses out-of-town parents of children who are hospitalized at St. James Healthcare. Betty Ostoj, Paul Clark Home Director, said the group hopes to raise $30,000 for its annual event. Public viewing of the trees starts Friday at 11 a.m. and runs until 8 p.m., during the Uptown Stroll. On Saturday, it is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. From noon to 3 p.m. is the children’s Teddy bear tea event. The gala costs $25 and includes hors d’oeuvres and a no-host bar. Thirteen trees and other Christmas ornaments are part of the auction items.
THESE Montana Standard file photos show off some of the past trees and Christmas scenes at the annual Festival of Trees. This year’s fest is Friday and Saturday, with the gala on Saturday evening.
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Friday, December 3 4 pm - 9 pm NEW THIS YEAR!
PLAY STROLL BINGO Simply take the Bingo card below around Uptown during the Stroll and have the corresponding-numbered merchants sign your card in the squares provided. When you get six Uptown Merchant signatures in a row (straight or diagonally), you re quali ed for our Butte Christmas Stroll drawing. 1
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Printed Name: 1. Kally s Korner, 102 N. Main St. 2. Garden of Beadin , 31 W. Park St. 3. Bad Beaver Bikes/Tap er Lite Coffee Roaster, 138 W. Park St. 4. Jade Hair Studio and Spa, 21 N. Main St. 5. Old Butte Historical Adventures & The White Owl Emporium, 117 N. Main St. 6. Trimbo s Pizza, 43 E. Park St. 7. Curley s Shoe Boutique, 129 N. Main St. 8. F.O.E. Aerie 11, 15 S. Montana St. 9. Phoenix Gallery, 14 S. Dakota St. 10. Wine Sellar and Photo, 43 W. Park St. 11. Silver House Thrift Store, 129 W. Broadway 12. Butteopia, 127 N. Main St.
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Metal s Sports Bar, 8 W. Park St. Brenda s Boutique, 15 N. Wyoming St. Munchkins, 49 W. Park St. Martha U. Cooney Art Gallery, Metal s Bank Building, Suite 301, 8 W. Park St. Whitehead Cutlery, 73 E. Park St. Uptown Sweets and Gifts, 47 W. Park St. Quarry Brewing, 45 W. Galena St. Hennessy Market, 32-40 E. Granite St. Gotcherstuff, 33 W. Park St. Broadway Antiques, 45 W. Broadway Park Street Liquor, 133 W. Park St. Stroll Craft Market, 66 W. Park St. in the Historic Phoenix Building
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Thread It Ink, 55 W. Park St. Uptown Café, 47 E. Broadway Acoma Lounge, 60 E. Broadway Books and Books, 206 W. Park St. Second Edition Used Books, 112 S. Montana St. 30. Wein s Men s Store, 66 W. Park St. in the Historic Phoenix Building 31. The Butte Public Library, 226 W. Broadway 32. Java Hill, 27 W. Park St. 33. Cavanaugh s Celtic and Beyond, 131 W. Park 34. Broadway Antiques, 45 W. Broadway 35. Main Stope Gallery, W. Park St. 36. Jail House Coffee, 116 W. Park St.
DURING THE STROLL, DROP OFF YOUR COMPLETED BINGO CARDS AT: The new Hennessy Market, Phoenix Building, the Courthouse, or Metal s Sports Bar & Grill. * You may ll out separate cards with non-matching merchant signatures to increase your chance of winning. However, duplicate cards or copying of cards is prohibited and will result in all your entries being disallowed. Non-signed or incompletely lled-out cards will be discarded.
TEN $100 PRIZES IN UPTOWN BUCKS WILL BE DRAWN
It s easy, fun & rewarding. Join us Friday in Uptown Butte. www.mainstreetbutte.org
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Uptown Christmas Stroll