Introducing the Treasure Hunt Medallion
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Did you purchase your Winter Festival Collector (raffle) Button? If so, this is the Medallion you will be searching for starting Monday, December 14th. Cash prize = $1,000 cash! Hints on  at 8:20am, then posted on lite999.com and our Facebook page. Huge thank you for the help from Chad Althaus at ColdSpring (franite).
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Winter Festival THIS WEEKEND!
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Sign Up TODAY!
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The Capital One Winter Nights & Lights Festival is only days away! So, Get on Aboard the Polar Express by signing up for:
Take the Plunge
Take the 2015 Polar Express Plunge (sponsored by Sentry Bank) on Friday, December 11th at 6:30 pm. Check in 5:30 - 6:30 pm. Challenge your teammates, colleagues, friends and family.
$15 PP. Get your "I Took the Plunge" t-shirt and have some winter fun. Howie's providing free drink tickets to all plungers. REGISTER TODAY
Forward this email to your friends, family and colleagues! Spread the word. |
Get Your Winter Festival Collector Items
| LIMITED EDITION collector buttons (selling only 2,000) and collector ornaments (selling only 100) for the 2015 Winter Festival will be available for sale starting Wednesday, the 18th. We hope to have the LIMITED EDITION polar bears (selling only 100) for sale as well.
Polar Bears $20 | Buttons $10 | Ornaments $8
The prizes, donated by our local business community, average $155 including $500 cash. View the complete list of prizes. We will be selling at Friday and Saturday festivities as well.
PURCHASE AT: Bumbledee's, GeoComm, Radio City Music Mall (lower level), Central Perk, Gray Plant Mooty, Convention & Visitors Bureau and the St. Cloud Downtown Council.
TREASURE HUNT FOR $1,000 CASH! Registered collector button required in order to participate which starts December 14th. Daily clues will be on Lite 99.9 (around 8am), then posted on lite999.com and the St. Cloud Downtown Council Facebook Page.
Start a new tradition by collecting St. Cloud Winter Festival items. The proceeds help to fund the Festival. |
The Business Community Jumped On Board!
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Metro Bus Holiday Hours
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Metro Bus Fixes Route and Dial-A-Ride will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. It will operate a reduced schedule for Christmas Eve.
Dial-a-Ride Last Pick-Ups Christmas Eve
Metro Bus Dial-a-Ride is not scheduling any rides after 5:30 pm
on Christmas Eve.
Weather-Related Closings
Riders can stay informed about weather-related closings on KCLD (FM 104.7), KNSI (AM 1450 & FM 103.3) and WJON (AM1240)radio stations. Notifications will be posted on its Facebook and Twitter accounts. Route-specific detours are posted online at ridemetrobus.com.
Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving) Closed
Nov. 27: Regular Service
Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve) Closes Early
Dec. 25 (Christmas) Closed
Jan. 1 (New Year's Day) Closed
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So Many Options!
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There is even more going on in Downtown this month. So many opportunities to be entertained, spend time with friends an family, and celebrate. Here are just a few ideas:
Laughing All the Way VI; It Doesn't Show Signs of Stopping
through December 20
Pioneer Place on 5th
Kat Perkins
December 8
Pioneer Place on 5th
Stroia Ballet presents The Nutcracker Ballet
December 10 - 13
Paramount Theatre Granite City Kennel Club Dog Show December 10 - 13 River's Edge Convention Center
"Home for Christmas" Holiday Cabaret, MN Center Chorale
December 12
912 Regency Plaza
St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra's Children's Holiday Concert
December 12
SCSU Ritsche Auditorium
St. Cloud Weihnachtsmarkt 2015
December 17, 5:00 - 9:00 pm
900 Block of W. St. Germain St.
A Ceremony of Carols, St. John's Boys' Choir
December 18
St. Mary's Cathedral
Add Visual Arts & Exhibits, bands at the bars and restaurants, art classes, dining out, shopping, and....... yes, all DOWNTOWN!
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January Membership Renewal Time
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January is the time to renew your annual DTC membership. We've had a busy and productive year, and looking forward to 2016. Our members are part of a grassroots network of businesses that believe in and understand how important Downtown is to our regional economy. You know the hard work, dedication, commitment and attention it takes to grow our Downtown. Thank you in advance for making the decision to renew your membership. Your continued support of this organization helps create a bright future for our core city. Please keep us in mind (in your budgets) for some very important endeavors in 2016.
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St. Cloud's Downtown
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RENEW or BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!
"Downtown is our face
to the world."
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Our Members
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Our Board
| Check out our web site for the full list of our Board of Directors.
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Our Committees
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Membership Development
Vibrancy
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Recruitment
Get Pumped Up DT
Parking
Winter Parade
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Members - Share Your News
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DTC members should remember that this newsletter is a FREE way to share your news, announcements, events, etc. Simply send an email to Pegg by the end of week. |
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How Do Great Downtowns
Become Great?
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Great downtowns don't happen by pure happenstance; it is a long, deliberate process. In every "successful" and vibrant downtown, getting people to live there is of crucial importance. READ MORE
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Our Organization
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St. Cloud Downtown Council
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1010 W. St. Germain Street, Suite 250
St. Cloud, MN 56301
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