Sunday, December 7, 2008
Lights Fantastic
Caught most of the Lights Fantastic parade last night, which looked very well attended, despite the chill temperatures and brisk breeze. The Square had people standing 6 deep on the west side, all of them very well bundled up, except for the one guy I saw running around in shorts. The hot chocolate tent had a line of 10-12 people most of the parade and the funnel cake wagon was packed as well. I didn't see many people getting pictures taken with Santa and the reindeer but most of that action may have taken place during the pre-parade activities. I was wondering if any kids were getting confused since we had one Santa with the reindeer and one on the float at the end of the parade
Teardown was pretty well organized as well. The parade ended about 7 and traffic was back to flowing normally by about 7:15 when I headed back to the store to thaw my nose and ears out. Kudos to the city for that.
Teardown was pretty well organized as well. The parade ended about 7 and traffic was back to flowing normally by about 7:15 when I headed back to the store to thaw my nose and ears out. Kudos to the city for that.
Labels: downtown Carbondale, holidays, Lights Fantastic
Monday, December 3, 2007
Kudos to Police and Public Works Departments
Both SIU and Carbondale' police department and public works staff earned their money on Saturday. According to today's DE, SIU officers went on duty around McAndrew Stadium at 9:30 Saturday morning and didn't get off until after 11 that night. Meanwhile, I was told Saturday that Carbondale's PD and public works people worked on planning for Saturday's traffic for two months before the event and had spent the two weeks previous to the event getting signage out and ready.
I didn't hear of any major traffic snafus and downtown was empty less than half an hour after the parade ended.
I didn't hear of any major traffic snafus and downtown was empty less than half an hour after the parade ended.
Labels: Lights Fantastic, siu
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Attendance Figures
I see by the Southern that attendance at the Lights Fantastic parade was at least 10,000 and the football game drew about 6500. Couldn't find figures on attendance at the SIU-Indiana game. Anyone know what they were?
Labels: Lights Fantastic, siu
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells
Carbondale Main Street is looking for church or other groups interested in caroling in the downtown area on the afternoon of December 1st, prior to the Lights Fantastic parade. Time commitment would be 1/2 to a full hour. If you're interested, call Meghan Cole at 529-8040 or email info@carbondalemainstreet.com
Labels: Carbondale Main Street, Lights Fantastic
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