Charter One Bank, with ATM machines in area Speedway locations and a location at the Plainfield Walmart, offers the following tips.
This year, if you want to take advantage of the Black Friday deals, you don't even have to get up early on Friday morning. You can just have one or two extra slices of pumkin pie and head out to area retailers just after midnight. Heck, Walmart (which happens to be home to a Charter One branch) is opening its doors at 8 p.m. on Thursday for the shoppers who just can't take another minute of Aunt Martha. For a list of more stores opening early, click here. But, all those great deals can still have a terrible effect on household budgets. So, the folks at Charter One Bank, who have ATMs in area Speedway locations, including 23901 Eames St., put together the following tips: Build a budget – To manage your holiday spending, an important first …
The daylong event features pictures with Santa, crafts for kids, ugly sweater contests and more, culminating with the lighting of the Plymouth church creche.
Festivities to ignite the holiday spirit will be offered morning to evening Saturday in downtown Plainfield. Carriage rides, pictures with Santa, gift shopping, kids’ crafts, an ugly sweater contest, margarita and wine tastings, and more will be part of MainStreet Plainfield Inc.’s Candlelight Christmas, which culminates with the Plainfield Lions Club’s 60th annual Crèche Lighting at Plymouth Congregational Church. “It is a really nice way to start the holidays, whether you visit with Santa or take a carriage ride or shop and then come to our crèche lighting at the end,” said Jan Stack, the church’s music director. “I am surprised by how many people know our church by the big manger scene on the corner.” The crèche, or manger or nativity …
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Mike
9:50 am on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
For those looking for an alternative to Black Friday madness, simply take your family to downtown Plainfield on Saturday. Enjoy family time over Thanksgiving weekend while you can, and the big box shopping you can do online, often with free shipping. Save gas, save time, and enjoy your hot cocoa over an ugly sweater. Cheers! more ›