Peabody shopping spree winners announced
Sharon's Korner Kitchen was the scene Saturday afternoon of the drawing for the holiday shopping sprees. The promotion was sponsored by Peabody businesses and the Main Street Association.
Winners were paid in "Peabody Bucks," good with any participating merchant. The winners were Kelly Penner, $200 shopping spree; Elsie Uphoff, $150; Trisha Oursler, $100; and Virgie Jones, $50.
The promotion ran from Thanksgiving weekend until noon Dec. 21. Entrants had special tickets punched or stamped each time they spent $10 or more with participating merchants. Each ticket required five different merchant confirmations.
According to a preliminary count, twice as many tickets were entered this year as in 2001.
"That is pretty exciting," said Joanna Brazil, Main Street manager. "Those numbers mean twice as many sales this year for our local merchants. In economic times like we're experiencing now, a successful holiday promotion was bound to be helpful to the local economy."
