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Jeremy
Gaston/Herald-Chronicle
Haly Tyson, Osage City, searches with Barb Prost, newspaper
staff, to find the winning $1,000 ticket. Tyson claimed the
prize for her mother, Julie Powell, who could not be at the
drawing.
Catherine Faimon | Publisher
OSAGE CITY—Five Osage County shoppers received extra
cash totaling $2,560 Saturday morning, during the fifth annual
Christmas On Us grand prize drawing. The Christmas On Us promotion
rewards people for shopping at home.
Particularly thrilled were Jeri Spicer and Julie Powell, winners
of the two $1,000 grand prizes.
Julie Powell, Osage City, was unable to attend the grand prize
drawing and had given her tickets to her daughter, Haly Tyson,
Osage City, to watch for a winning number. When her ticket
number was called by Jim Ullery, owner of Jim’s Garage,
Scranton, she was surprised. She thought she had just won
$250, but moments later, realized it was the $1,000 prize.
“My mom better split this with me,” Tyson said,
joking.
A blue ticket from Jerry’s Thriftway, Osage City, was
called just before Tyson’s number, but went unclaimed.
Jan Ogleby, advertising sales consultant for The Herald-Chronicle,
drew the final ticket for the $1,000 grand prize. She first
drew a blue ticket from Branine Chevrolet-Buick, which went
unclaimed, and then a yellow ticket from Skip’s Thriftway,
also unclaimed. The third ticket she drew was Powell’s
ticket, which came from Osage Building Materials, Osage City.
Spicer, of Osage City, was excited to be a Christmas on Us
winner. She said she wasn’t sure exactly what she would
buy with her prize money, but would enjoy spending it at the
participating merchants. When asked how it felt to win $1,000,
Spicer said, “Good – now I don’t have to
go to the casino!”
Shannon Stevens, owner of Relaxation Station, Osage City,
drew a winning $250 ticket from the hopper. The ticket she
drew was held by Carolyn Wilson, Lyndon. Wilson said she would
spend her winnings on car repairs. Wilson’s winning
ticket came from Hanna’s Auto Repair, Lyndon.
Debbie McKissick-Martin, of Caffe Thyme, Lyndon, drew a winning
$250 ticket held by Stacey Handly, Osage City. Handly said
she did all of her Christmas shopping in Osage County to collect
the Chrismtas on Us tickets, and would use her winnings to
pay off credit at some of the stores. Handly’s winning
ticket came after nine tickets had been pulled and went unclaimed.
Her winning ticket came from Osage Hardware, Osage City.
The Christmas On Us drawing was held in the Osage City High
School auditorium. The four-week promotion was organized by
The Osage County Herald-Chronicle and sponsored by 37 Osage
County businesses.
The Herald-Chronicle staff worked with a few local businesses
to offer several door prizes during the grand prize drawing
Saturday. Winners included the person who traveled the farthest,
best Christmas socks, best Christmas joke and someone with
a birthday on or near Christmas Day. Prizes were pool passes
from Osage City Parks and Recreation, ground coffee from Osage
City Chamber of Commerce, a one-year subscription to The Herald-Chronicle,
and two $10 checks and caps from Kansas State Bank, to be
used in a Christmas on Us sponsor’s business in Scranton
or Overbrook.
During the four-week promotion, there were 10 $50 prizes available
to give away, which required shoppers to search for their
ticket numbers in advertisements found in The Herald-Chronicle.
By matching their ticket numbers with those hidden in the
ads, shoppers could claim $50 in scrip money at The Herald-Chronicle
by noon Tuesday each week.
Nine of the 10 instant prizes were claimed prior to Saturday’s
drawing, which left one to be given away at the drawing.
Five tickets were drawn by Amanda McNish, of Rustic Treasures,
Overbrook, and went unclaimed before the winning $50 ticket
holder, Ranell Sleichter, claimed her prize.
Sleichter, of Scranton, received her ticket from Jim’s
Garage, Scranton. She said she would likely use her winnings
on purchasing gas.
“During this year’s contest, there were approximately
114,000 tickets given away, which translates to participants
spending more than $1,140,000 for merchandise and services,”
said Chris Faimon, co-publisher of The Herald-Chronicle.
“The contest rewards people for spending their money
locally. It also rewards the participating businesses, since
the scrip money can only be spent at those businesses who
signed on as sponsors,” Faimon said.
One $50 instant prize was claimed during the fourth and final
week of the contest. Lori Bloomquist, Osage City, claimed
$50 in scrip money after seeing her ticket number in the ad
for Feltner Floors and Furniture, Lyndon. She obtained her
ticket from a purchase she made at Aunt Dee’s BP, Osage
City, and plans to split the money with her husband, Daniel,
and use it on gas and groceries.
The other winning ticket printed in Christmas on Us ads in
the Dec. 15 edition, but not claimed, was hidden in the Skip’s
Thriftway, Carbondale, ad with a ticket from Lyndon Building
Materials.
Previous instant winners of $50 scrip money were: Week 1:
Johnni Tosh, Linda Ullery, Danielle Garrison and Michelle
Hoopes; Week 2: Janet Donnelly; Week 3: Jennifer Burkdoll,
Charles “Tug” Atchison and Tosha Meek.
2011 Sponsors
Local shoppers and 37 merchants made Christmas on Us possible
this year. Businesses participating in Christmas on Us this
year are Casey’s General Stores in Burlingame, Carbondale,
Lyndon, Osage City, Overbrook and Scranton, Carbondale Tire
and Auto, Dollar General Carbondale, Skip’s Thriftway,
Caffe Thyme, Dr. Lenahan and Associates, Feltner Floors and
Furniture, Hanna’s Auto Repair, Lyndon Building Materials,
Aunt Dee’s BP, Branine Chevrolet-Buick, Buzzard’s,
Furniture Loft, Gibson True Care Pharmacy, Harmon Dental,
Jerry’s Thriftway, Marilynn’s Place, McCoy’s
Radio Shack, Osage Building Materials, Osage Hardware, Relaxation
Station, Theel Plumbing, T-N-T Video; Overbrook Family Dentistry,
Rustic Treasures, Santa Fe Trail Meats, Swisher Automotive,
D&D Tire, Four Corners Steakhouse, Jim’s Garage,
RJ’s Auction and Lamont Hill Restaurant.
Unclaimed Tickets
Seventeen tickets drawn at the Christmas on Us grand prize
drawing Saturday were not claimed. Since the winning tickets
had to be present to win, more numbers were drawn. The unclaimed
tickets listed here belonged to shoppers who made purchases
at the following sponsoring businesses:
$50 tickets*
2441996 (Theel Plumbing)
7671211 (Theel Plumbing)
7529025 (Jerry’s Thriftway)
1168887 (Casey’s General Store)
2442149 (Osage Building Materials)
$250 tickets*
1161568 (Dollar General )
1161720 (Dollar General)
7166663 (Four Corners Steak House)
9153984 (Jerry’s Thriftway)
1629564 (Swisher Automotive)
9154938 (Jerry’s Thriftway)
77599921 (Jerry’s Thriftway)
3474108 (Jerry’s Thriftway)
5108784 (Casey’s General Store)
$1,000 tickets*
3477685 (Jerry’s Thriftway)
3508338 (Branine Chevrolet-Buick)
7222389 (Skip’s Thriftway)
*These numbers are provided for information only. Numbers
would only have won if ticket holders were present at the
drawing. The tickets are no longer valid.
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