The final draw for the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Buy Local promotion is usually held during the Christmas Street Party but with lingering wet weather threatening soggy entry envelopes, president Lucy Moss rain-checked the event until the next day.
A group of around 15 gathered outside Joe’s Butchery at 10am on Sunday 14 December to watch Paul Wheelhouse pull six lucky envelopes from the depths of his cement truck using a long-handled grabber.
Community members crossed their fingers and toes, hoping their dockets were pulled, including Jake Fernando, who eyed an . . .
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