Emily Plihal
Local Journalism
Initiative Reporter
Town of Peace River and surrounding municipalities, it is time to gear up for this year’s Prance Around the Peace happening later this month!
Peace River Chamber of Commerce is hosting a scavenger hunt on Nov. 29-30 to accompany Moonlight Madness this year. Chamber general manager Reilly Bassendowski says it will add a little fun to promoting shopping local this holiday season.
“Shoppers stop in at participating stores and search for the hidden reindeer. Once they find it, they snap a selfie with the reindeer which they show to the store operator and receive a stamp,” explains Bassendowski.
“Stamped scavenger hunt cards can be entered to win prizes,” she adds.
Moonlight Madness will run until 9 p.m. on Nov. 29, but stores can stay open longer if they choose to.
The scavenger hunt will add a little twist of fun to the ever-popular Peace River event.
“The scavenger hunt is to encourage people to shop local and maybe stop by some stores that are new to them, or they didn’t even know that we had in Peace River,” Bassendowski says.
“Moonlight Madness and Shop Local Saturday are held on the same weekend as Light Up the Park and the Santa Parade to provide one weekend to bring the community together to help kick off the holiday season and give everyone the opportunity to get some holiday shopping done and promote shopping local,” she adds.
Bassendowski says the Town of Peace River is hosting Light Up the Park on Nov. 30, and the chamber is hosting the Santa Claus Parade.
For more information on the events, visit the chamber website at www.peaceriverchamber.com