Waynesburg Area Chamber of Commerce
2009 Annual Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 5, 2009 - 2:00 p.m.

Waynesburg Borough and Waynesburg Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the first annual Spooktacular Downtown Merchant Costume Contest on October 31st on the steps of the Greene County Courthouse. The contest was open to employees of businesses located within the Borough and 25 contestants participated. Lunch was available through a hot food and bake sale by the Mission Group at St. Ann's Church. Awards were sponsored by Waynesburg Prosperous & Beautiful and was presented to the following:

Best Overall - received a $50 Destination Downtown Gift Card and a custom carved pumpkin done by Shane Gottschalk, intern and donated by Waynesburg Agway
Winner - Karen Calvert - Our Glass Creations - "Platter Head"

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The following winners received a $25 Destination Downtown Gift Card

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Scariest - Cheryl McCready - Women's Center "Tall Monster"

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Prettiest - Joey Rose - First Federal "Sarah Palin"

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Funniest - Candy Hoskins and Cathy Jernell - First Federal "Bank Yard Brawl Fans"

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Most Original - Pam Lewis - First Federal "Desperado"

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The Boro and Chamber staff dressed as characters from the Wizard of Oz. Munchkin - Jed Howard, Borough Manager; Tin Man - Shane Gottschalk, Chamber Intern; Dorothy - Kristen Corbett, Chamber Administrative Assistant; Wicked Witch - Melody Longstreth, Chamber Director; Scarecrow - Athena Bowman, Borough Administrative Assistant

	Our judges making a tough decison. Left to right - Debbie Mack, Waynesburg Prosperous & Beautiful, Barbara Wise, RJ Lee Group - Chamber Board Member, Terry Grimes, Greene County Judge