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Please join us this Saturday, December 7, for our Open House and Customer Appreciation evening from 5-8 pm during Christmas Under the Clock.

We will have lots of food and other goodies, plus seasonal music and discounts, including 30 percent off all non-prescription items.

Miller’s Olde Fashioned Ice Cream will be here serving ice cream treats to guests.

Christmas Under the Clock is again being sponsored this year by UPCO (Uptown Plain City Organization) and the Village of Plain City.

Participating open house locations will be giving away lots of prizes, gifts, and refreshments. The more open houses you visit, the more chances you have to win. Pick up a map at the first open house you visit to locate all of the other places holding open houses. There will also be a copy of the map posted on the Christmas Under the Clock Facebook page, so check it out before you head out for the evening.

Get around town safely by riding one of the shuttle vans running to Yoder’s Hardware and the Jefferson Avenue businesses, including us, between 5:30 and 8 pm, arriving and leaving every thirty minutes.

Wagon rides will take place in the Uptown leaving Lovejoy Plaza and traveling to Yoder’s Hardware to visit Santa.

Here at the drugstore, we will be giving away gift certificates to many local businesses. So stop in and sign up to win!

We’ll be raffling off $50 gift certificates for:

• Anchored Arrow Boutique
• Main Street Treasures
• Mike’s Pit Stop
• Plain City Computers
• Plain City Lanes
• Tique-Tock
• Willow & Twine
• Yoder’s True Value Hardware
• Yutzy’s Farm Market

Christmas Under the Clock actually gets under way at 5 pm with the Tree Lighting Ceremony in Bicentennial Park (the Flatiron between Chillicothe and Main Streets). There will be local carolers, Starlight Twirlers (baton twirlers), Santa, and much more entertainment at the Tree Lighting. The tree will be lit up by the Tree Lighting Pixies, winners of the Christmas Coloring Contest.

Once you’ve been dazzled by the tree lighting ceremony and entertainers, head over to the Daily Needs Assistance, DNA, 340 West Main Street, for a Christmas Craft Show. DNA will also have several child-friendly, interactive Christmas stations telling the Christmas story on the front lawn of the Vineyard and DNA Community Center.

Rock on Ice is back this year. They are being sponsored by The Middlefield Banking Company which is going in next door to Smileworks and the pharmacy. See Rock on Ice create ice masterpieces in Lovejoy Plaza.

On your way to see Santa, stop by the Plain City Library, 305 West Main Street, for live music with the bluegrass band Lafferty Pike and the Friends of the Library’s Books and Baubles Sale, which actually gets started at 5:30 pm on December 7 and continues through December 14 during library open times: Monday through  Thursday from 10 am-9 pm and Friday-Saturday from 10 am-6 pm (the Library is closed on Wednesday, December 11 for training). The sale will feature gift items, adult and children’s books, movies, music, and more. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Plain City Public Library who support library programming and improvements.

Lafferty Pike’s Christmas Around the World concert at the Library features a sparkling selection of carols from many countries. Listeners are invited to join a Mexican nativity pageant, tap their toes to jolly French airs, and ponder the coming Light of the World with Sweden’s Saint Lucia. Merry voices will meld with traditional instruments including harp, lute, mandolin, accordion, violin, and guitar in a colorful celebration of the season. The concert will begin at 6 pm.

Like the Library on Facebook HERE and keep up on all their events.

Carlisle Gifts will hold an Open House during Christmas Under the Clock. Receive a free gift with a purchase of $15 or more while supplies last. Additionally, beginning on  December 6 at 8 am and continuing through December 7 at 9 pm, you can:

• Find the Christmas Piggle for gift certificates, discounts or giveaways.
• Win Prize Drawings Every hour on the hour from 10 am to 8 pm.
• Win Vera Bradley bags, Noelle clothing or purses, and much more.
• Enjoy the Hot Chocolate Bar and Der Dutchman Refreshments.

For more information on the 18th Annual Christmas Under the Clock celebration, go HERE.

You can also find out more about what is going on by LIKING Christmas Under the Clock on Facebook HERE. You can also like UPCO’s Facebook page HERE.

While you can walk Main Street downtown, it is a little more tricky to get out to us on Route 42. Luckily, as mentioned previously, there will be van shuttles available to take people from Yoder’s Hardware up and down Jefferson Avenue (Route 42). Let the skilled Christmas Under the Clock volunteer drivers get you safely where you need to go.

Please join us this Saturday, December 2, for our Open House and Customer Appreciation evening from 5-8 pm during Christmas Under the Clock.

We will have lots of food and other goodies, plus seasonal music and discounts, including 30 percent off all non-prescription items.

Singer and songwriter, Anne Marie Gadd will be in the store with us celebrating the evening with her music. Watch her sing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” on Youtube HERE.

We’ll also have Julie Confar in the store making cotton candy and sub sandwiches from our local Subway. Additionally, there will be lots of homemade cookies and coloring and crafts for the kids.

Christmas Under the Clock is again being sponsored this year by UPCO (Uptown Plain City Organization) and the Village of Plain City.

Participating open house locations will be giving away lots of prizes, gifts, and refreshments. The more open houses you visit, the more chances you have to win. Pick up a map at the first open house you visit to locate all of the other places holding open houses. There will also be a copy of the map posted on the Christmas Under the Clock Facebook page, so check it out before you head out for the evening.

Please bring some non-perishable food items or toiletries for the Plain City Food Pantry, 156 West Main Street. Share your blessings this holiday season.

Get around town safely by riding one of the shuttle vans running from Lovejoy’s Market to Yoder’s Hardware between 5:30 and 8 pm, arriving and leaving every thirty minutes. Wagon rides will take place in the Uptown leaving Lovejoy Plaza and traveling to Yoder’s Hardware to visit Santa.

Here at the drugstore, we will be giving away gift certificates to many local businesses. So stop in and sign up to win!

We’ll be raffling off gift certificates for:

• Lovejoy’s Market-Movie Night Gift Basket
• Main Street Treasures
• Mike’s Pit Stop
• Ol’ 42 Grub House
• Plain City Computers
• Plain City Lanes
• Rex’s Marathon
• Tique-Tock

Christmas Under the Clock actually gets under way at 5 pm with the Tree Lighting Ceremony in Bicentennial Park (the Flatiron between Chillicothe and Main Streets). There will be local carolers, Starlight Twirlers (baton twirlers), Santa, and much more entertainment at the Tree Lighting. The tree will be lit up by the Tree Lighting Pixies, winners of the Christmas Coloring Contest.

Once you’ve been dazzled by the tree lighting ceremony and entertainers, head over to the Plain City Auction, 145 East Main Street, for a Christmas Raffle and Craft Fair.

You can take a horse drawn wagon ride to Yoder’s True Value Hardware for photos with Santa. As you wait for a wagon ride in Lovejoy Plaza, enjoy ham and bean soup from UPCO and provided by Der Dutchman restaurant.

Rock on Ice is back this year. See them create ice masterpieces in Lovejoy Plaza.

On your way to see Santa, stop by the Plain City Library, 305 West Main Street, for live music with Glee Noel a cappella quartet and the Friends of the Library’s Moving Sale, which actually gets started at noon on December 2. The sale will feature supplies, equipment, adult and children’s books, movies, music, and more. Proceeds go to benefit the Friends of the Plain City Public Library who support library programming and improvements. The Library is currently closed until December 11, but will be open for their Holiday Open House and Moving Sale on December 2.

Like the Library on Facebook HERE and keep up on all their events.

Carlisle Gifts will hold a “Do You See What I See?” Open House during Christmas Under the Clock. Receive a free gift with a purchase of $10 or more while supplies last. Additionally, beginning on December 1 at 8 am and continuing through December 2 at 9 pm, you can:

• Find the Christmas Piggle for gift certificates, discounts or giveaways.
• Enter the Raffle for the Ohio State Garden Bench! The drawing will be held at 6:30pm, December 2. Must be present to win.
• Win Prize Drawings Every hour on the hour from 10 am to 8 pm.
• Win Vera Bradley bags, Noelle clothing or purses, and much more.
• Listen to Christmas Carolers.
• Enjoy the Hot Chocolate Bar and Der Dutchman Refreshments.

For more information on the 16th Annual Christmas Under the Clock celebration, go HERE and read Julie Weaver’s article in The Madison Press HERE.

You can also find out more about what is going on by LIKING Christmas Under the Clock on Facebook HERE. You can also like UPCO’s Facebook page HERE.

While you can walk Main Street downtown, it is a little more tricky to get out to us on Route 42. Luckily, as mentioned previously, there will be van shuttles available to take people from Yoder’s Hardware to Lovejoy’s IGA and up and down Jefferson Avenue (Route 42). Let the skilled Christmas Under the Clock volunteer drivers get you safely where you need to go.

The 15th Annual Classic Car Cruise-In roars into town on Saturday, August 26, 2017. New this year, the show will take place in the evening from 2 pm to 8 pm. Also new this year will be the ability to purchase alcohol which must be kept inside the designated beer/wine garden.

There will be a variety of food trucks and vendors on site, including, Pitabilities, Dan’s Deli, Miller’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream, Timmy’s Meltdown, Troncone & Perry’s, Barley 31, Tavern 161, and The Buckeye Pig Rig.

There will also be entertainment featuring DJ Mac Thomas and live music from The Groove.

This year’s 15th Annual Cruise-In will take place in uptown Plain City on Main Street (Route 161) between Park Street and North Avenue. The show is once again being sponsored by Bob Chapman Ford. Proceeds benefit the Uptown Plain City Organization (UPCO) and the Friends of the Plain City Public Library.

If you would like to register in advance, it is only $10 and you can do so by going HERE. Online registration ends on August 24. Pre-register and save $3 (only $10)! Registration is $13 the day of the show. Registration takes place from 2 pm to 5 pm.

You can also download the registration form by going HERE.

There will be tons of awards, including motorcycle awards and specially made awards.

Stop by for lots of food, fun, and super cars!

Additionally, White Feather Gallery-Boutique & Garden Events will be hosting an “Artists on the Lawn” event at their boutique at 179 E. Main Street in uptown Plain City.

White Feather has many, many artists who they showcase in their Gallery. Many of the 50 plus artists are from right here in Ohio. Some of those artists will be available during the car show from 11 am to 3 pm on the lawn at White Feather to show off their products. Please stop by.

To learn more about the “Artists on the Lawn” event, go HERE.

To find out more about the car show, go HERE.

To keep up on all the Car Show Events, Like the Facebook page HERE.

Join the Friends of the Plain City Public Library for a Book Sale on May 20-27 at the Library, 305 West Main Street.

The sale gets underway Saturday, May 20 at 10 am and will take place in the large meeting room during normal library operating hours.

Library Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 10 am – 9 pm
Friday and Saturday: 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday: Closed

For more information, visit the Library’s web site: HERE.

Stop by the Plain City Public Library, 305 West Main Street, for the Friends of the Library’s Book Sale on Saturday, December 3 from 5- 8 pm during the Village’s Christmas Under the Clock celebration.

The sale will feature an enormous book sale in the library’s large meeting room, as well as a selection of gift items made from recycled books including jewelry, bookmarks, buttons, and other unique creations.

The Book Sale gets underway during Christmas Under the Clock and continues through December 10 during regular library hours (Monday to Thursday 10 am to 9 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 6 pm).

Like the Library on Facebook HERE and keep up on all their events.