December 24, 2014
The traditional Christmas Eve Carnival at Wondai, organised by the local Show Society, was as popular as ever on Wednesday night.
Crowds filled Coronation Park to await the drawing of the “Wondai Dollars” Christmas shopping promotion.
This year, three “first” prizes of $1000 each were drawn, followed by 15 runners-up prizes of $200.
Shoppers who purchased goods at participating stores went into the draw … but there was a catch, to be eligible for the $1000 prize they had to be able to get to the stage within 60 seconds of their name being called.
This year all three winners made it in time: Linda Staines, David “Tarz” McCullough and Patsy Phipps, all from Wondai.
The winners of the 15 smaller prizes didn’t have to be present, but many were at the Carnival anyway and collected their prizes.
After the excitement of the draw, the two spinning wheels took over at either end of the park, with prizes ranging from novelty goods to hams to be won.
The Wondai and District Town Band, playing from the balcony of the Hotel Cecil, added to the festive atmosphere as their music filled the park.
But the Christmas highlight – much to the delight of the children – was the fact Santa managed to drop by for a short time on his busiest night of the year.
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