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Upcoming Downtown Promotions:  

  • Red Wine & Chocolate @ local wineries - 2nd & 3rd Weeknds of February.
  • Downtown Romantic Getaway & Gift Basket Contest during Red Wine & Chocolate. Also, vote for your favorite baby picture (3 different winery owners competing) in the "Be My Little Baby" Photo Contest.

Latest News from Historic Downtown Chelan...

City of Chelan Releases Downtown

Master Plan  Draft

Click on "Master Plan" to review this draft plan presented by Makers Architecture and Urban Design of Seattle to a joint meeting of the Chelan City Council and the City Plan Commission on December 16, 2009.  Numerous HDCA board members and downtown business owners are serving on the Downtown Advisory Committee (DAC) that is overseeing this process and making rcommendations to the city council.

HDCA Sponsors Another Successful Winterfest Fire & Ice

Anyone who has attended past Winterfests in Chelan and then experienced the 2010 edition will tell you that we had record crowds and fun this year. Great job Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce and Erin McCardle! 

The North Cascades National Bank Ice Bar was a smash hit with the cool tunes of The Kevin Jones Band and Brothers from Different Mothers; the downtown Wine Walk on Saturday sold out in the first hour; and the parade route was lined with thousands of spectators who would later be treated to fireworks over the lake.  Thank you to all  the volunteers who assisted with Winterfest at all of our venues downtown, Don Morse Park, Manson, and our winery partners!

And a special thanks to our HDCA parade volunteers: The McKellar family & friends (straight from the tropics); and the Harrison & Sandvick families & friends who walked the parade route passing out treats to the huge crowd!  We hope that kids of all ages had a great time "REJOICING" in the magic of winter in Historic Downtown Chelan and throughout the beautiful Lake Chelan area!

              

  You Can't Keep a Wise Man Down!

Our HDCA Manager, Doug Sandvick, usually does not hang out with religious giants (just giants of retail), but a senseless act of vandalism set him in motion to find a "Fourth" Wise Man for St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Nativity Scene in Historic Downtown Chelan two days before Christmas.  His quest to find a new Wise Man by Christmas Eve took him down a long but worthwhile path from North Central, WA to St. Louis, MO.  Thank you to Main Street Gallery for all of their assistance and the generous donations from the public and members of the Lake Chelan Rotary that helped pay for the shipping!

Read "Wise Man Reunited with Stolen Head"  KOZI Radio website news story on December 24, 2009.

Also... "Vandalism to Nativity Scene Resolved"  story by Steve Byquist on GoLakeChelan.com December 26, 2009.

Also... "And Then There Were Four" story by Michelle McNiel in the Wenatchee World, January 4, 2010.

Downtown  Sponsorship Opportunities: 

Ribbon of Hope  

Honor someone you know who has battled breast cancer with a Ribbon of Hope.  These fully lighted displays come with a plaque with your wording and will be displayed each October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month on our historic downtown blue light poles.

Click on Ribbon of Hope above for donation form.

 

Flower Baskets

  • $65 to sponsor a basket
  • $10 extra for sponsorship plaque (Your name, business or in honor/memory of someone of your choice.
  • Tax Deductible Donation:
    • Write check to: "HDCA Flower Fund"
    • Mail to: HDCA, PO Box 3071, Chelan, WA 98816

CLICK HERE for printable donation form 

 Washington State Main Street Resource Team Report (click to view)

Become an HDCA Member 

 

Contact HDCA office at 509-682-4322 or

HDCA@nwi.net today and become a member of an organization dedicated to preserving our history and growing our downtown business districts.

 

 

 

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