The Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism celebrated Small Business Saturday with a Block Party on Washington Avenue. Attendees chased the chill with hot apple cider and cookies.
The highlight of the event was the ping-pong drop. Brian Renner and Roman Bloemke did the honors in two waves. The first drop of 72 ping-pong balls were for children. The second drop featured 144 ping-pong balls for adults. Each ball was numbered, which corresponded to one of more than $3,000 in prizes.
Emily and Hattie Ritchie of Hutchinson earned a Culver's token, a Wheel & Cog admission and two tickets to Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. Jill Springer of Hutchinson was thrilled with a $25 gift certificate to Amazing Grace and a $5 gift card to Buffalo Wild Wings. Elisabeth Nelson of Dassel earned a $25 gift certificate to Carly's Shoes and a $5 Buffalo Wild Wings gift card. Lynn Lauer of Hutchinson received a $50 certificate from CenBank.
