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Shopping Guide News Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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Christmas Bucks winners are here By WENDY MELTON Staff Writer
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“I have never won anything in my life! I am very, very excited! It’s been kind of a hard year, this year, so this is such a blessing. Thank you!” This was Linda Screeton’s response when she received her grand prize winnings. Her name was drawn as the first-place winner in the Fulton County 2025 Christmas Bucks drawing. Her name was drawn at Harvest Moon Deli and Market, Rochester. When asked where she would spend her Christmas Bucks, she said, “Definitely at Harvest Moon so we can fill up our freezer for the winter. We also do a lot of shopping at Webb’s Family Pharmacy.” Winning the Christmas Bucks drawing came at the right time. Screeton said, “We’ve had some health concerns this year and losses in our family, so this has been really fun and such a blessing to our family.” Screeton likes to stay close to home when she shops, especially during Christmas. “We have amazing businesses and small shops in Rochester. It’s important to encourage everyone to shop local.” She believes it’s important to invest in local businesses to keep the community strong and thriving. “Many local businesses have been a part of our family for several years. That’s why it was so exciting to win this. Giving back to the community is so important. Thank you so much!” Screeton enjoys spending time with her family during the holiday season. “My family comes in, my two sons and my daughter, and we have a celebration at my daughter’s house. We have big Christmas stockings for my eight grandchildren, and they look forward to seeing what’s in them.” As for carrying on Christmas traditions with her family, she said, “I hope they can all get to-
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TOP WINNER — Linda Screeton, center, is the first-place winner in the 2025 Shopping Guide News Christmas Bucks drawing. She is shown with Harvest Moon employee Virginia Martin, left, and Andrea McKee, sales representative, right, who is presenting Screeton with her $500 Christmas Bucks grand prize. Photo by Wendy Melton.
gether and play games and just have fun.” When asked if she could give a wish to others in the community, Screeton said, “Just that nobody is alone on Christmas and that everybody should have someone to share Christmas with.” There were other winners joining Screeton. Diana Shannon, Winamac was the second place winner. Shannon received $250, putting her entry form in at Refined: A Resale Boutique, Winamac. Rich Sprague, Rochester, re-
DRAWING A WINNER — The Shopping Guide News of Fulton County Ad Representative Andrea McKee, right, draws a Christmas Bucks winner from a box held by The Papers Inc. Director of Marketing Kristin DeVittorio. Photo by Deb Patterson. ceived $150 in Christmas Bucks as the third place winner. His entry was drawn from Odell Lumber and Supply, Rochester. Linda Wade, Fulton, placed her entry in at Craft Crossing Antiques, Crafts and Collectibles, Rochester, which earned her $50
for coming in fourth place. Mandy Benzing, Akron, was the fifth place winner of $50. She entered at Ace Hardware of Winamac. Putt’s Bar and Grill, Rochester, was the $500 prize winner of the store owner/manager drawing.
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