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LIFE The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com Thursday, October 15, 2020 7A Downtown finds safe way to celebrate holiday season BY KELSEY PODO kpodo@gainesvilletimes.com Gainesville residents won’t be lining the streets for the annual Christmas parade this holiday season, but they are encouraged to “light up the town.” And whoever lights up the town best, will get their own per sonal parade. Christmas on Green Street and the Jingle Mingle shop ping kickoff event have been canceled this year. In typical years, Jingle Mingle is held in November and includes a visit from Santa and a lighting of the chicken that sits atop Main Street Market on the Gaines ville square. Christmas on Green Street is usually held the first Sunday of Decem ber and features a parade followed by open houses along historic Green Street. As an alternative to the popular events, Main Street Manager Nicole Ricketts said the city is hosting Light up the Town. People are asked to decorate their homes or businesses with lights and submit a photo to the down town Gainesville website. Applications will be avail able online Sunday, Nov. 1, until Wednesday, Dec. 1. “We’re trying to come up with other ways to keep the spirit alive in downtown,” Ricketts said. Participants will have the opportunity to be judged in one of five categories: ■ Longest consecutive line of decorated homes ■ Best decorated business ■ Best individual deco rated home ■ Best decorated group of homes/neighborhood ■ People’s choice, the most-liked home on Facebook Ricketts encourages peo ple to pack as many lights and holiday cheer as pos sible into their homes or storefronts. The winners will receive their own personal Santa parade on Sunday, Dec. 6, fit with decked-out firetrucks, police cars and other city vehicles. As people begin sub mitting their illuminated homes and buildings, the locations will become avail able through a Google map on downtown Gainesville’s website for anyone to view. Ricketts said those who live outside the Gainesville city limits can participate and add their address; however, their home or business won’t be entered in the contest. Although Jingle Mingle has been called off, Ricketts assures people that the light ing of the chicken will hap pen but most likely without a large ceremony. In typi cal years, the large metal chicken is illuminated dur ing the event with great fan fare, music and cheers. “Traditionally it’s tied to Jingle Mingle, so we’re being a little cautious,” she said. “We’re wanting to make sure that we’re not trying to draw a big crowd for an event. We’re still thinking it through.” Times file photo ffl Apartments FOR RENT RPC Partners 2 Bedrm. 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