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Spring Expo 2003
Green Hills RC&D has booth at 2003 expo
The Green Hills RC&D Council partnered with the Livingston County Soil & Water Conservation District to have a booth at the Constitution Tribune 2003 Expo. The day was a success with the Green Hills giving away personalized pens, brochures about all there projects and workshops, children's conservation information. The Council gave 3 door prizes away, which included a decorated wren birdhouse and two LifeLine Screening certificates that valued at $40 a piece. Tiffany Mustain, RC&D Secretary and Debbie Gudgell, District Clerk, attending the booth and both thought the exposure of the programs to the public was a great success.
C-T's first Spring Expo a resounding success
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The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune's Spring Expo 2003 was heavily attended and very busy on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Chillicothe High School.
At about 9:50 a.m., 10 minutes before the opening of the Expo, there were dozens of cars streaming down both directions of Highway 190 to make a turn onto Hornet Drive and into the Chillicothe High School parking lot.
The Expo was held in the high school gymnasium, the commons and also the parking lot.
The Expo was organized by Constitution-Tribune staff in order to provide a venue for area merchants to showcase and sell their merchandise.
By all accounts provided, the Expo was a smashing success.
"We loved it!," said Yvonne Haslar, a full-time employee of Francine's Pastry Parlor.
"We did really great on sales. We sold out of chicken salad and bread and had to call the shop and have them bring more supplies. We also sold out of veggie pasta salad and all of our pies."
There were over 75 exhibitors at Saturday's Constitution-Tribune Spring Expo. Over 2,000 patrons visited the Expo, which was free to the public.
"There were a lot more people and booths than we expected. I had in my mind something similar to the Working Women's Night Out, but there were at least twice as many booths at the Expo," Haslar said.
The Constitution-Tribune gave out $25 in "Expo Cash" every 15 minutes, which the winners were able to spend like real money at the exhibitor booths. At the end of the Expo, vendors exchanged the Expo Cash for real money at the Constitution-Tribune registration booth.
"We made a sale from the Expo Cash," said Ken Lauhoff, owner of Lauhoff's Jewelry.
"We had 495 registrations on Saturday. That's about 100 an hour. The Expo was organized very well and there was plenty booth space," Lauhoff said.
John and Nancy Parks, owners of Parks' Shoes, had a booth set up which included a mobile shoe display with dozens of different shoe styles they carry in their store.
"We thought the Expo was great. It was well worth the money. We wanted to let people know we were in town. A lot of kids came by and realized for the first time that we carry sports lines," Nancy Parks said.
More than 2,000 people attended the first-ever Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune Spring Expo on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Chillicothe High School. There were over 75 exhibitors, many of whom sold merchandise and answered many customer questions. There were also political candidates, a youth baseball sign-up and an assortment of other displays.
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