By David F. Rooney The downtown core was a busy place on Friday, November 27, as Moonlight Madness seized local shoppers sending them heading into the night in search of great bargains. I spent a coupe of hours cruising the shops and taking photos, a selection of which you’ll find below. I hope you enjoy them: If you ever thought Moonlight madness was just for adults, a trip to Legends-n-Heroes would ave shown how wrong you were. Thomas MacDonald and his pal Donald Robichaud hit the store early in the annual shopping evening to check out the goodies on offer. David F. Rooney photo Legend-n-Heroes proprietor Neil Robichaud has his hands full during last Friday’s Moonlight Madness shopping extravaganza. David F. Rooney photo Society Snow and Skate’s Karl Jost said sales have been brisk this winter and he was looking forward to not just a busy Moonlight Madness Sale, but a profitable winter overall. David F. Rooney photo Moonlight Madness is a usually a busy time for local restaurants as whole families visit the city’s core to go shopping and to dine out or, if you’re younger and just want a good time, an evening out with friends at a local watering hole like the Village idiot. David F. Rooney photo Anita Hill enjoyed poking around at Castle Joe Books. David F. Rooney photo A steady stream of shoppers dropped in at Big Mountain Kitchen & Linen. David F. Rooney photo The Girl Guides hit the streets to eat passersby (like me) with boxes of those tasty and iconic cookies. Sam Channell, Alexis Allain and Alex Cole made sure I did not go on my way empty handed. David F. Rooney photo Barely two shops away from the cookie-selling Guides, these fun-loving young local girls offered up delicious pulled pork sliders made by Carrie’s. David F. Rooney photo Grizzly Books & Serendipity Shop had a steady stream of customers… David F. Rooney photo …Many booklovers, like Lizzie McDowell entered their names to win in a draw at the hop. David F. Rooney photo Finely crafted jewellery is often on people’s minds and Arleigh Garrett’s shop, Garnish, was busy with people seeking something special for a loved one. David F. Rooney photo With winter most definitely settled in for the foreseeable future, many people were out looking for gear, in this instance, Skookum. David F. Rooney photo If you’s got sinter sports gear maybe you wanted a new — and warm — winter wardrobe. Steven Corss’ and Carolyn Gibson’s shop, Revy Outdoors, likely had what you wanted. David F. Rooney photo Kira Sawatzky, Matthew Scarcella, Cohen Lussier and Beth Brodie found that the corner of Mackenzie and First Street West was a good spot to raise donations for the Me to We Club’s Project Warm, which is raising money and collecting warm socks for the Community Connections Food Bank. David F. Rooney photo Beyond Gifts was jammed. David F. Rooney photo Customers trawled through this little shop on Connaught. David F. Rooney photo The pies at Padrino’s was worth the wait. David F. Rooney photo Goldie Sanghera (center) talks with some of the diners at her great little restaurant, Paramjit’s Kitchen. David F. Rooney photo Revelstoke Mobility Store owner Shannon Van Goor (centre) said her shop did exceptionally well. It sold at least 51 of the new iPhone 6s. Perhaps that’s why Benjamin Menzies seems to be unwinding to the amusement of a customer and fellow sales associate Zach Zach Dembick. David F. Rooney photo Suzanne Riegel and her daughter Sage were at Bette’s Underthings & Clothing looking for, well, feminine things. David F. Rooney photo Diane Bull (centre) and her crew at Style Trend — Lainey Thur, Raighel Levesque and Chloe Speerbrecker took advantage during lull in the evening to pose for a quick photo. David F. Rooney photo Lucky Lawrence Rebalkin says,”It’s not about the money; it’s living the dream.” David F. Rooney photo Liz Rorstad assists a custom at Freespirit Sports. If you need equipment, clothing or accessories Liz and her husband Elmer probably have what you want. David F. Rooney photo Allison, Gail aand Diana were having a good time at Home Hardware during Moonlight Madness. David F. Rooney photo Chelsea Lamont checks out some of the merchandise at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives gift shop. David F. Rooney photo A few blocks east and north of Legends-n-Heroes other people were out toy hunting at the Big Apple. Toys and games are No surprise there!) among the most sought-after products at Christmas. David F. Rooney photo Dorothy Bouchard and Tannis Kingscote were selling tickets for the Revelstoke Crime Stoppers draw at Pharmasave. Depending on what kind of ticket you bought you could win that hockey jersey or a toy Mountie cruiser. David F. Rooney photo There’s one in every crowd. Andrew Moore made a perfect, though somewhat taller-than-average, elf as he posed with shopper Rosemary Tracy at Pharmasave. David F. Rooney photo
