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Drone show headlines second annual Frosty on First in La Salle · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Drone Show Headlines, second annual Frosty on First and LaSalle. Written by
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  Emily Beebe. This article is being read by an automated voice, brought
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  to you by Everlet. Frosty on First returns to downtown LaSalle for
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  its second year Friday, November 6th, and Saturday, November 7th, bringing back
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  its inflatable attractions, synthetic, ice rink, and downtown shopping passport, and adding
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  a new drone show organizers believe is the first in the area.
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  The drone show begins at 8 p.m. Saturday on First Street. The
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  event runs from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. To
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  8 p.m. Saturday, and everything is free to attend. I don't know
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  for a fact if we're The
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  first drone show in our area, but I feel like we might
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  be, said Brent Bader, Deputy City Clerk. No one around here has
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  done one yet. The show will feature holiday characters and images alongside
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  local references people will recognize with sponsor logos appearing in the formations.
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  Both years have been supported by a 50,000 state tourism grant that
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  allowed the city to promote the event beyond the community. Returning attractions
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  include the Synthetic Ice Skating Rink, which is Real Blades on a
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  slick synthetic surface, and is sponsored by AGG Roofing, the event's lead
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  sponsor for the second straight year. Also returning is the Everest slide,
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  a massive inflatable so popular that the city added a second slide
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  this year to form a dual ice castle, a snowman bounce house,
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  an additional holiday, and sports themed inflatables. New This Year is a
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  wipeout style attraction aimed at older kids and teenagers, an arena where
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  participants stand on podiums and jump or duck beneath a swinging arm,
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  plus a 360 selfie station. The Ultimate Snowball Fight, organized by Axe
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  Church, returns. The event.
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  Features a paintball style enclosure where kids throw snowballs at each other.
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  Last year, it was only offered on Saturday because of rain but
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  will be offered both days this year, and Bader called it the
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  highlight of the event. The kids Zone returns Saturday with arts and
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  crafts and letters to Santa from eleven a.m. To three p.m. Last
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  year Santa wrote back to every child who included a return address.
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  During the Kids Zone there will also be appearances by ice princesses
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  and snowman characters, a kid's DJ and live reindeer from noon to
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  four p.m. The reindeer also will appear from 5 to 9 p.m.
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  Friday
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  Also new is the Kringle market from Chef Sara, who launched the
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  La Salle Farmers Market this year. About 10 food trucks will return,
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  selected so as not to compete with downtown restaurants, and the passport
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  program is back, where shoppers collect stamps at local businesses to enter
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  a raffle for prize baskets. Friday night features live music from the
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  Ryan Sheffard duo from 6 to 9 p.m. With Tim and Wally
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  playing 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Santa arrives at 6 p.m. Friday
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  to help light the Christmas tree with Mayor Jeff Grove, and Movies
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  in the Park wraps up the first night. Shuttles will run from
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  City Hall to Rotary Park from 4.45 to 6.45 pm Saturday for
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  the Run, Run Rudolph 5K Fun, Run Salk, which will be the
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  only chance to see the 2026-27 Celebration of Lights display on foot
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  before it opens to vehicles Sunday. The display then runs 5 9
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  p.m. Nightly through New year’s Day. Last
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  year’s: Friday night drew a pack downtown. That Friday night was packed
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  downtown LaSalle, Bader said. I was truly amazed, because it felt like
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  the vision that we all had as a community came together. Last
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  year's Saturday brought scattered rain, yet families in rain jackets still lined
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  up for photos with the reindeer. This year's drone show replaces the
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  rain soaked fireworks finale. Road closures match last year's a three-block
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  radius from Joliet to Wright Street, plus the alley between 1st and
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  2nd Streets south to 1st Street. Parking is available on surrounding streets
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  and in the city lot to the north, and downtown stores will
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  keep extended hours. It's something that takes the entire community to put
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  together, Bader said. We're really thankful to our downtown partners and our
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  sponsors. This wouldn't be possible without them. For more information, visit livatuplacall.com.