The highlight of Waldo’s 25th birthday party at The Compleat Bookseller last Friday was the fabulous cake created by Ellen Connor. Children and grownups alike crowded around to ooh and ah before shop owner Lanny Parks did the honors cutting and distributing.
Waldo scavengers had the month of July to find his hiding spots in twenty downtown Chestertown shops, and gather a certificate from each location. Once contestants gathered all
Lanny Parks with Cade, who won a large version of Waldo after finding the especially well hidden 12th mini Waldo on Friday.
twenty certificates, they turned them into Waldo headquarters staff at the Compleat Bookseller. Thirty-five contestants of all ages completed the hunt; the youngest was 2 year old Anna Shirk, and the oldest was seventy-five. Claire O’Brien was the first to finish. Birthday wishers had one more chance to sharpen their Waldo finding techniques Friday, as Parks had hidden twelve of them around the second floor of the shop prior to the party.
Parks took a moment to thank all participating businesses, adding that as the event offered a chance for people to venture into previously unfamiliar stores, it was a terrific way to promote shopping downtown.
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