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; MOST PEOPLE decorate their homes at Christmas with a

_ String. of lights, perhaps some garland and maybe a snow-

/ * man’ in the front yard. Others: go: slightly nuts with

- @andycanes, carolers, Santas, and more lights than the jally “elf himself would use.

So what's all the fuss about? Well, aside from general

“Christmas craziness, Terrace residents are getting ready for

“the annual Northwest Real Estate Board's Christmas lights

““pontest.

McRae Cres. residents are undefeated champions in the

best street category for seven years in a row. Last week a

reporter spotted one of the street’s residents out in the freezing winds, propping up a large star of lights.

Frank Ackerman has been decorating his house for five to six years, adding a couple strings cach year.

During the Christmas season he estimates more than a

"hundred cars a night drive down McRae to look at the ' lights,

' Frank and Maria Luis have lived on McCrae Cres. since 1975. Carolers and candycanes decorate the front lawn,

. Santas poke out here and there and lights are strung

throughout the front of the house.

“We started with a litile bit and every year I just add more,”’ says Maria.

When asked how everyone on the street is convinced to

: join i in the Christmas decorating spree, she says it seems to just happen every year.

“And in the end the street just looks beautiful, ” she says. Last year’s winner of the best house calegory was Jim

. Young of 4931 Park. Provided the weather cooperates, he

plans to enter the contest again. “Christmas lights have always been a labour of love for

. me,” he says.

‘He puts wp about 30 strings of lights, he estimates, but

. doesn’t plan to add on much more this year.

. “I’m trying to cut down on the wattage now,” he says.

Young is quite fussy about what lights go where.

“T like doing lights in a controlled fashion. Everything has ‘its place, it’s not just slap happy put together,’’ he says. “It’s not to see how many lights I can put up, it’s more of an artistic thing,’”

Every year he enters into a friendly competition with his brother-in-law who lives down the street, but this year that competition might become official if his brother-in-law en- ‘ters the contest.

One category that will be open up for competition this year is that of best theme. The Alairic’s at 3809 Pine St. won last ycar with a North Pole theme, but they are selling their house this year, so bowed out of the contest.

‘We figured we'd give everyone else a chance this year,”’ says Roy Alairic. But he wams they’ll be back for Christmas 1996.

The other categories in the contest are best commercial display and a judge’s award,

Contestants have until 5 p.m. on Dec. 19 to enter the Christmas Lights contest. Entry forms are available at local Teal estate offices. Judging will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 20.

- “No ordinary-trees~

PLAYERS FROM the Midget réps are selling special sculptured Christmas trees for $25 this year.

You'll find them in the McDonalds parking lot, Thursdays, from 4-8 p.m., Fridays from 5-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from noon till 6 p.m. and Mon- day, Dec. 21 from 4-8 p.m.

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