Mutual 2 honors its brightest displays
Mutual 2’s inaugural Holiday Decorating Contest winners were presented with yard signs and prizes on Dec. 9. Mutual President Peggy Keller and board member Chris Abel congratulated first-place winner Bettie Hancock, who decorated her home at 1202 Golden Rain Road, 72-I, with help from her daughters Charry Beck and Kathy Workman.
Coming in second was Joanna Matos’ design, which features large tree ornaments she says she purchased long ago at the World Trade Center in Long Beach; see it in its glory at 1543 Monterey Road, 24-E. And Lynn Parreira gives all the credit for his home’s third-place finish to his wife, Dee Dee, who was at work during the presentation. You won’t want to miss the Parreiras’ patio at 1580 Monterey Road, 14-F.
The contest drew 11 entries and focused on outdoor décor, or anything that could be viewed from outside. Winners were presented with gift cards totaling $100, $75 and $50.
Also to be seen around LW are these wonderous sites:
• 1710 Tam O’Shanter Road, 12-D: Mike Skinner and Sandy Tessier have a brightly bedecked home in Mutual 14. “We want to light up your spirits,” Sandy says.
• 13331 Twin Hills Drive, 56-L: Jerry and Sharon Woodruff, Tessier’s sister, wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
• 1440 Skokie Road, 89-I: Dave LaCascia’s display features a creche, snowman collection, Island
of Misfit Toys, Rudolph figurines and more.
• 13611 Cedar Crest Lane, 99-L: A menagerie of lights illuminates this Mutual 5 block.
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1441 Homewood Road, 96-A: Ted and Jeri Nowell invite you to see the multitude of brightly colored lights that surround their home.
• 1411 Pelham Road, 64-H: Bruce and Rhetta Lombardi have a 5-foot Santa and a 6-foot tree on a patio that’s “beautiful during the day, but spectacular at night,” Bruce says.
• 1371 Pellham Road, 66-G: Glenna Hoff shares that her angel is named Joy “as she gives to so many these 20 years I have had her.”
• 13320 Del Monte Drive, 9-D: Elizabeth and Carl Kennedy invite all to view their festive home in Mutual 15.
• 13550 Del Monte Drive: “Peace on Earth and Merry Christmas from Mutual 17,” says Liz Meripol.
• 1671 Interlachen Road, 285-E: Dorothy Schwartz’s “Santa and Mrs. Claus and Their Elves” display is dedicated to the memory of her late husband, Bob.
• 1720 Interlachen Road, 41-H: Two snowmen stand guard over Sheila Sanfilippo and Julie Hughes.
Each week until Christmas, LW Weekly will run a list of notable decorations. Residents are encouraged to send an address and brief description of their holiday displays to pattym@lwsb.com, or slip a note through the mail slot of the office, located near the Amphitheater. High-resolution jpgs are also being accepted for possible inclusion in the annual holiday lights feature scheduled for Dec. 24.
