Leisure World Lights Up

Leisure World lights up for the holidays every year. The following is a list of exceptional decorations to enjoy during December.

• Glenna Hoff, 1371 Pelham Road, 66-G, has a four-foot angel in her bay window. The angel is large and lovely, with sterioptic wings, crown and a bouquet. “She is ready and waiting to be a blessing to those who come to see her God’s helper,” Hoff said.

• Sandy Tessier and Mike Skinner, 1710 Tam O’ Shanter Road, 12-D, have their Christmas lights up and invite everyone to walk or drive by to enjoy the magic of Christmas. Sandy thanked God, and said the Lord knew she needed this, “because when we turned on the lights, looking at the house lifted my well-needed spirit and made me smile.”

• Andrea Maas, 1300 Knollwood Road, 41-B, has a spectacular display of nativities on display every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Call her at 562-481-2290 to arrange another day and time if desired.

• Dick Crowe has festive lights around his home in Mutual 12, 60-C.

• Jeanne Haislett, 1541 Interlachen Road, has lights at Mutual 10, Unit 259-G.

• Janet Hendricks, Mutual 6, 63-B, said “the Grinch is at it again, pulling down Christmas lights” at her house.

• David Naegle, 13260 Fairfield Lane, 171-J, Mutual 7, has Christmas lights and decorations.

• Margo Wheeler and Jacque and Tullie Faris, 1400 Mayfield Road, Mutual 6, 57-G and 57-H, have a joint light display. As dog owners, their decorations have an emphasis on decorative dogs.

• Debra Schaufer at Mutual 9, 208-H, has ocean-themed Christmas decorations.

•Alma Zamzow, 1541 Homewood Road, Mutual 5, 112-B, has a nativity scene.

• Devota Elaine Burrows, Mutual 15, 13-F, has hedges covered in lights. The front of the house is decorated with colorful lights.

• Keith Goodner and Chuck Charles, Mutual 17, Building 3, have reindeer, trees and laser lights on the grounds. Their and their neighbors’ balconies are also decorated: Goodner and Charles’ at 87-A, the balcony just above the reindeer; Jacklyn Taylor and Peter Mason at 88-A, to the right of 87-A; and Liz Meripol, 102-B, right above 88-A.

• Jeri Nowell, Mutual 5, 96-A, has lots of lights and two inflatables. Her neighbors at 95-L and 95-J have lots of lights, and their neighbors at 95-H have lights and a great nutcracker.

• Michael Camarena and Vinton Ash, Mutual 2, 4-C, have decorations for the holidays.

• Pam Turner, 13201 El Dorado Drive, Mutual 9, 207-L, has a Christmas village displayed in her front window. The village is made up of a collection of over 30 houses and figurines, which started in 1988 with the Department 56 Dickens Train Station. It now includes primarily houses from the North Pole series. This year’s display includes a G Gage train and animated Santakins.

• Sharon Woodruff, 13331 Twin Hills Drive, Mutual 12, 56-L, has lights and farm animal decorations in her front yard, including a white Jersey cow, a Texas longhorn, a pig, goat, rooster, hen and chicks.

• Lorna Binger thinks her neighbors at 13824 Fresh Meadow Lane, 13-A and 13-L, have exceptional Christmas decorations that are like “Disneyland at night.”

• Greg and Candy Meyers, 13199 El Dorado Dr. 208-F off of Nassau Drive, have decorations up.

• Martine Whitford, 13181 Del Monte Dr. 38-F, Mutual 12, has Christmas palm trees.

• Elizabeth Kennedy, 13320 Del Monte Drive, 9-D, has rainbow Christmas lights lining her bushes and white Christmas lights lining the windows of her home.