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Happy Holidays 2006

Holiday lights

By TIMES WIRES
Published December 15, 2006

Dade City

- 13741 10th St. Lots of lights and decorations, all depicting the reason for the season.

Holiday

- 2027 Hess Drive. Lights and inflatables. Some neighbors join in the decorating fun.

Hudson

- 15132 Vine St. Whole neighborhood participates in decorating. Inflatables, model train.

- Arlington Woods, 10932 Midland Bridge Road. Reindeer, waterfall, sleigh, snowman. Lights on the week before Christmas.

- Word of Life, 13427 Word of Life Drive. Yard decorations, nine scenes with many animations.

New Port Richey

- Colonial Manor, 3505 Berkshire St. Lights on roof, house, lawn.

- Deer Park, 8422 Royal Hart Drive. Thousands of lights illuminate house, shrubbery, trees, roof, ground and arches over driveway. Handmade wooden scenes, Santa and friends on moving ski slope lift.

- Golden Acres, 9187 Sunshine Blvd. Candles light the drive, stars surround the home, inflatables, deer and moose, trees, nativity scene and snowman.

- Gulf Harbors, 5501 Clipper Court. Traditional, with inflatables.

- Millwood, 4924 Arbor Oaks Blvd. Animated figures, singing Santa. "Stop by for our traditional Christmas Eve extravaganza."

- Millwood, 4933 Arbor Oaks Blvd. Flying Santa, Mickey Mouse and much more.

Spring Hill

- 16413 Eagle View Drive. Dale Earnhardt Jr. car, hot air balloons, numerous blowups.

Port Richey

- Regency Park, 7124 Westcott Drive. SpongeBob, 8-foot carousel, inflatables. Santa will visit from 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 24.

- Regency Park, 10101 and 10039 Sleepyhollow Lane. Both homes have "tons of decorations, lots of stuff to look at."

- Regency Park, Rockwood Drive. Half the block participates in display. "Arches, blowups, everything you can imagine!"

Zephyrhills

- 38810 Miller Ave. Seven lighted reindeer, blowup snowmen, Santa Claus. All trees, windows and house lighted.

Lutz

- Turtle Lakes, 1235 Waterbury Loop. More than 100 figurines, decorations and Christmas sculptures, about 20,000 lights, including the never-ending "hedge to nowhere." Spot the one decoration that is out of place. Lights out at 9 p.m. Turtle Lakes is 3 miles east of U.S. 41 on SR 54. Enter on Foggy Ridge, go 7/10 mile to Waterbury Loop.

Tampa

- Lamplighter on the River, 8415 E Fowler Ave. Santa and Mrs. Claus, nativity scene, blowups, snowmen, more than 50 homes decorated.

- 5905 N Habana Ave. Almost 20,000 lights around the property, six reindeer, Santa, nativity.

- Area near 3407 Hollyhock Way. "There are 74 homes in the subdivision, and about 54 of them put up lots of lights."

South Tampa

- 400 El Prado Blvd. Many lights throughout yard, including on large oaks. Santa and sleigh, Santa's house with mice in front, gingerbread, reindeer, elves, lighted snowmen.

Hyde Park

- 840 S Boulevard. Santa and Mrs. Claus with elves, nativity scene, toy soldiers, candy canes, snowman, music, thousands of lights, oversized ornaments, 7-foot wreath, 3-foot ornaments.

[Last modified December 14, 2006, 21:32:17]