Show Christmas Street to be lit Marian Eckley Contributing Writer 15 will be the DECEMBER first night that the entire Christmas Street will be lit It all started 46 years ago when the Menlove family built a subdivision on 1500 East After the houses were built buil t the Burdett Burden family moved in and put up Christmas lights Soon after relatives of both families continued continued continued con con- moving in all of whom kept putting up Christmas lights Hence Christmas Street According to Ted and Monica Whiting directors of Christmas Street last year over cars drove by We get people from all over the world said Ted Whiting In fact people honk on Dec 1 because we dont don't have our Christmas lights on Every year a Christmas tree is donated to the street This year the tree will be donated by a resident on Blaine Ave People dont don't want their trees so we go and cut them down and haul them away for our Christmas trees trees said Monica Whiting She recalls last years year's tree was over feet tall Were trying to locate a crane this year but so far no luck remarked Ted Whiting Christmas Street can be found at 1500 East Glen Arbor 1735 South The lights willbe willbe will willbe be turned on Dec 15 to Jan 1 Some houses will try to have theirs turned on by Dec 8 o 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 o 0 ii 96 0 0 o a 0 o 0 0 Rp c t Glen Arbor has been transformed into Christmas Street for the last 46 years I |