It’s time for the 7th annual Watrous Heights Neighborhood Association’s Holiday Lighting Contest and Drawing, and this year we’re making some changes!

 

As the contest has grown over the years, so have the different ways our neighbors decorate, so this year we’re adding categories. Each household must select the category they think their decorations best fit into when submitting their entry.

 

We’re also moving up the entry deadline, so our judges have more time to drive around to review and rate the displays.

 

Contest registration opens now and ends at midnight on Friday, December 13. Judges will have from Sunday, December 15 until Friday, December 20 to review and rate the entries.

 

Categories:

 

Traditional Christmas–Your display captures the nostalgia of Christmas.

 

Less Is More–You like decorating, but prefer to keep it simple and low maintenance. Afterall, someone has to put all of those light strings away at the end of the season!

 

Crazy Inflatables–You love decorations that set the scene as soon as they’re pulled out of the box, anchored down and plugged in.

 

Clark Griswold–Too many lights? There is no such thing! If you decorate with lots of lights, you belong in this category.

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We will be awarding 1st and 2nd place prizes in each category.

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First place winners in each category will each receive a $100 Hy-Vee gift card.

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Second place winners in each category will each receive a $75 Hy-Vee gift card.

 

Homes that entered the contest but didn’t place first or second will be entered into a drawing for a smaller prize to show our appreciation for your effort to decorate our neighborhood for the season.

 

Rules:

1.   Board members and their families are not eligible for prizes.

 

2.   Displays must be lit from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. each night from December 15 through December 20 for judges to review. Judges will review lighting displays from the street and will not enter your property.

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3.   You must select a lighting category when submitting your entry.

 

There is no cost to participate in the contest.

 

To enter, fill out the form on our website  

    https://www.watrousheightsna.com/contest

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We need your name, home address and an email and/or phone number. Be sure to enter the contest category as shown above that you are entering.

 

A picture of your exterior decorations is desired but NOT required to enter the contest.

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Thank you for making the Watrous Heights Neighborhood festive and fun for the holiday season.

 

Have fun!