It s the holidays and time to decorate homes and put out displays. The creativity and neighborhood spirit brought out last year was tremendous. No names, elaborate descriptions or phone numbers are required.
Anonymity is encouraged.
Over the week of December 18, six volunteers from the Parks divisions in Gresham and Troutdale will screen the nominations, trimming what they expect to be a long list of beautifully decorated homes down to the top six. A final panel of judges, including a television personality and the owner of the Columbia Gorge Hotel, has the ominous task of touring the homes in a limousine from Superior Limousine and choosing the 1st through 3rd place winners. Selection is based on creativity, size and scope of display, use of color and use of the contest theme Parks and Recreation - Bringing the Community Together . The winner will receive a weekend getaway at the Columbia Gorge Hotel and the runners-up will receive a gift certificate from the Gresham Station QFC store or a dinner at the Black Rabbit Restaurant at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale. A map featuring the winners and finalists will be published in The Gresham Outlook on Saturday, December 23, in time for a Christmas Eve tour.