23 December 2012
Businesses, families compete in annual holiday lighting contest
LAKEPORT, Calif. – A number of local families and businesses participated in this year’s annual Lakeport Lighted Holiday Decorating.
The Lakeport Main Street Association announced the winners this past week.
President Barbara Breunig presented the awards at the Dec. 18 Lakeport City Council meeting.
“I was pleased with all of them,” said Breunig.
This year’s winners include Sanducci’s Cottage, winning first place in the business category for a stunning show in white lights.
Second place went to Rocky Point Care Center, 625 16th St., for an elegant display running across its entire facade.
The whimsical wonderland at the home of Lance and Kristi Domagalski, located at 1075 N. Forbes St., was runner up in the residential category.
“We had a lot of fun doing it,” Kristi Domagalski said.
First place in the residential category went to Jared and Tiffany Bussard, who also won in the 2011 competition and have been among the top finishers for several years.
Their home at 842 Central Park Ave. has a light show set to holiday music.
Breunig said she had taken her niece to see the Bussards’ home several days before, but the lights were off.
Tiffany Bussard said that was because they had blown a breaker due to the rain.
First place winners were awarded $300 each and second place winners received $100 each.
The contest is sponsored by the city of Lakeport, the Lakeport Main Street Association and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce.
The map below shows the locations of contest participants, along with pictures and video clips, as well as other notably decorated homes around the community.
If you would like to have an address from anywhere around the county added to the map, email editor@lakeconews.com .
Email Elizabeth Larson at elarson@lakeconews.com . Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.
Author Elizabeth Larson
LAKEPORT, Calif. – A number of local families and businesses participated in this year’s annual Lakeport Lighted Holiday Decorating.
The Lakeport Main Street Association announced the winners this past week.
President Barbara Breunig presented the awards at the Dec. 18 Lakeport City Council meeting.
“I was pleased with all of them,” said Breunig.
This year’s winners include Sanducci’s Cottage, winning first place in the business category for a stunning show in white lights.
Second place went to Rocky Point Care Center, 625 16th St., for an elegant display running across its entire facade.
The whimsical wonderland at the home of Lance and Kristi Domagalski, located at 1075 N. Forbes St., was runner up in the residential category.
“We had a lot of fun doing it,” Kristi Domagalski said.
First place in the residential category went to Jared and Tiffany Bussard, who also won in the 2011 competition and have been among the top finishers for several years.
Their home at 842 Central Park Ave. has a light show set to holiday music.
Breunig said she had taken her niece to see the Bussards’ home several days before, but the lights were off.
Tiffany Bussard said that was because they had blown a breaker due to the rain.
First place winners were awarded $300 each and second place winners received $100 each.
The contest is sponsored by the city of Lakeport, the Lakeport Main Street Association and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce.
The map below shows the locations of contest participants, along with pictures and video clips, as well as other notably decorated homes around the community.
If you would like to have an address from anywhere around the county added to the map, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Email Elizabeth Larson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.
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