KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – When Kelseyville's Christmas in the Country arrives this week, some of the town's holiday decorations will have a new and improved look thanks to a local family.

Christmas in the Country takes place from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in downtown Kelseyville.

Becca Brookes is a 17-year-old senior at Kelseyville High School.

She has lived in Kelseyville all of her life and loves this country town.

Ever since she was a little girl she loved the Christmas in the Country celebration.

She has enjoyed seeing the decorations go up around Thanksgiving week, but has been troubled by the “candlestick” ornaments hung on the telephone poles with broken lights and unorganized colors.

This year her dream of seeing these decorations in good working condition and strung with the proper colors and long lasting, energy saving LED lights, has come true.

Brookes' goal brought together three generations in the project of rewiring, attaching wires and plugging in the proper colored lights.

Her grandfather, Russ Porterfield, gave his expert knowledge, tools and perfect work space at his hangar. He spliced the wires and tested all of the connections.

Becca Brookes determined the color pattern for the candlesticks and carefully screwed in every LED light.

Her little sister, Blair, a sophomore at Kelseyville High, attached the strings of lights to the candlesticks with zip ties and literally worked until she had blisters on her hands.

The girls' mom, Lynn, helped to organize the project, ordered the supplies and took off the old wires.

The Kelseyville Lions Club and Kelseyville Business Association supported the project. The Pear Festival Committee and the Brookes family covered the costs.

The Brookes family hopes to assist with keeping these decorations in proper working condition for years to come.

Merry Christmas and let your light shine this holiday season.

For more information about Kelseyville Christmas in the Country, call Mary Morse, 707-279-8559.