Quail Valley Garden Club

2011 Holiday Lighting Winners

The Quail Valley Garden Club Committee led by Jackie Walker consisted of six people who reviewed and four members who selected from those homes with lights on between December 12 and 15th as announced in the Quail Valley Newsletter to every resident as well as in the Valley View News and on the front page of our website. As always this is a tough job that is compressed into a very busy time of the year!

To really enjoy the homes we suggest you drive-by . . . as well as enjoy displays that are impossible to capture in one photo such as the neighborhood display on Boca Court that grew out to Kiamesha. 

 

 

Hope First-place Winner:
3719 Panarama, James & Denise Duncan

Faith First-place Winner:
3923 Kiamesha, Ramond & Deborah Simpson

Joy First-Place Winner:
2707 Glenn Lakes, Jim & Kathleen Bryant

Hope Honorable Mention
3238 Hunterwood, Emmanuel & Violette Pascal

Hope Honorable Mention:
2611 Robinson Court, Linda Fisher

Faith Honorable Mention:
3523 Covey Trail: Joyce Funderburk

Faith Honorable Mention:
3119 Silver Springs, James & Kathy Stewart

Joy Honorable Mention:
2718 Bermuda Dunes, Robert & Barbara Dougherty

Joy Honorable Mention:
2907 Skyline Court, Jimmie & Patsy Britt

The Funderburk's at 3523 Covey Trail is very complex . . .here's a full picture.

The committee also loved
Donna & Charles Adaway's display at 3623 West Creek Club.
It was a 2008 Honorable Mention, but here's a picture:

Happy Holidays from the
Quail Valley Garden Club!
since 1972, growing better community

  Night photography by Janice Scanlan and helper John Scanlan

2010 Holiday Lighting Winners

Many Saturday night parties and too many cars made some of the night photos difficult to shoot. Quail Valley is so welcoming this year . . .drive around and discover why the judges had so much trouble choosing!

This year we selected homes in categories those depicting Hope, Joy & Faith. Jackie Walker heads this committee, and has 3 volunteers who take a segment of Quail Valley and choose homes that stand out. They then compare and choose the winners . . . which is really our entire festive neighborhood!

 

Hope . . . lights that give us hope for the future and tie in our traditions of the past.

Winner: Sue and Dave Adam, 2911 Nancy Bell Lane

Sue, Dave and Committee Chair Jackie Walker

As President and photographer for this event Janice Scanlan was taking this picture, a person viewing lights (who doesn't live on this street) stopped to comment how beautiful this home was on a cul-de-sac of pretty lights off El Dorado.

Joy . . . as seen through a child's eyes with toys, fantasy, and good cheer. 

Winner: Gayle and Mike Combs, 3119 Stoney Brook (off East Creek Club)

 
Jackie presents the certificate of appreciation to Mike, Gayle and David (who does the work and was blowing leaves when we appeared). 

 

Faith . . . those displays depicting the original Christmas story or tie into the origins of it.

Winners: Jane and Bob Thompson, 3214 El Dorado

Jane was at a Christmas party, as Bob, pictured with Jackie, tells us she loves to decorate for Christmas.

 

Honorable mentions are:

Hope Category,

Kay and Steve Grooms with Jackie
2918 Carnoustie Drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joy Category Honorable Mention

Patrick and Adrienne Villareal-Mathews and daughters (their son was not home) with Jackie.

3102 Silver Springs Court

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faith Category Honorable Mention

Lenny & Monica Doucett & family

3107 Villa Lane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click photos to enlarge them . . . and please visit for more photos . . .

Or better, drive around and enjoy!

For a printable list of winners press the following link,  Download Quail Valley Garden Club 2010 Holiday Lighting Winners

 

Editor’s Choice:
Sondra and Mickey Winborne
3102 Oak Leaf Court (off East Creek Club)

 And don’t miss Boca Court at Kiamesha . . . how these neighbors cooperate and feature interconnected lights and their Christmas Card theme is special. Drive around and enjoy!

Here's a Picasa Web Album of winners and photos we were able to get that didn't win. You are welcomed to any photo by pressing here.

Faces Behind the Holiday Lights 2009

President Nancy Lindsay and Committee Chair Jackie Walker took gifts and recognitions to our top three holiday lighting winners. Here's the families behinds the lights.

3303 Deerwood: Lisa Yeager & Miguel Angel Ortiz family

3107 Holly Court: Glen Crawford

 
2507 Bermuda Dunes: Michael & Blanca Svatek family

Congratulations for all the hard work.

The winners in Honorable Mention category received certificates. Happy New Year!

2009 Holiday Lighting Winners

Jackie Walker and her committee of Virginia Moore and Jo Altenbern had a difficult time . . . and some homes are just winners consistently year after year . . . but here are some of the many people who make Quail Valley festive, beautiful and mindful of the holiday season.

First Place Winners: 3303 Deerwood: Lisa Yeager & Miguel Angel Ortiz. This is a Children's Delight with multiple Santas and many cariatures . . . and music . . . drive by to get the full impact.

2^nd place 3107 Holly Court: Glen Crawford is a giant snowman and Christmas delight. The Snowman even has his own "weather system" and an old-fashioned welcoming warmth from the icy snow.

3^rd 2507 Bermuda Dunes: Michael & Blanca Svatek is again a welcoming sight and just makes you want to laugh with joy and come inside for the party!

 

Honorable mentions in no order:

2911 Highland Lakes: Tamara and Michael Bailey have a multi-colored delight of Christmas trees, reindeer and a mother goose and flock

3134 Stoney Brook: Denis & Sharon Menegaz has a complete team of reindeer and other festive touches

3119 Stoney Brook: Paul & Beverly Combs has a train and all kinds of interesting characters

2919  Nancy Bell: Joel & Frances McCaulley has a Navity scene and contrasting Santa . . .

But the Good Neighbor and Sense of Humor award goes to Robert Craig at 2931 Highland Lakes with his wonderful tribute to the spectacular light display of his neighbor Bryan Gardner at 2922 Highland Lakes.

 

 

Please click on images to enlarge them . . .

Happy Holidays to all from the Quail Valley Garden Club . . . and here's more images.

   

Holiday Lighting Winners

by Jackie Walker

During the week of December 12th, the holiday lighting committee of Karen Meier, Jo Altenbern, Linn Wells and chair Jackie Walker canvassed the neighborhood to pick the best of many wonderful lights and displays in Quail Valley. As usual, it was not an easy task . . . and we re-picked one winner from last year until we realized it!

This year our winners depict hope, joy and elegance of design in both the honorable mentions and the top three winners. We hope you enjoy these winning homes and the efforts all families have gone to light up the "winter dreary" in Quail Valley. We selected the homes the week of the 12th and many more beautiful homes have appeared since that time. We encourage you to take the family and drive around, but these pictures provide a taste of the wonderful variety and creativity in Quail Valley.

First Place Winner. The Kenneth Stilling home (above) at 3002 Bonney Briar reflects the hope of the season.  The family made the entire nativity scene that is simply and dramatically displayed.

Second Place Winner. Wimsey, fun and joy is depicted through many characters and themes at the Frank Yurcak, Jr. home at 3519 Oyster Cove.

Third Place Winner. Beauty and elegance of design is reflected in the 3130 Stoney Brook home of Larry and Lerleen Hawkins (above). 

Honorable Mentions (no order). 

3306 Hampton (above)  Home of Dean and Linda Robison.

3615 Elms Court (above) the Sisti family.

3623 West Creek Club (above) Charles and Donna Adaway

Editor's Choice: 3303 Deerwood  home of Lisa Yeager & Miguel Angel (above)

More Random Photos of Winners and Mentions

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