Lions Club's Christmas lighting contest winners chosen

Members of the Odessa Lions Club drove through all of Odessa’s neighborhoods and came up with three homes they felt were tastefully and/or uniquely decorated for the holiday season.

Receiving first place and the top prize of $75 was the home of Keith and Becky Kolterman, with decorations that extended from the front of the home and around to their spacious back yard.

Second place and $50 went to Greg and Kellie Luiten, whose all-white light scheme was pleasing to the eye.

Third place was won by Ed and Dee Deife, with lights along their roofline and on several trees in the front yard of their property. The third-place prize was $25.

Not in the running for a prize, but as always a pretty spectacular presentation was the light show put on at the home of Dave and Rhonda Kuch. Also quite striking but understated and simple is the large lighted star on the home of Delbert and Delores Cook on Odessa’s south hill.

The many well decorated homes are really too numerous to mention them all. They certainly add to the festiveness of the season and take some of the gloom out of the dark winter days that beset us. The efforts of all those homeowners are much appreciated.