On the Run

During the 4th of July, in our town of Willamina, Oregon, the Friends of the Willamina Library has a 5K Run. The course loops around the local fishing pond and up the hill around the High School. A lot of runners turned out and amazingly, the first to cross the finish line did the route in about 15 minutes! This was the 4th annual Run and Timbertown Christmas sponsored a bit of it. We also donated some of our time as we are a part of The Friends of the Willamina Library group as well. Double duty? All in all, it was a great day for both of the charities. Want to learn more about the Friends? Check out the Our Charities page to the right of this >>------>

On your Marks, Get set, Go!

Once more it is time to start thinking about what your display will look like this year. During the remainder of the time til Christmas, there is a ton of work to be done. Rechecking all the lights in storage and fixing up new items from all the places we buy them from like yard sales, thrift stores and even from people that donate to us will be the place to start for us. This being our 3rd year for a computer-controlled system, we are still pleased with the way it operates. Some additions to the system will be tested and hopefully adding more versatility to the overall look of the display. This year we will be collecting food once again for the local food bank. Hopefully, we will beat last year's total if we can get more sponsorship and spread the word earlier. If you can help out or if you have questions, let us know by emailing us. As always, we want to help our community by letting them see our pretty display and getting the word out that we can help others when they need it the most.

Food For Thought

Food collected and donated to the Grandsherimina Foodbank.
Total of 142 Lbs.

Each year, a lot of food gets donated to local foodbanks during the holidays. It brings comfort and warm feelings for those who donated and for those receiving the food. We at Timbertownchristmas encourage and challenge everyone to donate what they can to local foodbanks, for doing so will help the less fortunate with basic needs. It is also our belief that it doesn't have to be the holidays to donate food as food is needed all year long. Help out where and what you can, it will make you feel good inside. Helping others is helping ourselves and we all need it.
Timbertownchristmas wishes you and yours, Happy Holidays!

Light it up!

Due to the unfortunate quality of my camera's microphone, the sound of the music isn't as it should be. Also, because of blog space restraints, videos on this page are just clips. Nevertheless, enjoy the lights of our 2011 Christmas Light Show!

Wind, Place or Show!

Merry Christmas to all! We were entered in the Willamina Home Illumination Contest and we took 3rd place! The prize money was used to buy extra food for the foodbank. Despite the heavy winds and showers that kept our GFIs popping, we still managed to complete our show schedule. There were a lot of homes entered and we went out to see them. The contest was judged by a group of people from a local senior home. They took them all on a bus ride to see and judge all the lights. What a great idea! We all need to go see the lights, no matter what age we are! We still go oooh and aahh like the kids. Below are some pictures from around our house. Enjoy!

We hope that everyone enjoyed our 2011 Christmas Light Show and want to see you again next year. Stay safe and have a Happy New Year!.

Checking out the competition

As your show develops and grows, you will notice other people's displays with a bit more interest in what they have in their yards and on their homes. Driving around town is a good way to do this and will provide you and your family with a bit of other families' Christmas cheer. If you are involved in a contest of lights, this is your chance for a bit of friendly snooping. In any case, lets check out the twinkles in our general vicinity.

Dallas, Oregon
Larry Weiss puts on a spectacular show on Fir Villa Street. Complete with a train running around and so many lights even he isn't sure how many! We really enjoyed his display!

Mcminnville, Oregon

Davison Auto Parts puts on a nice display that includes a Ferris Wheel with Disney characters riding in it. What a fun idea!

We are still in a contest in our town of Willamina, Oregon and entries have to be posted by December 19th to be eligible so get yours in now! We hope to win but whatever the outcome, there will surely be a lot of colorful lights for everyone to enjoy this Christmas season. Bundle up the kids, have hot chocolate on standby and tour your town for displays. Its a fun way to spend an hour or so. Our lights are on every night starting at 6 PM til 10 PM until New Year's day. So if your are near us, come check us out (and bring us some canned food or non-perishables to donate to our local food-bank).

Sneak Peek Telletran-style

Runescape Intro

Scape Santa

Sometimes hobbies overlap and here it is! A song from Runescape called Scape Santa (only heard around Christmas-time), coupled with a bit of programming, mix in a ton of lights and a dash of data and AC equipment to produce a dazzling tribute to both hobbies! Woot! This one is for Chief, Biggs and the rest of the clan of the Adult Lounge. Merry Christmas all.

Lets have a look at the whole thing before anyone else does! Lights officially go on December 10th but as usual, testing has to be done to ensure a flawless performance. Enjoy!