CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL DECORATIONS GIVE ELVES HOLIDAY FUN.Byline: Nathaniel Greely Staff Writer BURBANK - For Ed Pape, the Christmas holiday begins the day after Thanksgiving Thanksgiving annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922] See : America Thanksgiving national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop. , when he takes his decorations out of storage and begins assembling the elf-size amusement park amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs. . His carefully crafted Ferris wheel Ferris wheel, amusement park ride. It consists of a power-operated wheel that is about 50 ft (15 m) in diameter. It has two rims that are parallel to and equidistant from the shaft about which the wheel rotates. , train, roller roller, common name for brightly colored Old World birds noted for performing somersaults in flight. They include the rollers proper (subfamily Coraciinae) and ground rollers (subfamily Brachypteraciinae coaster What a bad CD-R disc is often called. See CD-R and underrun. and carousel are the centerpiece of the neighborhood Christmas party he throws every year, as well as his entry in the annual Burbank Holiday Outdoor Decorating Contest. ``I hope when people look at the display they will get in the spirit of the holiday,'' said Pape, who is hosting a community open house at 7 p.m. Saturday at his home, 1142 N. Catalina St. Carolers from Azusa Pacific University External links
``We want to make a memory that people will enjoy for many years to come,'' he said. Nine judges from the Burbank Civic Pride Committee will visit all 30 of the entries tonight, then choose the most beautiful and creative displays in the categories of business, residential and youth. Winners of the 18th annual contest will be recognized at Tuesday's City Council meeting. ``It's fantastic to see how much community pride there is in Burbank,'' said Ellie Myer, chairwoman of the Burbank Civic Pride Committee. ``The contest is a lot of work, but we have a good time.'' Pape's display was born 13 years ago, when he helped his son put together the beginnings of the amusement park. He adds something new every year, but insists it's not in an effort to win the decorating contest. ``We enter every year not really expecting to win. We just want to have our address in the paper so people will drive by and see the house,'' said Pape, 53. ``That's our reward.'' CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Ed Pape, above, began designing an elf amusement park Christmas display at his Burbank home 13 years ago, and has been adding to it ever since. At left, Pape adjusts a Ferris wheel in the front yard of his home at 1142 N. Catalina Ave. ``I hope when people look at the display they will get in the spirit of the holiday,'' said Pape, who is hosting a community open house at 7 p.m. Saturday at his home. (3) Frosty frost·y adj. frost·i·er, frost·i·est 1. Producing or characterized by frost; freezing. See Synonyms at cold. 2. Covered with or as if with frost. 3. Silvery white; hoary. 4. the Snowman waves from his perch on a swing in Ed Pape's Burbank front yard. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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