Vision 2020 Civic Pride Committee has selected Mr.& Mrs. Aureo Melgoza at 360 “C” St to receive their December “Holiday” Yard of the Month award which includes a $25 gift certificate from Otto & Sons’ Nursery.

The Melgoza family has lived at this corner in Fillmore for 36 years and take great pride in their display of decorations which includes a nativity scene. Racquel has the creative talent to design the display and her husband handles all the outside installation. Some of the decorations, such as the candy canes, were gathered from relatives. We were invited inside to see that her talents worked “magic” inside also, with beautiful angels on the wall and side tables, and another nativity display surrounded by an entire miniature village, complete with lights and carousel in motion.

This year it was even more difficult to select a winner because there were so many more decorated yards than last year. Some were simple, but very “classy”, matching the architecture of the home.

Civic Pride Committee tries to spread the winners around to different areas of the community, so that the same excellent yards don’t win again and again.

We would like to encourage people to take a tour of the community and see all the decorating efforts, so we are including a group of addresses that are very worthy, as well as previous year’s winners, that are still inspiring.

Honorable mentions: 441 Hume, 1120 Shady Lane, 408 Robin, 310 Foothill Dr., 739 Central, 957 Meadowlark Dr., 1026 Meadowlark Dr., 983 Sante Fe, 62 Orient, 56 Rio Grande, 555 Finch, 556 Finch, 558 Finch, 562 Finch, 401 Sierra Vista.

Previous year’s winners: 910 Taylor Lane.818 Hinckley

The Civic Pride Committee greatly appreciates Otto & Sons’ Nursery supporting our “Yard of the Month” award program and we do see that it has been effective in encouraging yard beautification and holiday participation with all the lovely seasonal displays.