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L TO's Joy Ride provides a unique view of tho lights on tho most beautifully decorated houses In Eugene.
LTD’s Joy Ride a well-lit show
Admit it, the commercializa
tion of Christmas is not all
bad.
Roast chestnuts over an open
fire, let Jack Frost nip at your nose.
But, to really get into the spirit,
there is something about the mod
em conventions, like blinking lights
and tinsel, that excites people
about the holiday season.
Lane County Transit knows this
For the last five years. LTD has
sponsored a seasonal tour of
neighborhood houses decorated
with outdoor Christmas decora
tions. From Dec. 19-21, LTD's Joy
Ride tours Eugene houses, most
ly m the South Hills, where the
nights glow like a Christmas auro
ra borealis.
"Our Joy Ride tour is a huge hit.
Last year, we sold out in two
hours," said Michael Schumach
er, a LTD representative. Since
most of the outrageous Christmas
light shows are found in houses far
removed from the regular bus
routes, the Joy Ride provides an
opportunity for people to view
houses they may not ordmanly see
while driving through town.
For one hour and 15 minutes,
the bus riders tour Eugene gazing
at houses with front-yard Santas
and spectacular light displays. As
part of the festivities, two South
Eugene High School students act
as hosts on the tour. The hosts
lead the mobile troupe in Christ
mas Carols throughout the ride.
And in case you forgot the words
to “Rudolph the Red-Nose Rein
deer" in the past 11 months, LTD
arms all the passengers with a
goody bag filled with candy-canes,
a holiday songbook, a coloring
book and even a towel to wipe the
foggy bus windows on the tour.
The towel is necessary because
passengers don't want to miss the
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show. While the bus inches past
the houses, some displays are so
complex that the bus may not be
moving slow enough.
John Dahl, a Joy Ride bus-dri
ver, makes sure he passes by two
houses each year. One house,
which sits on top ot a hill, is swad
dled in blinking white and colored
lights.
"The owner covers the stairs,
the yard, everything, and it makes
the house look like it is moving,"
Dahl said.
The other home, near Amazon,
is lit on a computer-generated
cycle.
"The lights bn the house blink
on and off to lorm the image of a
tram or Santa Claus," Dahl said.
And with the critical expertise that
only a veteran bus-dnver ol the Joy
Ride could have Dahl said, "these
houses put on fantastic presen
tations."
Of course, not all the houses on
the tour are as intricately decorat
ed.
"Some homes look gorgeous
dressed like gingerbread houses,”
said Judy Cerkoney, marketing
director of Valley River Center,
who along with Oregon Eye Asso
ciates, is co-sponoring "Joy Ride.”
Nevertheless, merely wrapping a
house in blinking colored lights will
not promise a visit by the LTD bus
either. Afterall, there is a fine line
between a Las Vegas show case
and a celebratory light show.
So, lor most residents whose
houses are exhibited on the tour,
it can be serious business. One
South Hills resident, Stan Schu
macher, who is orchestrating a
nativity scene for this year's dis
play, said that he decorates his
house for his two sons. When the
whole neighborhood begins light
ing their houses after Thanksgiv
ing, the planning can turn into a
game of good-natured rivalry.
"There is some unspoken com
petition between houses. When
the whole neighborhood decorates
their houses, you can feel the pres
sure," Schumacher laughingly
revealed.
LTD will be selling Joy Ride tick
ets beginning Dec. 6 at LTD cus
tomer service. Valley River Center
and Oregon Eye Associates. The
tickets are $2 per person and even
with 3,000 tickets available, not
everyone will get a seat unless you
plan on buying a ticket early. Two
buses depart Valley River Center
at 6 and 7 p.m.
Why deck only the halls with
boughs of holly this season? Con
sider decorating the outside of your
house as well, and maybe the “Joy
Ride" tour will pass by your home.
But remember, the competition is
pretty fierce.
— Erinn Hucklan
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