DECEMBER 25, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A7
A
Christmas
celebrated
at Keizer
Heritage
Center on
Dec. 17
KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy
Photos by
Craig Murphy/
KEIZERTIMES
The Naegeli house at McLeod Lane and Rock Ledge Drive is decked out for Christmas.
NAEGELI,
continued from Page A1
“When he had a child, his
wife didn’t want him to do
it anymore,” Barbara said. “I
understood. I couldn’t watch
anymore.”
Though not as much gets
put up, that doesn’t mean pur-
chases aren’t made. After all,
lights wear or burn out, new
technology is more energy ef-
fi cient and so on.
“He’s on timeout from
Lowe’s,” Barbara said, smiling
at Harlan. “He’s not allowed to
go there by himself anymore.”
Harlan acknowledges hav-
ing more items than space.
“You get to a certain point
where you’ve put enough up
and pack the rest of it away,”
he said.
Barbara admitted not put-
ting every decoration up is
hard.
“If we could, we would
put things up everywhere,”
she said. “We can’t fi t it all out
there. We’ll do this item this
year, then this thing will go
up next year. Everything has
meaning to me.”
It’s not unusual for people
to get in the Christmas mood
when seeing the Naegeli
home. Heck, it even happens
to Barbara.
“The outside is wonderful,”
she said. “I love driving home
at night and seeing the lights.
It makes me happy. I’ll watch
dads and moms walk their
kids by the house. They stop
and take pictures. I think it’s
lovely.”
Barbara calls the manger
scene her favorite part of the
outdoor decorations, while
Harlan enjoys everything.
The two have had to com-
promise over the years. For
example, fi shing and car or-
naments are no longer on the
tree, a compromise Harlan
had to make. On the other
hand, Barbara quit putting up
streamers about 15 years ago.
Lest you be worried the
family tradition will end with
Harlan and Barbara, both of
their sons still live in town
and carry on the decorating
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tradition. The next generation
has gotten into the act as well,
both for Christmas and Hal-
loween decorating. Grandchil-
dren, ranging from 9 year old
Sara to 3 year old Layne, help
grandpa with the pirate ship at
Halloween. Layne got to also
help out with the Christmas
decorations this year.
“They all help build the
ship,” Barbara said. “Layne
hauls the big plastic Mary out
for the manger scene and puts
out every candy cane. That’s
why it is so much fun. I’ll
watch from the window. Plus
they’ll help me do the tree in-
side.”
Harlan said putting up
the Christmas decorations
can take two or three days,
depending on the weather.
Things were late in getting up
this year due to all of the re-
cent rain. But once things are
in place and the compliments
start rolling in, that warms
Harlan’s heart.
“That makes all the effort
worth it,” he said.
Barbara said the utility bill
jumps about $125 in Decem-
ber due to the lights. They got
help with the bill once.
“One year we won $50
from the Keizer Chamber
for having the best looking
house,” she said. “We didn’t
even know there was a con-
test.”
Like Harlan, Barbara loves
the reaction from others.
“Our neighbors seem to
really like it,” she said. “Or
they think we’re crazy. It could
be that, too.”
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C
D
A: Amy Lietz helps Jorja Sell, 8, work on a craft
project in the library.
B and C: Brothers Drew (left) and Nathan (right)
Haynes, 8 and 6, work on craft projects while
waiting for Santa Claus to arrive.
D: Evan and Kathleen Charles brought their
14-month-old son Aiden to Keizer Heritage
Center.
E: This singing Christmas tree entertained people
of all ages.
F: Aayden Greve, 3, barters with Santa Claus
in hopes of getting a candy cane that was not
broken. Aayden was ultimately successful in his
mission.
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