Shirley Ann Carter of North Bend shares her many strands of holiday lights with neighbors who pass along Cedar Falls Way, as well as friends and family who visit during the season. She and her husband Dean spend several days setting up lights to turn them on Thanksgiving night. Recently, they switched to all-LEDs. Her Christmas power bill is “not that much,” Shirley Ann said. “And you know what, I don’t care. It’s Christmas!” - Seth Truscott / Snoqualmie Valley Record
Seth Truscott / Snoqualmie Valley Record
Shirley Ann Carter of North Bend shares her many strands of holiday lights with neighbors who pass along Cedar Falls Way, as well as friends and family who visit during the season. She and her husband Dean spend several days setting up lights to turn them on Thanksgiving night. Recently, they switched to all-LEDs. Her Christmas power bill is “not that much,” Shirley Ann said. “And you know what, I don’t care. It’s Christmas!”

Bright holiday lights in North Bend


December 9, 2008 · Updated 12:52 PM 

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