GREENCASTLE – The annual Light-It-Up Contest, a community fundraising tradition, has officially begun, featuring 17 dazzling displays vying for bragging rights and a festive trophy. The competition, sponsored by The Manitowoc Co., benefits the Greencastle-Antrim Food Pantry.
Residents and businesses across Greencastle have illuminated their properties, turning the borough into a spectacle of holiday cheer. The displays are marked with signage identifying them as contestants in the charitable event.
1. The Kranks – 275 Creekwood Drive
2. Lights of Melrose – 11776 Melrose Ave
3. The Bobbs – 9001 Molly Pitcher Hwy
4. Grant Shook Christmas Lights – 12884 Grant Shook Rd
5. Santa & The NutCrackers: Too Lit to Quit – 14321 penn Dixie Lane
6. The McIntires – 11788 Buck Run Drive
7. F&M Trust Greencastle – 518 N. Antrim Way
8. The North Pole Retreat – 14730 Ridge Road (State Line) 17268
9. Carl’s Drug Store – 145 N. Antrim Way
10. So Fresh Spa – 11 E. Baltimore Street
11. Candy Cane Lane (Whispering Springs Drive) – 13292 Whispering Spring Drive
12. The Alvey’s – 1356 Emilys Court
13. The Schickel’s – 1375 Lisa Drive
14. The Oberholzer’s – 79 Chadwick Drive
15. Alternative Choices – 13 S. Carlisle Street
16. The Carpenter’s – 562 S. Carlisle Street
17. Baby Sommerfield’s First Christmas – 11989 Williamsport Pike
Voting is now underway and will continue through Sunday, Dec. 21. Each vote costs $1, with all proceeds directly supporting the food pantry. The contestant with the highest total votes will receive a special trophy, in addition to awards given to winners in each category. Winners will be announced before Christmas.
Votes can be cast online at the event’s business link. In-person votes are also accepted at the G-A Chamber office or by calling 717-597-4610. The public may also vote at the Holiday House during Heritage Christmas in the Square on Dec. 6 and 13.
