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Beatty's Christmas Lights Shine 10th Year in Milner Street
Cecil Beatty continues his Santa Claus Lane display on Milner Street for a tenth year drawing about 600 cars nightly. About 10,000 bulbs illuminate a sky over northeast Ottawa as neighbors, visitors, and even out-of-town reporters tour the lights. Beatty funds the display with $150 monthly running costs and purchases many pieces at auctions, shaping a cherished community tradition he maintains despite increasing difficulty to find help.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Cecil Beatty
Milner Street
Ottawa
Santa
Beatty
Country Club Plaza
Kansas City
Santa Claus
Milner
Lawrence
New Hampshire
Fort Hood
Texas
Beatty’s
Lyndon