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Posted on: December 20, 2021

[ARCHIVED] Holiday Contest Winners Announced

Christmas parade and house decorating contest a festive hit

The City of Killeen is pleased to announce the winners of the annual Christmas Parade and outdoor decorating contest. 
More than 2,000 votes were cast in the outdoor decorating contest creating a nice competition between the seven house entries, while the parade entries were selected by a panel of judges.

 

The house decorating winners are:;

 

1st Place           Pike Family at 2901 Bastion Drive

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2nd Place           Page Family at 4002 Stallion Drive

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3rd Place           Harris Family at 4607 Brian Drive

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“We try to budget, but at the same time, we are a little bit Christmas crazy,” Amy Pike said of their winning entry.

 

The Christmas parade winners are: 

Best Non-Profit Entry

1st Place            Copperas Cove Miss Five Hills Scholarship

2nd Place           Women Veterans of Central Texas

3rd Place           Patriot Guard Rider Central


Best Entertainment Entry

1st Place            Harker Heights High School Red Brigade Band

2nd Place           Empire Dance Team

3rd Place           Bell County Comic Con


Best Commercial Entry (only one place awarded)

1st Place           AmeriStor Self Storage


A video of the winning entries being notified along with photos and video of their display can be seen at the City’s YouTube page at Outdoor Decorating Contest - YouTube and the entries can still be viewed at www.killeentexas.gov/FormCenter/Recreation-Services-5/Decorating-Cotest-Voting-2021-70.

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