Bearly themed

Three bears are depicted in holiday lights originally purchased by local businesses in the 1990s gleam along SR-155 near Coulee Playland. Now dispersed across the community, the holiday lighting scenes once adorned local parks and businesses after private investments in the project led by the late Gary Reit, then owner of the Coulee House Motel. The accordion player on the left and the fiddle player on the right were part of a band with several instrument players. The bear baring gifts in the center went with a different display group.

- Scott Hunter photo