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Ceres Christmas Tree Lane: 52-year tradition of lights
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Thousands of visitors stream through Christmas Tree Lane in Ceres during each December. The lane is on Henry Avenue and Vaughn Street - photo by 209 file photo
Every year since 1961, Henry and Vaughn streets in Ceres have been transformed into a holiday wonderland. This year, Christmas Tree Lane was celebrated with a little something extra — snow.Two truckloads of snow from Groveland were brought in for the Ceres Christmas Festival in Smyrna Park on Dec. 7. It was a holiday idea pulled off by tenants Brent, Lucas and Derrick Avila, Abraham Navarro and Michael Guzenhauser.“We keep hearing kids say they never saw snow before,” said Brent Avila, who was policing the throwing of snowballs from his yard.