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The Villa Park Community F.U.N. (Focus on Unifying Neighbors) Commission recently announced the winners of its Holiday Decorating Awards. The winner of the Traditional Award (bottom photo) is the Roscoe family of the 100 block of South Michigan Avenue. The winners of the Colorful Award are the Doyle and Davis families of the 500 block of North Chatham Avenue. The two families, who live across the street from each other, were both honored for their “Dueling Griswold Houses.” The Doyle home is pictured in the top photo, while the Davis home is shown in the middle photo. The Community F.U.N. Commission (formerly known as the Community Pride Commission) recognized the winners at the Villa Park Village Board meeting on Jan. 10. Additionally, the commission presented a special Community Spirit Award to Vito and Carine Alfano and their son Jackson. The Alfano family responded after Christmas trees along the Illinois Prairie Path were vandalized in Villa Park in late November. The Alfanos, who moved to the village seven years ago, did not have a tree along the path. But after learning of the senseless act of vandalism, they spent a cold Sunday re-staking and repositioning dozens of Christmas trees to beautify the scenery along the path for the rest of the holiday season.
