Photo-Left : An Irish-themed holiday display at O ’ Hara ’ s Hardware in Ottumwa . The store puts together three holiday-themed displays per year . It ’ s typically a six-month process from when store employees begin brainstorming ideas for the holidays to when preparation begins . Karen Phillips / Submitted photo / Photo-Right : One of the reindeer looks out of its pen as one of the displays at O ’ Hara ’ s Hardware in 2020 . The reindeer have been an annual display for the store for about 45 years , and are a big draw for families from the region . They arrive the second week of November and are there every weekend through Christmas Eve . Chad Drury / The Courier
ined , when they started it , that it would be this big and people would look forward to it every year ,” she said . “ But it really is a magical feeling when you come in the front doors and you see these displays and it just brings a smile to everyone ’ s face . “ I think it makes everyone feel like a kid again .”
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