Tag: Christmas Tree

The selection and purchase of a Christmas tree has become an annual tradition for many families who chose a real tree over an artificial substitute. Bringing home a tree is often the kick off of…

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Even Christmas trees aren’t immune to the pandemic-induced shortages and inflation plaguing the economy. Extreme weather and supply chain disruptions have reduced supplies of both real and artificial trees this season.…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ani Sirois, a respiratory nurse, has spent months caring for coronavirus patients at a Portland, Oregon, hospital, and she’s only getting busier as infections — and hospitalizations — surge before the…

CEDAR CREST — Bess and Betty stamped and snorted Tuesday morning in the guest parking lot of the governor’s mansion, where for 40 minutes they waited patiently and sometimes impatiently in fur-ruffling wind under a…

BERLIN (AP) — Police in western Germany say thieves have made off with a town fire department’s Christmas tree, lights and all. Mayen police said today that sometime in the early morning hours of Wednesday,…

Though it pales to many recent Humboldt undertakings, a Christmas tree stands in the middle of the intersection of Bridge and Eighth streets. In the 1950’s, cedars were cut from nearby farms and brought downtown.…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Visitors to the Tennessee Aquarium may be shocked to learn that an electric eel named Miguel Wattson is lighting up a Christmas tree. A special system connected to Miguel’s tank enables…

The Iola square is on track to look like a Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree if more people don’t sign up to adopt a tree. “Last year we had 60 or more trees decorated. The downtown…

PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — A decades-old Christmas tradition will come to an end this year. Over the years, many families have visited the Bowen’s Christmas Tree Farm to pick out the perfect tree. This December…