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You can call the Colorado blue spruce standing in Lake Superior Plaza whatever you tiffany jewelry want. Minnesota Power isn’t giving it an official label.

A news release from Minnesota Power announcing that the 50- to 60-foot tree would go up Wednesday referred to it as a holiday tree, and that is what it was called in coverage of the event held at 30 W. Superior St. This sparked a debate in the comments section of duluthnewstribune.com, pitting Team Christmas against Team Holiday.

“Some call it a Christmas tree, some call it a holiday tree,” Minnesota Power communications manager Amy Rutledge said Thursday. “When it’s set up for us, it symbolizes the start of the holiday season. It’s important to focus on the fact that it’s a community tree.”

This is the 25th year that Minnesota Power has put up a tree, which was donated this tiffany necklaces year by a local family. It will be lighted Nov. 20, before the Christmas City of the North Parade, and taken down sometime after New Year’s Day.

Rutledge said there was never an internal discussion about what to call the tree. The news release said “holiday tree,” but a Minnesota Power employee referred to it as a Christmas tree on television.

Rutledge said that no one complained to Minnesota Power about what the tree has been called.

The holiday vs. Christmas debate itself seems to be a sort of holiday tradition. During the 1990s, the decorated tree at the White House was referred to as a “holiday tree.” The one recently shipped from Arizona to the U.S. Capitol has been tagged as a Christmas tree, and has been since 2005.

In 2005, the Rev. Jerry Falwell started the “Friend or Foe” campaign to combat what he said was an attack on Christmas. This included boycotting major retailers such as Target and Wal-Mart that used “holiday” instead of “Christmas” in advertising.

A local Catholic priest’s take: If the tree is on Minnesota Power’s property, then they can call it whatever they want.

“If it were on my land, it would be called a Christmas tree,” said the Rev. William Graham, the rings chairman of the Catholic studies department at the College of St. Scholastica. “I think Minnesota Power, since they own the land, they get to decide. They’ll get no lip from me.”

The News Tribune couldn’t confirm Thursday whether the tree stands on company land or public land, but Lake Superior Plaza is clearly a public space.

Rabbi Amy Bernstein of Temple Israel said it should be called a Christmas tree, but she thinks there are good intentions behind calling it a holiday tree.

“It’s an attempt to be inclusive and respectful of other traditions,” she said.

But since there isn’t a tree associated with Hanukkah, Bernstein added, it doesn’t make any sense.

“It’s a Christmas tree,” she said. “Nobody else has a tree.”

Dave Jensch, the station manager at the Northland’s NewsCenter, said the tree was referred to as a Christmas bangles tree during Wednesday’s 6 p.m. newscast show and a holiday tree at 10 p.m.

Jensch said his station typically uses the term “holiday” but has no plans to lose the “Christmas” in the Christmas City of the North Parade, which it sponsors. A name change — to the “KBJR Christmas Parade” — was experimented with a decade or so ago.

“And people went crazy,” Jensch said, adding because of the link to the Merv Griffin song “Christmas City,” it’s unlikely it will ever change.

Bill van Druten of the Lake Superior Freethinkers has a take that goes beyond whether it’s a holiday tree or a Christmas tree.

“It’s foolish to cut down a living tree for that sort of nonsense,” he said. “We can have a very happy December or holiday without destroying nature.”

Credit: Duluth News Tribune, Minn.

The city of Prescott issued the following news tiffany jewellery release:

At its stop on Gurley St., hundreds of attendees welcomed the Capitol Christmas Tree photo: courtesy Kim Webb

This year, Arizona was given the honor of providing the nation’s Capitol Christmas Tree. The 65-foot tree was donated courtesy of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest headquartered in Springerville, AZ and will be presented to Congress on November 30th, after a national tour.

After departing the Show Low-Pinetop area on Tuesday, the Capitol Christmas Tree delivery money clips caravan made stops in Fountain Hills, Prescott Valley, and finally in downtown Prescott at 5:30 pm. The tree was wrapped in sheeting for protection, and the large crowd on Gurley St. were encouraged to sign it.

The City’s special events manager, Becky Garvin arranged for the tree to come through Prescott. “As a former state capitol and the place where many great Arizona politicians have addressed their constituents, it felt right to have the tree come through our town.”

Follow the tree on it’s way to Washington D.C. by visiting the Capitol Christmas Tree website For more information pendants please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com.

The YMCA Christmas Market is getting an invigorating shot of christmas gift spirit for its 34th show with new vendors, new ticket price and a change of dates.

The Y Show opens its doors Thursday for a three-day run in the Chattanooga Convention Center. Once one of the most anticipated events of the holiday season, the show had declined in vendor offerings over the past few years because of scheduling conflicts with other regional shows, primarily Christmas Village in Nashville, which always began the day after the Y show concluded on Thursday.

“With the change in ticket price, date change and free shuttle, we are trying to make attending the show as easy as possible for shoppers,” said Evonne Marler Kendle, new market chairwoman. Connie Farrar, who has been with the market since its beginning, continues to serve as market volunteer chairman.

Kendle said the Y market committee found that although the previous $8 ticket allowed admission all three days, most people tiffany christmas tree didn’t make more than one visit. So this year’s ticket has been reduced to $5 for a one-day admission.

The committee changed the former dates, Tuesday-Thursday the first week of November, to a Thursday-Saturday later in the month. Kendle said she began getting calls from vendors who claimed they had wanted to come for years but were prevented by scheduling.

“There are over 90 exhibitors this year, and one-third of them are new,” Kendle said. “We were full this year before the application deadline. A lot of people are saying the change in days has excited them about bringing in a new shopping crowd.”

Among the new vendors, she said, will be Matthew Wilson’s Wilson and Bow with a line of Christmas Tree men’s silk neckties; Leisa Wimpee of Essential Whimsy with custom-cut vinyl quotes for wall hangings; Keepsake Images with hand-cut, painted frames; Hot Chocolatier with hot-chocolate mixes; and several vendors doing personalization such as monogramming. Joseph Gibson will be bringing hammocks made of silk parachuting that hold up to 400 pounds. The hammocks fold up to the size of a softball, making them great for camping.

“We have limited jewelry vendors to just a dozen,” she said. “We’ve tried to include something for everyone. There is fine jewelry, sterling silver, costume and the handcrafted. One jeweler who is particularly exciting is Jennifer Gilbert with Rising Dawn, who hand-makes jewelry from gold wire wrapped around natural gemstones.”

All the market “anchors” will return, including Robert Lee’s holiday decorations, Wheeler’s Orchard and sterling christmas tree Sunshine Hollow.

NEW AT THE MARKET

A new addition to the YMCA Christmas Market is the Celebrate With Santa party for children 12 and younger, starting at 10 a.m. Nov. 21. Cost is $15 for children, $10 for the accompanying adult, which includes admission to the market. Photos with Santa by Wilson Photography are an additional $10.

Credit: Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.

This is not the old, familiar “Christmas tiffany Carol.” Here, Scrooge moves over, and Jacob Marley tells his side of the ghost story.

Mad Hatt’r Theatre Co. will bring an uproarious holiday comedy to the community theater at Twin Falls’ senior center with its reading of “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol.” At 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 21 and 28, the readings will feature Magic Valley actors Michael Johnson, Tony Mannen, Billy Perry and Jud Harmon.

The senior center, at 530 Shoshone St. W., is across from Depot Grill. Tickets are $5, available at the door.

“Scrooge? I have to redeem old Scrooge?” says Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge’s former partner tiffany earrings. “The one man I knew who was worse than I was? Impossible!”

So begins the story behind the scenes of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” — the story of Jacob Marley’s heroic but hysterical efforts to save old Scrooge’s soul and, in the process, save his own. Aided by a Bogle, a malicious little hell-sprite with an agenda of his own, the journey takes them from the Jaws of Death to the Mouth of Hell.

Note to families:It’s an irreverent farce, and Mad Hatt’r caters to adult theater crowds.

“Jacob Marley’s Christ-mas Carol” played for two seasons at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, a Mad Hatt’r tiffany key rings press release said. The show was nominated for four Joseph Jefferson Awards and received an After Dark Award and the Goodman School of Drama’s Cunningham Prize for Playwriting. The play has since been performed in theaters across the country, and for seven seasons it has been broadcast nationally on NPR.

ALTHOUGH THIS is the sixth time I’ve done a Christmas guide tiffany jewellery, Sweetie (the wife) has yet to buy me the Citation X, Burger yacht, or turbocharged Bobcat earth mover I so desperately need. I choose to believe this is due to a lack of the boatloads of cash she’d need to buy these fine gifts, not a lack of love. Or maybe she’s decided that my being Jewish means she can get away with skimping on the Christmas presents. Either way, this year I’ve made it easier for her to show her affection by keeping my wish list a little more reasonable. And even if she gives me nothing (not that that’s an option, Sweetie), I already got at least one pretty great gift. (See below.)

KINDLE DX

Hollywood could save the rain forest if every actor and director got a Kindle DX ($489; amazon.com). Although it’s heavier than the six-inch Kindle, I prefer it. The bigger screen lets you get a ton of text on the page, even with a large font. More important, the DX is the first Kindle that can receive PDF files in their original format. For the last four months, all my scripts have arrived at my DX via Amazon’s cellular Whispernet, making me responsible for not using a single piece of paper.

PETZL TIKKA PLUS[sup] 2 JOBY GORILLATORCH

The Petzl Tikka Plus[sup] 2 ($35; petzl.com) is a superbright lightweight flashlight that you silver key rings wear on your head, which is great for hiking or illuminating the back of a gadget while you’ve got some version of a USB cable in your hands. It also has a red LED that will blink or remain constant to alert drivers to your presence when you’re walking back from the bar on a dark road in Telluride, Colorado. Another helpful flashlight is the Joby Gorillatorch ($30; joby.com), which hooks on to practically anything and complements Joby’s line of flexible little tripods (which are perfect for placing your camera in unusual places for self-portraits).

MIFI 2200 and NETWORK EXTENDER

Verizon Wireless makes two great nonphone products. The pocket-sized MiFi 2200 ($99 after mail-in rebate with two-year service agreement; verizonwireless.com), pictured, converts a Verizon cellular signal to WiFi, allowing up to five computers to use it at once. Perfect for airports, hotels, or car rides, it lets the entire family be online at the same time. The equally brilliant Network Extender ($250) plugs into your Internet and — even if your location has zero bars — as long as the antenna sees the sky and you live in a ZIP code where Verizon provides service, gives your home its own mini cell tower.

CASIO EXILIM EX-H10, PANASONIC LUMIX FZ35, CANON REBEL T1I

The Casio Exilim EX-H10 ($250; casio.com) has a 10x zoom, which is amazing for its size, and a silver necklaces very wide-angle 24mm lens. It also has an excellent long-life battery, shoots 720p video, and has one of the best user menus. Sweetie wants the Panasonic Lumix FZ35 ($400; panasonic.com). Non-shirt-pocketable but still quite light, the FZ35 uses a very sharp Leica lens and has a manly 18x optical zoom. It shoots high-def video, but most important, along with a large LCD screen, it has an electronic eyepiece, giving her the option to hold the camera up to her eye. If you want to transition from point-and-shoot to DSLR, the perfect camera is the Canon EOS Rebel T1i ($900; canonusa.com). The Rebel uses the large selection of quality Canon lenses, has really quick focusing, shoots excellent video, and is the right price. Although it’s a bit heavy, go ahead and get the 18-to-200 zoom lens (28-to-320 35mm equivalent).

SONOS CR200, ZONEPLAYER S5, and VTECH IS9181 WIFI INTERNET RADIO

Sonos is a home-music-distribution system that wirelessly streams up to thirty-two zones of music from your computer, MP3 player, online subscription service, or twenty-five thousand Internet radio stations. It’s been around for a few years, but it’s upped the ante in a huge way with a much better touch-screen controller, the CR200 ($349; sonos.com), and stand-alone system, the ZonePlayer S5 ($399), both pictured above. The S5 produces fantastic sound and finally lets you install a zone where you don’t have prewired speakers, like your backyard. A less expensive (and more limited) alternative is the VTech IS9181 WiFi Internet radio ($175; vtechphones.com). It has decent speakers for an alarm clock and, along with hooking up to an MP3 player, lets you tune in to more than eleven thousand Internet radio stations over your home’s wireless network.

ZUNE HD and IPOD NANO

Microsoft’s new Zune HD ($220 for 16GB; zune.net) has a brilliant OLED screen and is very small and bangles light. Along with songs, it can download 720p video, and, with an optional accessory, play it back on your television. The great thing about the Zune is that it also offers a subscription service. For fifteen bucks a month, you get access to more than six million songs and can choose ten each month to own forever. This would be a real challenger to Apple, but the Zune Web site is a bit of a mess. Apple’s newest Nano ($179 for 16GB; apple.com) works with the perfect iTunes Web site and now comes with an impressive video camera. I’m sure it’s only a matter of days before we see nude video of some famous movie star showering at the gym.

ALTEC LANSING ORBIT MP3 SPEAKER

Most laptop speakers don’t play loudly enough for watching a video or listening to music. With the small and packable Altec Lansing Orbit MP3 speaker ($40; alteclansing.com), I can get great sound from my laptop (or MP3 player) and not worry about the built-in speakers being blocked when I set my computer on my gut. And unlike many other portable speakers, Altec doesn’t overdo the base. The sound is bright and realistic.

LENOVO S12, TOSHIBA NB205-N325,and LENOVO T400S

Since most of your time on a computer is spent typing, you want a good keyboard. The best are on Lenovos rings, and that includes the new twelve-inch IdeaPad S12 netbook ($429; lenovo.com), pictured, although it’s missing the eraser mouse I love dearly. If you’re used to a Mac keyboard, the ten-inch Toshiba NB205-N325 ($400; toshiba.com) is also an excellent choice. Anything smaller than these two netbooks, I’d rather just use my BlackBerry or iPhone. My favorite full-sized laptop is the touch-screen Lenovo ThinkPad T400s ($1,999), which runs on the new Windows 7. Use either the track pad or the screen to zoom in, out, or double click — whatever you’d do with a mouse. The T400s also has a powered USB port that will charge your USB devices even when the computer is off. The built-in speakers are much louder and the built-in camera even better than on previous Lenovos.

KODAK ZI8

Unlike its competition, the pocket-sized Kodak Zi8 HD video camera ($180; kodak.com) has electronic image stabilization and records to SD cards. I carry one of these with me 24/7, since it’s only a matter of time before I have the alien encounter I so desperately fear.

HAMMACHER SCHLEMMER BUG VACUUM

Anyone with a squeamish daughter or son (or in Sweetie’s case, husband) will be a hero if he gives his kid a Hammacher Schlemmer Bug Vacuum ($50; skymall.com). The handheld vacuum has a long tube for sucking up spiders, moths, flies, and other critters. Once they’re in there, an electrical grid makes sure they don’t get back out.

TOMTOM’S GPS APP FOR THE IPHONE and NAVIGON

I really like TomTom’s GPS app for the iPhone ($100; itunes.com), pictured. It’s nearly as good as a stand-alone system. The graphics are excellent, and entering addresses is easy. Along with having the sexiest voice in nav systems, the TomTom shows the road’s speed limit, your speed, and graphic street signs, and it will work in the vertical or horizontal position (although I’ve always thought GPS devices should display vertically). Its optional windshield mount gives you Bluetooth access for hands-free phone calls and lets you stream music from your iPhone bracelets to your Bluetooth-enabled car stereo. Another good option is the MobileNavigator app from Navigon ($90; navigon.com). It has a helpful pedestrian mode, and for an additional twenty-five dollars, it will receive live traffic updates from a million other GPS units on the road and pair it with historical information to give you the best route.

MOXI HD DVR AND MOXI MATE

Everyone should replace their cable boxes with the Moxi HD DVR ($799; moxi.com). It has a great user interface and three tuners (most DVRs have only two), so you can record Men in Black I and II while watching old episodes of Pushing Daisies at the same time. The Moxi also connects to Netflix. Plug in the Moxi Mate ($399) in another room and you can instantly watch everything you’ve recorded on the main box on a second television.

NIKEID SNEAKERS

When strangers are not complimenting me on my stingray or goat-and-boa cowboy boots, they’re usually asking me where I got my cool Nikes. At NikeID.com you can design your own one-of-a-kind sneakers (starting at about $100). Sweetie, Chloe (the kid), and I go to the Nike store every year to do it. Somehow mine always tend to be the most colorful.

JAWBONE PRIME, PLANTRONICS DISCOVERY 975,and NOVERO THEFIRSTONE

If you aren’t too embarrassed to wear a Bluetooth headset, there are three that I really like: The Jawbone Prime ($130; jawbone.com) continues to have excellent noise cancellation and now comes in new colors. (Mine is green.) The Plantronics Discovery 975 ($130; plantronics.com) also cancels unwanted noise, and its boom mic extends a little farther toward your mouth for better sound transmission. The case has a rechargeable battery built in, so if you run out of juice in the middle of the day, just put it in the case and a few minutes later you have a fully charged headset. And then there’s the well-thought-out Novero TheFirstOne ($149; novero.com). The sound quality on the wearer’s end is quite good. I also love that it comes with a lanyard: When you’re not using the headset, you can hang it around your neck instead of keeping it in your ear, making you look less like a Hollywood agent and more like a geek.

JOSE CUERVO RESERVA DE LA FAMILIA

Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia ($100; cuervo.com) is considered a sipping tequila, so don’t use it for your margaritas. It’s like fine cognac, but in many ways more complex. Since I’m a big believer in sticking with one kind of booze a night, I start off with less-expensive tequila martinis and then move on to de la Familia neat after dinner.

IGO CHARGE ANYWHERE and ECOSOL POWERSTICK

Chloe is always running out of juice on her iPhone, usually about the time she’s supposed to be calling me. The iGo Charge Anywhere ($50; igo.com) uses interchangeable tips to work with most portable electronics. She can plug it into the wall, or, since the charger itself is also a battery, she can take that with her. It’ll charge a dead phone within fifteen minutes. For extra backup, Chloe can also pack the Ecosol Powerstick ($50; powerstick.com). About the size of a thumb drive, it charges in a computer USB port. If Chloe throws it in her bag, she’ll have a reserve battery that weighs practically nothing — and no more excuses.

AIR DANCER

I know it’s indulgent, but the Air Dancer ($599; 800-759-6255) is also really fun. It made Sweetie and me stare in amazement for hours. You normally only see something like this bending, leaning, and flipping in front of a used-car lot or a beef-jerky stand. With the exception of sitting on our deck watching the weather, I can’t imagine anything I’d rather do with my time.

The saw sliced through the trunk of the 35-foot Colorado spruce. A crane tiffany and co hauled the tree onto the back of a truck. Workers strapped the tree in preparation for its eight-mile police escort downtown.

Everyone standing in Nancy Bartol’s front yard clapped.

“Oh, you can smell it,” said Bartol’s sister, Ann Froehlke.

“The way they did it was just really slick,” Bartol said.

This is the way things are supposed to go each year when City of Milwaukee workers cut down the city/county Christmas tree that resides in Red Arrow Park during the holiday season. The tree in Bartol’s front yard on N. 78th St. was selected a few weeks ago to serve as the 96th official holiday ceremonial symbol.

The crew had a mishap last year in the attempt to corral a 45-foot tree in Bay View cufflinks. The top of the tree snapped on live television. Forestry crews fixed the tree once it was erected in the park, but the video briefly made Milwaukee the butt of jokes from cable and late night talk show hosts.

“We were like ‘whew,’ ” city urban forestry manager Randy Krouse said.

Froehlke, who drove down from Oshkosh, was impressed simply to be able to clearly see the white siding and brick front of her sister’s house. Her late husband planted the tree for Bartol as a housewarming gift 27 years ago.

While the two are sentimental about the gift, it was time for the tree to go. A neighbor said the 18-foot wide tree blocked Bartol’s windows and prevented flowers from blooming on the south side of her yard.

“Your whole front yard was taken up by that tree,” Froehlke said.

Crews will spend the next week securing and stringing ornaments and lights on the tree, and Froehlke money clips and Bartol plan to attend the formal lighting ceremony at 5:15 p.m. Nov. 19.

Neighbors strolled into Bartol’s front yard, attracted by the large city trucks and the television lights. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett joked with Bartol and Krouse as the two discussed whether to replace the tree with a flower bed or another tree.

“We could get you a fire hydrant,” the mayor quipped.

Start the holiday season early with the Snake River Community Players’ production of “The Best Christmas tiffany jewellery Pageant Ever.”

Performances are 7 p.m. Nov. 20 and 23 and 2 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Wendell High School auditorium. Tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, and $25 for families, which includes two adults and all the children in the family.

In the “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” preparations for an annual church Christmas show dissolve into chaos when the director breaks her leg and the ill-mannered Herdman children take over the lead roles.

Co-director Lorna Irwin said the play spreads a fun, positive message that’s perfect for the holiday key rings season.

“It’s all about people,” Irwin said. “It’s about finding the best in everyone.”

Information: Irwin, 324-7544.

Credit: The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho

The St. Clair County Community College issued the following press release:

St. Clair County Community College’s Theatre Discipline in December will present A Christmas tiffany Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas in the college’s Fine Arts Theatre.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6.

The play is written by Charles Dickens and adapted by Michael Wilson. Tom Kephart is director.

The play tells the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his Christmas Eve journey with three ghostly spirits.

Tickets are $5 for students and seniors age 60 and older and $7 bracelets for adults. Tickets are available at the door or by calling (810) 989-5513 between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays.

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas

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Charity donations made in lieu of presents are becoming common gifts at birthdays and Christmas. tiffany Now a new beneficiary is being marketed alongside victims of famine and endangered species: the Treasury.

Britain’s national debt, currently at record peacetime levels, has become a charitable cause.

The Charities Advisory Trust, which has offered to collect donations and send them to the Treasury to help “whittle down Britain’s national debt”, has already received individual gifts of up to pound(s)500 from publicly minded citizens.

The scheme is being promoted as an ideal Christmas present for those worried about bequeathing the legacy of the banking crisis to the next generation. “Why lumber your descendants with a staggering debt burden?” the advertisements ask. “A wonderful present for children and grandchildren . . . Now is the time to start reducing the National Debt in their names”.

A donation of pound(s)20 is suggested, although bankers feeling weighed down by guilt have the option silver pendants to pay in pound(s)1,000. Higher rate taxpayers should be able to claim back tax relief on donations made to the Treasury, according to PwC, the professional services firm.

Dame Hilary Blume, director of the Charities Advisory Trust which disburses donations to charities, said that although the idea had raised eyebrows, money was already arriving. “This is a way for people to feel that they are helping,” she said. “People feel that the only way we can sort out this situation is if we all take responsibility.”

The scheme evokes the “I’m backing Britain” campaign of the late 1960s, when office workers volunteered to stay at their desks for an extra half-hour each day to help the flagging economy, while the Treasury received envelopes containing “conscience cash” from the public to pay off government debt.

Public-spirited action on national debt is not confined to the UK. In the US, contributions to reduce the country’s silver earrings debt have risen this year, at just more than $3m, according to the Bureau of the Public Debt.

Unfortunately for the Treasury, it will take more than pound(s)20 a person to dig Britain out of its fiscal hole. John Sibson, partner and government and public sector leader at PwC, estimates the current debt equates to pound(s)17,000 for each adult in the country.

The Budget predicts a deficit of pound(s)175bn this year and debt is expected to more than double from 37 per cent of national income to almost 80 per cent by 2015. Accountancy firms say high levels of national debt could lead to persistently high interest rates, higher currency volatility and uncertainty for business.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service unit – Okanogan National Forest tiffany and co – issued the following press release:

Christmas tree permits are on sale for $5 each at all Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest ranger stations and the forest headquarters. Each permit allows a family to cut one tree, with a tree height limit of 15 feet, or dig a small live transplant tree. Permits may be purchased in person or by mail and are limited to two permits per family. The permits are non-refundable.

When venturing out into the cold and snowy hills in pursuit of a Christmas tree, here are some hints to help make your trip a safe one:

1. Before leaving home, notify a friend or family member where you will be going and when you will return. Then, stick to your plan and let your contact person know when you have returned.

2. Consider carefully your clothing, equipment, and vehicle needs, making certain they are silver bracelets adequate for the worst conditions you might encounter. If planning to drive over snow-covered roads, a high-clearance vehicle may be best, and don’t forget to carry tire chains and a shovel.

3. ALWAYS check out the avalanche hazard before leaving home.

4. Start out early in the day so that you have enough daylight to be able to choose that “perfect” tree.

5. Be familiar with the area that you plan to visit.

6. Carry extra clothing, food, and tools in your vehicle for those unexpected mishaps that may occur.

7. Christmas tree permits may be placed on the driver’s side dashboard in lieu of a Northwest Forest Pass when parking at a trailhead. However, once enough snow accumulates and selected trailhead parking areas convert to Sno-Parks, you must have a valid Washington State Sno-Park permit displayed on your silver cufflinks windshield when parking at any State Sno-Park.

For those who can’t make it into any of our offices during daily business hours many local businesses are also selling Christmas tree permits.

* In Wenatchee, tree permits are available at Hooked on Toys and Arlberg Sports. * In Chelan, permits can be bought at the Chelan Shell Foodmart gas station. * The Entiat Food Center in Entiat is also selling Christmas tree permits. * In the Lake Wenatchee area, Parkside Grocery, Midway Village and Plain Hardware have permits for sale. * In Leavenworth, tree permits are available at Dan’s Food Market, the 76 gas station and Shell Village Mercantile. * In the Cle Elum and Ellensburg areas Christmas tree permits can be purchased at Roslyn Cyclery, Pioneer Coffee, Intermountain Radio Shack, Morning Star Chevron/Deli and Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce. * Christmas tree permits are available at the following locations in the Naches Ranger District area: * Eagle Rock Grocery, Whistlin’ Jacks Resort and Rimrock Grocery Store on State Route 410 * Helms True Value Hardware and Save-On Foods in Selah * Oak Creek Ace Hardware and Slim’s Market in Naches * KOA Campground at Squaw Rock * Vendors selling Christmas tree permits in Okanogan County include: * Chevron Station in Okanogan * The General Store in Conconully * The Junction Mini Mart in Tonasket * Carlton General Store in Carlton * Twisp Chevron gas station, Hank’s Market and Hank’s Mini Market in Twisp * Pardners Mini Market in Winthrop

For more information about Christmas tree permits please contact any Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest office. These offices are open Monday through Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Our offices will be closed on the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Forest Service offices may also close early the day before these holidays, so call ahead for operating hours.

Chelan Ranger District, 428 W. Woodin Ave., Chelan WA 98816; 509-682-4900

Cle Elum Ranger District, 803 W. 2nd Street, Cle Elum, WA 98922; 509-852-1100

Entiat Ranger District, physical address 2108 Entiat Way, mailing address P.O. Box 476 Entiat silver money clips, WA 98822; 509-784-1511

Methow Valley Ranger District, 24 West Chewuch Road, Winthrop, WA 98862; 509-996-4000

Naches Ranger District, 10237 Hwy. 12, Naches, WA 98937; 509-653-1401

Okanogan Valley Office, 1240 South Second Ave., Okanogan, WA 98840; 509-826-3275

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Headquarters office, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA 98801; 509-664-9200

Tonasket Ranger District, 1 W. Winesap, Tonasket, WA 98855; 509-486-2186

Wenatchee River Ranger District-Leavenworth office, 600 Sherbourne, Leavenworth, WA 98826; 509-548-2550

Wenatchee River Ranger District-Lake Wenatchee office, CLOSED during the winterFor more information please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com.