BYE!
++++ CLICK THE IMAGE FOR MORE PICTURES ++++ Christian Perkins, of White River Junction, Vt., at left, takes photos of a balsam fir tree being donated by Larry and Pat Fortier of Hartland,Vt., on Wednesday. Perkins works for Chippers Inc., a tree service that has been helping care for the tree. The tree will become the official state Christmas tree displayed at the capitol in Montpelier, where a lighting ceremony is set for Friday at 4:30 p.m. The tree was planted by the Fortier’s son Kevin about 30 years ago when he started studying landscape design in college. (Valley News – Rick Russell) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
We told you that this Hartland tree was gonna get cut down (and showed you its baby picture from 1990), and now it has happened!
The tree is making its way up to the State House! Just in time for Ceres to look out over when she arrives at her post on top of the golden dome Friday. #VT pic.twitter.com/C7rrXrn0ZV
— VT Sec. of State (@VermontSOS) November 28, 2018
The State House Christmas tree is going up pic.twitter.com/fjq4TKtiB2
— Neal P. Goswami (@nealgoswami) November 28, 2018
lol’d at @sevendaysvt Daily 7 just now: pic.twitter.com/XtR1WutsoY
— Dave Silberman (@DaveSilberman) November 29, 2018
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BTW, there’s a lighting ceremony scheduled for Friday at 4:30 p.m. on the Vermont Statehouse lawn in Montpelier.
p.s. TOTALLY SEPARATE AND UNRELATED, but doesn’t the tree photo remind you of this whole scene?
Spectators watch as the lantern and spire of the Strafford Town House are lifted off the building by crane to be restored on site in Strafford, Vt., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. The estimated $107,000 restoration will take place in the coming months. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.