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By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Irene Hanson
RR Hosp. Aux.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

By Jack Elliott
Correspondent

By Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

Submitted by
Ken Boshcoff M.P.

On Sunday our Christmas tree went up. Since before we were married, my wife and I have put up a traditional evergreen tree. When our sons were young, putting up a tree involved a trip to farm or the bush where we tramped about to pick the perfect tree.
What looked so fine in the bush often was more tree than would fit in the house. Those excess branches were occasionally used to fill in holes where branches had disappeared. Eventually our Christmas tree hunt changed to a store. Balsam, scotch pine, and Fraser Fir have all appeared in our living room. We prefer the Frazer.

By Susan Douglas
RR Red Hatters

By Al Lowe
Contributor

By Jack Elliott
Correspondent