11.23.09
Fifty-six million trees are planted each year to be used for future holidays, and 30 million to 35 million families will buy a real Christmas tree this year,...
Scott Young unloads a semi full of Fraser Firs Nov. 21 at the main Treeland lot in Denver. Young has worked the Treeland lots since he was 10 years old and said being part of people's holiday traditions is one of the most fun and satisfying jobs someone could have. Once the trees are set up in the lot, he compared it to standing in the middle of a forest in the city. "It makes you feel like a kid," he said. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen |
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To get a light rail station at Lucent, voters will have to say yes to FasTracks a second time.
Arapahoe County has planted 99 young hackberry, cottonwood and oak trees in Arapahoe County Community Park. A dozen of the trees were donated by Branch Out, a local tree nursery.
The newly elected city council re-elected Doug Clark as Littleton’s mayor Nov. 17 after the vote was re-cast.
Don Carmody said he’ll donate money and cheer the teams on, but he draws the line at plunging into the chilly waters of Chatfield Reservoir Dec. 5 during the “Freezin’ for a Reason” fundraiser for Colorado Special Olympics.
In May, Rep. Joe Rice (D-Littleton) packed his bags for his fourth tour in Iraq.
How does an entrepreneur survive the cold winters of an economic downturn when his entire business is built around one December holiday largely tied to retail sales?
After all of the holiday food preparation and consumption, comes the waste.
