News Outlook Your Hometown Newspaper November 30, 2017 - 15
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Christmas trees are sym- farm to your fiving room. freshly cut, but trees sold
bols of the holiday season Unwrapped trees placedaway from the farm might
and the spirit of giving that atop vehicles can be dried have been chopped down
the season champions, out by the wind. Prevent weeks before they are ul-
Choosing and decorating wind damage by wrapping fimately sold. During the
a Christmas tree is a tradi- the tree if you plan to place interval between being cut
tion for many families, and it atop your vehicle. If pos- down and sold, treesf vas-
depending on the trees sible, lay the tree in the cular systems can clog and
they choose, families may bed of a pickup truck and prevent the tree from get-
have some work to do to close the cover over the ring the water it needs to
keep their trees glowing all bed. If you don't have ac- survive the season. A fresh
season long. cess to a pickup truck but cut of the stem unclogs the
Artificial Christmas trees can use a minivan or SUV system and ensures the
require little, if any, mainte- to transport your tree, see tree will be able to con-
nance. But five Christmas if the tree fits inside your sume water.
trees, which some people vehicle. If it doesn't, wrap • Avoid placing the tree
feel are more authentic it tightly in a blanket or an- near heaters or drafty win-
and welcoming than their other form of cover, mak- dows. Many people know
artificial counterparts, re- ing sure the cover won't that placing a live tree near
quire dally maintenance, blow off in the wind when a potentially hot heating
In addition to supplying you hit the open road.vent poses a fire hazard.
the tree with water at least • Have the tree cut before But doing so also can dry
once per day, live Christ- you take it off the lot. If you out the tree, decreasing
mas tree owners can take typically purchase your the chances it will make it
these steps to prolong the tree from a florist or tree through the season. Plac-
life of their trees, lot instead of a tree farm, ing the tree near drafty
• Protect the tree on the then remember to ask the windows also can dry out
way home. Your tree might seller to recut the stem of the tree, so try to find a
be vulnerable to damage as the tree before you take it spot in your home with a
you transport it from the home. Tree farm trees are consistent temperature.
The color green is syn- by 25 percent between
onymous with the holi- Thanksgiving and New
day season, as Christmas Yearfs Day. That translates
trees, mistletoe and holiday to about one million extra
wreaths feature prominently tons of waste in the roughly
throughout the month of five-week holiday season.
December. But there are Much of that waste is wrap.
ways to make this holiday ping paper. Instead of pur-
season even greener, chasing holiday wrapping
Going green around the paper that will ultimately
house can save homeown- end up in landfills, wrap gifts
ers substantial amounts in reusable gift bags or old
of money and benefit the newspapers lying around
planet in various ways. Yet the house. If you must use
come the holiday season, wrapping paper, choose re-
many peopleunintentionally cycled paper• In addition,
eschew eco-friendly prac- save bows, ribbons and un-
rices in an effort to make damaged wrapping paper to
their homes as festive as use again next season.
possible. Fortunately, there • Turn down the thermo-
are several ways to enjoy an stat. Holiday music fans
eco-ffiendly holiday season, know that the weather out-
Choose LED holiday side can be frightful during
rights. Holiday lighting dis- the holiday season. But hori-
plays help make the season day hosts inviting friends
even more special. But tradi- and family over this year can
tional incandescent holiday turn down the thermostat
rights consume consider- to save energy and make
able amounts of energy and conditions inside the home
burn out much more quick- more comfortable. Extra
ly than more eco-friendly al- bodies inside the house will
ternatives. According to En- warm the place up, allowing
ergy.gov, LED holiday lights homeowners to turn down
consume less energy than the thermostat during par-
incandescent holiday rights, ties. If youYe traveling for
and theyYe also safer be- the season, program your
cause LED fights burn cool, thermostat so you're not
reducing the risk of com- heating an empty home.
bustion. In addition, LED Send e-cards. Holiday
rights are more resistant to cards are a tradition in many
breaking than incandescent families. But paper cards
bulbs, which should please contribute heavily to that
homeowners who want to extra million tons of holiday-
avoid broken or burned out related waste noted by the
bulbs that can ruin holiday EP/L In lieu of paper cards,
lighting displays, send e-cards. E-cards can be
• Get creative with wrap- emalled to friends and faro-
ping paper. The United ily, saving the cost of post-
States Environmental Pro- age and the fuel required to
tection Agency notes that deriver those cards. In ad-
household waste increases dition, e-cards save families
the hassle of signing each
individual card.
The holiday season is not
the most eco-friendly time of
year, but celebrants can take
steps to reduce their carbon
footprints between Thanks-
giving and New Year s Day.
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Water the tree often• water than trees that were you first bring it home, re.
Christmas trees need cut several weeks ago. As filling the stand with water
lots of water to make it the season goes on and whenever necessary.
through the season. Youthe treeWs vascular system A few tricks of the trade
may notice the water begins to clog, you might can help holiday cele.
in the tree stand disap- not need to water the tree brants maintain lush, awe.
pears quickly when you as much as you did wheninspiring Christmas trees
first bring the tree home. you first brought it home. throughout the holiday
Thatfs because freshly cut But check the treers water season.
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Featuring God Sent Singers on
Sunday, December 3rd at 6:00pm
Everyone Welcome
and from Northside Church of God, have a Merry
Christmas!
For Kim Spence Longwell's Funeral Expenses.
Kim and her husband, Bobby, are members of the Bethel, Tilton
and Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Departments. Any monies over
and above the funeral expenses, will be set aside for the benefit of
Kim's 13 year old son, Danny Ray Spence.
December 1 , 1
Bethel Volunteer Fire Department
Dinner at 5:00 pm until out of food
Auction at 6:30 pm
Tenderloin Meal $6.00
Includes Tenderloin, Potatoes, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Dessert and Drink
Hot Dog Meal $4.00
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