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Rediscovering the Joy

in Selecting and Cutting your

Own Christmas Tree

Decades ago it was very from the sales were set aside your entire family and wander
common for families to enjoy the to pay for the education of the through the acres of trees until
tradition of hiking into the forests children. This passing-on of the you find the family’s favorite one.
to select, cut and bring home privilege of education is now in Share the fun of cutting down the
a fresh Christmas tree. Fond the third generation of the family. tree, like your own ancestors may
memories of those bygone days have done. The tree will remain
linger in family stories and old Then and now, families who fresh throughout the entire
sepia-toned photos. visit the tree farm can cut their holiday season.
own tree (saws provided) or
In the past 20 to 25 years, it pick out the tree they desire and The tree sales open on
became easier to drive to the Stringfellow family members will November 29th and are open
local mass-merchandising store help cut and load the tree in or only on Saturdays and Sundays.
or one of the pop-up Christmas onto the car. Today, in addition Bring cash or personal checks.
tree lots to pick a tree. These to cider and candy, families can For more information visit
trees have been cut weeks to warm themselves by the bonfire kandstreefarm.com or email
months earlier and have little under the covered gazebo, and stringfamily@comcast.net
freshness left in them. Before the spend time viewing farm animals
decorations are up, the needles like sheep and cattle. Most days Keith and Scott Trees
are already dropping. Scott’s wife, Denise, rides her
horse out to the tree parcels and
Perhaps this year, you could gives kids the thrill of seeing a
choose to rekindle an old real cowgirl!
tradition of selecting a perfect
and fresh Christmas tree, without Out of gratitude for what their
the challenges of hiking into the parents had done for their
mountains. generation, Keith, Scott and
Heather planted more acres
More than 40 years ago, a in trees to continue the family
rancher in North Bend found tradition. Now 12-acres of the
himself the father of three young ranch is dedicated to Douglas,
children, wondering how he was Fraser, Turkish, Noble and Grand
going to fund college educations. fir trees. The trees vary from
Ewing and JoAnn Stringfellow tabletop to those towering over
had been working their 12 feet in height.
95-acre ranch, raising cattle. To
supplement the family income, When you visit the tree farm
the Ewings decided to plant a this year, you’ll be helped by the
4-acre corner of the ranch with next generation of Stringfellows,
Christmas tree seedlings. earning their opportunity to go
on to higher education. Bring
As their children, Keith, Scott and
Heather grew, so did the trees.
Alongside their parents, the kids
launched the first season of Keith
and Scott Tree Farm. Proceeds

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