Christmas Trees

Some decorations are meant for the back of the tree.

Garbage pickups resume normal schedule; no rush on tree recycling--you have until Jan. 21st

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and, with that, comes the annual Festival of Trees, benefitting Special Olympics Wyoming.

The trees are purchased and decorated by local organizations, businesses, or individuals, then auctioned with the proceeds going to Special Olympics Wyoming.

Do you associate the smell of fresh evergreens with Christmas? For over 40 years the Boy Scouts of Troop 60 have been selling fresh Christmas trees to Casper.

Keep Casper Beautiful has opened several Christmas tree disposal sites throughout the Casper metropolitan area. Officials say the sites in Casper are located at Paradise Valley Pool, Mike Sedar Park, near the agricultural extension building on Fairgrounds Road, near the athletic complex on K Street and at Viking Court...

Yes, I admit, when it comes to dragging out the Christmas lights and all the tinsel, I’m probably the last to break them out. I think we got out all the decorations just DAYS before Christmas last year. But now that we’re settling into our new house and unpacking the boxes, instead of putting the decorations away in the shed, only to drag them out again in a few weeks, I’m thinking there’s no time like the present to decorate. My husband, on the other hand, is thinking a bit differently. Now I realize that Thanksgiving hasn’t even arrived yet, but I’m just curious, is it too early to decorate for Christmas?

Yes, I admit, when it comes to dragging out the Christmas lights and all the tinsel, I’m probably the last to break them out. I think we got out all the decorations just DAYS before Christmas last year. But now that we’re settling into our new house and unpacking the boxes, instead of putting the decorations away in the shed, only to drag them out again in a few weeks, I’m thinking there’s no time like the present to decorate. My husband, on the other hand, is thinking a bit differently. Now I realize that Thanksgiving hasn’t even arrived yet, but I’m just curious, is it too early to decorate for Christmas?

Most people are familiar with the massive, and very impressive, Christmas tree that graces New York City’s Rockefeller Center every year. This tree has come to symbolize the holiday season for millions of people, and is something of national icon, appearing as a backdrop in countless movies and television specials.