HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-12-13, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2000.
Christmas trees need a little love to stay lovely
By Vicky Bremner
Citizen staff
“Maybe it just needs a little
love.” .
So spoke cartoon character
Linus about the sad little
Christmas tree picked out by
Charlie Brown, which seems
to improve after Linus wraps
his blanket around it.
At a tree farm located just
west of Wingham, Niel Edgar
will pass on the “finer points”
of caring for Christmas trees,
though he stops short of men
tioning a blanket. He recom
mends cutting off an inch at
the base of the tree just before
bringing it into the house,
then once inside adding
“water, water, water”.
Edgar says, though he has
heard suggestions about
adding chlorine or sugar to
this recipe, according to him,
lots of water is the best plan.
Edgar says keeping the tree
in the house for a maximum
of three weeks is best,
although some people will
keep them inside for a month.
He also recommends not to
putting the tree too close to a
register. It that is necessary, he
says, cover the vent with a
board to prevent the tree from
drying out. A very important
safety rule to remember is “
turn off the lights when you
leave”.
Edgar also has an innova
tive idea for what to do with
the tree once it has served its
purpose indoors. He suggests
tying the tree to a stake or
another tree outside then
attach a bird feeder. A person
will be able to enjoy the pur
chased tree for another few
months while bird watching,
he says.
Edgar cuts about one-quar
Students rehearse
Christmas concert
The Grey Central PS
Christmas concert is
Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 7:30
p.m. Everyone has been prac
tising so hard for it.
Kindergartens learned about
the letter P. They enjoyed a
pajama party with popcorn
and pink lemonade. They dec
orated party hats, strung paper
clips together in a chain and
coloured pirates, parrots and
Grey fire chief resigns
Grey Twp. council held its
regular meeting on Dec. 4 and
accepted the resignation of
Grey Twp. Fire Chief Gary
Earl with regret. The resigna
tion is effective Dec. 30.
Council passed a resolution
agreeing with the transfer of
responsibilities from the attor
ney general to the County of
Huron under the Provincial
Offences Act.
A resolution from Prince
Edward County requesting the
province continue providing
OMAFRA reviews of NMPs
at no cost to either the
landowner or the municipality
was endorsed.
Council also endorsed a res
olution from the Twp. of
Howic.k requesting the
province to provide funding
for the additional testing,
inspections and reports that
ter of his own trees from his
four acres of woodlot to sell.
The rest of his retail stock is
purchased from a place in
Alliston, something he has
done for 25 out of the 28 years
he’s been selling them.
Trees start at $16 for a five-
year old pine tree (about 5’).
Sizes can range all the way up
to a 16’ special order tree. He
also sells wreaths, garlands
and tree stands, he likes to call
“marriage savers”.
As well, he has cedar
boughs to give away. Edgar
also has smaller trees for table
tops, and special trees for
those who want a decorated
tree outdoors on their patio or
deck, something that is
becoming a popular trend, he
says.
The most popular type of
tree sold from Edgars is the
Fraser fir, out numbering the
white pine by three to one.
The Fraser fir is a
blue/green coloured tree
which resembles a spruce tree
and has a very straight trunk.
The needles are a little shorter
and coarse.
The Scotch pine is known
as the tradional Christmas tree
with its crooked trunk and
long, coarse needles.
The white pine has more
recently become a favourite
Christmas tree. In the past, it
was mostly harvested for logs,
because of its straight trunk.
The needles on this pine are
very soft.
Christmas tree sales for him
usually begin on the last
Saturday of November and
continue right through until
Dec. 24.
And once home, with “just
a little love” there can be
many days of enjoyment from
your Christmas tree.
Pigs.
They also had their teeth
checked by the dental nurse
and practised songs for the
Christmas concert.
They welcome Jason to
their classroom.
Grade 3s are busy writing
letters to Santa. They are
learning about groups of num
bers. They are still experi
menting with magnets.
are being required under
Ontario Water Regulation
459/00.
In response to concerns
raised by several residents in
the Moncrieff area with the
speed of traffic going through
the intersection, council will
pass a by-law establishing a
four-way stop at the intersec
tion.
Council increased the grant
to the Cranbrook Cemetery to
$3,200 to cover additional
maintenance costs.
Accounts totalling
$461,357.74 were approved
for payment.
The next regular meeting
will be held on Dec. 18 at 9:30
a.m. A ceremonial final coun
cil meeting will be held at the
Cranbrook Community
Centre on Thursday, Dec. 28
from 7:30 to 8 p.m.
A Christmas tradition
‘Tis the season to be jolly and for Niel Edgar of East Wawanosh it’s also a jolly experience watching folks
shop for their Christmas tree. After 28 years in the business, Edgar has many tips on keeping your
Christmas tree looking festive throughout the season, as well as what to do with it when the holidays are
over. While many people buy their tree early, there are always a few last minute shoppers who show up
on Christmas Eve. (Vicky Bremner photo)
PEOPLE AROUND
CRANBROOK
By Peter
Haaedoorn
Call
887-6935
On Friday, Dec. 15 the last
euchre party for this year will
be held at the Cranbrook
Community Centre at 8 p.m.
Bring lunch.
The meeting with all those
people who were interested in
playing darts was held last
week. It was decided by those
present that the first dart play
ing evening will be held on
Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. at the
Cranbrook Community Centre.
Anyone who could not attend
the meeting but who would be
interested is welcome to partic
ipate.
Mrs. Scott’s class invited
parents to participate in the
building of gingerbread hous
es.
Marg Saxon and Lynn Fretz
joined Sammy for Gingerbread
House Making 101.
Everybody did a really good
job and the creations were
magnificent. We can hardly
wait to eat our house.
“Leanne’s Place” in Brussels
held a special day for cus
tomers and Mrs. Saxon won
the door prize which was a
beautiful basket made by
Jeanne.
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