Pamela Roberts, Jefferson County 4-H Coordinator, records an interview with Naeomie Barrow and House of Representatives Jim Buck (R) at the Capitol Christmas Tree Cutting.
Daily World / Terry Loney The stately 65-foot Pacific silver fir picked to be the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is hoisted by a crane onto the truck that will carry it to Washington, D.C. The tree was found growing on a steep ridge face near the West Fork of the Wynooche River last spring.
From Wynooche to D.C.
Wynooche valley — As Phil Zembas gazed up the milky white trunk of the 65-foot Pacific silver fir he was struck by a shiver of anxiety.
Zembas, 55, a retired seed orchard manager for the U.S. Forest Service, had cut down hundreds of trees during his career. But this one was different. “This is the big one,” he said.
The picture-perfect 45-year-old fir had been picked to grace the west lawn at the U.S. Capitol this holiday season. Thousands would see it up close and millions more on television. …
Unless Zembas screwed up.
“I should have stayed retired,” he joked, “because if this goes south I’ll wish I would have.” (Read More)
National Christmas Tree Heads to D.C.
CBNNews.com
November 2, 2006
CBNNews.com -- ABERDEEN, Wash. -This is a first for Capitol Hill. The national Christmas tree will come from the state of Washington.
The 65-foot Pacific silver fir started its long journey Wednesday from the Olympic National Forest. (Read More, Watch Video)
Fontaine Trailer to haul Capitol Christmas Tree - Fontaine Trailer Co. this year is providing a specially designed extendable trailer...