Plenty of people are in the Christmas tree business these days, but veterans like James Merrell know there's more to it than meets the eye. Merrell's Evergreen Acres on Wruck Road comprises 150 acres surrounding the family homestead, a cobblestone house dating from 1829 that merits its own roadside historical marker.
Business owners in the Cooper-Young area recently competed in a decoration contest called "Cooper-Young Christmas UnWrapped. Charles McKelroy, Cadence Bank vice president, was the judge for the 2011 contest.
In a special Christmas message, Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, secretary general of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation, thanked those "who brought us from seasonal tourism to yearround tourism throughout the Caribbean, and in that same vein, we wish that the joy and happiness that attends this holiday season remains with you and yours throughout the New Year and the years to come," he said. The secretary General, who hails from the Bahamas, said this is the time of year in the tourism sector when many of our forebears say that "the season" starts "It was not so long ago when tourism truly lasted for only a season, instead of the yearround business that now sustains so many of our economies in the Caribbean. This joyous start of the tourist season must have also been augmented wonderfully b...
BANGOR, Maine -- It won't be a typical Saturday night for most area restaurants, pubs and bars, but it won't be a typical Christmas Eve, either. Most will be open but will also be closing earlier than usual to give employees some time with family and friends.
Despite a dim national economy, Oklahoma Christmas decorating companies said business is still bright. It's been surprisingly good," said Brad Johnson, owner of Tulsa- based Lawn America. "We were concerned as anyone because this isn't a necessity.
NORMAL - The Garlic Press buzzed with activity Tuesday, as shoppers stocked up on popular gift baskets and other items. As Christmas gets closer, the uptown Normal store, 108 North St., "gets busier and busier," said co-owner Sarah McManus, in between helping customers. "We're doing a lot more gift-wrapping now as people get close to the end and don't have time.
'Tis the season for the war on Christmas. Every year at this time, businesses try to cash in on the birth of Jesus Christ and the deep faith and joyful traditions of his legacy.
ELLSWORTH, Maine -- Steve Elliott, owner of New Land Nursery and Florist in Ellsworth, is partnering with the Downeast Family YMCA in Ellsworth to supply free Christmas trees to underprivileged families. We know there's great need out there this holiday season," said Elliott. "For some families, since a Christmas tree is a nonessential item, they are forgoing buying one. The DE Family YMCA is helping us to locate less fortunate families who could use a little holiday cheer with a donated Christmas tree. We hope that by donating some Maine-grown Christmas trees, we can help to put a little holly jolly back into somebody's Christmas.
The artificial Christmas tree industry churns out innovations faster than Santa's sleigh. If your heart desires a Christmas tree in white or pink, pre- strung with lights or pre-decorated with red bows, apples or birds, you're in luck. This year, you might even find an upside-down tree or two, although they've been selling out so fast you just might have to reserve one for next year, by which point, surely, the marketing gods will have dreamed up the next hot holiday arboreal trend.
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