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- <text id=91TT2504>
- <title>
- Nov. 11, 1991: American Notes:Holidays
- </title>
- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
- Nov. 11, 1991 Somebody's Watching
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- NATION, Page 53
- American Notes
- HOLIDAYS
- A Tree Grows In Washington
- </hdr><body>
- <p> As Al Korenek drives his 90-ft. rig from Santa Fe to
- Washington this week, heads may turn. After all, it's not every
- day a gargantuan blue spruce is moved from the forests of
- northern New Mexico to the groomed lawns of Capitol Hill. This
- is the first year a living tree--complete with a 40-ton root
- ball--will serve as the nation's Christmas symbol. The 60-ft.
- giant will be garnished with strings of chili-pepper lights and
- 10,000 handmade ornaments from New Mexico, including silver
- coyotes, miniature pueblos, tin stars and brass jewelry.
- </p>
- <p> Korenek, a tree transplanter, is scheduled to depart Santa
- Fe on Wednesday, after receiving a Native American blessing at a
- farewell ceremony conducted by Governor Bruce King. "A living
- tree was chosen because it demonstrates the importance of
- reforestation and forestry conservation," said Don Laine, a
- spokesman for the committee charged with selecting the spruce.
- After the holidays, the tree will be replanted at the National
- Arboretum.
- </p>
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- </body></article>
- </text>
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