Scouts to pick up Pleasanton Christmas treesTri-Valley Herald, CA - 15 hours ago… Boy Scout Troops 941 and 943 will join together for their annual Christmas tree pickup next Saturday. The minimum donation for residential trees is $5, or $10 … Scouts Offer Easy Way To Dispose Of Christmas Trees KCRA.comNew Year's Eve plans? Skip it, I say Virginian Pilotall 4 news articles

San Mateo Daily JournalScouts collecting Christmas trees at mallSacramento Bee,  USA - 17 hours agoBoy Scout Troop 215 is again making it easy for residents to get rid of their Christmas trees. Scouts will be stationed in the southeast … Scouts to pick up Christmas trees Vallejo Times-HeraldTree trimming offered San Mateo Daily JournalNow is the time for rituals, resolutions The Union of Grass ValleySt. Helena Starall 5 news articles

Put Christmas trees out with yard wasteChapel Hill News, NC - 8 hours agoCHAPEL HILL — Town solid waste crews will pick up Christmas trees and wreaths for mulching on the regular yard waste collection schedule. … Crews will pick up Christmas trees News & Observerall 2 news articles

Forbes State Park to Use Thrown Out Christmas Trees for FishWJBDRadio.com, IL - 1 hour agoForbes State Park near Omega is accepting Christmas trees for recycling in the lake. Individuals can take their tree to either boat …

Lancaster Vandals Light Christmas Trees On FireNBC4.TV, CA - 2 hours agoLANCASTER, Calif. — Vandals used thrown-out Christmas trees to start at least 10 fires within a 20-minute period in Lancaster on Saturday, including three … Vandals Torch Discarded Christmas Trees CBS 2all 2 news articles

Every year hundreds of Christmas trees collected from residents in Galveston avoid the landfill and are instead turned into mulch. Next spring the mulch will be placed in city gardens and parks to help hold moisture in and keep down weeds

Long after holiday celebrations are over, the more than 3.25 million Christmas trees harvested in Wisconsin can be useful as wildlife habitats, mulch or potpourri.

By Bertrand M. Gutierrez, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Dec. 30–Dispossessed of their ornaments, Christmas trees are being churned into mulch at a Winston-Salem landfill off Clemmonsville Road.

Vandals ignited at least 10 discarded Christmas trees in a 20-minute period in Lancaster, including three that burned cars, sheriff’s deputies said.

Vandals use thrown-out Christmas trees to start at least 10 fires within 20 minutes, including three that burned cars, sheriff’s deputies say.

DIXONS MILLS – The fifth annual Christmas parade will be held Saturday, Dec. 18 beginning at 10 a.m. The Splendid Harmony Social Savings Club and the Dixons Mills Volunteer Fire Department sponsor the parade.

This year marked the 55th year Carol Erickson, of Watertown, played the organ at a church on Christmas Eve. She has served as organist at Christ United Methodist Church in Watertown for almost 40 years beginning in 1967.

Apple’s iTunes store appears to be back to normal business as new iPod owners rushed to the site to download their favorite songs this Christmas season. A report by market researcher Hitwise said that traffic to the iTunes web site increased by 413 percent as compared to last year’s statistics.

“Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” comes straight from the old-school, “My dad’s got a barn, let’s put on show!” style of entertainment. The plot’s a little corny, the result is not much in doubt, and the whole thing really is just an excuse for staging a great bunch of Irving Berlin songs.

The preschool class from Pope John Paul II, which is comprised of 4-year-old students, recently entertained family and friends with a Christmas program. The children sang and performed a variety of songs and finger plays. Santa Claus made a surprise appearance. From left, first row, are: Ethan Mitchneck, Jordan Spencer, Stephen Rudawski, Katie Ward, Michael Mieldazis, Carleigh Keene, Cole Mayhue, …

Happy New Year! Now put stuff awayContra Costa Times, CA - 14 hours ago… Clearly label the box with the room name and "Holiday" or "Christmas" decorations. For easy retrieval, place all holiday decor boxes in one location. … Resolve to find a place for holiday clutter Seattle Timesall 2 news articles

North Brunswick SentinelVandals destroy holiday decorationsSouth Brunswick Post, NJ - Dec 28, 2006The outdoor Christmas decorations of several Kendall Park homes were destroyed or stolen during several incidents late last week. … Police want to find out who’s naughty at sites North Brunswick Sentinelall 3 news articles

Washington PostRow house fire sparked by decorations kills 5 in Pa.The News Journal, DE - Dec 29, 2006ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A pre-dawn fire apparently sparked by Christmas decorations ripped through four row houses today, killing five adults, officials said. … Nation In Brief Indianapolis StarFaulty wiring may have sparked deadly fire Eagle TribuneFatal Pennsylvania fire blamed on electrical cord Seattle TimesBuffalo News - Los Angeles Timesall 334 news articles

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A pre-dawn fire apparently sparked by Christmas decorations ripped through four row houses today, killing five adults, officials said. The electrical fire, which also injured eight people, started in an area where decorations were plugged into a power strip joined to an extension cord, authorities said. It was preliminarily ruled accidental, Allentown Fire Capt. Robert Scheirer …

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Fire that may have been caused by an electrical cord connected to Christmas decorations swept through four downtown row houses Friday, killing five people and injuring several others, officials said.