. . Families | Oo Q O The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, December 14, 1994 3 Trees: grow ‘em, pick ‘em By GRACE R. DOVE xpos! Staff + »Six-year-old’ Nick Onzik couldn't make up his mind. After looking at thousands of ‘beautiful Christmas trees, he was ‘having a tough time deciding which was the right one to take home. This was his first year helping to select the family’s Christmas tree and he wanted to bring home a good one for his older brothers, Mitchell, Paul and Tom, to enjoy. - Trudging in the crisp Decem- ber wind through endless rows of perfect trees, he eliminated the short ones, the skinny ones and those with “holes” in about 20 minutes. ‘.His mother, Charlene, wanted a.tree with branches strong endugh to hold her collection of wooden ornaments. . “How about this one?” sug- gested his father, Tom, pointing to a seven-foot tall blue spruce. "The trees don’t grow into perfect shapes — we have to prune them.” Eshter Sutton Tree farm owner . After consulting with his fhiother. who said the tree didn't cided the spruce was it. © It even smelled nice. sawed away at the trunk. have any flaw or gaps, Nick de- - “Timber!” his father joked as he “The Onzik family was one of many to flock to area tree farms dd Pa like" Sutton’s on Outlet Road in Lehman Township December 11 to find the perfect holiday tree. ' Operated for the past nine years by Dick and Esther Sutton on their former dairy farm, it's home to several thousand beautifully shaped Christmas trees —- Douglas fir, Scotch pine, blue spruce and . Norway spruce. ' The Douglas firand blue spruce ‘ ‘are the most popular, Esther . Sutton said. Most people want seven or eight-footers. “Growing Christmas trees in- volves more work than people think,” she said. “In the summer ,we keep the weeds around the « trees cut back and spray for bugs. {The trees don’t grow into perfect - shapes - we have to prune them.” ~ During the short selling sea. : son, the family pitches in, driving wh ‘visitors up the hill in two four- ‘wheel drive pickup trucks to cut ‘trees down, cutting trees for those ‘ who didn't bring a saw and baling .+ them for customers. Son-in-law Don Casterline, sporting an orange coat and warm coonskin cap, lent a hand loading customers’ trees onto their cars. Another popular tree farm is Moore's on Lower Demunds Road in Dallas Township, where cus- tomers may either cut or dig their fresh trees. Operated for about 90 years by three generations of the Thomas Moore family, the farm has Colo- rado blue spruce, soft (long needle) pine, Northern spruce and Fra- sier pine, a novelty type tree with lime-green needles. The spruce trees are the most popular. Tom Moore, III, and his wife, Jacqui, do most of the work car- ing for the trees — spraying, prun- ing and trimming the weeds. They must also plant several thousand trees each year to main- tain their supply. “I'll pass the farm on to my son, Tom IV, when he gets older, if he's interested,” Moore said. Tom IV is only a little guy, so he'll have plenty of time to make up his mind, Caring fora freshly- cut Christ- -mas stree:is very easy, Esther Sutton said. “Put it in a bucket of fresh water as soon as you get it home,” she said. “Don't let it stand out- side. If you're not going to trim it right away, store it in a garage, basement or sheltered area in plain water.” o : | We Ship Big or Small, MAIL BOXESETC’® In a Rush? Let Mail Boxes Etc. handle a all your last minute holiday packing and Jit. shipping needs. 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By JACK HILSHER Post Correspondent At the Dallas Township super- visors meeting on December 6, all that could be heard for awhile were questions like these: “How about the hydraulics?” and “What was that fuel capacity?” and “How is the snow plow activated?” The thing causing that cross- examination was a bid opening. The township needs a new dump truck, and it needs it before win- ter sets in. Without it, snow removal with a rented truck would torpedo the '95 budget. Glenn Howell opened three bids with these results: Ertley Motor- world, Wilkes-Barre - $31,458 and a 150-day delivery; Barber Ford West Pittston - $32,625 and 120- day delivery; Bradco, Towanda - $33,789 and 30 days. After more discussion and more questions like those above, it became obvious that, technical specs all being equal, an early delivery assumed prime impor- tance. Supervisor Frank Wagner Kingston Township recorded 50 permits for zoning and building purposes in November, collecting $8,049 in fees. The total value of projects was $1,068,227, the bulk coming from four permits for construction of new homes. These permits for new homes were issued: 945 Lantern Hill Rd., value $217,140; 1295 Timber Time Is of the essence for Dallas Twp. truck purchase said, “There is no question in my mind but that we shouldn't even consider taking delivery after the snow season is over.” Accordingly a motion to accept the Bradco bid was made by Wagner and seconded by Howell, Chairman Phil Walter called for a vote which was unaminous and the motion carried. | In another development, town- ship engineer Tom Doughton of Pasonick Engineering in Wilkes- Barre announced progress was made on negotiations with Luzerne County's Community Development Office. There, manager John Matusek recently informed Doughton that the township has been approved for funding to raze two fire-dam- aged home. These properties are in the Roushey Plot area and have long been an eyesore to neigh- bors. Doughton will arrange for bids after January 1, next year to comply with LCCDO regulations. Next regular meeting will be December 20, at 7:30 p.m. Permits for four new homes issued in Kingston Township Grove Rd., value $303,325; 269 Bunker Hill Rd., value $224,730; 121 Ondish Rd., value $200,035. The largest addition/remodel- ing permits were: 225 Manor Dr., in-ground pool, value $17,000; 47 E. Franklin St., porch, value $11,000; 350 Clover Lane, value $20,500; 213 Holly St., exterior repairs, value $15,320. 1 Ziatdintty Ziopat GIFT BAGEL BASKETS Select from our Basic, Gourmet or Holiday Gift Lines Our Bagels are Authentic New York Water Bagels... made from scratch & baked fresh daily on the premises in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Great gift for the hard to buy for person, many sizes available. Order Early - Catalogues § available. 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