Monday, January 7, 2013
Residents can bring their discarded trees to the township's yard waste site.
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Monday, January 7
As the holiday decorations come down, Upper Macungie residents are encouraged to bring their live Christmas trees to the township yard waste site, located on Grim Road near the municipal building. The township does not have curbside pickup of Christmas trees. Winter hours at the yard waste site are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
Pick out the best tree for your home, preference and price point.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Pick out the best tree for your home, preference and price point.
With so many options, picking out a Christmas tree can sometimes make you feel like you're in "A Charlie Brown Christmas." Any given tree can either be too short, too tall, too bald, too bushy or have a myriad of other problems. Here's where you can cut down your own Christmas tree in the Lehigh Valley region. So how can you tell which tree is the right one for you? To help select your favorite tree, the characteristics of the more popular species are listed below. Douglas-fir: This tree is generally available as a sheared tree and is the most common species found on tree lots. It has a nice fragrance and a medium-to-good shelf life. Because of the thick, bushy crowns, they do not lend themselves to large or heavy decorations. This …
Sunday, December 25, 2011
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen… but did you know that Christmas trees are edible?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, according to someone. And even though that someone isn’t on our list of fun facts, there’s plenty of other Christmas trivia to enjoy this holiday season. So settle down with a mug of egg nog and enjoy our gift to you, these 10 things you probably didn’t know about Christmas: 1. Your Christmas tree is edible. Well, unless it’s made of plastic. The bark of evergreen trees is not only edible, but is actually a pretty good source of Vitamin C. Just don’t eat the pinecones. And speaking of trees… 2. The average Christmas tree takes seven years to grow to a height of 6 to 7 feet. ...and is used for about two weeks. That means, if you were born today, and a tree was planted today, you’d be in second grade…
Josh Popichak
1:07 pm on Tuesday, December 27, 2011
I have to say I disagree with #3 as well. Two special kitties in our family got organic catnip, cat grass ("greens") and toys on Christmas morning. For the companionship and unconditional love they give us all throughout the year, I think all pets are deserving of special small "treats" on Christmas. more ›