Wednesday, December 1, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Holidays in Sisters 17
The Oak family found their perfect 12-foot fir last weekend at Kalamataca Ranch.
PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT
search of the prey. Just when the perfect
specimen was thought to be discovered,
another family member found an even better
one and so it went until at last, there it was,
bathed in sunlight. A 12-foot fir, exquisitely
proportioned.
Felling the prize is a family effort, each
taking turns with the saw and shouting in
unison t-i-m-b-e-r as the beast toppled over;
then came the real work, carrying it out and
loaded. Mom was spared the carry part with
everybody else pitching in.
“We bought a tree last year, the COVID
thing,” Johnny said. “Never again,” was
Rena’s input, both saying that the “… shared
family experience of going into the woods
cannot be found at a street corner lot.”
The Oaks imagined an hour ride home and
all the talk of decorating the tree, stringing
lights outside and being able to tell others of
their tree hunting adventure.
Shannon Miller of the Young Life staff
said, “This has never been about raising
money. We are just so delighted that we can
sponsor something that has such meaning to
families, bringing them together in way they
can remember all their lives.”
Laurie Adams told of how some fami-
lies come as they cannot otherwise afford a
tree, especially this year when prices are up
substantially. Several factors are driving the
trend including over-the-top sales last year
during the first Christmas during the COVID-
19 pandemic and supply chain issues this
year exacerbated by drought.
Experts said tree buyers should expect to
pay between 10 percent and 30 percent more
for both live and artificial trees this year, and
also have a smaller selection to choose from.
Oregon is the nation’s top producer of
Christmas trees, responsible for 31 per-
cent of the U.S. harvest in 2020, according
to the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
Growing the trees in the state is a $100 mil-
lion industry.
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