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Celebrating Christmas as community Celebrating Christmas as community with the annual parade... with the annual parade...
Grants Pass Marching Band & Color Grants Pass Marching Band & Color Guard, hothot inspite ofof the cold... Guard, inspite the cold...
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December 2018
U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony December 5th at 5:00pm EST
Hosted by U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree &USFS - Willamette National Forest
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oin us for the lighting of the 2018 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from the Willamette National Forest. The event is held on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol and is free and open to the public (no tickets required). The lighting will be broadcast on C-SPAN and a live streaming feed available on both
the Willamette National Forest and U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Facebook pages. The Tree is 80 feet tall, 35-years-old and for the first time, a noble fir (Abies procera) was selected. This species of fir is prized as a Christmas tree because of its straight growth, conical form, mild aroma, deep green, robust foliage and up-
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