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PHOTO GALLERY: St. Armands Christmas tree gets decorated


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 5:00 a.m. November 19, 2011
  • Longboat Key
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PHOTO GALLERY: St. Armands Christmas tree gets decorated
Alex Morel, of Wagner Realty, stands up on one of the rings of the tree to hang up a branch.
Alex Morel, of Wagner Realty, stands up on one of the rings of the tree to hang up a branch.
Josh Trevino works on some of the lighting and wiring from inside the tree.
Josh Trevino works on some of the lighting and wiring from inside the tree.
Louise Tessier hands up an ornament to Josh Trevino.
Louise Tessier hands up an ornament to Josh Trevino.
Pamela Scollay and Mary Whittington work to untangle some of the tree ornaments.
Pamela Scollay and Mary Whittington work to untangle some of the tree ornaments.
Mike Peffley spills out one of the many large cardboard boxes filled with ornaments onto the street during the tree decorating, Saturday, Nov. 19, out on the circle.
Mike Peffley spills out one of the many large cardboard boxes filled with ornaments onto the street during the tree decorating, Saturday, Nov. 19, out on the circle.
Volunteers worked together to get the branches and ornaments on the St. Armands Christmas tree, Saturday, Nov. 19, out on the circle.
Volunteers worked together to get the branches and ornaments on the St. Armands Christmas tree, Saturday, Nov. 19, out on the circle.
Pamela Scollay and part of St. Armands Circle is reflected in a gold ornament on the Christmas tree.
Pamela Scollay and part of St. Armands Circle is reflected in a gold ornament on the Christmas tree.
Hands come through from the outside of the tree to help connect some of the lights that go on the tree.
Hands come through from the outside of the tree to help connect some of the lights that go on the tree.
Joanne Gonet “fluffs” a tree branch and puts it on one level of the large tree during the tree decorating, Saturday, Nov. 19, out on the circle.
Joanne Gonet “fluffs” a tree branch and puts it on one level of the large tree during the tree decorating, Saturday, Nov. 19, out on the circle.
Bill Carman hangs a gold ball onto one of the tree limbs during the tree decorating, Saturday, Nov. 19, out on the circle.
Bill Carman hangs a gold ball onto one of the tree limbs during the tree decorating, Saturday, Nov. 19, out on the circle.
Mary Whittington tries to “fluff” up a tree branch before putting it onto the tree. By helping out, Whittington says that it makes her feel like the tree is also her tree because she can say she helped to put it together.
Mary Whittington tries to “fluff” up a tree branch before putting it onto the tree. By helping out, Whittington says that it makes her feel like the tree is also her tree because she can say she helped to put it together.

 

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