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Show Christmas Tree Permits On Sale ESCALANTE Christmas tree permits for the Escalante Ranger District of the Dixie National Na-tional Forest may now be obtained from local merchants, as well as the Interagency office in Escalante. The cost for each permit will be $5 and permits can be purchased beginning Nov. 13. The Antimony Mercantile will be offering permits for sale Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The Grand Staircase Inn in Cannonville will offer permits Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Cottam's Canyon Country in Escalante will have permits for sale from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday Sat-urday and Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Hills and Hollows Service in Boulder will offer permits from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Additionally, the Escalante Interagency In-teragency Office will be open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily through Dec. 2 and weekdays only after Dec. 2. Permits purchased from these vendors are valid only for Christmas Christ-mas trees cut on the Escalante Ranger District. People wishing to cut Christmas trees elsewhere on the Dixie National Forest will need to purchase a permit from the district dis-trict office responsible for that area. |