Show I 1 dM RI- RI a r rr r jr j I j r It y r a. a t bI J j dwa ita Jw i i r r t CHRISTMAS TREE CUTTING by the in 1976 1 on Seep Ridge will again take place to provide free Christmas trees for needy families in i the Salt Lake City area Local to provide free Christmas trees frees What is Christmas without a tree The Resource Area Vernal District works hard each year to help make Christmas a little more meaningful for those in need The area office for the past several years has supported Christmas Spirit Involvement This organization involves many people in bringing toys and other needed items and Christmas trees to hundreds of families in the Salt Lake area This year will provide up to free trees The trees go goto goto goto to needy homes which would otherwise not have this important important im im- im symbol of Christmas Recipients for the trees are very carefully selected by the Salt Lake Com unity Council The value of this project is two fold Earle Smith forester forester- in-charge in says he likes to seethe see seethe seethe the trees going to such a well organized and worthwhile project plus the cutting becomes a really val valuable able experience for those involved Each year the Christmas Spirit Involvement selects a different group to the be cut cut- In the past Big Brother groups and several county youth programs for problem teenagers have cut This year it will be the Jackson Boys Club their staff and the Salt Lake City Police Department volunteers Mr Smith points out that some of the youngsters have never been out of Salt Lake City and many are experiencing an outing on public lands for the first time |