Christmas spirit, not COVID-19, contagious at annual Hutton tree sale

Hutton Settlement's annual Christmas tree sale typically takes three weekends during the holiday season, but that may not be the case this year, said Jessie Laughery, director of community engagement and stewardship. Laughery said that sales neared the $10,000 mark on the first day alone, and by Sunday, all of the garlands and wreaths had been sold, leaving only Christmas trees available.

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Sun., Nov. 29, 2020

Brian Suitor lugs his just-purchased noble fir to his Ford F-250 pickup truck on Sunday at Hutton Settlement’s annual Christmas tree sale in Spokane.

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Jackie and Kim Phillips, first-time Hutton Settlement Christmas tree sale patrons, load their tree into their Ford F-150 on Sunday.

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Farm intern Trevor McArthur, 19, is an integral part of management for the Hutton Christmas tree sale. McArthur, who was in Hutton’s program as a child, stayed on to help the tree farm efforts and other groundskeeping duties.

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Tanis Orellana hauls the grand fir tree that his family picked out, while his children, 3-year-old Ana, 20-year-old Maricela and 6-year-old David, follow him during Hutton Settlement’s annual Christmas tree sale Sunday in Spokane.

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Youth Development Coordinator Alyssa Patrick talks with worker Danielle, 17, on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 at Hutton Settlement's annual Christmas tree sale in Spokane Valley, Wash. The 14th annual tree sale was adjusted due to COVID precautions, namely that there were no U-cut options or indoor activities, but sales were on a record-breaking track that could see early sellouts, according to Hutton's Jessie Laughery, who is director of community engagement and stewardship.

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Worker Danielle, 17 (left) helps Janie Parker-Slater carry her tree on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 at Hutton Settlement's annual Christmas tree sale in Spokane Valley, Wash. The 14th annual tree sale was adjusted due to COVID precautions, namely that there were no U-cut options or indoor activities, but sales were on a record-breaking track that could see early sellouts, according to Hutton's Jessie Laughery, who is director of community engagement and stewardship.

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Members of the Orellana family, including dad Tanis, son Diego and daughters Louisa and Maricela narrow down their tree selection to Grand Firs on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 at Hutton Settlement's annual Christmas tree sale in Spokane Valley, Wash. The 14th annual tree sale was adjusted due to COVID precautions, namely that there were no U-cut options or indoor activities, but sales were on a record-breaking track that could see early sellouts, according to Hutton's Jessie Laughery, who is director of community engagement and stewardship.

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First-time Hutton Christmas tree sale patron Kim Phillips loads his tree into his Ford F150 on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 at Hutton Settlement in Spokane Valley, Wash. The 14th annual tree sale was adjusted due to COVID precautions, namely that there were no U-cut options or indoor activities, but sales were on a record-breaking track that could see early sellouts, according to Hutton's Jessie Laughery, who is director of community engagement and stewardship.

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Brian and Sally Suitor prepare to lift their just-purchased Noble tree into the bed of their Ford F250 truck on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 at Hutton Settlement's annual Christmas tree sale in Spokane Valley, Wash. The 14th annual tree sale was adjusted due to COVID precautions, namely that there were no U-cut options or indoor activities, but sales were on a record-breaking track that could see early sellouts, according to Hutton's Jessie Laughery, who is director of community engagement and stewardship.

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Patrons peruse the selectin of Grand Firs on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 at Hutton Settlement's annual Christmas tree sale in Spokane Valley, Wash. The 14th annual tree sale was adjusted due to COVID precautions, namely that there were no U-cut options or indoor activities, but sales were on a record-breaking track that could see early sellouts, according to Hutton's Jessie Laughery, who is director of community engagement and stewardship.

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The clocktower of on Hutton Settlement is seen at Hutton's annual Christmas tree sale in Spokane Valley, Wash on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. The 14th annual tree sale was adjusted due to COVID precautions, namely that there were no U-cut options or indoor activities, but sales were on a record-breaking track that could see early sellouts, according to Hutton's Jessie Laughery, who is director of community engagement and stewardship.

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