Consumable tree
Published December 3, 2010 / by Steve Berentson
This Christmas tree in not actually a tree at all, but there is no doubt it will draw plenty of bids at Saturday’s Island Hospital Foundation fund-raising event. The tree, sponsored by the Rotary Club, is made up of dozens of bottles of wine. Also included as “decorations” are Cuban cigars. Decorators included Dave and Krista Oicles and Mark and Marilyn Stadler. The display of auction trees and wreaths is open to the public today and tomorrow at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center at the end of Commercial Avenue.
About Steve Berentson
A fourth generation Skagit County native who was moved kicking and screaming from this island community in 1960. I finally reclaimed an Anacortes address in 1980, and I have been in constant celebration of my return since that time. Many of us who call Anacortes home love Fidalgo Island for its natural assets: among them are rugged beaches, pristine lakes, thousands of acres of forestland and some awesome views of the Skagit Valley and surrounding islands. Another element of my love affair with this community is its people, both natives and immigrants. They will “star” in many of my journal entries.
