County Christmas Tree Goes Up as Holiday Season Hits Full Stride

Above: City of La Grange employees position the Fayette County Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn Monday. Right: Fayette County Commissioner Pct. 3 Harvey Berckenhoff was in charge of scouting out this year’s county Christmas tree. He saw this beautiful cedar in the Flatonia area on land owned by the Tipton family. He asked if they would donate the tree. They did, and county crews cut and brought the 20-footer to La Grange. Berckenhoff is shown here standing next to the tree on the trailer before it was positioned on the courthouse lawn

Photos by Jeff Wick