Don’t chop down tree on Main Street

TO THE EDITOR:

What a sad day for us! Much to our distress, we have just discovered there is a move afoot to remove McMinnville’s beautiful Christmas tree. Apparently it does not fit into everyone’s downtown renewal plan. We urge whoever makes such decisions to reconsider.

That lovely tree has been such a positive part of our lives for so many years. How many times have we seen children’s eyes twinkle around that tree during the holiday season? How many times have we adults just simply appreciated its dark green beauty as we have waited at the traffic light? It seems such a tragedy to destroy that beauty.

What are the reasons bringing the tree’s demise? Is the tree’s trunk split? It is a gorgeous spot of creation anyway! Is it too large to decorate? Let’s just shine a light on it — its own beauty is decoration enough!

We hope that whoever has made this decision will reconsider before it is to late. Can we ever replace that tree? The answer to that question is NO! Let God fell it in His own good time.
Sincerely,
Medora Willmore
Brenda Stubblefield
Debbie Dunham
Sherry Grandey
Tara Partin
Hannah Gribble
Lesley Hildreth
Dana Mullican
Jenny Jacobs
Phyllis Smith
Susan Pryor
Diane Grissom
Gwynne Bennett
Linda C. Nunley
Marsha Jacobs
Pam Yoder
Michelle Hennessee
Carolyn Phifer
Carol Chambers
Carolyn Davis
Melba Clark
Nancy Cunningham
Mary Payne
J. Duvall
Regina Campbell
Shirley Maxwell
Linda Davenport
Angela Ramsey
Suzie Greene
Carole Boyd
Mike Droese
199 Pioneer Lane
McMinnville