The White House on Monday plunged into the holiday season with the annual pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey, the arrival of the official Christmas tree and serving up a Thanksgiving-style dinner on a military base. Full story:
He concluded on a serious note, encouraging Americans to get their COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the holiday season and to reflect and “be grateful for what we have.”Gobblers Chocolate and Chip, each weighing nearly 50 pounds , arrived in Washington on Saturday night from North Carolina and checked into their room at the Willard hotel near the White House to await Monday's presidential decree.
Jill Biden also was doing her part to help usher in the holidays by accepting delivery of the official White House Christmas tree. The 18 foot- -tall Concolor fir grown on a farm in Pennsylvania, the state where the first lady grew up, will fill up the Blue Room after a chandelier is temporarily removed so the tree can be anchored in place for safety.
Paul and Sharon Shealer of Auburn, Pennsylvania, were crowned this year's Grand Champion Grower in the National Christmas Tree Association's National Christmas tree contest. With the award, the winner gets to present a Christmas tree to the White House. It's the second time that the Shealers have donated a Christmas tree to the White House. They first claimed the association's top honor in 2000 and presented a tree to first lady Hillary Clinton.
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