Yule memories: National holiday tree came from WA 52 years ago
(Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives) The folks in the other Washington are getting ready to decorate the National Mall for the holidays, and a key part of the decorations is appropriately coming from The Evergreen State. The 2013 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree was harvested during a tree-cutting ceremony in the Colville National Forest in Usk last Friday. Secretary of State Kim Wyman was on hand for the festivities. This year’s tree is an 88-foot-tall Engelmann spruce. The tree will…