The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA

November 19, 2009

Vice presidential Christmas tree has roots in Valley

By Tricia Pursell

MIDDLEBURG — To Vice President Joe Biden, a Middleburg-grown Fraser Fir will be the perfect Christmas tree for his home this holiday season.

The select 11-foot-tall, 12-year-old pine was cut down today with a brand new saw, at McClellan’s Tree Farm LLC, located along New Berlin Highway.

On Monday, farm owners Richard and Mary McClellan, and their son David, will strap the tree safely and securely to the top of their minivan, and head to Washington D.C. The tree will be delivered right to the Biden family’s doorstep.



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