{"id":29067,"date":"2016-12-16T08:58:38","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T14:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/?p=29067"},"modified":"2016-12-16T08:58:38","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T14:58:38","slug":"festival-of-trees-lights-up-library-with-christmas-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/2016\/12\/16\/festival-of-trees-lights-up-library-with-christmas-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival of Trees Lights Up Library with Christmas Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2089.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2089-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2089\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-29069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2089-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2089-475x356.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2089-228x171.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2089.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Submitted by:<br \/>\nMaureen Bowles |<\/p>\n<p><\/br>The Swan River Library was dressed up for the Christmas season with the FESTIVAL OF TREES event held from December 6 through December 10, 2016.<br \/>\n<\/br><br \/>\n<\/br><em>Click any picture for a larger version.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2090.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2090-228x304.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2090\" width=\"228\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2090-228x304.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2090-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2090-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2090.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2096.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2096-228x304.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2096\" width=\"228\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2096-228x304.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2096-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2096-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2096.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2081.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2081-228x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2081\" width=\"228\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-29068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2081-228x171.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2081-475x356.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2081-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2081.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a>This event is jointly sponsored by the library and the Chamber of Commerce.  Sixteen trees and twenty-five gingerbread houses were entered.<\/p>\n<p>Six classrooms of excited children came to tour the library and enjoy some juice and cookies while listening to a story.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2101-228x304.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2101\" width=\"228\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2101-228x304.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2101-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2101-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2101.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2102.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2102-228x304.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2102\" width=\"228\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2102-228x304.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2102-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2102-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2102.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over 300 people came through the doors to vote for their favorite tree and gingerbread house. Christmas music, hot apple cider, cookies, children\u2019s laughter and neighbours visiting made this a very successful event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2111-228x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2111\" width=\"228\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-29070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2111-228x171.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2111-475x356.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2111-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2111.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>People\u2019s Choice for the tree category was Swan Valley Ag. Society<\/p>\n<p>People\u2019s choice for the Gingerbread houses was Ecole Swan River South<\/p>\n<p>Guess the number of candies winners were   Lorraine Goodman and Taylor Bass.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2094.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2094-228x304.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2094\" width=\"228\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-29075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2094-228x304.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2094-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2094-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2094.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/br><\/br><center>Happy Holidays!<\/center><\/br><br \/>\n<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2104-228x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2104\" width=\"228\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-29076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2104-228x171.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2104-475x356.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2104-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_2104.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted by: Maureen Bowles | The Swan River Library was dressed up for the Christmas season with the FESTIVAL OF TREES event held from December 6 through December 10, 2016. Click any picture for a larger version. This event is jointly sponsored by the library and the Chamber of Commerce. Sixteen trees and twenty-five gingerbread [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[24,13,16],"class_list":["post-29067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-arts-entertainment","tag-coverage","tag-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29067\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}