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In 1996 the La Caņada Kiwanis Club was asked by the Glenola
Park Steward, Margaret Pancratz, to decorate a large pine tree with Christmas
lights. Kiwanis agreed to support the project annually. The City
provided underground light outlets and a switch box for power. Kiwanis
purchased the original lights and miscellaneous electrical hardware to complete
the installation.
The lights are installed near the end of
November, with the lighting ceremony shortly thereafter. Lights are
removed the second week in January and stored by Kiwanis for the next year.
City officials, the Kiwanis Club members, Girl Scouts and local neighbors
participate in the lighting ceremony with refreshments furnished by the Girl
Scouts and a sing along of Christmas carols. The ceremony is about 20-30
minutes in length. The City provides the services of West Coast Arborist (WCA)
to install the lights on the tree with their "cherry picker".
In 2000 the Jack Hastings Memorial Gazebo was
added to the lighting ceremony. Icicle lights were hung on the eves of the
gazebo by Kiwanis.
In 2005 Margaret bowed out of the endeavor
and Kiwanis and the Girl Scouts, with City support, agreed to continue the
tradition. New larger lights were bought and installed on the tree in
2005.
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