Foster County Independent - The Official Newspaper for Foster County

I grew up believing that you judge a man by the size of his Christmas tree.

Each December my father and I would jump in our Willys Jeep and rush over to the local drive-in theater. Though closed to moviegoers for the season, the spacious parking area was rented out to the Lions Club for its annual Christmas tree sale.

Dad never failed to ask the sellers, "Don't you have anything bigger?" And he...