The Indiana County Tourist Bureau has announced that the tree that will be used for this year’s holiday celebrations at IRMC park has been selected.
(Steven Lomax; Public Relations Intern, Indiana County Chamber of
Commerce Laura Herrington; Executive Director, Indiana County Tourist Bureau Hastie Kinter; Lucy Donnelly Memorial Fund Gregg Van Horn; President, Indiana County Tourist Bureau and Indiana County Christmas Tree Growers’ Association Chad E. Martin; President, Downtown Indiana and Financial Solutions Area Manager – Vice President, First Commonwealth Bank Don Huey; Don Huey Custom Building & Remodeling Inc. John Bakaysa; Project Manager, Sky Point Crane pose with the selected tree. Photo provided by the Indiana County Tourist Bureau)This year’s tree, a 30-foot tall Concolor Fir, is coming from the former E-Mar Acres, owned by the late Ron Mancabelli, and was selected by Gregg Van Horn, the president of the Indiana County Christmas Tree Growers Association. The tree will be delivered to IRMC Park on Monday, November 14th, and will be decorated in time for the First Commonwealth Bank It’s A Wonderful Life Festival kickoff night on November 18th, during which the tree will be lit for the first time this holiday season around 6:00 PM.
You can watch the parade live on Renda Digital TV.
The festival itself will be held on weekends through December 18th. For more information, you can log on to www.visitindianacountypa.org or www.downtownindiana.org