Wyckoff family donates Christmas tree to Ridgewood

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Wyckoff family donates Christmas tree to Ridgewood
Thursday December 12, 2013, 10:34 AM
BY REBECCA GREENE
STAFF WRITER
Wyckoff Suburban News

Wyckoff – All that is left of Patrice and Edward Stapp’s Douglas fir is an amoeba-shaped stump, cleanly cut to the ground.

Last week, Patrice Stapp pointed at it from a back window that overlooks her yard.

Her family’s loss, though, was Ridgewood’s gain. The tree was installed at the end of East Ridgewood Avenue, scheduled to be celebrated and lit up during the village’s Dec. 6 tree lighting ceremony.

“It’s a beautiful tree,” Stapp said on Dec. 4, two days after it was cut down and lifted with a crane out of her yard. “We want everyone to enjoy it as much as we have over the years.”

The Stapps’ history with the tree began in 1984 when they moved into their home. The former homeowners, William and Marcia Vander Eems, planted the tree at the corner of the house in the spring of 1978 where it was in clear view of their backyard window.

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