A sure sign of the holidays appeared in the Quad Cities Monday. In Moline, the I Wireless Center hoisted this year's Christmas tree into place.
The 30 to 35 foot blue spruce was donated by the Pate family in Bettendorf.
Operations director, Kevin Snodgrass, says the key each year is to find the right tree - it has to be easily accessible with no power lines or other obstructions between the tree and the street. And the street should wide enough, four lanes if possible, so the trucks can get in and out easily.
This tree was perfect because it was located along 18th Street in Bettendorf, right across from the high school - with four lanes all the way to I-74, and then to the I Wireless Center.
Snodgrass says his crew will devote about 100 man hours to decorating the tree, including putting up 30,000 lights, so it will be ready to be lit during the annual Lighting on the Commons ceremony in downtown Moline on November 21st.
