Festival of Trees a success, despite drop in donation

This year's Festival of Trees, held online, seems to have been a success, having met its funding goal and proceeding without any major technical problems.

"It went great, the whole virtual event went really well," said Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line Marketing and Events Director Krystal Steinmetz.

Steinmetz said the event, in which community members bid on Christmas trees decorated and submitted by local businesses, organizations and residents, drew the attention of many new bidders this year as well as the usual suspects, on top of new people looking to donate to the club, which th...