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or many, the holiday season isn’t the same without a real Christmas tree. The Hays Optimist Club still offers a variety of selections for those interested in procuring a tree. The Optimists, who have used Christmas tree fundraisers since the late 1960s, sell their trees in the Walmart parking lot. The lot opens the FriPicking the right PINE day after By KLINT SPILLER Thanksgiving and remains open until all of the trees are sold. It is open from 3 to 8 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends. John Sjoholm, chairman of the Christmas tree sales committee, said the money raised is used to fund different youth projects. In the past, the Optimist Club has donated money to different youth organizations, parks and sports complexes. They also give out dictionaries to all sixth-graders in Ellis County. “We are the friends of the youth,” Sjoholm said. The Optimist Club sells four types of trees: Scotch pine, Balsam fir, Douglas fir and Frasier fir. Sjoholm said it is important to
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Tree variety advantages Scotch pine — smaller size Balsam fir — fragrant Douglas fir — intermediate height Frasier fir — varying colors; larger size consider the size of a tree when choosing between them. “You can look at a tree and they will look like they aren’t that big, but if you get them into your house, they can really take over an area,” Sjoholm said. The trees sold range from 3to 8-feet tall. The life of a tree is dependent upon the amount of moisture retained in the tree. Sjoholm said tree shoppers should inspect the needles before buying them. Soft needles are better than hard needles, because it means the tree has retained more moisture and will take more time to dry out. People also should make sure there is an ample supply of water for the tree while on display, because if not, it will dry out more quickly. Sjoholm said tree shoppers can purchase Tree Life to help preserve the moisture in the tree. “(The tree-growing region) had ample amount of moisture this year, so all the trees should really look nice,” Sjoholm said.
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rom casual to formal, a festive holiday table starts with place settings. “The Lenox holiday pattern has been popular for many years,” said Wanda Billinger, sales manager at Kuhn’s Diamond Jewelers, a Lenox retailer. Lenox pieces often are passed down through families, said Setting up for holiday DINING Kuhn’s owner Sari Reynolds. By JUDY SHERARD She has some pieces that belonged to her mother and have been in the family for more than 25 years. Not only is the pattern still available, but new pieces such as a dip spreader, napkin holder, casserole and candle holders also can be added. A traditional place setting has five pieces — dinner plate, salad plate, DAS HAUS • www.HDNews.net
bread and butter plate, cup, and saucer. A three-piece setting is less formal, but includes a dinner and salad plate and mug, Billinger said. A variety of holiday patterns are available. For an understated look, go with Lenox’s design with a wide green band outlined with a gold band. For a fun look, choose a snowman pattern. Fiesta dinnerware provides a more informal pattern for collectors, too. Patterns generally are available to order in place settings or as individual pieces. “They can choose different patterns to coordinate a table setting,” Billinger said. Wine goblets in red or green can add sparkle to a holiday table. Dishes such as cake plates and serving dishes can enhance the look at the dinner table, as can flatware patterns. DECEMBER 2011 / JANUARY 2012 • 9
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he wanted a story and a half. He didn’t. He wanted an open floor plan. She wanted separate rooms, each with their own individual character. Randy Boggs and Karen Dreiling compromised when making plans for a new home in the country about 10 years ago. They built their home of nearly 5,000 square feet — 2,700 on the main level and 2,000 in the basement — “for our needs” and it has provided quiet, comfortable living for the couple for nearly a decade. 10 • DECEMBER 2011 / JANUARY 2012
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Boggs talked his wife into a single-story house with a walkout basement. Dreiling talked her husband into a floor plan that was open, but yet could characterize each room individually. “You can be in the kitchen and look across three rooms and see DAS HAUS • www.HDNews.net
who is at the front door,” she said. “I like that.” That layout gave Dreiling the opportunity to design each and every room, something she does on a daily basis as owner of the Furniture Look in downtown Hays, where she specializes in interior designing and room and space planning. However, Dreiling said, that’s easier said than done in your own home. “It is so much easier to do designs for other people than it is for myself,” she said. “When it comes to my own, I second guess myself.” They aren’t second-guessing themselves about their choices of
wood for their home. “Being in the furniture business for 30 years, everything was oak,” she said. “So we decided to not have any oak (in their home).” Instead, there is stained white pine, maple cabinets painted white, and yellow pine on a tongueand-groove ceiling in the kitchen dining area. With the exception of a couple of small areas, the entire home is covered with cherry hardwood floors, most of which Boggs installed himself. “... Really like the hardwood floor effect,” Dreiling said as she walked down basement stairs of hardwood strips. DECEMBER 2011 / JANUARY 2012 • 11
The couple had been looking for a different house in Hays in the early 2000s when Dreiling came up with the idea one day of building their own — in the country. The second oldest of five children of Marvin and Dorothy Dreiling, Karen Dreiling said her parents were starting to need a little more help with the care of their farm about a mile north of Hays. So Dreiling and Boggs bought 5 acres of her parents’ land and set about planning the home they would build there. “We went to home shows and did 12 • DECEMBER 2011 / JANUARY 2012
a lot of research,” Boggs said. “We drove to Kansas City and went through a lot of model homes,” Dreiling added. They learned ICF homes (insulated cement forms) are known for their saving energy and reducing heating and cooling costs. Their home was one of the first in the area to have a high-efficiency geothermal heating and cooling system installed. The 9-inch cement block walls help some in tempering the sound of the roaring winds that sweep the countryside. A row of 30-foot pine trees all around the house also act
as shelter from the elements. A large four-paned window on the south side of the home allows direct view of the city of Hays and the country scenes in between. “You can stand here and watch the storms roll in,” Boggs said. “And the view of Hays at night — really pretty to see all the lights of Hays,” his wife added. A preferred spot for the couple is a deck that can be accessed both off the master bedroom and the kitchen area. Their favorite room is a large open area just off the kitchen with DAS HAUS • www.HDNews.net
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a flat-screen TV and a fireplace and provides plenty of seating with an L-shaped sofa. “It’s where we spend most of our time, that and on the deck,” Dreiling said. Another favorite of Dreiling’s is the formal dining room. Although they don’t use the room often, there is a large knotty pine table that can be expanded for family dinners. “My sister (in Hays) does Christmas (dinners), but Thanksgiving is my holiday,” she said. “... a good old fashioned sit-down, pass-the-gravy dinner.” Downstairs features a family room and a spare bedroom, along with a screened-in porch — plenty of room for entertaining their two grandchildren and their parents. As a business owner, Dreiling works seven days a week, so she wanted convenience; there is a large walk-in pantry off the kitchen and an even larger walk-in closet off the master bedroom that features a twoway fireplace into the master bath. While her speciality is interior design, Dreiling doesn’t look as her house as a model home. “Once again, it was built for our needs,” she said. “It’s a very comfortable home for us.” 13 • DAS HAUS
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hen it comes to holiday decorating, tradition holds sway over trendiness. Dwayne Spady, owner of Dwayne’s Designs, Hays, offers his decorating expertise to many of his customers, and has found traditional thoughts about holiday decor provide a foundation that can be enhanced with new and even notso-new accent pieces. “Many people utilize the things that they’ve had in their Deck the HALLS family, and there is By DAWNE LEIKER a certain category that like to mix things up and change things,” he said. “But most people do a theme they like, and they don’t depart from it for awhile.” Spady is a little cautious about getting too swept up in a decorating trend. He has seen hot spot colors of red and white, bright green and red, and peacock feather colors of turquoise, blue and dark brown gaining popularity recently. Creating a unique holiday atmosphere can sometimes mean asking for help from a friend or decorating professional.
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“Sometimes you just need another pair of eyes to look at something you have had all along, and you’ve used the same way.� Dwayne Spady, Dwayne’s Designs
“Sometimes you just need another pair of eyes to look at something you have had all along, and you’ve used the same way,â€? Spady said. When decorating on a limited budget, finding just the right piece to tie together existing elements can be key to getting the most bang for your buck. “If you only have a small budget, that’s when it’s good to come see somebody like us at our store,â€? Spady said. “Maybe we would have just the right thing to tie your older things together and give you a new look.â€? During the holidays, anything that sparkles can instantly become a decDAS HAUS • www.HDNews.net
orating piece, from stemware to older ornaments. Spady suggested dropping a tea light in stemware, using it as a candleholder in a centerpiece. When the holidays are over and all the bright ornaments come down, a house can feel bare. Spady suggested decorating with snowmen, which can stay up until mid-winter. “I think the reason people are buying snowmen... they really don’t have anything to do with Christmas, but they’re wintery,â€? Spady said. “If you pay attention to the kind of snowmen you collect, you can start that out in November and carry it through January until about Valentine’s Day.â€? DECEMBER 2011 / JANUARY 2012 • 15
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