Greetings from our State Capital!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree made its way to Cheyenne today for a number of special celebrations in our state capital. We woke up to a snowy morning in Laramie and waited for the roads to be cleared before heading onto Cheyenne. Check out the Tree in the morning in Laramie.

Waking Up in Laramie!

The team and the Tree arrived in Cheyenne in perfect time for a big celebration at the Cheyenne Depot Museum. We had a great turnout and the event included singing from the Cheyenne All-City Children's Chorus. The Chorus will also be traveling to Washington, DC in December to sing at a special lighting reception in DC.

The Cheyenne All-City Children's Chorus performs at the Cheyenne Depot Museum.

The Tree arrives at the Depot.



We had a number of special guests at the celebration in Cheyenne including the Director of Wyoming Travel and Tourism Diane Shober, Cheyenne Mayor Richard Kaysen, the President of the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Henry Armour and representatives of Chesapeake, Cameco, Cloudpeak, Devon, Jonah Bank and many other of our wonderful sponsors without whom none of this would be possible.

Representatives of Cameco in front of the Tree in Cheyenne.

US Bank and the Salvation Army teamed up to serve free hot drinks and snacks at the celebration in Cheyenne. 

Thanks to all who came out today to the Depot to see the Tree! After the event, it was time for fuel again so we headed onto Love's in Cheyenne with President of NACS Henry Armour and his wife Natalie Clark. We fueled up for the next day and stopped for a photo with Henry, his wife and General Manager of the Love's Store Tim Benedict.

After fueling up, it was time to store the Tree overnight. As you can imagine, finding a safe place to store our 105-foot trailer is not always easy, but here in Cheyenne, F.E. Warren Air Force Base generously agreed to take care of our Tree overnight. We brought the Tree onto the base where service members and their families quickly showed up to to sign the banner and take photos with the Tree.

Colonel Fox signs the banner.

The Team at F.E. Warren Air Force Base.

A special thanks to all the brave men and women serving at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, as well as throughout the country. Thanks for keeping a watchful eye on our Tree tonight F.E. Warren. Team Tree will sleep well tonight knowing it is well protected!

We had a special treat tonight - a reception at the Governor's residence! Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal opened up his residence for a celebration honoring the Capitol Christmas Tree. A number of the artists who submitted art work for the Capitol Christmas Tree Project were on hand at the reception including winner Fred King Will. The reception also provided the opportunity to see Team Tree all gussied up!

Governor Dave Freudenthal with CCT Coordinator Mary Cernicek and Deputy Josh Sorenson.

Signing off tonight with a special message from F.E. Warren Air Force Base!