Leland Brooks, 5; Marie Brooks, 7; and Rebecca Hall shop for a Christmas tree during the annual swimming and diving team tree and wreath sale at Fred Meyer. (Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire)

PHOTOS: Diving into holiday decorating

Swimmers and divers sell trees and wreaths

Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire

Owen Rumsey and Pacific Ricke, both Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé freshmen, move a Christmas tree during the swimming and diving team’s annual tree and wreath sale. The JDHS and Thunder Mountain High School swim and dive teams are selling Christmas trees and wreaths. Trees start at $50 and wreaths are $40, delivery is offered for $25. The sale will be open every evening but with different hours on weekends. Weekdays, the sale will be open from 5-7 p.m. and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekends. Online ordering is available at jdswimdive.org.

Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire

Rebecca Hall, Leland Brooks, 5, and Marie Brooks, 7, shop for a Christmas tree during the annual swimming and diving team tree and wreath sale at Fred Meyer.

By Dana Zigmund

Juneau Empire

Swimmers and divers sell trees and wreaths

Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire
Rebecca Hall, Leland Brooks, 5, and Marie Brooks, 7, shop for a Christmas tree during the annual swimming and diving team tree and wreath sale at Fred Meyer.

Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire Rebecca Hall, Leland Brooks, 5, and Marie Brooks, 7, shop for a Christmas tree during the annual swimming and diving team tree and wreath sale at Fred Meyer.

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