The Montpelier Rotary Club, along with their foreign exchange student, held its annual Christmas Tree pickup, where the members drove around town and picked up trees left on the curb. After retrieval, they are hauled to the city’s brush pile. In the past the club would have a tree burn and serve hot chocolate and hot dogs, but due to the fire retardant added to the commercial trees, they had to adjust their approach. As the popularity of personally cutting trees in the National Forest is growing, they're contemplating bringing back the tree burn and treats in the future!