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Christmas tree installed at Rehoboth Bandstand

Ed and Traci Humphries made donation of 30-foot evergreen being used for sing-along
Delmarva Power’s Tauron Davis mans the crane used by the power company to put the tree in place. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
November 26, 2019

Story Location:
The Bandstand
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

The rain held off just long enough Nov. 22 for the safe delivery of the tree that will be the featured showpiece for Rehoboth’s annual sing-along at the Bandstand.

The tree was donated by Rehoboth couple Ed and Traci Humphries. The move and installation were made possible by the donated time and effort of Briggs General Contracting, George W. Plummer & Son and Delmarva Power.

The Rehoboth Beach Tree Lighting and Sing-Along at the Bandstand will take place from 6:30 to 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 29. Partially sponsored by WSFS, the sing-along will be hosted by Clear Space Theatre Company.

Song lyrics for the sing-along will be available in a special ‘Tis the Season publication to be inserted for Cape Gazette subscribers in the Tuesday, Nov. 26 edition and available inside newsstand copies Friday, Nov. 29.

For event information, go to rehobothbandstand.com or contact 302-227-6181, Ext. 522 or communications@cityofrehoboth.com.

Delmarva Power’s Tauron Davis mans the crane used by the power company to put the tree in place. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
A picture is taken before the fun begins. Pictured are (l-r) Craig Kashner of Briggs General Contracting, Virgil Hudson of Briggs General Contracting, Bill Mears of Briggs General Contracting, Keith Long of Briggs General Contracting, Kari Long of Briggs General Contracting, Greg Plummer of George W. Plummer & Son, homeowner Traci Humphries, Earl Guerrazzi of Briggs General Contracting and homeowner Ed Humphries. KRYS JOHNSON PHOTO
Earl Guerrazzi gets in tight to make the first cut on this year’s tree.
Virgil Hudson, 71, shimmies up the tree to get the strap in place like a man half his age.
The Briggs General Contracting crew has the jig marked so no one forgets what to use each year.
The tree weighed about 3,000 pounds, but Keith Long is able to twist it into place by the branch.
And we have lift off. It took Earl Guerrazzi a few minutes to get through the trunk of the tree.
Rehoboth’s Traci Humphries takes a picture of the tree rings.
A drip a sap from the tree.
With the downtown Rehoboth Beach water tower in the background, the Briggs General Contracting truck makes its way down Rehoboth Avenue.
Rehoboth Beach’s Harry Donohue tries to hold the tree in place, while also making sure he’s far enough away to get out of the way if something happens.
Delmarva Power’s Jim Smith has been helping with the tree installation for years, but it’s still worth taking a photo.
A three-man crew from Delmarva Power were on hand to get the tree in place. Picture are (l-r) Harvey Fischer, PJ Huerta and, in the crane, Tauron Davis.
Some of the Bandstand’s Christmas decorations are up already. including the lights around the posts. This is Delmarva Power’s Harvey Fischer.
Rehoboth employees Harry Donohue and Joe Fuller trim the trunk to fit in the hole in the ground.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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