Colton students make ornaments for national tree in Washington, D.C.

Ornaments made by Colton students will be among those on the National Christmas tree in Washington, D.C. Artisans at the Dahmen Barn worked with local artist Sue Dahmen to bring ornament projects to the students for the tree.

This year the 80-foot tree will come from Washington state.

Sue designed projects for the students using crops donated by farmers Mike Faerber and Mraz Farms. Each ornament had a local, rural theme.

Names of the students went into a drawing for an all-expense-paid trip for a Washington student and his/her parents to attend the tree lighting ceremony.

Students from grades...