Signs of the season

Lights glitter on a Christmas tree decorated by one of several nonprofits for a fundraiser Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 in Homer, Alaska benefitting South Peninsula Haven House. Local nonprofits decorated trees that were auctioned off in a silent auction at a space Haven House uses for special events on Bunnell Avenue. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

Lights glitter on a Christmas tree decorated by one of several nonprofits for a fundraiser Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 in Homer, Alaska benefitting South Peninsula Haven House. Local nonprofits decorated trees that were auctioned off in a silent auction at a space Haven House uses for special events on Bunnell Avenue. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

The tree outside the Homer Chamber of Commerce building is lit up with lights to celebrate the holiday season on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 in Homer, Alaska. The Chamber hosts Santa Clause to do the honors, and visitors can enjoy music and snacks while children relay to him their Christmas wishes. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

The tree outside the Homer Chamber of Commerce building is lit up with lights to celebrate the holiday season on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 in Homer, Alaska. The Chamber hosts Santa Clause to do the honors, and visitors can enjoy music and snacks while children relay to him their Christmas wishes. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Seed packets adorn a Christmas tree decorated by the Homer Garden Club for a fundraiser Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 in Homer, Alaska benefitting South Peninsula Haven House. Local nonprofits decorated trees that were auctioned off in a silent auction at a space Haven House uses for special events on Bunnell Avenue. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

Seed packets adorn a Christmas tree decorated by the Homer Garden Club for a fundraiser Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 in Homer, Alaska benefitting South Peninsula Haven House. Local nonprofits decorated trees that were auctioned off in a silent auction at a space Haven House uses for special events on Bunnell Avenue. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

An urchin crowns a Christmas tree decorated by the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies for a fundraiser Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 in Homer, Alaska benefitting South Peninsula Haven House. The tree also had ornaments made from oyster shells. Local nonprofits decorated trees that were auctioned off in a silent auction at a space Haven House uses for special events on Bunnell Avenue. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

An urchin crowns a Christmas tree decorated by the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies for a fundraiser Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 in Homer, Alaska benefitting South Peninsula Haven House. The tree also had ornaments made from oyster shells. Local nonprofits decorated trees that were auctioned off in a silent auction at a space Haven House uses for special events on Bunnell Avenue. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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