Tall timber

ROV talltree 01 - 121701 - A Christmas tree and star sit atop a crane along SR 480 just south of the turnpike. The Blade/Allan Detrich

Reliance Rental & Leasing has made good use of a crane that's waiting to be rented from its lot at State Rts. 163 and 420 near Stony Ridge, just south of Exit 5 on the Ohio Turnpike. Over the weekend, employees put a live, 10-foot tree that's covered in colored lights atop the 100-foot tall crane. The display includes a star just below the tree. Sales manager Jeff Sherman says Reliance has been putting up the tree for years.