Nebraska City 136th Arbor Day Celebration

Nebraska City celebrated its 136th Arbor Day with a community tree planting,
tree climbing, music and nature trails.

Planting trees at Wildwood Park were Rotary Club, Nebraska City Garden Club,
Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Jaycees, Teammates, Arbor Day Foundation, Nebraska
City Tourism and Commerce, Arbor Lodge State Park, Beta Sigma Phi, Youth and
Adults in Action and Nebraska City Tree Board.

Sharon Mumm accepted an award for the 2008 prestigious tree and YAA
announced poster contest winners ­ Kristen Broening, best use of color;
Kylie Barton, best use of theme; Patrick O'Neil, most unique; and Emily
Marcotte, best overall.

Arbor Day honorees, the Nebraska City Volunteer Fire Department; and 2008
tree planter award winners, Camp Catron and Retreat Center; planted
tartarian maples at the commemorative tree planting at Arbor Lodge State
Park on Saturday.

Parade winners were best overall, First Presbyterian Church; best use of
theme, Arbor Day Farm; most original, Blue Star Mothers; and best
commercial, Arbor Bank. Staffing Services of Nebraska City judged the
parade, which had 38 entries.

At the music festival on Sunday, Southeast Nebraska Community Band auctioned
off the director's baton. Laura Steinman was the auction and led the band in
playing the Nebraska fight song.

Rose Ralstin of Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce said Belles A-Peelin',
Apple Corps barbershoppers and the Better Half, with Brady Weddle and Austin
Dixon, sounded phenomenal.

Mike Mennard, who played at the community barbecue on Friday, also bought
his childrens' show to the festival.

Ralstin said Darrel Draper's depiction of J. Sterling Morton was a big hit
at the children's programs on Friday, at the Arbor Day Farm tree adventure,
music festival and parade.

"We were excited to have J. Sterling Morton actually walking among us on
this 136th annual Arbor Day," she said.[ghsvid]

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[JayneF3]

They really should have known not to plant trees so close together!!!

[HeyEatMyShit]

this one time i was in arbor lodge and i had to take a big ole poop... i found me a nice oak tree and i fertilized it.. peace love and tree poop

[shelbycatfred]

i live there

[b4april]

No -- the Tree Adventure.

Now I can spell.

[b4april]

Make that the TREE ADVEDNTURE!!!

[b4april]

The really cool stuff -- tree climbing, marimba and Tree House Trail -- are all the Tree Adventre at Arbor Day Farm. What a great place for family fun or just to connect with nature.