Arbor Day celebrated

CRESCO - A large group of family and friends gathered north of the train in Beadle Park on Friday, April 28, to honor a long-time volunteer with a tree.

Cresco Mayor Mark Bohle read the proclamation:

Whereas, In 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees, and

Whereas, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska, and

Whereas, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world, and 

Whereas, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cut heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce life-giving oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife, and

Whereas, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our fires and countless other wood products, and

Whereas, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our community, and

Whereas, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal.

Now, Therefore, I, Mark Bohle, Mayor of the City of Cresco, Iowa, do hereby proclaim Friday, April 28, 2017 as Arbor Day in the City of Cresco, Iowa, and I urge all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and

Further, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being of this and future generations.

Dated this 28th day of April, 2017

The Cresco Tree Committee gets together each March to choose to honor someone who has passed who has been a great volunteer for the town. Carolan passed away March 1, 2017.