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Arbor
Day poster winners acknowledged by Lincoln City Council
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[JUNE 7, 2005]
In line with
Lincoln's awareness of the importance of maintaining trees for a
healthier, more beautiful environment, the city streets department
hosts a poster contest for grade school students each year. Streets
Superintendent Tracy Jackson presented the winners of the contest
and their posters to the city council.
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For the past four years Lincoln has
been awarded Tree City USA designation from the Illinois Department
of Natural Resources for our forestry efforts. The city maintains a
tree program to replace aging trees or adds trees from the city
nursery as needed or requested.
["Lincoln
and Middletown among 176 Illinois communities to receive Tree City
USA designation"]
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 Winners of this year's contest each
received a "happy meal" from McDonald's, bowling pass from Logan
Lanes, an ice cream cone from Gleason's Dairy Bar and a kickball
from the city's D.A.R.E. program.
- First place: Kara Dickson
As first-place winner Miss Dickson also received a tree from
Wilmert Tree Farms.
- Second place: Trenton Crawford
- Third place: Emily Sanders
[LDN and news release]
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