Arbor Day history and Tree City USA in three towns
Arbor Day originated in 1872 Nebraska to revive trees and spread nationwide. Teddy Roosevelt praised conservation in 1907 speeches. By the 1920s all states had Arbor Day laws and federal land protection grew. Lancaster, Depew, and Lancaster Town earn Tree City USA honors for urban forestry efforts, with events listed in this week’s What’s Going On section.
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Teddy Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
America
Lancaster
Depew
Tree City USA
Lancaster community notices span tree program spring cleanup and library tutorial
Town of Lancaster outlines a Tree Planting Program asking residents to request trees and maintain them with deep soil soaking for two hours weekly. Village spring cleanup runs April 25 and 26 with Beautification Committee invites volunteers, while National Pickleball Month highlights the sport and Libby app tutorial at the library on April 29 for borrowing eBooks.
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Forestry Department
Town of
Lancaster
Lancasterny.gov
Village of
New York
Julie Curtis
Usapickleball.org
Bainbridge Island
Seattle
Washington
Libby
Lancaster Board keeps six elementary schools open for now
The Lancaster Board of Education voted 4-2 to keep all six elementary schools open for at least one more year. The plan includes boundary adjustments in the Lou Ann Banko and Aurora West areas, with Superintendent Dr J Norman Hayes urging no closures until enrollment trends are studied and class sizes in primary grades remain under 25. Village officials push for better police information flow as the board pursues a pre application to join the federally funded Small Cities Program for neighborhood rehabilitation and revitalization.
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Lancaster Board of Education
Board of Education
Lou Ann
Banko
Aurora West
J. Norman Hayes
Lancaster
Hayes
Diana Miller
Norman Muszinski
Edward Carlsen
Lancaster Village
Herbert Fisher
Fisher
Board
Committee On Police and Public Safety
Lancaster Village Board
Martin J. Luh
Luh
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Nebraska
Bee Editorial
Arbor Day
School Board
James Sinner
BN Es Editor
Joseph Huber
Burt T. Lyon
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