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Justin Ziebell helps fifth graders dig for tree planting.
Blossoms on a Showtime Crabapple Tree.
RITZVILLE – On a brisk spring morning, 30 Ritzville Grade School fifth- assembled inside the City Council Chambers to commemorate Arbor Day.
The students participated earlier in an essay contest on the topic of trees.
City Tree Board Chairman Mike Shrag welcomed the guests to City Hall and announced the three winners of the essay contest.
Jayda Lobe placed first in the contest for her essay on the White Willow tree.
Jordyn Saetre was second with an essay on the Dogwood.
Harper Lobe was third with her essay on the Bottle Tree, native to Australia.
Contest winners were awarded gift certificates from Boxwood Home and Garden, 408 W. First Ave.
Mayor Linda Kadlec read an Arbor Day proclamation and accepted the Tree City USA plaque, on behalf of the city.
After the ceremonies the fifth-graders adjourned to the Ritzville path, along east Main Street, to plant several flowering crabapple trees, with assistance from city public works staff.
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