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LOCAL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 Echo celebrates 30 years as a Tree City By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN STAFF WRITER When Echo fi rst became a “Tree City USA,” none of the school’s students were born. But as it celebrated its 30th anniver- sary as a Tree City on Thursday, Echo city staff and teachers taught their youngest residents about the history and science of their local trees, with the hopes that those students will carry on the tradition for many years. Students spent the afternoon visiting several differ- ent stations to learn about trees and apply their knowledge. In George Park, the students took paper and crayons and made bark rubbings, looking at the differ- ent textures on various species of trees. In “leaf bingo,” they learned how to identify different types of trees based on their foliage. They wrote letters to their future selves in 30 years, to be sealed in time capsules. Students drew posters follow- ing the theme “Echo Trees Now and In 30,” to be entered into a poster contest later that day. The winner will be displayed on a sign in George Park. Several fi fth-grade students helped out at each station, pass- ing on their tree knowledge to the younger students. “I’ve been doing this since I came to this school,” said fi fth- grader Sarah Morrison, who was helping out in George Park. “I think my favorite part is going to the library, where Miss Nelson reads us a story about trees.” The students also got to witness city manager Diane Berry receive an award from the Oregon Depart- ment of Forestry and the Oregon Community Trees organization. Berry received the President’s Award from Oregon Community Trees, an organization that pro- vides grants to help cities put on Arbor Day events, and provides education programs for arborists. The Oregon Department of Forestry helps administer the Tree City USA program for the state, and commended Berry for 30 years of work on the program. “Thirty years is a milestone,” said ODF’s Jim Gershbach, who was at the event. “We don’t come out to every tree celebration, but this was worth marking.” Introducing Kimberly Nevil CEO, Hermiston Chamber of Commerce 2nd Wednesday at 9:00am Hermiston Chamber office Now Accepting Applications for 2019-2020 HIGHLIGHTS • 7 Nights in one hotel in • • • • • • Nice, France Nice City Tour Chagall Museum Nice Flower Market Notre Dame Church Grasse and the Fragonard Perfume Factory Ventimiglia, Italy 22 Years 382 Graduates • • • • • • San Remo Monte Carlo Area Tour Casino Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Cathedral Cannes St. Tropez Optional Tours • Aix-en-provence • Eze & St. Jean-Cap-Ferrat Leadership Hermiston is a 10-month program with full-day sessions once a month designed to inform participants of current issues involving our community, including business, government, agriculture, health services, human needs and services, education, media and the justice system. 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