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The INDEPENDENT, March 21, 2012
Banks tree arbor is growing Farm Bureau seeks photographs for 2013 calendar
The recently established ed-
ucational tree arbor in Banks
has another tree bringing the
total to four. Donation of a No-
ble Fir to the Greenville City
Park Management Committee
gives a boost to the commit-
tee’s effort to create a serene
area of the park that can be
both scenic and educational as
well.
“We established the tree ar-
bor in the park as part of a co-
operative effort with the Banks
Tree Advisory Board” said Vern
Weedman, president of the Ar-
bor Village Homeowners Asso-
ciation which manages and op-
erates the city park through an
agreement with the City of
Banks. “We thought that since
our subdivision is called Arbor
Village and since we are a Tree
City, USA,”Weedman contin-
ued, “it makes good sense to
have a tree arbor designed for
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Tree Board Chair Denise
Holmes echoed that sentiment,
“Greenville City Park is such a
special place in our community
that the Board wanted to ex-
pand the number of trees al-
ready landscaped in the area,
but in an orderly manner so
that children can learn more
about our tree heritage in Ore-
gon”. She continued, “So we
asked that the Park Manage-
ment Committee to look at put-
ting mostly evergreens in the
Arbor, both for the educational
value and the year-round en-
joyment of the park and trees.”
The additional Noble Fir was
grown by the Tualatin River
Watershed Committee as part
of a tree enhancement project.
On February 13th, representa-
tives of the Banks Tree Board
and the Greenville City Park
Management Committee met
at the tree arbor to plant the
Noble Fir with members of the
Banks Parks & Trees Depart-
ment.
Tom Tuski the Parks & Trees
supervisor quoted an old
foresters saying: “The best
time to plant a tree was twenty
years ago. The second best
time is today”, to which all in at-
tendance agreed.
Oregon’s Bounty, an award-
winning calendar produced by
Oregon Farm Bureau, features
gorgeous photography of agri-
culture, its orchards, ranches,
fields, and people.
Images for the 2013 calen-
dar are being sought. Farm Bu-
reau invites the public to submit
their own photos of Oregon
agriculture: the commodities,
the families, the production, the
landscape, the retail, anything
that depicts the beauty, tech-
nology, culture, and/or tradition
of farming and ranching.
High-resolution, horizontal-
format close-ups and panoram-
ic views are needed for all
types of agriculture in all sea-
sons.
Photographers with images
selected for month pages in
Oregon’s Bounty will receive a
photo credit, copies of the cal-
endar, and Farm Bureau mem-
bership if they have not already
joined the organization.
The deadline for entries is
August 1, 2012.
For photo specifications and
other contest rules, please visit
oregonfb.org/media/publica-
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Oregon Farm Bureau is a
voluntary, grassroots, nonparti-
san, nonprofit organization rep-
resenting the interests of the
state’s family farmers and
ranchers in the public and poli-
cymaking arenas.
For more information or to
request a copy of the 2012
Oregon’s Bounty calendar,
contact Anne Marie Moss, OFB
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annemarie@oregonfb.org,
503-399-1701, ext. 313.
Murphy’s St. Pat.’s Parade a success
by Kathy Murphy of Murphy’s
Furniture
What a glorious day Satur-
day was for the 2012 Murphy’s
St Patrick’s Parade. The
weather surely helped boost
participation and spectator at-
tendance with more than 40
entries. The Irish Family Festi-
val and Corned Beef And Cab-
bage Feed at the Civic Center
was flooded with partygoers,
with food selling out in record
time.
The sky turned blue at the
beginning of parade staging as
if a big smile was bestowed on
Hillsboro, approving of the ef-
forts and no rain fell until the
last plate of Corned Beef and
cabbage was sold!
The most positive impres-
sion was that made by outfits
adorning those viewing the pa-
rade’s procession. If awards
were given for Most Irish On-
looker, judging would be diffi-
cult.
Most Irish Animal Entry went
to “St. Paul Rodeo Court” for
shamrock-ed floral arrange-
ment that secured their suc-
cess!
Most Irish Vehicle Entry was
“Tillamook County Rodeo
Queen Katie Born” inside her
spiffy classic Mustang. Though
not four-legged, but four-
wheeled, it sped away with the
judge’s vote.
Most Irish Walking entry was
“Hillsboro Parent Preschool.”
Their gaily-clad wagons and
strollers tugged at the heart-
strings of the young judges.
Most Irish Float Entry was
awarded to the “Cub Scouts
Pack 622.” Brimming with “Ju-
nior Explorers”, they were very
proud to be honored with such
a prestige.
A special thank you goes out
from Murphy’s to all those who
helped them put on the parade:
Hillsboro FFA for Pooper
Scoopers, Hillsboro Police for
traffic control, The City of Hills-
boro, Intel EARS for communi-
cation, the “all volunteer” crew
of Sports Look for their hard
work on the Corned Beef and
Cabbage feed, and Washing-
ton County Sheriff Mounted
Posse Color Guard. Last but
not least, thank you to the New
Visions Dance Studio for their
classic Irish entertainment at
the Festival.
This parade would not be
possible without such wonder-
ful community support and
that’s why it’s always a privi-
lege for Murphy’s to produce
this event. Thank you Western
Washington County!
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