Arbor Day tradition celebrated

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Bellefontaine Parks and Recreation Superintendent Kris Myers, left, and City of Bellefontaine Shade Tree Commission Chairman Joe Antram, kneeling, assist Bellefontaine Middle School sixth-grade science students with planting two trees Friday, May 5, on the middle school grounds as part of the Bellefontaine Shade Tree Commission’s annual Arbor Day recognition activity. Students learned about the proper planting techniques as well as ways to care for young trees. Bellefontaine City Schools and the Shade Tree Commission’s partnership in planting trees and celebrating Arbor Day spans over three decades. “The Bellefontaine Shade Tree Commission is excited to continue this great relationship,” members said. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)