MEET THAD
MORRICAL

  Site Supervisor, Tree Station, City
of Lindsborg.
  Thad has been hired by the city as a part-time employee to take care of the Tree Station. What a guy! It looks beautiful!

  Thad comes to the city from Bethany College were he was their groundskeeper for 15 years. He and his wife have made a decision to stay in Kansas and live in a smaller town. We welcome him to the Station! AND, we thank the CITY OF LINDSBORG CITIZENS AND GOVERNMENT for their commitment! Without that commitment, we could not enjoy the trees from the Station!

                   
                     THANKS

   Our thanks go to the City of Lindsborg and its leadership! The city has voted and by spring will have built an office at the Tree Growing-Out Station! It will enhance the Station by allowing for a restroom and a warm place to sit! The office will "belong" to Thad!

The Gang from Hesston, relaxing on the "chip pile" from the Compost Station - located at the Tree Growing-Out Station. THANKS GUYS/ GALS FOR THE HELP!

NATIONAL TREE
TRUST

The National Tree Trust launched a new educational pilot entitled the "Golden Apple Tree Program." The program is being piloted in Arkansas, California, Indiana, and Kentucky for the 1999 - 2000 school year. The impetus of this program is to target middle and high school students to facilitate com- munity based projects and mentoring opportunities with younger students. If the pilots appear to be successful during the school year, NTT will initiate a second round of pilots for 2000 - 2001. Organizations selected to participate will receive up to $2,000 and a wide variety of supporting educational materials. One of the goals of the program is to incorporate other educational elements from NTT's educational program, such as "Growing Together", "Trail of Trees", and the "Treeture Partnership."

(The Lindsborg Tree Station will keep you posted on the status of this program for 2001).