This is the last patch of locust trees and lilac bushes in the main part of the cemetery. They were all cleared and piled in the back or cut into firewood for the volunteers.
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| April 10, 2009 This is the last patch of locust trees and lilac bushes in the main part of the cemetery. They were all cleared and piled in the back or cut into firewood for the volunteers. |
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| The markers photograph much better with the afternoon sunlight hitting them. We also have new growth starting. It will be exciting to see which plants come up now that the ground is exposed to sun. We are working with the Byron Forest Preserve to determine which plants are native. That way we can keep the most beneficial, least invasive. | ||||
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| October 10, 2008 Volunteers lined River Road! |
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| The Oregon Scout Troop tackled the overgrown lilac bushes in the front of the cemetery. Amazing, considering there was a lilac bush over every inch of their project area! Note the 15' monument on the right-hand side in the picture below. I didn't even know it was there until they finished! |
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| These stones probably haven't seen sunshine in 20 years! | ||||
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| The path to the chipper! In the last 2 pictures, they coudn't keep up with us! That didn't last long... |
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| October 11, 2008 One week ago you couldn't even get to these markers. They had a tree on top of them as well as vines growing over, under and through their area. The Stillman Valley Scouts did a great job clearing this tough area. |
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| The lillies have done very well here. This area had its own fence with a gate, which are not salvageable. Would their descendents like to replace it with a new one? | ||||
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| Monroe Center Scouts working very hard on their area. What a difference! It looks great! | ||||
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| October 18, 2008 We only had the Cemetery Board available today, but we still managed to fill the dump truck 4 times! Big Thanks to Russell for taking time out of his Saturday to run the chipper for us. We still have a lot of work to do next year. Once we get all the brush and trees cleared, we will need to concentrate on repairing damaged markers. |
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