{"id":109878,"date":"2026-05-11T05:53:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=109878"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:19:47","slug":"4th-annual-arbor-day-tree-planting-in-owego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/05\/11\/4th-annual-arbor-day-tree-planting-in-owego\/","title":{"rendered":"4th Annual Arbor Day Tree Planting in Owego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Board of Directors of the Charles H. Bassett Youth Foundation and friends planted a new tree on Front Street in front of Katie&#8217;s Kreations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_109879\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/11055116\/Trees1.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109879\" class=\"wp-image-109879 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/11055116\/Trees1.jpeg\" alt=\"4th Annual Arbor Day Tree Planting in Owego\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/11055116\/Trees1.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/11055116\/Trees1-300x300.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/11055116\/Trees1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-109879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from the 4th Annual Arbor Day Tree Planting in Owego, provided by Bob Bassett.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Friday, April 24 brought warm, sunny weather as Bill Shuler and Bob Bassett prepared the site. On Saturday, the new tree\u2014generously contributed to the Owego community by Ken Williams, owner of W &amp; W Nursery and Landscaping, and his family, along with very helpful staff\u2014was dedicated by Bassett Board members Colleen Dewey-Wright, Bob Bassett, Ryan Marchewka, David Westgate, and Christian Freyli.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>They were cheered on by Katie Jackson, owner of Katie&#8217;s Kreations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_109880\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/11055127\/Trees2.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109880\" class=\"wp-image-109880 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/11055127\/Trees2.jpeg\" alt=\"4th Annual Arbor Day Tree Planting in Owego\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/11055127\/Trees2.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/11055127\/Trees2-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-109880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from the 4th Annual Arbor Day Tree Planting in Owego, provided by Bob Bassett.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>New York native Sterling Morton started the first Arbor Day in 1872 in Nebraska, motivating schoolchildren statewide to plant one million trees. 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