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Nebraska City celebrated its 136th Arbor Day with a community tree planting, tree climbing, music and nature trails. Planting trees at Wildwood Park were Rotary Club, Nebraska City Garden Club, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Jaycees, Teammates, Arbor Day Foundation, Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce, Arbor Lodge State Park, Beta Sigma Phi, Youth and Adults in Action and Nebraska City Tree Board. Sharon Mumm accepted an award for the 2008 prestigious tree and YAA announced poster contest winners Kristen Broening, best use of color; Kylie Barton, best use of theme; Patrick O'Neil, most unique; and Emily Marcotte, best overall. Arbor Day honorees, the Nebraska City Volunteer Fire Department; and 2008 tree planter award winners, Camp Catron and Retreat Center; planted tartarian maples at the commemorative tree planting at Arbor Lodge State Park on Saturday. Parade winners were best overall, First Presbyterian Church; best use of theme, Arbor Day Farm; most original, Blue Star Mothers; and best commercial, Arbor Bank. Staffing Services of Nebraska City judged the parade, which had 38 entries. At the music festival on Sunday, Southeast Nebraska Community Band auctioned off the director's baton. Laura Steinman was the auction and led the band in playing the Nebraska fight song. Rose Ralstin of Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce said Belles A-Peelin', Apple Corps barbershoppers and the Better Half, with Brady Weddle and Austin Dixon, sounded phenomenal. Mike Mennard, who played at the <b>…</b>
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