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Apr 10, 2021
TREES, PLEASE Sheryl Kay Peckins, president of the East Springfield Junior Women’s Club, recently visited the Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District office at 500 Market St., Mezzanine, Suite 4, Steubenville, to pick up order forms for the Ohio native tree sale under way through April 23 in addition to information about Quaker Ridge Arboretum and Nature Trails to distribute at a future meeting. The club plans to order trees and shrubs to plant in the community as part of its mission of promoting conservation and caring for the environment. For tree ordering information, visit the website www.jeffersonswcd.org or call (740) 264-9790.
From staff reports
STEUBENVILLE The Jefferson County Commissioners have been named the recipients of the 2020 Distinguished Service Award presented by the Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District Board.
“Each year and for over 40 years the district has taken the opportunity to acknowledge an outstanding friend or friends who shares the district’s mission to promote conservation of our lands and waters,” said Duayne Wetherell, JSWCD public relations chairman.
The award celebrates leaders whose achievements have resulted in significant impact in the county. These accomplishments have been realized during a sustained period of time in the field of conservation in partnership with the district, officials said former Commissioner Tom Gentile and Commissioners Thomas Graham and Dave Maple.