HANFORD â Sunshine and warm weather set the perfect atmosphere at the Hanford Civic Center Park Friday as the community gathered to watch the instillation of a twenty-five foot, Aptos blue coastal redwood tree.
The beautiful addition to Civic Center Park was planted as an early celebration in honor of the upcoming Arbor Day, April 30, and will serve as the town s official Christmas tree.
Mayor, Francisco Ramirez proclaimed April 9Â the official âArbor Dayâ for Hanford and announced that the city is recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a âTree City USA.â
The dedication took place at 11 a.m. Friday as a crowd of onlookers joined the Mayor, along with Congressman David Valadao, the Parks and Recreation Department of Hanford and members of City Council to get their hands dirty and plant the great redwood and eight other new trees being added to the park.