A year after it was a virtual only event for the first time in 48 years, plans are underway for the 49th annual Ernie Blankenship Radio-Telethon with the h
Free tree giveaway
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Greenfield Tree Commission members Holly Ellinger (left) and Ron Coffey hold a Tree City USA banner and display some of the seedlings that will be given away on Friday, April 30 at the Greenfield City Building.
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Approximately 310 tree seedlings will be given away by the Greenfield Tree Commission beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, April 30 at the Greenfield City Building.
“This year we have an assortment of seedlings to be given away on a first-come, first-served basis,” said Tree Commission Chairman Ron Coffey, who indicated the seedlings will be packaged in groups of five and given away until supplies run out.
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By Angela Shepherd - For The Times-Gazette
William “Bill” Roller (center) was recognized as April’s Greenfield Citizen of the Month for his continuing contributions to the town and the community. He is pictured at Tuesday’s council meeting with (l-r) council members Phil Clyburn, Eric Borsini, Kyle Barr, Amie Ernst and Brenda Losey, and city manager Todd Wilkin.
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Officer Mark Hamilton of the Greenfield Police Department was recognized as the April Employee of the Month. Hamilton was nominated through a personal note from a citizen he helped through a situation.
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Rotary hopeful for festival
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Royalty from the 2015 Greene Countrie Towne Festival are shown in this photograph. The Greenfield Rotary Club is cautiously hopeful of holding the festival again this year after it was cancelled a year ago due to COVID-19.
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With more and more people being immunized against COVID-19, and following consultation with the Highland County Health Department and local physicians, the Greenfield Rotary Club said it is hopeful that the 2021 Greene Countrie Towne Festival will take place on the third weekend of July.
According to Greenfield Rotary President Ron Coffey, the 2021 festival dates would be July 16-17-18.
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Greenfield Rotary hopes to have Greene Countrie Towne Festival in July 2021 McGuffey Lane is pictured at the 2019 Greene Countrie Towne Festival. (HCP photo by Jimmy Jones.) With more and more people being immunized against COVID-19, and following consultation with the Highland County Health Department and local physicians, the Greenfield Rotary Club is hopeful that the 2021 Greene Countrie Towne Festival will take place on the third weekend of July.
According to Greenfield Rotary President Ron Coffey, the 2021 festival dates would be July 16-18.
“With the rollout of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and the prospect of other vaccines soon being approved, we hope that by July many activities will have returned to normal,” Coffey said. “We understand that mutations of the virus or other circumstances c