Local residents lined up to sign the banner and take pictures. Photo credit: James Edward Mills
Officer Stevens with K9 Officer Cain. Photo credit: Jenn Brown
Officer Moore with K9 Officer Blitz Photo credit: Jenn Brown
Fortuna Police Department volunteer Linda Bergstrom helping fundraise for the Fortuna Police K9 program and CA Cancer Crusher. Photo credit: Jenn Brown
and state groups in the creation of 15,000 ornaments that celebrate the state’s cultural history and people, landscapes, natural resources, and fish and wildlife, public events during the transportation of the tree to Washington, D.C., and multiple receptions surrounding the tree lighting in Washington, D.C. in December. About 600 people stopped by the event to see the tree, sign the banner, and enjoy a walk through the Interpretive Display provided by the USDA Forest Service and created, in part, by local HSU Students. The Fortuna Chamber wants to extend a
HUGE thank you to the Fortuna Police Department, Fortuna Parks and Recreation, City of Fortuna staff, Jennifer Lourenzo at the River Lodge, and the following CA Conservation Corpsmembers who volunteered their time: Jonathan Sullivan, Dylon Wilson, Emmanuel Martinez, Danny Yarbrough, Sheyla Canseco, Zoe Burgess, Oliver Metzler-Winslow, Elizabeth Egles, Amelia Tracy, Luis Figueroa, Pierce Kimberling, Alejandro Alfaro, Beau Gulledge, Luz Beltran, Roberto Aguilar, and Bryan Szymanski. We could not have done it without their help. Continued on next page
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