Small Christmas trees, shrubs planted at Waterman Park in Albion

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 20 October 2023 at 11:43 am

Photos by Tom Rivers

ALBION – Billy Witherspoon, left, and Gary Kent pose with the bronze statue of Santa in honor of the late Charles W. Howard after they planted small trees and shrubs at Waterman Park this morning.

The statue was dedicated on June 10 in a project by the Albion Betterment Committee.

Kent is a member of the ABC and that group paid to have six dwarf Alberta spruce trees, three burning bushes and one dogwood tree added to Waterman Park on Main Street where the bronze state is located.

The spruce trees should max out at 6 feet tall, Kent said. The Betterment Committee in recent years has planted about 40 dogwood trees in the village.

The new trees and shrubs are mostly on the north side of the lot where there is more sun during the day.