Carrie Dick went over the choice of trees with a resident. The annual tree-giveaway conducted by the Jasper Park and Recreation Department supplies residents with six hardwood tree saplings. This year 1,100 trees were handed out. Photos by Matthew CraneMatt Fleck, a staff member with Jasper Park and Recreation Department, checked a tree before bagging it for distribution at The Parklands Wednesday morning.Janessa Wolf, recreation director at Jasper Park and Recreation, delivers six trees to a car during the annual tree giveaway.Park and Recreation Department staff member Matt Fleck gave some instructions on planting a tulip tree to a driver as Rob Gutgsell waited to bag it for delivery.Vehicles backed up both directions on 15th Street for the tree giveaway that was forced to be drive though only because of the coronavirus. Usually, the trees are handed out as residents line up to receive them.The traffic backed up both directions on 15th Street and down Bartley Street as residents waited to enter The Parklands Wednesday morning.Cars began lining up early for the annual giveaway. One driver said she got in line at about 8:30 a.m. and didn’t receive her trees until about 9:45 a.m. In the photo: As supplies began to dwindle, Jasper Police Officer Aaron Schmitt told Stephanie Dulaney and others in the long line there only enough trees for about 50 more vehicles.
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From Governor Holcomb:
From in.gov website:
(until at least May 1st)
“his amended Stay-At-Home Order applies to the entire state of Indiana. Unless you work for an essential business or are doing an essential activity, you must stay home.”
If handing out trees is not essential, why are these people not staying at home? This morning my calendar didn’t say May 1. And Dubois County is still in Indiana as far as I know.
Just my personal opinion, but I think “mother nature” can handle planting trees for the next couple of months.
1100 trees. How many cases of Corona? Like Jeff said, the Governor said stay home and Jasper’s Park & Rec sponsored this? How stupid!
OMG Jeff no one got out of their cars. Or socialize with anyone. It’s worst being at Walmart because there your actually grabbing/ touching stuff. What’s wrong with grabbing trees to do some outside work at home.
Simple. Walmart is food. Food is essential. Trees are not essential. May 1st is the date at this point.
I like turtles.
Jeff, I’m pretty sure that there is people at walmart buying other items besides food that are not essential and you are probably one of them….May 1st is the date..
I like to go to Walmart and try on hats in the children’s section, pretending that the reason they don’t fit is because my brain is so much larger than everyone else’s.
From Governor Holcomb:
From in.gov website:
(until at least May 1st)
“his amended Stay-At-Home Order applies to the entire state of Indiana. Unless you work for an essential business or are doing an essential activity, you must stay home.”
If handing out trees is not essential, why are these people not staying at home? This morning my calendar didn’t say May 1. And Dubois County is still in Indiana as far as I know.
Just my personal opinion, but I think “mother nature” can handle planting trees for the next couple of months.
1100 trees. How many cases of Corona? Like Jeff said, the Governor said stay home and Jasper’s Park & Rec sponsored this? How stupid!
OMG Jeff no one got out of their cars. Or socialize with anyone. It’s worst being at Walmart because there your actually grabbing/ touching stuff. What’s wrong with grabbing trees to do some outside work at home.
Simple. Walmart is food. Food is essential. Trees are not essential. May 1st is the date at this point.
I like turtles.
Jeff, I’m pretty sure that there is people at walmart buying other items besides food that are not essential and you are probably one of them….May 1st is the date..
I like to go to Walmart and try on hats in the children’s section, pretending that the reason they don’t fit is because my brain is so much larger than everyone else’s.
I’m sure it is…?