Soroptimist Club Plants First Sunburst Locust Trees
July 28, 1976
TWO SUNBURST LOCUST TREES, the first of 35 to be planted on sidewalks along Susanville’s Main Street this summer by the Soroptimist Club of Susanville as the club’s Bicentennial project, were planted in front of the Doyle Motor Company of Saturday.
Pictured kneeling, from left, are Mary Bengard, Soroptimist Club president for 1975-76 and June Hannah, the club’s community services chairman.
Pictured from left standing are Jessie Jeffries, Ruth Henrickson, Tillie Brodie, Mario Vial, Susanville Director of Public Works, and grandson, Brian Moore, and Elmer Peri, an employee of the Susanville Public Works Department. (Eastman’s Studio photo).
