The Beatrice Cemetery Association donated a 10-foot American sycamore to the Community Cancer Garden of Life & Legacy. Daily Sun photos by Christina Lyons.Â
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Among other additions to the Community Cancer Garden of Life & Legacy is the first statue. It was donated in memory of Everett "Skip" Westphal, who owned Beatrice Greenhouse for many years. Â
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Dave Eskra talks to the community members gathered in the rain about the tree, the nursery and memorial options at the cemetery. Â
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Graham Herbst with PlantNebraska and Chad Kleveland with the Beatrice Cemetery Association talk to the community members that came to watch the tree be planted at the cancer garden. Â
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The tree planted at the Community Cancer Garden stands behind the people responsible for the nursery and planting it: Graham Herbst, Henry Pyle, Kevin Vrtiska and Chad Kleveland,
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Kevin Vrtiska and Chad Kleveland plant the tree given to the Community Cancer Garden while Henry Pyle assists. The Sycamore is the first tree from the Beatrice Cemetery Association nursery. Â
“So, we’re doing something that we wanted to do to help start small, grow big, plant at a lesser cost. This is just more community cooperation," Dave Eskra said. Â
