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Nebraska City celebrated its 136th Arbor Day with a community tree planting,tree climbing, music and nature trails.Planting trees at Wildwood Park were Rotary Club, Nebraska City Garden Club,Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Jaycees, Teammates, Arbor Day Foundation, NebraskaCity Tourism and Commerce, Arbor Lodge State Park, Beta Sigma Phi, Youth andAdults in Action and Nebraska City Tree Board.Sharon Mumm accepted an award for the 2008 prestigious tree and YAAannounced poster contest winners ­ Kristen Broening, best use of color;Kylie Barton, best use of theme; Patrick O'Neil, most unique; and EmilyMarcotte, best overall.Arbor Day honorees, the Nebraska City Volunteer Fire Department; and 2008tree planter award winners, Camp Catron and Retreat Center; plantedtartarian maples at the commemorative tree planting at Arbor Lodge StatePark on Saturday.Parade winners were best overall, First Presbyterian Church; best use oftheme, Arbor Day Farm; most original, Blue Star Mothers; and bestcommercial, Arbor Bank. Staffing Services of Nebraska City judged theparade, which had 38 entries.At the music festival on Sunday, Southeast Nebraska Community Band auctionedoff the director's baton. Laura Steinman was the auction and led the band inplaying the Nebraska fight song.Rose Ralstin of Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce said Belles A-Peelin',Apple Corps barbershoppers and the Better Half, with Brady Weddle and AustinDixon, sounded phenomenal.Mike Mennard, who played at the community barbecue on Friday, also boughthis childrens' show to the festival.Ralstin said Darrel Draper's depiction of J. Sterling Morton was a big hitat the children's programs on Friday, at the Arbor Day Farm tree adventure,music festival and parade."We were excited to have J. Sterling Morton actually walking among us onthis 136th annual Arbor Day," she said.[ghsvid]