Arbor Day, birthday celebrated as one Last Friday was a special day for Daggett County grade school children and others of the Flaming Gorge area. The youngsters had been waiting for over a month for announcement of winners for the Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl poster contest. The Forest Service' had been waiting 75 years to celebrate its birthday of that many years. The occasion incorporated both events into one. The poster contest was judged by Jim Schlyer, Director of the U.S. Department Depart-ment of Agriculture's Design Division. Mr. Schyler designed the exhibits in the new visitor center at Flaming Gorge Dam. Poster finalists will be recognized and receive engraved wood grain plaques at the visitor center dedication ceremony to be held on May 24 at 11 a.m. All ooster entries will be displayed this summer in offices and visitor centers at Flaming Gorge. Manila poster contest finalists were assisted in planting a "Forest Service Birthday Tree" by Smokey Bear as well as Mable Anderson, Manila City Council, and Bob Meinrod, Flaming Gorge Area Ranger. Poster contest finalists from Manila were: Theresa Hansen, Kimberly Maloy, Vickey Marquez, Shanna Lee Rosser, Wesley Slauq and David Steinaker. In Dutch John, poster contest winners win-ners Mike Nicotera, Julia Erickson and Larry Lawlis planted the "Birthday Tree" as Ranger Meinrod, Smokey Bear and Flaming Gorge School principal, Gerold Erickson, supervised. In both locations Ranger Meinrod talked about the important role trees have played in the history of the area, and discussed the many important benefits they continue to provide today. The ever popular Smokey Bear helped by recognizing poster finalists and by passing out packets of fire prevention and anti-pollution material to all children present. This year, 1980, is the 75th anniversary an-niversary of the Forest Service. There was no more appropriate way to celebrate than planting a "Birthday Tree", and no more appropriate day than Arbor Day. In planting these trees, the Forest Service is not merely asking others to share in its birthday. We all have birthdays birth-days and the Forest Service is asking you to give yourself, your community, and your country a living, lasting present to "Plant a Birthday Tree" in honor of friend's or relative's birthdays. bir-thdays. We who inhabit the earth today have a great privilege. With only a little effort we can create a living environment en-vironment that will provide enjoyment to generations yet unborn. Planting a tree is an unselfish act. We do it for others, but in so doing, receive a gratifying satisfaction for ourselves. In celebrating such occasions in this way, the goal is to plant 75 million more trees in the United States in 1980. i s ; ... . I V1 : 1 - i ,, f i--- ; " -): . A'"-- A la PARTICIPATING IN POSTER contest presentations at Dutch John are (I to r): Gerald Erickson, principal of Flaming Gorge School, Julia Erickson, Mike Nicotera, Smokey Bear, Larry Lawlis and Bob Meinrod, Area Ranger. PLANTING THE "Birthday Tree' at the Dutch John Forest Ser- vice Office were (I to r): Mike Nicotera, Bob Meinrod, Area Ranger, Julia Erickson, Smokey Bear, Larry Lawlis, and Gerold Erickson, principal of Flaming Gorge School.