Scouts plant trees at ACARF

February 26, 2024 - 2:04 PM

Helping plant trees at the Allen County Animal Rescue Facilty in LaHarpe Saturday are local Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, front row from left, Rydlee Minor, Oliver Luken, Phillip Warren, Harlan Wiley and Jackson Bowen; second row, Scout leaders Barney Divine, David Warren and Joseph Holding. Afterward, the Scouts cleared out burn barrels at the local VFW post. Photo by PHOTOS COURTESY OF ALICIA LUKEN

LAHARPE — Members of Cub Scout Troop 3055 and Boy Scout Troop 55 of Iola were busy Saturday planting trees at the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility.

The trees, donated by Josh Oberley of Modern Woodmen, a non-profit life insurance organization, were planted near outdoor pens for dogs to have more shade.

After the trees were planted, the Scouts went the nearby Willard Ross Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6324 to clean out burn barrels.

The barrels are used to properly retire flags. After the flags are disposed of, the metal grommets must be collected and buried, as per proper procedure.