A Tree to Honor Altamont Seniors
— Photo by Michael Joyce
Cindy Pollard, seated, poses with Altamont Mayor Kerry Dineen on July 2 in front of the newly planted white fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) in Orsini Park, in the center of Altamont. The deciduous tree can grow as tall as 30 feet and has richly-scented flowers in the spring. Pollard said she had never before heard of a fringetree; they are native to the plains of the southeastern United States, from New Jersey to Florida and west to Texas.
— Photo by Michael Joyce
Altamont Seniors gather in Orsini Park on July 2 to dedicate a tree planted in their honor. “This past year was a rough one for the seniors; there were many sicknesses, many deaths,” said Cindy Pollard who came up with the idea of planting the tree. She frequently hosts the Altamont Seniors at her Home Front Café across the street from the park. “It’s for everybody … the seniors who have died, the seniors still living, the seniors yet to come. It says, ‘We honor you,’” said Pollard. “Now they know to come to this spot.”