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Vice Mayor Baker, Councilwoman Kell Join Volunteers At ELB Tree Planting 70 new trees planted in area b/w Willow & Spring near Palo Verde  (January 26, 2002) -- Vice Mayor Dan Baker and 5th district Councilwoman Jackie Kell joined a sizable contingent of volunteers today who got up early on a Saturday morning to help plant roughly 70 new street trees in the area of Palo Verde Ave. between Willow and Spring Streets.
[Since cynics may wonder if the politicians' tree plantings were posed for our camera, we deliberately waited at the staging area for about ten minutes before going to the planting site. The following pictures reflect what we actually witnessed.]
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Volunteers assembled at Emerson Elementary School on Josie Avenue.
Councilwoman Kell introduced Vice Mayor Dan Baker to local PTA 
The tireless Jacob Ellens of the Iroquois Ave. Neighborhood Watch organized the event and handled details.
Volunteers used the opportunity to get meet and greet friends and neighbors. Photo left, Councilwoman Kell chats with constituents.
Then, armed with shovels, the group set off to work...yes, including the politicians.
Vice Mayor Dan Baker worked away on Willow St. The tree he planted is on the Willow parkway median east of Palo Verde.
A few yards away, Councilwoman Kell (with aides Tom Poe and Tim Patton) made sure a new tree near Palo Verde would be deeply planted.
Everyone got into the act. Young Layne carries a shovel as Dad (left) watches.