Friends gathered at the Welcome Center to plant the first "Peace Poles" on Saturday, March 25, 2017. The project was initiated by the Warren County Garden Club and supported by Hometown Warrenton, Inc., and Wheeler True Value Hardware
1 A beautiful Saturday morning to plant some "Peace Poles"
2 A program developed by the Garden Club and supported by Hometown Warrenton with help from Wheeler True Value Hardware
3 Cindy Rivers works ahead of time to prepare
4 Each pole has a tag to identify the contributor
5 Jane Edmuns and Cindy discuss the event
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7 People gather to help plant the poles
8 Cindy outlines how the program developed
9 Jane adds some insight
10 Ruby says, "I can dig holes, too!"
11 Cindy and Jane start with the Garden Club
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13 Jane fixes one of the lights to the top of the pole
14 Next up is the American Legion
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16 Brandi and Ruby look on as Cindy tamps down the Wheeler True Value pole
17 The American Legion pole
18 The Garden Club Junior
19 Wheeler True Value
20 Wheeler's helped make the project possible by acquiring materials at cost or by donation, and helping prepare the poles
21 Members of The Garden Club, the brains behind the project
22 Hometown Warrenton CEO Cindy Rivers helped bring the project together
23 We hope to see more poles planted in the near future
