Ashley Norton Caught the Ace
Lives honoured with trees in Petrolia
October 20, 2021
Traichevich family were among those who honoured family at the Petrolia Memorial Tree dedication ceremony recently.
In 2016, Petrolia introduced a memorial tree program. Atree can be purchased in recognition of a life event or in memory of a loved one. The four tree varieties to choose from are a Freeman Maple, Tulip Tree, Hackberry or Eastern Redbud all of which are native to our area.
This year 13 people, including Tom Traichevich, were honoured with a tree.
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