Communities at Work: Beautifying the town July 31, 2010
This edition of Communities at Work focuses on the City of Craig’s Parks and Recreation Department’s effort to beautify the town during the summer. Parks and rec staff take care of the flower planters around town, and start their day early in the morning to avoid the afternoon heat. “That’s the worst part,” Shelia O’Mailia said. “I like everything about the job except the heat in the middle of the summer.” In the summer, the flower caretakers use about 1,100 gallons of water in a day. They also pick dead and dying blossoms from the plant, called deadheading, so the plant uses its energy on healthier blossoms. There are efforts are proof that sometimes it takes a little work and water to add some color and beauty to the streets of Craig.
Shelia O’Mailia waters a flower planter and picks dying blooms from plants, or deadheads, Friday in front of the U.S. Postal Service in Craig. O’Mailia is in her fourth summer taking care of Craig’s flowers for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.
Tasha Romney picks through the flower planter while watering Thursday in front of the Moffat County Courthouse. The flower team uses about 1,100 gallons of water a day during the hottest weeks of the summer.
Shelia O’Mailia waters flowers Friday in front of City Market on Victory Way. O’Malia said the department planted about 4,000 plants this year.
Petunias stretch their blossoms while Tasha Romney waters the rest of the planter Thursday in front of the Moffat County Courthouse. The Craig Parks and Recreation Department employees who tend to the flowers start their day at 6:30 a.m. to make their rounds throughout the city.
Shelia O’Mailia takes a short break from watering to give Willard White’s greyhound, Suzy, a treat Friday in front of City Market on Victory Way. O’Malia said she keeps dog treats in her truck to give to dog walkers she sees on her route.
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