Wow! The response to Buffy Pollock’s Mail Tribune article (see below) about the destruction of our 2nd Street gum trees has been tremendous. Thanks to an outpouring of community support, Cocoa, Crystal, and Billy Bob Thornton will all sprout anew.
Shooting Star Nursery on Taylor Road in Central Point, Four Seasons Nursery on Crater Lake Avenue in Medford, and the Lombardo’s home nursery in O’Brien have all offered to donate replacement trees. (The Lombardo’s have offered seedlings grown from the historic Bidwell Park gum trees in Chico, California.) Josephine County has invited CPE students to participate in a reforestation project, and the Oregon Heritage Tree Project has invited Room 15 kids to participate in a special activity. Dale Wall, a retired CPE teacher, stopped in and provided a cash donation to be put toward the re-planting. The City of Central Point has offered to donate trees and the services of its crew to make sure the job is done right. The students in Jaime Hartt and Rebecca Campbell’s Contemporary World Issues class at Crater High sent personally-written cards expressing condolences for the loss of the trees. Lastly, the personal staff of Billy Bob Thornton (not the tree, but the actor) has contacted us to express that Mr. Thornton is saddened by the loss of the trees and would like to help.
To all this, the students and staff at CPE express our amazement and thanks! Read the follow-up article in the Mail Tribune and stay tuned . . .
I am amazed at the response from those in the community on this. It seems everyone has an opinion, that’s for sure. Keep up the good work Mr. Lewis. BTW, great website. 🙂
2-3-09
Don’t let anyone kill your dreams. Just keep planting. If they cut them down again just plant more. They’ll eventually get tired of fighting your strong spirits. Special thanks to Gage for naming a tree after me.
All The Best,
Billy Bob Thornton
THANKS FOR EVRY THING, BILLY BOB. I HOPE I CAN GROW UP AND BE JUST LIKE YOU.THANKS FOR HELPING WITH THE TREES I HOPE THAT WE CAN MEET YOU AND YOU CAN COME TO MR LEWIS CLASS.THANKS FOR EVRY THING FROM AIDAN IN MR LEWIS CLASS BYE TO MR BILLY BOB THORNTON.
Dear Christie and Scott Mackison , Thank you for the sweet gum trees you gave the school. I still don`t know why sweet gum trees are called sweet gum trees. I`m guessing they`er that because there`s some sweet gum inside of it. If there is gum inside that mean`s I`m a tree! Gross! Well I have to go …. bye!
Sincerely
Alisha Martin
Central Point Elem.
Do you like apples?
you are awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you rock
you rock
I hope you have a good time wayching the tree’s grow and have more great time writing our class.
scicerely,
nicole
I hope you have a good time wayching the tree’s grow and have more great time writing our class.
scicerely,
nicole
🙂
The leves are prity in the fall.
what tree are the leves on??
love your friend Shania