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with the death of Gretchen ilarshbarger an Julg
10, 1989, Iowa City last one of its most dis-
tinguished and belaved citizens, and
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Gretchen was known nationallg for her garden
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banks, most notably The McCalls Garden Back,
and fur her edibnrial pasitinns fur national
magazines, and
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locailg, Gretchen was one of the founders of
Project GREEN and the nriginatar of the Project
GREEN Plant Sale in addition to designing many
of the planting arrangements whcih grace Irapa
Citg, and
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Gretchen's vision of Iowa City as an arboretum
will long continue to provide esthetic and
environmental benefits for ensuing generations
of citizens, and..
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we wish to honor the memarg of Gretchen Harshbarger
far the legacg of beauty which she left Iowa
City,
1, Jahn McDonald, mayor of the Citg
of Iowa Ciby, Iowa, do hereby proclaim Mednesday,
July 28, 1989, to be
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in Iowa Mg, and encourage all citizens to become
involved to assure the cantinuation of Gretchen's
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work. In her memory, a tree will be planted at
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the Dubuque Sbreeb entrance to Iowa Mg.
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Signed in Inwa City,
Iowa,
this 25th day of
July 1989.
AA 44-7
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