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Friday, September 25th, 2009
Photo by William Kincaid/The Daily Standard

Johnny Appleseed - played by Hank Fincken of Indianapolis, Ind. - tells Parkway students to eat an apple each day. The students and various community leaders gathered for the birthday of Johnny Appleseed.

Related online story:
New growth for historic Appleseed tree site
ROCKFORD - The 235th birthday of America's earliest forester and environmentalist - the wandering Johnny Appleseed - was celebrated in Rockford on Thursday afternoon with a special tree planting. [More]
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