Branching out

Weirton Assistant City Manager DeeAnn Pulliam, at left, handed out tree and shrub saplings to area residents Friday afternoon at Marland Heights Park, as part of a distribution organized through the partnership of the City of Weirton and the FirstEnergy/MonPower Green Team. Part of local Earth Day observances, the distribution included free activities with assistance from Brooke-Hancock Family Resource Network, Northern Panhandle Parents As Teachers, and the Hancock County Family and Community Support Center. Refreshments were made possible by Shop ‘N Save and Busy Beaver.