Alliance honors late resident in Arbor Day event

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Taking part in the City of Alliance Shade Tree Commission's Arbor Day ceremony were, from left, Kathryn Miller, Pat Stone, Steve Stone, Andrea Ogline, Sue Goris, Gloria Magrath, Shirley Weimer, Leigh Mainwaring and Alliance Mayor Andy Grove
Taking part in the City of Alliance Shade Tree Commission's Arbor Day ceremony were, from left, Kathryn Miller, Pat Stone, Steve Stone, Andrea Ogline, Sue Goris, Gloria Magrath, Shirley Weimer, Leigh Mainwaring and Alliance Mayor Andy Grove

The late Carol Ogline of Alliance was celebrated April 26 during the City of Alliance’s Shade Tree Commission’s annual Arbor Day event.

Ogline, a longtime community leader in the Carnation City, died Dec. 12, 2023, at age 99. She was honored for a lifetime of “working to make Alliance a better place.”

Ogline, a Mount Union College graduate, taught kindergarten at Rockhill School and started the Adopt-a-Reader program to assist at-risk students during the summertime. She also participated in Carnation City Players productions. She was a longtime member of Christ United Methodist Church, YWCA of Alliance, Coterie and Hill & Dale Gardeners. She became active in Habitat for Humanity, and accompanied Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter to Hungary to build Habitat houses.

A Shangri La Ginkgo tree was planted on Mount Union’s campus at the location of the former TriDelt House.  Shade Tree Commissioner Leigh Mainwaring introduced Mayor Andy Grove, who read a proclamation for Ogline and Arbor Day.

Arbor Day ceremonies are a requirement to maintain Tree City USA status. Alliance has been awarded Tree City USA status for 42 consecutive years.

This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Alliance group honors late Carol Ogline at Arbor Day event