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Northern Tier Community Action Corp. Head Start observed Earth Day with some hands-on activity. The children learned about the importance of taking care of the environment and fanned out over Emporium to pick up litter. Some 23 garbage bags bulging with trash were collected by (from left): front -- Shawn Tucker, Junior Bailey, Blake Mackie, Lili Vansickles, Hannah Lopez, Alexandria Petrazio and Brisa Mason; back -- Devin Streich, Peyton Hepburn, Trisidy Fowler, Robert Spaeth, Krystal Oyler, Taylor Geitner, Kohen Teates, Rebecca Haynes and Anthony Putt.