10-year-old Jaxon Bell leads pollinator garden project

Jaxon Bell spreads mulch in a once overgrown flowerbed at Memorial Park on a sunny summer morning. The work was part of a project initiated and seen to fruition by Bell — made possible by generous donation from local area businesses and other community members.
Jaxon Bell spreads mulch in a once overgrown flowerbed at Memorial Park on a sunny summer morning. The work was part of a project initiated and seen to fruition by Bell — made possible by generous donation from local area businesses and other community members.

CUSHING — If you strolled through Cushing Memorial Park recently you may have noticed a significant change to one of the flower beds decorating the pathways — this transition is thanks to a 10-year-old named Jaxon Bell and a generous team of local volunteers and donating businesses.

Over previous months you may have caught a glimpse of Jaxon armed with gardening gloves and a shovel taking on a big …