Local White River Alliance members organized last Friday east of town to help area landowners get rid of the “Russian menace”- the water greedy invasive known as Russian Olive. Volunteers used chainsaws and applied chemical herbicide led by board president Shawn Welder. Volunteers: Martha Cole, James Amick, Lois Williams, John Wix, Vance Herring, WRA President Shawn Welder, John and Mary Taylor, Deirdre Macnab. —COURTESY PHOTO