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Show LI0I9S PRESENT PLAYGROISHD I COTfQStSSQD South Cottonwood Lions club '.urned over to its community a $5000 recreation project Thursday evening at an open house barbeque. The recreation spot, located at 5600 South Vine street, was built to accommodate the citizens of South Cottonwood who have lacked rn outdoor fun area in the past due to the sparse and scattered population of the community. The area includes almost a half acre enclosed by fencing and is landscaped. It is hard-surfaced, has water and light facilities, 15 finished fin-ished picnic tables with benches end several barbeque outfits complete com-plete with ovens. Encompassed within the grounds is an old bishops' store house, an authentic DUP monument built in the '70s, which was restored during the beautification project. Total figures for the plan were in excess of $2S00, Marshall Huf-facker Huf-facker ,past president of the club, said; while all the labor was volunteered vol-unteered by the Lions members. Co-chairmen of the project were John Howe and Booker Johnson. At the presentation of the area to the public, Gilbert Gerrard, Lion deputy district governor, spoke on Lionism. Huffaker officially offi-cially gave the community the gift which was accepted by Shirley Reynolds and James McCloy. The barbeque which served more than 250 attending persons and fireworks fire-works concluded the program. |
