Horizon Rocks the Park!
rock the parkBoy did we have a blast putting this event together! Our Horizon’s food and event committee consisted of Sandi Rivinius, Stacy Ruff, Melody Owens, and Peggy Schroeder. We also had numerous volunteers who helped put everything together. Our community really had a great time for food, games, music, and fireworks. We had over 300 people come out for this event to not only celebrate the 4th of July, but to help the park board literally “rock the park”. It was also a great opportunity to continue to promote Horizon’s involvement in our community and reach out to some people we had not been able to involve yet. We had a booth set up in the park pavilion for those interested more in Horizons.
Earlier in the year, the Gackle Park Board began working on numerous projects in the north and south parks. Numerous trees were removed and some were moved in their place. The north park lies in a low waterway area through town and needed to be relandscaped to be more useful. The idea to rock the waterway came from my own backyard where I did the same thing. Other accomplishments made in the park included cementing a pad and walkway to the pavilion for handicap accessibility, new playground surface and drainage control, and a bridge over the waterway. Other beautification items included a new flower bed, new trees, clean up all around, and a new grill. The park board will continue to have plans for this year, but are amazed at all that was accomplished this past year. A big thankyou to everyone who helped and joined in the fun. Plans are in the works to make this year’s celebration even better!
