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Along with the swing set in the back of the Winamac Town Park, the swing set at the Owen Abbott Memorial Splash Pad will also need ADA compliant surfacing.

Winamac parks board discusses ADA playground surfacing

The Winamac parks board continued their discussion with parks manager Aaron Spanley about putting in ADA compliant swing set surfacing. During a parks board meeting on Thursday, March 7, Spanley presented two quotes he had received for the surfacing, but advised that he would be meeting the...

Parks board receives update on swinging bridge

The Winamac parks board met for a regular meeting on Thursday, Nov. 2 and heard some updates on the Veterans Memorial Swinging Bridge from Greg Henry. He said that everything has been running fairly smoothly, but explained to the board that one of the security cameras is defective and is being...

Even as summer is drawing to a close, the pollinator garden and the landscaping around the artesian well at the town park is still looking green and vibrant. The Pulaski County Tribe finished up the project earlier this summer.

Unknown piece of concrete to be investigated in horse arena

During a regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 7, the Winamac parks board was made aware of an unknown piece of solid concrete that is lying beneath the dirt in the horse arena at the fairgrounds. Pulaski County 4-H and Community Fair Association President Elaine Zeider explained that the fairly large...

The Veterans Memorial Swinging Bridge during the bridge lighting ceremony on July 3, 2023.

Parks board reflects on swinging bridge celebration

The Winamac parks board agreed during their July 6 meeting that the Veterans Memorial Swinging Bridge centennial celebration on July 3 went well and was very successful. Now, they are looking forward to utilizing and taking care of the newly lighted bridge. Going forward, town manager Brad Zellers...

A pollinator garden is proposed to go behind the Darda family bench and around the artesian well on the west side of the Winamac Town Park.

Winamac parks board welcomes Mynark as new member

Rick Mynark was welcomed as the newest member of the Winamac parks board during a regular meeting on Thursday, April 6. Mynark was appointed to the position by the Pulaski County Public Library Board. The open position on the parks board comes after Dan Murphy did not seek reappointment for his...

Winamac parks board still in need of board appointment

The Winamac Parks and Recreation Board said they are still in need of a board appointment as of their regular meeting on March 2. The appointment recommendation has to come from the Pulaski County Public Library board. Parks board member and town manager Brad Zellers said that he has contacted the...

Pulaski County Tribe looking to add more trees, plants to park

In May of last year, the Pulaski County Tribe celebrated the completion of the first phase of their Art in the Park project. Now, they are looking ahead to add even more greenery to the west side of the swinging bridge. Brandi Larkin and Don Darda of the Tribe came before the Winamac parks board to...

Winamac parks board elects officers, Calabrese named president

The Winamac parks board reconvened for their first meeting of the new year on Thursday, Jan. 5 and held an election for officers. The first on the list was to elect a president for 2023. Two board members were nominated for the position, Renee Calabrese and Steve Miller. Miller was appreciative of...

Once bridge project wraps, model bridge will need a new home

The pinnacle of the Memorial Swinging Bridge Project is coming soon. The project has reached their $300,000 fundraising goal and is now looking forward to installing the lights on the bridge and then the centennial celebration on July 3, 2023. After all is said and done, the project committee will...

Swinging bridge maintenance planned for this summer

The maintenance set to occur on the Memorial Swinging Bridge is still planned for this summer once re-bids are sent out according to parks board member Brad Zellers. Zellers advised that the work will be sent out for rebids and that should wrap up by early July. He concluded that their goal is to...