A crowd of about 30 people gathered the afternoon of Oct.19 to commemorate the completion and opening of a new park in the Highview Meadows subdivision located where County Rd. M and Liberty Road intersection east of Hwy. 65.
Above, residents of Highview Meadows gather with city officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony: Mayor Don Richards (far left), next to him City Administrator Scot Simpson and holding the big scissors is City Recreation coordinator Cindi Danke. On the far right, back to front, stand Park and Recreation Board member Dennis Zielski (red hat and coat), City Planner Tony Steiner and Park and Recreation Board chairperson Susan Reese.
Below, the River Falls Lions Club purchased and planted six new trees for the Highview Meadows park, planting them the day before the dedication. The trees – two greenspire lindens, two red maples and two autumn blaze maples – ranged in height from 12 feet to 20 feet. The civic service fit with the Lions Club International goal of planting one million trees during 2011.
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