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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
Within seconds of cutting the opening ribbon, kids rush to try out the new playground toys at Electric City's new Ray Halsey Memorial Park. Holding the red ribbon halves are Mark Payne, left, who served as a kind of foreman on the project for the town; and Kelly Bush, center, president of Run the Dam, which shepherded the process through permitting, finances, donations and discounts. - Scott Hunter photo
Electric City's new Ray Halsey Memorial Park opened this week with applause, laughter and memories of the longtime mayor who "always wanted a park for the people."
The park, years in the making, was celebrated as a model of volunteerism and partnership between the city, local nonprofits and businesses. Speakers praised the committee that planned and built the project, the city's public works crew...
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