To All,
What has happened at East Snyder Park in 2010. This is the short and sweet version if you need more details or would like to see the accomplishments please visit the park.
This year we were very fortunate to have the help of the probation court people provided by Judge Woelfel, Union/Snyder President Judge and Scott Kerstetter, Adult Probation Officer. These men and women were required to serve community service. This gave us a chance to touch 18 young peoples lives and hopefully this had a positive influenced on their lives and I know they are proud of what they accomplished. They have also touched our lives and made it such a worthwhile experience.
Cookie and I dedicated our time, talents, equipment and along with the Penn Township Supervisors support almost every Thursday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM since March 2010 to create, repair and improve. Following is a senerio of what has been accomplished, involving over 1100 man hours, mowers, mechanized seeders, paint sprayers, frontend loaders, augers, thatcher, yard rakes, aerators and hand tools: How sweet it is!
1. Graded and built two Bocce Ball courts for Special Olympics, Senior Olympics and all others who enjoy Bocce Ball
2. Built 4 each 8' benches for the Bocce Ball Courts
3. Laid out and built the Little League score/press box
4. Complete overhaul of the Lacrosse/Football and Softball/T-Ball/Rookie field. This involved aerating, mulching and over seeding.
5. Outlined the foul lines from the infield to the outfield lines on field 1, 2 and 3 and backfilled with limestone screenings
6. Excavated on both sides of the LL outfield fence and backfilled with limestone screenings
7. Painted structures and installed vents in the three restrooms
8. Prepared pollinator garden which involved starting from scratch adding topsoil, mulch, stone border with sandstone pebbles/cloth, build stone benches and planted.
9. Replaced boards on the existing bleachers and painted several bleachers
10. Painted the existing block dugouts on the softball field (#3)
11. Fixed the drainage in several locations
12. Hung the shade sails in the spring and removed them in the fall
13. Cleaned up around all the inlets on the new fields
14. Winterized the park by moving picnic table under the pavilion
15. Rebuilt several tables and painted
16. Finished two 16 foot players benches for field number one
17. Installed yellow fence topper on sideline fences at LL field (#2)
18. Maintenance on walking paths
19. Refreshed soil and re-graded two softball fields (#1 & #3)
20. Repainted trash barrels
21. Rebuilt infield on LL field (#2)
22. Steffen softball field (#1) excavated and placed stone on right field side at players benches
23. Prep for LL field for opening day and again for District playoffs
24. The catch all is a million miscellaneous jobs that were completed
Thanks Guys and Girls!
**We have been very fortunate to have had the support of the probation people and support of the community with donations as follows:
1. Kentucky Fried Chicken (Steve Varias) providing the funds for the Bocce Ball courts and benches dedicated to his father
2. Donation of parapets from the Camel Back bridge for placement along the top of the embankment at the pond
3. Donation of $300 from Grayson View to build 2 or 3 eight foot benches for along the adjacent pathway.
4. Penn Township completed the pathway along Grayson View
5. Donation of grass seed and field markers by the Midget Football
6. Lowe's has committed to construction two Kiosks. One triangle and one two sided to be assembled by the Selinsgrove High School woodworking shop.
7. Wal-Mart donated plants in July and again in October. Lots of them 500 +- plants.
8. Dave Bowersox (DB Construction) donated his time and equipment on varies projects.
9. Dave Bogash donated a truck load of mountain stone along with two large stones we were able to build benches with. He also donated two 8 foot picnic tables and seedlings.
10. The LL paid for all the lumber for the scores/press platform behind the backstop
11. Karen Thompson donated the funds for purchase of lawn mower
12. Donation of hoses on reels, miscellaneous items such as tools, straps, nails etc. by the estate of John and Chris Bolig
13. Mustard Seed donations of money two time a year
14. Bill Moyer's generous contribution of money
15. ASP Services (Mark Johnson) building and donating the goal posts for the football field
16. Middle Creek sign for their great signs and help. Donation of letter for Ken Battram's horseshoes
17. Susquehanna Valley Country Club (Greg Bingaman) for loaning us equipment for seeding and maintaining our fields
18. The Borough of Selinsgrove for donation of four truckloads of mulch for field maintenance
19. Fred Ulrich for all his support from the very beginning of equipment and miscellaneous fixes on items we needed
20. Penn Fire for providing pipe for shade sails, batting cage supports and donation of bricks
20. Elden Heimbach for aeration of the sports fields
21. Jeff Cook for applying the mushroom mulch on the sports field with his large spreader
22. Custom Metal Coating in Sunbury (Jay) for powder coating Ken Battram's horseshoes
23. Jeremy Beaver for completing the monument and stone veneer near the flag pole
24. The family on Chestnut Street in Selinsgrove that donated paving blocks from the 1930's used around the monument
25. Eastern Industries for donation of two truck loads of limestone
26. The great support of the Penn Township Supervisors (Bill, Brian & Fred) who make sure we have all the equipment and supplies we need. They keep the grass and the park shined up weekly.
27. Ryan Boyer for the donation of the wooden trash barrels
28. Penn Township Municipal Authority for their generous support of the sewer project
29. Agriculture Extension Office for the great signs for the pollination garden and the support of their services when questions come up on planting or seeding.
30. Ross Hayes and the girls softball organization for their support, help and contribution
31. Shane Hendricks for loaning his tractor and equipment
32. For East Snyder Park boards support of all the activities
33. The Church League Softball for taking care of the fields as needed during their season.
It has been a very productive year at East Snyder Park as you can see by the information above. There isn't a day goes by when we are at the park that we don't get a thank you or a complement on how well the park looks from mothers watching over their children playing at the playground, people at the playoff games both local and visiting teams and it makes us feel good. This gives our area a place for recreation for all--families and older adults as well. Hopefully we haven't forgot an item or person if we have please let us know. We are so grateful for all the support and donations. Looking forward to next year as the ESP continues to evolve as a prime regional recreation facility.
If this is something you would like to get involved with or know someone that would be willing to be an active board member please contact us. We have three board vacancies at present as you see we are very active and making progress. Give us a dollar, a donation or volunteer as you see we can s-t-r-e-t-c-h it a long way.
Wow what a year! Go to www.eastsnyderpark.com and take a look, better yet visit the park and enjoy first hand.
Respectfully submitted,
Pete and Cookie DeWire,
Volunteers
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