Park Damaged by Flash Flood

It rained and rained and rained. And it rained hard.

Tanner's Creek responded and the flooding carried plenty of upstream debris into and through the park.
















We lost all of the playground mulch and suffered some erosion.

The worst of it is that a large tree trunk lodged against the teeter-totters, damaging them and causing the flood water to undermine their footings.
















We would love to say we will have everything ship shape by opening in April, but we have very little budget beyond mowing.

It will now be up to County Council to determine if funds will be available to make repairs.

Wedding Ceremony - August 28

Kari Roberts and her fiance will enter into matrimony on the grounds of Guilford Covered Bridge. Please help them get their start as husband and wife, at a minimum, by scheduling your own activities to leave the park open for afternoon of August 28. I suspect that an occasional wedding gift wouldn't hurt either :-)

May you both be blessed with a long and fruitful union and a happy family.

Army Recruiting Party August 14, 2009

Army Recruiting Party will be held at the Guilford Park on Friday,
August 14, 2009. Contact Alice Bailey for information: 812-576-5556.

Aug. 22nd - Shelter Reserved for a Birthday

The Gebhard's are planning to use the picnic shelter for a Hawaiian style 18th Birthday for Saturday, August 22nd.  From the sound of it the whole island is coming!

Please keep this in mind if you are planning to use the park that day.

ALOHA!

Redelk Picnic on Saturday, June 6th (after the Kichler's)

The Redelk family has requested the use of the picnic shelter for a volunteer event from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 6th. The board has granted exception to the usual closing hours for this park to accomodate these plans. Please include this activity in your plans as well.

Kichler Party

The shelter at Guilford Covered Bridge will be in use from 12 noon til 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 6th by the Kichler family for a birthday party.  Please take these plans into consideration if you intend to use the park in the near future.

Happy Birthday!

New Appointment to the Board

The Dearborn County Parks and Recreation Board is pleased to announce the appointment of a new member.

Jim Redelk of Manchester Township will be assisting in the ongoing effort to provide high quality rural parks to augment those provided by the cities of Dearborn County.  Please join us in extending congratulations on the appointment and thanks for his commitment to community service!