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Spring kicks off a busy season for the Oxford Area Recreation Authority (OARA) and the Oxford Area Regional Park. Located at 900 W. Locust Street, Oxford, the facility includes baseball and multipurpose fields, a pavilion, walking trails and a dog park. Open dawn to dusk, the fields and the pavilion can be reserved by sports teams or private use. Full details on reservations and a fee schedule can be found on the OARA website at https:// oarapark.wixsite.com/oxfordrecreation. A new group of four October Glory Maple trees were added to the park last fall in memory of brothers Donald, Richard, Walter and David Jones. The Jones brothers believed that athletic and recreational opportunities for all ages are an essential part of every community. Due to damage done to the park by individuals driving their vehicles erratically in the parking area and on the fields, the Authority Board has closed the western parking lot until spring. This policy will continue each year. We ask visitors who witness such activity to report it to the

Authority Board as soon as possible. Saturday, May 21, there will be a Food Truck day at the park with an anticipated 10 food trucks providing a variety of tasty eating options. Also scheduled at this time are live music, vendors, children’s games and more. A dedication ceremony for a new veteran’s memorial at the park is being planned for Memorial Day weekend. The monument is being donated by the Mount America Foundation, and is made possible by contributions from some of our member municipalities, businesses, and fraternal organizations. Also to be dedicated this spring is our new Natural Playground at our Oaks Road site. The new playground, made possible by a grant from the E. Kneale Dockstader Foundation, will use natural and recycled elements for an active outdoor area with the theme “Down on the Farm.” We are again preparing for our very popular Halloween Haunted Park event. More details and dates will be available soon. The Oxford Area Recreation Authority board is composed of representatives appointed by East Nottingham, Elk, Lower Oxford and West Nottingham townships and Oxford Borough. For the latest information visit the website at https://oarapark.wixsite.com/ oxfordrecreation, or follow us on Facebook at Oxford Area Recreation Authority, or type in @RecAuthority in the search bar.

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