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Groundbreaking held for Splashpad park BY NATALIE GENTRY A group of about 20 people gathered yesterday to break ground at Springtown Park and begin construction on the city’s Splashpad – a water park. The group assembled on the east end of the park by the Walnut Creek playground to celebrate the beginning of work on the eagerlyawaited project Springtown residents can expect to see significant progress at the site as early as next week. “People will be amazed at how fast the construction will be,” said Councilman Tony Smith. The water elements arrived last week. The Splashpad will be another family-friendly addition to the Springtown Park complex. The layout of the water feature has been re-
fined to make sure everyone enjoys the water. There will be distinct and separate spray zones on the Splashpad to accommodate different age groups. Throughout the Splashpad there will 46 spray elements, including 34 ground spray nozzles and 12 above-ground elements. Additional safety features include heavy rubber toe guards at the base of each of each aboveground element to prevent stubbed toes and spacing of the spray elements to ensure they cannot reach elements in the other age zone. In addition, the drainage system will direct water back to the city’s water treatment plant to help minimize water consumption. The Splashpad is scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26.
A small crowd of community members, city personnel, and children gathered to break ground at the site of the Springtown Splashpad: (front, l-r) Destiny Van Horn, Adam Wilson, Sterlyn Smith, Gage Payne, Dylan Payne, and Ryleigh Strickland; (back) Christine Martens, Liliana Martens, Robert Wilson, Bobby Wilson, Mayor Doug Hughes, Weld-Done Construction’s Josh Sexton, Pam Smith, County Commissioner George Conley, Councilman, Tony Smith, City Secretary, Jhanna Bogan, Councilwoman Annette Burk, and City Administrator, Mark Krey. Photo by Natalie Gentry
Breaker box failure contributed to fire on Church Street the breakers inside the house turned off. least get them checked. “We’ve seen time and time again, the type in question. Scott said the breakers were a con“The house [on Church Street] con- those Federal Pacifi c breakers not “I would highly encourage anybody tributing factor to the fire. tained Federal Pacifi c Electric break- tripping when they should. It’s an ac- that has FPE breakers to get a hold He also said that Federal Pacifi c ers,” Scott said. “This house is prob- cident looking for a place to happen.” of an electrician and have their stuff Electric (FPE) Stab-Lok circuit break- ably one where I’ve seen the most Residents should look at the labels checked out because those breakers ers – like the one in the home – have a electrical damage after a fire. BY NATALIE GENTRY on their breaker box to ensure it isn’t are a known hazard,” Scott said. A breaker that just might be in your history of problems. The FPE Stab-Lok circuit breaker own home’s electrical box caused a box is believed to be responsible for fire in Springtown March 7. Firefi ghters from Springtown and thousands of house fi res across the La Junta were called to a structure fi re nation, and is usually found in homes at 10:18 a.m. and found the single- built between the 1950s and 1980’s, wide mobile home engulfed in fl ames. when Underwriters Laboratory pulled The fi re completely destroyed the its certification. The Consumer Product Safety Comhome at 311 Church Street. Although Tara Lockhart and her mission investigated the breakers for son were not at home when the blaze two years in the 1980’s, and re-opened started, they did lose their cat and all and closed the investigation again in 2011. of their belongings to the flames. In a press release issued on March Parker County Fire Marshal Shawn Scott found that the fi re originated in 3, 2011, the agency said there wasn’t the living room and appears to have enough information to establish been caused by a catastrophic electri- whether the circuit breakers posed a “serious risk” to consumers. cal failure. According to Scott, the investigation However, Scott encourages Parker revealed that while the breaker on the County residents with FPE circuit A fi refi ghter from Parker County ESD 1 continues to douse the structure at 311 Church Street after outside of the house tripped, only one of breakers to call an electrician and at multiple electrical failures in the living room ignited the mobile home. Photo by Natalie Gentry
Fire Marshal urges residents to check their home for known faulty boxes
Art students drawing attention Springtown, Poolville youth shine in contest BY MARK K. CAMPBELL In a competition that highlighted the talents of Parker County artists, several local youth earned awards. Ryan Scott, from Springtown High School, took the top prize in the Beginning Color Drawing category. SHS’ Hannah Loman was named honorable mention in the same division. Springtown High artist Taylor Donaghue fi nished second in Advanced Mixed Media. Also fi nishing as a runner-up was Poolville artist Gloria Fish in Beginning Color Drawing. Jamie Parker, of SHS, took second in Advanced Painting. Springtown’s Kate Motto’s entry was picked as honorable mention in the same category. A third place honor was won by SHS’ Julia Tenny in Advanced Black/White Drawing.
Another Springtown artist acknowledged for his entry was Cody Swanson who took honorable mention in Beginner Mixed Media. SHS art teacher Shannon Johnson and Poolville art instructor Carmen Sandlin oversaw the students’ work. These and other winning entries are on display until April 6 at the Firehouse Art Gallery at 119 Palo Pinto in Weatherford. The show features 221 artworks from secondary art students from 10 schools and one home school out of six Parker County districts. Judges were Carol Womack and Leigh Ann WilliamsHickey from the Fort Worth Art Institute. An awards reception is planned for March 28 at 6 p.m. at the gallery. Winners will receive cash awards and ribbons.
This piece of art (left) created by Springtown High School student Ryan Scott won the Beginning Color Drawing division of the Weatherford Art Association 2014 Student Art Show. SHS’ Julia Tinney’s illustration above took second in the Advanced Black/White Drawing competition. Photos by Paula Campbell
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