McCarthy Park On Harrison Avenue Getting Major Improvements
Author: Pam Sample
McCarthy Park on Harrison Avenue Getting Major Improvements
Pam Sample
The Townsend tennis and basketball courts have been in pretty rough shape the last few years. The cracks were getting wide enough that the weeds would need pulling and spraying and they became a hazard for the tennis, pickleball and basketball players. Volunteers stepped up to get the courts back into shape. These volunteers pursued financial grants and worked tirelessly for hours power washing, spraying and pulling stubborn weeds, filling cracks, repainting and restriping the courts. This project was funded with a financial grant of $30,000 from the Broadwater County Trust Board and an additional $5,000 from the Rotary Club of Townsend. The Big Sky Leadership group: Liz Wishman, Alex Potter, Gord Pearse and Lauren McLaughlin took the lead with the tennis courts and basketball courts. A special thank you to the Broadwater County Trust Board, the Rotary Club of Townsend and the tireless volunteers: John Hahn, Jeff Langlinais, Dean Nygaard, Stacy Sommers, Secelia Schulte and so many more volunteers that can’t be listed. For all the names you can go online to MT43 News—a list of volunteer names will be there, and we apologize if any names are missed. Visit https://mt43news-business-services.com/McCarthyParkVolunteers
The McCarthy Park playground is another project. The group leader is Noah Borrer and a community project is one of the requirements for him to get his Eagle status. Luckily for Townsend, he chose the McCarthy Park playground as his project. The playground equipment has been installed and the swing set is to be installed. Another big thank you to the Rotary Club of Townsend for donating $10,000, Walmart $5,000 and the Tracy Foundation for $5,000.
Thank you to everyone that assisted in making this happen with the generous grants and hard work of volunteers.
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PhotoCredit: Vic Sample, Liz Wishman
Image 1 Caption: Playground volunteers (left to right): Keith Borror, Andy Ruth, Noah Borror, Gabe and Tanner Ruth, Amanda and Christopher Borror, Nicholas Hall, Maria Hall, Declan Hall, Tristan Hall, and Hunter Borror
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Image 2 Caption: A rare sight: Jeff Langlinais working!
Photo Credit: Vic Sample
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Image 3 Caption: Lines on the court being painted by Jeanine Stone
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Image 4 Caption: John Hahn cutting out the line intersections
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