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New storage, backdrop, and arch added
Supplies are laid out for the softball field's new backstop.
COLFAX - The Colfax Little League Park is getting a facelift thanks to volunteers and a city donation.
A flurry of work is being performed by volunteers through the Rotary of Colfax, according to member Carl Ogren. He spoke about an update provided by Al Kirkpatrick.
Most of the efforts are to improve the softball field.
Ken Arthur replaced a broken pressure relief valve after they found it was broken when the water was turned on for the field and the bathrooms on April 14 by Don McClintock.
Volunteers from Pearson Farm & Fence replaced a fence post in centerfield and two sheets of plywood used for a gate, said Ogren.
Trees were trimmed near the batting cages and coaches from the youth leagues hung netting.
The gravel road was leveled and a pad built for a new storage container to be placed in front of the rotary sign, said Ogren. The location meets the requirement of the container needing to be 15 feet from the dike.
"Steve Larkin removed the old backstop at the softball field and placed a portion of it at the practice field," he said.
About three-quarters of a new concrete pad was poured using concrete leftover from a project at the Colfax Golf Course. The remainder will be poured using leftover concrete from a future Colfax project, said Ogren.
Colfax provided $5,000 to install a new backstop and fencing for the softball field. The money is from the hotel-motel tax. Youth League pledged $3,500 along with Rotary of Colfax's $3,500 to complete this project.
Pearson Farm & Fence begins construction on May 13.
"The bleachers will be moved to this new site and the storage shed in left field will be moved to the previous concrete pad," said Ogren.
The Colfax Fast-pitch Tournament Association members Steve Larkin and Pete Koerner cut a new arc for the softball field and will be providing new dirt and field conditioner for the playing surface.
And, the work is not done. Ogren said volunteers are gathering on May 3 for a work party. The public is welcome to "roll up your sleeves" and help.
"Please wear clothes for painting. Most of the able-bodied Rotary (of Colfax) members will show up and get the work done," Ogren said.
Bill Stevenson is the former editor of the Whitman County Gazette, Colfax Daily Bulletin and Franklin Connection. He has nearly 30 years of journalism experience covering news in Eastern Washington.
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