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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1963)
City Parks, Recreation Facilities Readied For Extensive Summer Schedule This is the third and final bi. tide in a series on the Klamath Falls Parks and Recreation De partment, its summer schedule and facilities. The first in the series dealt with the summer schedule of activities and the sec ond story outlined the offerings at the municipal pool. Today's story will cover the city parks and facilities. Included will be a discussion on regional parks, playgrounds, landscaped ,'arks, special recreation areas and baseball fields. There are 15 recreation facilities or parks in Klamath Falls main tained for the public's use by the Parks and Recreation Depart ment. In addition, the city owns three sites which will eventually be developed. Moore Park, the biggest, covers 4.15 acres along Lakeshore Drive and is considered a community or regional park. The park con tains play apparatus, restrooms, a concession stand, wading pool, horseshoe courts, Softball field, sledding area, ice rink, archery range, day camp area, view points, picnic area, boat launch, tennis court, gingerbread house and zoo. Other attractions at Moore Park are three miles of paved interior roads, hiking trails, nature area and bird sanctuary. The department also maintains five neighborhood park play grounds. Conger Park consists ofi 10.5 acres located adjacent to Conger School at the corner of Delta and Siskiyou streets. Ihe park contains baseball and Softball fields, a newly con structed rcstroom-storage build ing and a large turfed play area. rairview Park, 3.2 acres, is located at the corner of YYordcn and Addison streets and contains 2 rcstroum storage building, play apparatus, ball field and turfed play areas. Located on U.S. 97 between Manzanita and Painter streets isl 9.1 acre Kiwanis Kit Carson Park containing play apparatus, tennis! courts, turfed play area, and ball fields under construction. The Kiwanis Park in the Mills Addition comprises 2.5 acres at the corner of Division Street and Reclamation Avenue. Along with the play apparatus, ball fields, restroom and turfed play areas common in most of the parks, this park has a wading pool and hard surfaced basketball court. The fifth neighborhood park is 4.8-acre Veterans Memorial Park located at the corner of Main and Center streets. It contains a restroom-storagc building, outdoor electric kitchen, picnic area, play apparatus, and turfed play areas. Five smaller landscaped parks include Alameda at Esplanade, Moore Park Zoo, and Marina, and Erie streets; Henderson, at! The 100 by 60-foot fan shaped the corner of Henderson a n d;suimmiug pool located at 1805! nendling; bldorado, at the cor ner of Eldorado and Esplanade avenues; Finlcy, at California and Conger avenues and Stukcl. lo cated at Home and Slukel streets. Main Street, contains 275.000 gal Ions of heated water. A bathhouse is available at the pool and there is a wading pool lor tots also. The zoo is located in the center Special recreation areas arc the of Moore Park and is oriented .Municipal Swimming Pool, the'toward showing native animals and bird displays. Two new pens recently constructed provide a more easily observable display for the two black bears and small animals. Located at the southerly point of Upper Klamath Lake, the mari na provides a launching point within the city limits from which hoaters may leave for a day of I fishing, water skiing, picnicking or sightseeing. A 24 by 56-foot dou ble ramp provides easy access toj the water and a proposed 300 feet of new docking, slated to be installed by June 24, will provide! a place to park and load boats. Three ball fields maintained bv the city are Gem Stadium, on Crest Street, Mills Little League Park on Owens Street and Con ger Field on Siskiyou. They are: used by Uie Klamath Falls Little League Association, Babe Ruth League Association, American Le gion Baseball Association and the Medo - Bels Semi Pro Baseball Association. Tile Richmond Playlot sched uled for development this sum mer should be ready for chil dren by the summer of 1964. This park will be located at South Second and McKinley streets. 1IKRALU AND NKYVS, Klamath Falls, Ore. Wednesday, June 5, 1963 PAGE 7-B RICHEST MARINE LIKE The ocean waters surrounding the Antarctic continent are rich er in marine life than' any other comparable ocean area, accord ing to the Britannica Book of the Year. Fire Missile VANDENBERG AFB. Calif. 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