Photo by Frank Rinaldi (July 2002)
Back Row: Lisa
(Firchow) Lawler, Lori Irving, Ruth Brown & Marybeth Mogensen
Front Row: Anita (Biscardi) Anderson & Barb (Kanehl) Waltman |
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Photo by Frank Rinaldi (July 2002)
Back Row: Lisa
(Firchow) Lawler, Lori Irving, Ruth Brown & Marybeth Mogensen
Front Row: Anita (Biscardi) Anderson & Barb (Kanehl) Waltman |
MEMORIES OF THE "LITTLE (NEWMAN) PARK"
by Lori Irving '77There were always a couple bullies picking on the little kids..beating up on anyone happier than themselves...hogging the bubbler, swings, and merry-go-round, or breaking equipment and throwing sand. Ironically they were the first ones to run home to their mommy's with a little bee sting or tummy ache.
I wonder how many of us had our bikes stolen, got hit in the head with a baseball, fell off the top of the slide running up it instead of sliding down? We must all remember what it feels like to sit at the top end of a teeter totter only to be left to fall straight down? What about that painful rusty welt after getting your hand pinched from twisting the chains just as you're preparing to unwind them and twirl around on the swings? Lot's of blood, sweat and tears between the injuries, fights, stiff competition and disagreements. How many times did Barb Kanehl and I swear we couldn't stand each other and were no longer friends? Or that we had a new best friend and not to call each other anymore. But, no matter what transpired, every winter we were together making angels in the snow or playing "Fox Chase Rabbit". Every summer was always spent inseparable from each other . Every day that wasn't a day off, we walked to school side by side nearly every day for 12 1/2 years. 6 1/2 of those were walked through "Little Park". It was the very environment in which our best of friends originated. The "Little Park" is largely responsible for promoting the growth and development of character, stamina, social values, and physical and mental achievements of every youth in it's neighborhood radius. Subliminally providing a priceless source of relief and never ending childcare to our elders. The "Little ( Newman) Park" will definitely go down in history as a treasure to be had by all those who dared to partake.
Do you too have special memories of The "Little (Newman) Park"? Email Tremper@bigfoot.com