Helen Keller Centennial Garden

A new garden in Manito park will commemorate Helen Keller and her role inspiring outreach for sight impaired individuals by the Lions Club.

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Sun., June 3, 2018

Members of the Lions Club, including Larry Domrese (left), Nancy Domrese (center) and Lee Teichmer, lay bark in the new Helen Keller Garden in Manito Park on June 1, 2018. The garden is located across from 20th Avenue and is visible from South Grand Boulevard.

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The Lions Club's Larry Domrese (left) and Nancy Domrese level out bark with shovels for the Helen Keller Garden on June 1, 2018. The garden is located across from 20th Avenue in Manito Park and will have a dedication ceremony June 8.

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Lee Teichmer rolls a wheelbarrow out of the new Helen Keller Garden in Manito Park on June 1, 2018. The Lions Club volunteered and laid bark in the garden, and named the spot after Keller because it is said that she visited Spokane in 1925.

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Josh Teichmer empties a wheelbarrow filled with bark into the new Helen Keller Garden at Manito Park on June 1, 2018. Teichmer volunteered with the Lions Club to complete the garden before its dedication June 8.

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Josh Teichmer (left) and Cliff Miller shovel bark into wheelbarrows as part of the Lions Club's work for the Helen Keller Garden on June 1, 2018. The garden is located across from 20th Avenue in Manito Park and will have a dedication ceremony June 8.

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