Pavillion Park Celebrates Completion

Sat., July 17, 1999

By Pat Sciuchetti pats@spokesman.com

After six years of planning, fund-raising and work, the residents of Liberty Lake are celebrating the completion of Pavillion Park.

The festivities start at 4 p.m. today and will feature bluegrass music, a saxophone quartet and a yo-yo exhibition.

The celebration at the 14.1-acre park, located at the corner of Molter and Country Vista, will include face painting, a dunk tank and entertainment by mimes, clowns and a unicyclist. The Spokane Theatrical Group will perform excerpts of “Big River - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” a show they’re now performing at The Met.

At 6:20 p.m., Friends of Pavillion Park will present awards to those who have worked hardest to make the community park a reality. The dedication ceremony will include a fashion show of yesteryear and stories of Liberty Lake’s history.

The evening will be capped off with a free 7 p.m. performance by the Randy Shaw Band.

Nearly 1,100 people have volunteered or donated money to the park project, which was completed this spring with the construction of the open-air pavillion stage.

The new pavillion is a smaller representation of Liberty Lake’s old dance pavillion, which stood in a park where the Alpine Shores development is now located. The old park was used by Liberty Lake residents from 1908 to the early 1960s.

The land for Pavillion Park was donated by longtime Liberty Lake resident Elmer Schneidmiller. Residents of Liberty Lake raised $700,000 to build the park and received $500,000 in grants. Greenstone Corp. did much of the work at cost, saving park supporters about $300,000.

The park includes tennis courts, baseball fields, playground equipment, a new spray pool and several other recreational features.

To celebrate the park’s completion, Boy Scouts from Pack 463 will pass out free popcorn all afternoon. Hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks can be purchased.

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