Last month’s Winamac Town Park cleanup day has made a visible impact, according to Park Board President Chris Schramm. “There was a pile of stuff on the west side there by the courts, and that’s all picked up,” he commented during last week’s meeting.
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The Winamac Town Park could soon have a clearer visual link from downtown, thanks to some help from a local boy scout. RJ Link is looking at adding brick pillars on either side of Main Street as part of a proposed Eagle Scout project. He recently told the town’s park board that the idea is to form a gateway to the “swinging bridge.”
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The Food Finders Food Bank Mobile Pantry will be visiting Winamac tomorrow, April 16. A drive-through distribution will be held at the Winamac Town Park, starting at 11:00 a.m. EDT.
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Donations continue coming in for Winamac’s Memorial Swinging Bridge Project. The goal is to install decorative lighting on the Town Park’s historic bridge in time for its centennial on July 4, 2023, when a large rededication ceremony is planned. The feature is expected to cost almost $275,000.
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More people have been heading outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Winamac Town Park is proving to be a popular destination. During Thursday’s park board meeting, Board Secretary Kim Burke said she’s been getting five or six shelter reservations per day. Town manager and board member Brad Zellers added that there have even been some April reservations, something not typically seen.
Continue readingThe Winamac Park Board will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight. The park board is currently planning for its annual Town Park cleanup day later this month, and efforts are underway to install a donated splash pad on a former grain elevator property. Tonight’s park board meeting is the first since the resignation of Park Manager Dave DeLorenzo and the appointment of Aaron Spanley as his replacement.
Continue readingThis year’s Winamac Town Park cleanup day is scheduled for Saturday, April 24. The date was set by the town’s park board earlier this month.
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Efforts to add decorative lighting to the Winamac Town Park’s “swinging bridge” are starting to get some financial support. The Memorial Swinging Bridge Project says Bonnell Grain Handling became its first large donor back in December, with a $3,000 check presentation. The goal is to install the lighting feature in time for the bridge’s centennial on July 4, 2023, when a large rededication ceremony is planned.
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Area food banks will be making visits to North Judson and Winamac tomorrow, March 16. A drive-through food distribution will be held at St. Peter Lutheran Church at 810 West Talmer Avenue from 10:00 a.m. to noon CDT, according to the Food Bank of Northern Indiana’s website. Items will be available on a first come, first served basis for those in need of food assistance.
Continue readingThe Winamac Town Park could soon be getting a public art installation, thanks to a local volunteer group. The town’s park board Thursday agreed to let the Pulaski County Tribe continue planning for a project it calls Art in the Park.
Continue readingThe Winamac Town Park will be getting some cosmetic upgrades over the coming months. Park Manager Dave DeLorenzo told the Winamac Park Board Thursday that he’s planning to hire a company for a tree maintenance project after the first of the year. That will include removing two dying silver maples near the entrance gate and trimming the trees by the softball diamond, among other work.
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The Winamac Park Board members will be looking at different projects for 2021 in the coming weeks.
Continue readingThe Winamac Town Park will soon get a new wheelchair-accessible swing. Phillip Crippin has offered to add the swing as part of an Eagle Scout project. After reviewing his proposal, the town’s park board earlier this month agreed to let him proceed.
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The Winamac Park Board appears to have reached a solution to the Town Park’s pickleball problem. Rather than allowing the shared tennis and pickleball court to be re-equipped exclusively for pickleball, board president and pickleball player Jon Chapman suggested an idea to make it easier to have both sports.
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The Winamac pickleball debate is expected to continue during tonight’s park board meeting. To accommodate growing demand, pickleball players want the shared tennis and pickleball court at the Town Park to be re-equipped exclusively for pickleball. But some of the park board members wanted more time to look into options for keeping tennis somewhere in the park.
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Now that the front of the Winamac Town Park has new restrooms, attention is once again turning to the restrooms in the fairgrounds. The Winamac Park Board recently agreed to let Northern Indiana Power from the Past apply for grant funding.
Continue readingWinamac’s pickleball players say they need more courts to accommodate demand, but some park board members still don’t want to give up on tennis. A couple years ago, the park board agreed to re-stripe the Town Park’s remaining tennis court for both tennis and pickleball.
Continue readingThe Town of Winamac is putting the finishing touches on its new Town Park restrooms and toddler playground. Town Manager Brad Zellers recently told the rest of the town’s park board that the sewer and water was hooked up at the new restrooms. Signage, ADA-compliant ramps, and landscaping still needed to be installed.
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Opponents of a proposed solar energy development rallied support Thursday, ahead of an upcoming vote by the Pulaski County Board of Zoning Appeals. Dozens gathered at the Winamac Town Park to hear about some potential drawbacks of the 4,500-acre Mammoth Solar project. Concerns included fire protection, property values, and the proposed development’s size.
Continue readingEagle Scout projects continue to be considered by the Winamac Park Board. Board members Thursday voted to let Shawn Pratt install a gaga ball pit in Rhinehart Park, but they wanted to do more research before letting him add one to the Town Park.
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