Neighbors came early to join in the fun at Lion Oak Park on July 15, 2006, from
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
One of the first down the Water Slide was Steven Lambert, age 9. Spotting is
Annette Estlin. who works for Parks and Rec at the Galt Pool as a lifeguard.
As the day progressed, the slide line grew Cody Keifer (10) ; Cheynne Hammond ; Ashley Alatorre (11) (white shirt); Christian
Green; Michael Guenther (9).
Serving as the hot dog "Bar-B-Q-er" is Mary Foley She's the Office Manager
of the newly purchased (April of 2006) Galt Funeral Home. E-mail address:
galtfuneralhome@yahoo.com
A group event at last year's Lion Oak Park Neighborhood Party was
decorating tiles as a park beautification project. The tiles were baked
in a kiln, mounted, and are now a permanent display.
Annette Estlin, face-painting artist, adding a shooting star to
eight-year-old, Kayla Marquez's cheek.
Face painting was a hit for three pals, Darcie Perez (heart); Kayla
Marquez (Shooting Star); and Tanner Dickison, (Baseball.)
Five year old, Donkor El, chose a bat for his cheek.
Pausing to Pose from Left to right: Don Haines, Barbara Payne and Tom
Matson (in the back).
Andrew Merideth and Gladys Brown distributed pamphlets "Welcome to the
Neighborhood," "Fire Safety," and "Drug Facts" and also gathered comments from
citizens on how to improve Galt. Andrew is a City Council candidate and believes
"Elected leaders should always listen to the public and care about their
opinions." He was here today to participate in the community and his kids love
to play in the parks. Signing up for a free T-shirt is Elana.
Cathleen Amos, Parks and Rec Commissioner, gathered votes on the type of
equipment to purchase for the park. There were four choices to choose from: A) a
4-point-base claiming device; B) 4 point-base but taller than "A"; C) A 3-point
base, which if selected, would be small enough to retain the swing set, and D)
Two "B" style climbing towers. If "D" is selected there would not be enough room
for the swing set.
Debbie Porteous-Toste, Administrative Assistant for Boyce
Jefferies, Parks and Rec, and "fur baby" "Alleigh Girl."
Back row Oscar Velasquez, volunteer Cadet, is also a Junior at
Sacramento State College, studying Criminal Justice, next to him,
McGruff, the Crime Fighting dog. Front Row Hugh Smith and Jack Gardelius
fingerprinting Kaylee and Lauryn Meredith for their mom, Serena
Meredith. By the end of the day over 35 children were
finger-printed. The combined total from the three parks offering
the service to date, is over 115 children
Francisco Romero, Modesto Jr. College student and a former member of the Boys
and Girls Club, was reading "Changing Lives-Changing America -100 Years of Boys
and Girls Clubs" when I approached the display table. He was discussing
with Edwin Colton, what steps he needs to take to become a volunteer with the
Club. Later posing for the picture, Left to right: Francisco Romero, De Carson,
Dee Eddy; Terry Carson, Board Members, and Edwin Colton, Executive Director.
The Boys and Girls Club operates three sites in Galt, Fairsite
Elementary, and Greer and McCaffery Middle Schools in conjunction with City of
Galt Parks & Rec. Because of the use agreement with the three schools, the
program has expanded this year to operating from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m at
Fairsite school and 9:00 to 6:00 at the middle schools. They serve youth from
ages 6 to 13, offer child care with theme weeks for 8-weeks running through the
end of July. The Fairsite group has a free pool day on Thursdays because of
their close proximity to the Galt Pool complex, and pool passes are issued as
incentives for the middle school members.
Click here to see the report on the
2005 Oak Park party.
Click here to see the report on the
2006 Oak Park party.
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