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NEW CITY COURTYARD PARK
8/9/07
T o: Pris ZahnerSent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 6:11 PM Subject: City Courtyard
Hi Pris; Please pass this on to all your e-mail buddies.
The City purchased the old Ellis property (beside the city hall) and has given it to the Women's Club and Alumni Assoc. to make it into a City Park. Lots of dirt has been moved into the area to build it up, and l  ots
of planning has gone into the outcome. The churches in Gideon were invited to purchase lamp poles @ $350.00 each, others have been invited to purchase benches @ approx. $500. each. These will have a name plate showing who gave. There will be 9 lamp posts and 12 or 13 benches.
There is great hopes that some of this may e ready at the Labor Day Festivities to be seen. In any case, be sure to look it over and decide if you can or want to contribute to this cause. There will be a fountain (already bought) and a gazebo. But, be assured all of it is costly but priceless to the people of Gideon.
We are very much in need of any and all contributions to this very worthy event. There will be a booth at the school grounds or you can send contributions now to me --Laura Baker @P.o.Box 3047 or Vicki Kinsolving @ First Commercial Bank of Gideon. Laura Baker
Update:
Classmates returning for the 2008 Homecoming found a  beautiful
surprise on main street...our new City Park. Our new park
would be an asset to any City regardless of size.
We can't say enough to express our appreciation to the Woman's club of Gideon for getting this  project
going and following it through to the end. This park was
created by their vision, hard work and love for our little
town-these are the people that refuse to let Gideon go the way of
other small towns.
Even with the many donations the Woman's Club still have a debt of $4,000 and need your contribution to complete payment of this project. Please send your donation of any size to: Vicki Kinsolving @ First Commercial Bank of Gideon.
The park had visitors throughout the weekend. Many pictures were taken and a general pride was shared with all that visited. The large photographs on the side of the brick building was a nostalgic remembrance of our home town. One middle aged man was showing the pictures to his wife and telling her stories he remembered about each picture.
If you can't send a donation at least send a note to tell the Woman's Club how much you appreciate them.
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