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June 10, 2007
Camping In Bidwell Park?
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| The Chico Area Parks and Recreation District (CARD) held
its annual Community Campout last night. The campout was sold out with
more than 50 families attending. The families set up camp on one of the
baseball fields at Hooker Oak Recreation Area. Included in the campout were a barbeque, pancake breakfast, and activities like kid's skits organized by CARD volunteers and roasting marshmallows around a campfire. A short 6-hole disc golf course was put in place for the 3rd year of the campout. The course layout was determined by 6 year-old Becket. The highlight for me was being asked back this year to lead a night hike from the camp site to the Kiwanis Chico Community Observatory. 85 people made the hike this year which is about a mile each way. Anita Berkow manned (or should I say womaned?) the observatory, and targeted Saturn and the Sombrero Galaxy for the campers to see. The image of Saturn below is not from the observatory, but is similar to the view their telescopes provide. And I need to thank Ken, Dave, and Hans for helping make the hike a safe one. The campout was organized by CARD employee Ann Willmann, along with CARD staff help. It was an inexpensive way to enjoy the park setting and have some summertime community fun. Ann also organized the "Swinging Under the Stars" dance at the Downtown Plaza, and will organize the "Movies in the Park" adjacent to Caper Acres again this summer (which are fast becoming a favorite Chico tradition). |
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Posted by Lon at June 10, 2007 09:31 AM