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Subscriber only A variety of names have been suggested for Maryborough s new water park, some inspired by Mary Poppins, some by Anzac Park in which it is being built and another by a special Maryborough man who lost his fight with cystic fibrosis in 2017. A motion with a recommendation will be heard before the Fraser Coast Regional Council meeting on Wednesday. But the Poppins-inspired names and the suggestion of Thunder Park in honour of Maryborough s Coen Thunder Ashton have been rejected in favour of SplashSide. This is in keeping with the water theme that proved most popular during the community consultation when it came to suggesting a name for the new park.
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The Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities is getting closer to building their second All-Abilities Playground in the County. The board received a $2,500 donation from the Ohio District Kiwanis Foundation at their meeting Tuesday. They also recently found out that the State of Ohio will be giving them $200,000 in the next capital budget. The board is just under $70,000 from reaching their goal of nearly $1.3 million. The first All-Abilities Playground opened this fall at Camp Robin Rogers and with each donation, they get closer to building a second special place for kids of all ages and disabilities.
âIt has both a preschool and for older children and an adult section that will really be inclusive,â says Superintendent Theresa Schnipke. âItâs also going to have a memorial garden and a butterfly garden and an autism special area, where it s quieter and people can go off and do things on their own if the chaos is a little too much.â
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