While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted several projects for non-profit organizations, the Wonder Spelen in Pella is moving forward.
Pella Community Services Director Jeanette Vaughan says the City of Pella is partnering with the Wonder Spelen non-profit organization formed by the Pella Kiwanis to construct an accessible playground at the current Kiwanis Park off of North Main Street in Pella. She says Wonder Spelen has worked with playground designers to develop a plan that includes interactive playground equipment, accessible bathrooms, and sensory play equipment, and the Pella City Council has committed to funding some of the project and handling operations following completion.
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Photo from January 2018.
A recent addition to Caldwell Park in Pella during the winter is the conversion of the shelter house into an ice skating rink.
Pella Community Services Director Jeanette Vaughan says an extended cold stretch is needed to build the ice for residents and visitors to enjoy, and it might be some time until there is enough for skating.
“Our ice rink is weather dependent we do not have a chiller system, so we do need to wait for an extended period of time with daytime and nightime temperatures below freezing before we can build ice, so we keep an eye on the 14 day forecast and we just try to see if we have four or five days if we have those temperatures below freezing.”