Three Rivers Community Preschool Playground
Our Place events are free and open to the public.
Children must be accompanied by a guardian.
All classes are at 10am at Our Place, unless otherwise noted.
•5/2 Edible Art
(Jesica Fronce)•5/9 Summer Hats
(Becky Bischoff)•5/16 Plaster-of-Paris Handprints
(Eme Price)•5/23 Pirate Day Water Play
(Captain Diane Hull)•5/30 Graham Cracker Houses (Amy Dolcourt-McElroy)
We also have a field trip on 4/30 to the Potwisha grinding stones.
Meet at 8:30 at Our Place, return by 2pm.
Bring snacks and lunch.
Later on in May we'll offer a field trip to a private beach on the Kaweah, but the date has not been set yet.
Check back here for more information.
Our Place classes are on summer hiatus from June 6-August 15, and will resume at the usual time and place on August 22, 2008.
Generally speaking, we meet every Friday that school
is in session and we offer one field trip each month.
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April 8, 2008
The Three Rivers Community Playground now has a new rock retaining wall that was funded by another grant from First 5 Commission of Tulare County. Also included in the grant will be a new landscaping plan, to be implemented in the fall.
Thanks to First 5 and Janet Hogan for the funding to make this project possible. Thanks also to CSD Playground Subcommittee members Elizabeth van Mantgem, Amy Dolcourt-McElroy, and Maria Howell for all their hard work in making this playground the success it has become today.
May 11, 2007
DEDICATION: 10:00 AM
WITH YOUR HELP THE
COMMUNITY OF THREE RIVERS
HAS A NEW CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND.
Thanks to everyone who worked on this great project!
October 30, 2006
These three photos show the work accomplished during the past week-end, thanks to a lot of volunteer help. Almost finished!
October 10, 2006
Grading completed
September 21, 2006
Concrete forms have been removed fromt he retaining wall and border.
September 14, 2006 - Progress Continues
Retaining wall and cement border construction is well underway.
August 22, 2006 - Work Begins
Work begins on the playground. Grading moves forward.
July 27, 2006 - Site Photos
Grading is expected to commence the week of August 1st.
The property is located next to the Three Rivers branch of the Tulare County library (seen here in the background). Three Rivers Elementary School is next door.
Three Rivers Community Services District wishes to express our gratitude to the Tulare County First Five Commission for funding this project.
June 28, 2006 - Visalia Times Delta Article Announces CSD Tot Lot Project
Board approves new kids' playground in Three Rivers
By Tracey La Monica
Staff writer
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved leasing out a sliver of land in Three Rivers to be used for a children's playground.
The county agreed to lease the land at $1 a year to the Three Rivers Community Services District.
"We enthusiastically support it," said Tom Sparks, district board member.
The community district teamed up with local residents and applied for a grant of $54,000 from the county First Five Commission to purchase playground equipment and construct a playground for children up to age 5. The property is next to the Three Rivers branch of the Tulare County library. Three Rivers Elementary School is next door.
The residents then formed a subcommittee to administer a children's playground and program to promote physical and social growth of pre-kindergarten-age children with weekly activities for children and their guardians.
The program will be held seasonally from February through July, merging into the seven-week Tulare County Summer Reading Program in July.
Construction is scheduled to begin in August, and the playground is expected to open in late November.
The reporter can be reached at Visalia Times Delta - tlamonica@ visalia.gannett.com.
