Woodland Park Re-Opens On Veterans Day

  • Twins Alexia and Nadine Nsabimana, age 8, of Shawnee, have fun on the rope swing merry-go-round during the Woodland Veterans Park Grand Re-Opening on Nov. 11. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Twins Alexia and Nadine Nsabimana, age 8, of Shawnee, have fun on the rope swing merry-go-round during the Woodland Veterans Park Grand Re-Opening on Nov. 11. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Shawnee Community Beautification Committee member Sherry Lankford thanks all those involved in the renovation of Woodland Veterans Park, including Dr. Kathy Laster, in black coat, CEO of the Avedis Foundation, for their donation. Lankford spoke just before the ribbon cutting for the park on Nov. 11. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Shawnee Community Beautification Committee member Sherry Lankford thanks all those involved in the renovation of Woodland Veterans Park, including Dr. Kathy Laster, in black coat, CEO of the Avedis Foundation, for their donation. Lankford spoke just before the ribbon cutting for the park on Nov. 11. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Young and old enjoy the newly renovated Woodland Veterans Park, including this four-seat teeter-totter, during the park’s re-opening on Nov. 11.
    Young and old enjoy the newly renovated Woodland Veterans Park, including this four-seat teeter-totter, during the park’s re-opening on Nov. 11.
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
  • Miranda Mulkey sings onstage with a ukulele at the Woodland Veterans Park Grand Re-Opening on Nov. 11. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Miranda Mulkey sings onstage with a ukulele at the Woodland Veterans Park Grand Re-Opening on Nov. 11. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer speaks.
    City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer speaks.
  • City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer
    City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer
  • Sherry Lankford speaks.
    Sherry Lankford speaks.
  • Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
  • Shawnee Mayor Ed Bolt cuts the ribbon on the newly renovated Woodland Veterans Park on Nov. 11. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Shawnee Mayor Ed Bolt cuts the ribbon on the newly renovated Woodland Veterans Park on Nov. 11. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
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    Woodland Veterans Park Re-Opening
    The weather seems to have been against Woodland Veterans Park. The April 19 tornado took down several trees, and the Re-Opening Ceremony had to be rescheduled from Oct. 28 for freezing temperatures. But, on Nov. 11, the weather was finally agreeable, with temperatures around 65 degrees for the park’s reopening at Broadway Avenue and Highland Street in Shawnee. ?...

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