July 7, 2005

Parks & Rec Day 2005

About 850 children participated in activities, crafts, and games at the Osage Community Center, July 7, 2005. The free event was sponsored by the Southeast Missourian Jr.

Photos by Diane Wilson

Dawson Tyler, 4 of Jackson, poked his head out from the inflatable tube to surprise his sister that was walking by.

Tom Fellows of MoDOT helped Jace Jansen, 3 of Leopold, get down from a front-end loader that was on display.

Melissa Hopkins, 8 of Cape Girardeau, tried out her bike skills at the Cycle Werx display inside the Osage Community Center.

Eli Hunter, 4, of Cape Girardeau, left, watched as Chase LaValle, 5, of Cape Girardeau, took his turn with the fire hose to knock down plastic cones in the parking lot. The Cape Girardeau fire department brought a fire truck for the children to play with.

Lindsey Landewee, 2 of Cape Girardeau, watched as her free ice cream from Dairy Queen was being mixed with the toppings her mother had picked.

Children got to watch a K-9 dog demonstrate some of it's police skills.

Brinna Gosche, 2 of Cape Girardeau, fell asleep on her mother's lap, Michele Gosche, during the K-9 demonstration.

Lucy Monroe, 3 of Cape Girardeau, held on to the top of the climbing wall as she began to climb back down to other side.

Daniel Harris, 10 of Scott City, with the help of Harry Schumer of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department, used a firehose to knock down plastic cones on the parking lot of the Osage Community Center.

Breanna Wade, 5 of Jackson, sat in a police car with Corporal Alivin Spencer as he explained how the sirens and the microphone worked on a police car while Breanna's mother, Rachel Wade watched outside the car.

Isaiah Thomas, 3, played a water game while his mother, left, watched.

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About 850 children participated in activities, crafts, and games at the Osage Community Center, July 7, 2005. The free event was sponsored by the Southeast Missourian Jr.

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