Little People’s jungle gym now up in Palouse Park

A toddler-friendly jungle gym was finished at the city park in Palouse last week. For four and a half years, a team of Palouse mothers, in step with other Palouse fund-raisers, worked to earn the $36,000 it took to bring the new addition to the park.

“We’re so elated,” said Shelly Goertzen, one of the mothers involved with the project.

The set of equipment measures 34 X 34 feet and comes with a “fall zone” of wood chips specifically designed to lessen the impact of falls. The installation includes three slides, two tunnels, a climbing wall, and several play panels that include musical instrume...