A NEW PARK IN SOUTH SIOUX CITY’S FLATWATER CROSSING DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN NAMED IN HONOR OF A LATE WELL KNOWN LOCAL NATIVE AMERICAN ACTIVIST.
FRANK LAMERE PARK WAS DEDICATED IN CEREMONIES FRIDAY AT THE FLATWATER AREA.
SOUTH SIOUX MAYOR ROD KOCH SPOKE OF MANY OF LAMERE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
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HO-CHUNK C-E-O LANCE MORGAN WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF LAMERE’S AND SAID IT TOOK ONLY HALF A SECOND TO SAY YES WHEN THE CITY APPROACHED HIM ABOUT NAMING A PARK AFTER FRANK:
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FRANK’S SON MANAPE SPOKE ON BEHALF OF HIS MOTHER AND FAMILY.
HE SPOKE ABOUT FRANK’S LOVE OF BASEBALL AND THE NORTH AMERICAN’S SOFTBALL TEAM HE HELP FOUND AND PLAYED FOR:
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PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IS ALREADY IN PLACE AND TREES HAVE BEEN PLANTED IN THE PARK.
PLANS INCLUDE ADDING A GAZEBO AND PICNIC AREA IN THE PARK, WHICH WILL BE AN ALCOHOL FREE AREA FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO COME THERE.
