Project Encourages Citizens To Become Part Of Riverhills Park

Since the 1980s, residents have been able to support the community and celebrate a special occasion at the same time.

Project Encourages Citizens To Become Part Of Riverhills Park

Since the 1980s, residents have been able to support the community and celebrate a special occasion at the same time.

Riverhills Park has become a special place for a Tempe Terrace couple Catherine Seybold and David Fink. In 2010, Catherine bought a plank on the boardwalk with the engraving “David and Cat 10 years to forever 5-5-10,” for the couple’s 10th year anniversary. “It’s such a unique gift idea,” Catherine said. You’ve stepped on them many times while walking along the Hillsborough River, stopped to read the engravings and maybe wondered about the names, dates and messages carved on the planks of the boardwalk in Riverhills Park. But you might not know the history behind this scenic river walk and that you can purchase a personalized plank, too. “It’s a good way to celebrate an occasion or commemorate a life,” said Karen Howell, chairwoman of the …

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