Born in Ohio, Schwartz came to Paso Robles in 1949 to set up a retraining institute in the reserves at Camp Roberts in San Miguel, according to a newspaper clipping in the then-North County Journal. Well, maybe just a few.īarney Schwartz Park was named after the late Barney Schwartz who served as Paso Robles’ mayor for two decades, starting in 1962. And she did fine! Thus, the old park was the backdrop for one of my first (of many) lessons in being a mom of two.īut now, there’s all the latest stuff to play on and new memories to make, so there’s no time for tears. All the while hoping big sister could navigate the old tot lot by herself while I was marooned on a nearby bench under a nursing baby. I hauled a double stroller packed with half the contents of the baby’s room to the playground. Charged with the responsibility of our toddler and her newborn brother, The old playground was also home to my very first solo outing with two babies. It was the first park I brought my now four-year-old to, taking mama/baby selfies on the bucket swings and pics each summer in the iconic purple tunnel. I was excited to see this lower playground redo, but also a little sad. I also love the small details in the craftsmanship of the play equipment, like the subtly placed fossil imprints of bugs and fish on the climbing rocks and a little carved mouse nesting in a knothole on top of the hand-painted log tunnel.
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The kids were also excited to try out the cascade climber, which features foothold cutouts on a series of panels to encourage kids to climb up, down and sideways.
Among them are some really great nature-inspired tree stump steps, large boulders connecting the climbing decks and a fun ring twister to stand on and spin. Writer Tonya Strickland with her “Two in Tow” adventure seekers.Īt 15 years old, the playground had been looking pretty shabby lately with its torn climbing netting and a boarded-up platform where kids climbed up to nothing.īut the new equipment is bright, fun and offers a fairly diverse set of play structures.
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