Tennis Courts - 
                    Here to "serve"!

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The Park District has tennis courts just west of the Olympia South Grade School. This property is actually owned by the Olympia School District, but is leased and maintained by the Park District. All you tennis players - be sure to take advantage of the best courts in the community (so what if it's the only one)! If you need to borrow tennis rackets or balls, the Park District has those available by calling the custodian at 648-2611.

Check out some before and after pictures of the resurfacing project here.

New Playground Equipment - now ready!

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Thanks to the $25,000 grant received from the State Farm "Cause An Effects" program, and an additional grant through the equipment manufacturer, GameTime, we were able to purchase over $50,000 worth of equipment for half price. The City of Atlanta employees and numerous volunteers worked hard last summer and the equipment is now being enjoyed!

Be sure to take your children or grandchildren to the park to try it out!
Click the button below for larger views of the equipment and layout.

Senior Bingo - join the  fun!

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The Atlanta Park District sponsors a very successful bingo activity for the senior citizens of the community. In fact, over 30 seniors attended last month!

This activity is held on the 4th Monday of each  month at the Park District Memorial Building. The fun begins at 1 pm and concludes about 3 pm. Come out and enjoy the fun, fellowship, PRIZES and refreshments! Bring your friends with you! There is no charge for this activity, but donations are welcome.

Carolyn Patton Nuckolls donates art and hall tree!

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The Park District has received a wonderful donation of 2 art works, a WWI helmet and hall tree from Carolyn Patton Nuckolls. She is the daughter of Dick Patton and these items used to sit in the Memorial Home when it was used as a residence by her family in the 1930s. We are so thankful for this gift and are proud to have those items placed in about the same locations that they originally set! Pictures can be viewed by clicking here, but also stop by and enjoy them in person.

News You Can Use:

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Easter Egg Hunt to be April 4th in the Park
The Park District is again sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt at 10 am on the Saturday before Easter. It will again be held in the park and all area children are invited to come out and load up their baskets or sacks with eggs. Some eggs will contain money and others will have certificates for candy or special prizes! Every participating child will receive a sack of candy, no matter the number of eggs they collect.
Children will be separated into 2 age groups for the hunt: 2 - 4 years and 5 - 8 years and each age group will have a specific area with eggs. You won't want to miss the fun - be there!
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Community Building chosen as Polling Place
Logan County Clerk, Sally Turner has recently announced that the Park District's Memorial Home will be the future polling place for all City of Atlanta precincts, as well as the Atlanta Township. This will take effect at the November 2014 election. Look for more information about this change as the election draws near.
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New trees beautify park!

Thanks to assistance from an Atlanta Betterment Fund grant, we've made headway in replacing some of the 5 sickly ash trees that were removed this spring. So far, 3 new trees (about 10' tall) have been planted and plans are to plant 2 more this fall if conditions are conducive for their survival.

We hope this helps to maintain the park's beauty for generations to come!
Park District purchases land for future expansion!
The Park District has recently purchased 2 lots that are across the road, north of the main park. This includes a barn on the east side of the lots. This property will provide additional parking for activities in the park and help with storage needs.

Studies are underway for the eventual construction of a new recreation and meeting facility at the park and this purchase is a step in preparations for that.

Park Board Meeting:

The next regular meeting will be on Feb. 23rd, 2015 at 7:00 pm in the Memorial Community Building.

For information regarding park activities and for scheduling your events please contact us as shown below:

Atlanta Memorial Park District
Phone: (217) 648-2611 (Use this phone # to reserve park facilities - Not email)
PO Box 165
Atlanta, IL 61723-0165
Email: Info@atlantapark.org For Freedom of Information Act requests, see this FOIA request form.