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Schafer State Park celebrates centennial

Schafer State Park celebrated its centennial Saturday, July 20, with food, games, storytelling and discussions about the past and future of the park.

Around 700 people attended the event, according to Shafer Park Ranger Angela Galli, who told the Journal it was "a great turnout."

Galli said officials originally planned for 300 attendees.

Trina Young, president of the Friends of Schafer and Lake Sylvia State Parks (FOSLS), put attendance at around 800, and said more than 50 Schafer family descendants attended the event, according to a FOSLS Facebook post.

The park, along the Satsop River in wes...

 
 

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MatlockNews4Me writes:

Thank you June for a wonderful write up about our beautiful Schafer State Park! We encourage the public to visit our park and to share in the next 100 years of its history! Thank you! - Trina Young, Friends of Schafer and Lake Sylvia State Parks