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Make a Difference Day: Volunteers complete trail at park

By Katy Sword, Columbian politics reporter
Published: October 28, 2017, 8:50pm
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Volunteer Ben Johnston scoops wood chips for an all-season pathway at Raymond E. Shaffer Park as part of Make a Difference Day.
Volunteer Ben Johnston scoops wood chips for an all-season pathway at Raymond E. Shaffer Park as part of Make a Difference Day. Photo Gallery

With each shovel of sod removed, Raymond E. Shaffer Park comes to life.

The 10-acre park is one of Vancouver’s newest, purchased by the city from Clark County in 2014.

Volunteers have since turned up en masse the last few weeks to build a walking trail in the community park.

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