Park outlasted expectations: Now what?

On a wet and muddy week in October 2000, more than 700 volunteers of all ages came together to build the M.T. and Helen Gholston Children’s Park at Acme Park.

The project was made possible when the late Helen Gholston donated $125,000 to see the community come together and build a state-of-the-art facility so children would have an exciting place to laugh and play in Clinton.

Like most things, espec…