Oklahoma: A Story Through Her People

included a series of summer concerts in the
historic Wacker Park band shell, musical
productions and many unique art shows. In
2012 the arts council received Keep Oklahoma
Beautiful’s Environmental Excellence and
Innovation Award, presented by OGE Energy
Corp., for their Trash In Fashion Show. The
Garvin County Community Living Center and
Pauls Valley Recycling Center are also striving
to keep Pauls Valley clean and beautiful. In
2013 the Garvin County Community Living
Center opened Pauls Valley’s first recycling
center. During the center’s first year of operation,
566,140 pounds of waste were reclaimed,
processed and shipped out for recycling.
Numerous recreation and leisure activities
for all ages and varied interests are available
to Pauls Valley residents and visitors. The
36,540 square foot Donald W. Reynolds
Recreation Center, which opened
in 2011 through a grant from the
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, is
open to all ages. Its gymnasium
provides facilities for youth and
adult basketball and volleyball; an
indoor running/walking track; a wellequipped
weight/cardiovascular area;
a multipurpose room that is open
for rental; and an area specifically
designed for aerobics, spin class,
yoga, dance, Pilates, and martial arts
programs. Other amenities include a
room for birthday parties, an indoor
playground and a babysitting area.
Two community recreational facilities,
the Bosa Indoor Swimming
Pool and the Bosa Community
Center, are named for Colonel
William Bosa, whose goal was to
make them available for use over many years.
The 12,000 square foot community center,
which opened in 1996, features a banquet hall
seating 450, and accommodates conferences
and other public events, including drama
productions, fairs, wedding receptions and
large-scale parties. The pool offers water fitness
classes, arthritis aquatic programs, lap swimming,
open family swim, lifeguard classes,
swimming lessons and private party rentals.
The park serves as a playground for all
residents and tourists in the community. Its
facilities include playground equipment, a
band shell, softball and baseball fields, the
Rotary club rose garden, tennis courts, a
pavilion, a senior citizen center, rodeo
grounds and stands, the Garvin County fair
facility, football field, basketball gym and a
recreational center.
Above: The Donald W. Reynolds
Recreation Center.
Below: Rotary International Park.
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