Rotary Club of Redmond, a key partner in the renovation of a 1938 Anderson Park shelter, hosted a ribbon cutting last Thursday to celebrate the repaired historic shelter.

Members of the City of Redmond’s Parks and Trails Commission, Landmarks and Heritage Commission and employees of the parks department joined with Rotary Club members in celebrating the newly renovated park shelter in the northeast corner of the city’s oldest park, which is located at 7802 168th Ave. N.E.

The picnic shelter and two other log buildings were built in 1938 at the park under the Federal Works Progress Administration.

The $107,755 project renovated the entire picnic structure and included the replacement of rotted timber and roofing and a refurbishment of a stone chimney structure.

The Rotary Club of Redmond contributed $15,000 towards the refurbishment and the City of Redmond received a heritage grant for $20,000. The remaining funds came from the city’s park operation budget.

For more information about the Rotary Club of Redmond, visit www.redmondrotary.org.