LIL BIT sculpture donated

Retired Professor Jeffrey Boshart told the crowd during the recent dedication ceremony that he named this sculpture, which he was happy to donate, ?Lil Bit? in memory of a small cat for which he has fond memories. The crowd present chuckled several times during his talk, such as when he explained that the BIT part of the name also stood for ?Birney?s Institute of Technology,? a sign of his appreciation for the friendship and assistance of David Birney and family through many years.

The ?Lil Bit? Sculpture is now permanently mounted in a uniquely shaped concrete base just southeast of the Washington County Conservation Education Center. It is nestled between some oak trees and adjacent to the junction of the Joe Kaufman Memorial and the Prairie Girl trails, which serve to connect the Ainsworth to Marr Park Trail to the Conservation Education Center and campground, all of which have been attracting record crowds over the past year.

Visitors will immediately notice that the iron sculpture is carefully oriented to give a variety of perspectives contingent upon the angle it is viewed. The ?front? of Lil Bit faces the Steinbeck Conference Hall of the Conservation Education Center such that the viewers see iron rectangles of varying sizes and angles all welded together. Looking through the sculpture from this angle provides an awesome backdrop of Thomas Marr Lake, with farm fields and Long Creek in the distance. This view will continue to change with the seasons, even the sculpture itself is intentionally left un-painted to make certain of it.

Be sure to bring your family and friends to Marr Park soon to check out the new ?Lil Bit? sculpture as well as the other great improvements made possible of late through outstanding community support, great grants, and dedicated board members and staff.