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Jefferson County Park opens Camp Kyle Amphitheater
Dozens of people turned out for the grand opening of the Camp Kyle Amphitheater Saturday at Jefferson County Park in Fairfield.
The event include s’mores, a scavenger hunt and campfire songs.
The Camp Kyle Amphitheater is located behind the Jefferson County Nature Center, and includes rows of benches around a fire pit.
The funds to construct it came from surplus money from Camp Kyle, a memorial program to honor former Fairfield resident Kyle Longerbeam, who died in a plane crash. His family and the Jefferson County Conservation board created a camp in his honor to encourage children to partake in outdoor activities. Camp Kyle is now an annual summer program that just completed its third year.
People gather at the new Camp Kyle Amphitheater Saturday night in Jefferson County Park in Fairfield. (Andy Hallman/The Union)
Matt Tiller holds his daughter Quinn, 1, near the newly built fire pit at the Camp Kyle Amphitheater Saturday night at Jefferson County Park. The park held a grand opening for the new amphitheater. (Andy Hallman/The Union)
Danie Hill and her children Addy, 2, and Lora, 11 months, go on a scavenger hunt Saturday in Jefferson County Park, which was held in conjunction with the grand opening of the Camp Kyle Amphitheater. (Andy Hallman/The Union)
