October 20, 2003, the Grand Opening Celebration for the newly improved Splash Pad Park was eagerly anticipated by the entire community -- but especially so, by the vendors and patrons of the weekly Farmers' Market that had been banished to the parking lot under the freeway for a full year while construction was ongoing. October 20 was to be our day in the sun and that turned out to be quite literally the case as temperatures zoomed into the 90's.

When the fountain was switched on, dozens of little ones stormed the fountain while speaker after speaker marveled at the weather and the size of the turnout and outdid one another with superlatives extolling the new park and the process which brought it to fruition.

Music was a major part of the day's success and featured Rob Robinson, Jim Grantham's Jazz Quartet plus Yancey Taylor, the Zydeco Flames and Asheba.