Has more than 350 tons of basalt

MOSES LAKE — Sinkiuse Square was officially dedicated to the city of Moses Lake during the 27th annual Spring Festival Saturday night.

The dedication ceremony opened with four members of the Moses Lake Police Department honor guard performing as the color guard.

"It's been a wonderful week since the chain link fences went down," Mayor Ron Covey said about the square.

He recalled parents supervising children playing in the fountain area and citizens walking their pets among the basalt columns.

He discussed a timeline of events starting in the 1970s and leading to the current downtown design. It began as a conceptual plan created by the Washington State University, he said. Several projects, plans and on-site trips

to other cities resulted in the creation of the downtown business district.

Construction for the downtown revitalization began in July 2006 and ended nearly one year later.

Constructing the square cost the city approximately $756,000, he said. The basalt columns measure more than 1,000 feet in length and weigh more than 350 tons. Roughly 400 individual plants were sown in the square alone, he said.

"We have a beautiful new gathering place in Sinkiuse Square, the mayor said.

The dedication concluded with a ribbon cutting conducted by the mayor, Emma Baugh, 7 and Isaac Baugh, 5. The children belong to the Kennewick developer who designed the square.Sinkiuse Square dedicated to Moses Lake

Has more than 350 tons of basalt

By Candice Boutilier

Herald staff writer

MOSES LAKE — Sinkiuse Square was officially dedicated to the city of Moses Lake during the 27th annual Spring Festival Saturday night.

The dedication ceremony opened with four members of the Moses Lake Police Department honor guard performing as the color guard.

"It's been a wonderful week since the chain link fences went down," Mayor Ron Covey said about the square.

He recalled parents supervising children playing in the fountain area and citizens walking their pets among the basalt columns.

He discussed a timeline of events starting in the 1970s and leading to the current downtown design. It began as a conceptual plan created by the Washington State University, he said. Several projects, plans and on-site trips

to other cities resulted in the creation of the downtown business district.

Construction for the downtown revitalization began in July 2006 and ended nearly one year later.

Constructing the square cost the city approximately $756,000, he said. The basalt columns measure more than 1,000 feet in length and weigh more than 350 tons. Roughly 400 individual plants were sown in the square alone, he said.

"We have a beautiful new gathering place in Sinkiuse Square, the mayor said.

The dedication concluded with a ribbon cutting conducted by the mayor, Emma Baugh, 7 and Isaac Baugh, 5. The children belong to the Kennewick developer who designed the square.