MORGANTOWN – In the corner of White Park stands a slide. It’s just kind of standing there the way slides do, making a triangle next to a pavilion and some bathrooms. It’s a sad, little lonely slide to hear members of the Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners tell it. There ...
MORGANTOWN – In 2007, Greg Travinski took a seasonal position with BOPARC as a camp counselor. On Wednesday, he was unanimously approved as the city park system’s next executive director. A Morgantown native, Travinski will officially step into the role on Dec. 6, following the ...
MORGANTOWN -- Improvements to the Morgantown Ice Arena remain on schedule. BOPARC Executive Director Melissa Wiles said it’s expected that completion of the main portions of the rink in White Park will be done in October and the construction of an additional party room will likely wrap ...
MORGANTOWN -- It likely doesn’t come as much of a surprise that BOPARC saw a dramatic jump in visitors during the recently completed pool season. After all, the city’s park system cut the ribbon on a $14 million pool and aquatic playground in upper Marilla Park in May, replacing the ...
MORGANTOWN -- With more than $25 million worth of projects ramping up, in progress or recently completed, it’s hard to believe that just over five years ago, BOPARC was buried under a seemingly insurmountable pile of deferred maintenance projects. Old facilities and, at best, meager cash ...
MORGANTOWN -- After more than a decade running the city’s parks, Melissa Wiles is retiring. She informed the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners of her plans this week. “I’ll just say that I feel like it’s time. I have been here for 22 years. I’ve experienced a lot of ...