CONWAY — It was a banner summer for the Conway Parks and Recreation Department, which wrapped up eight weeks of camp on Aug. 13 with camper visits that totaled 5,851, a record, said Assistant Rec Director Mike Lane.
“We tried to make it as normal a summer for us, and if it was normal for us, then it would be normal for the kids,” Todd Gallagher, teen center coordinator for Parks and Rec, said last Friday. “I think we had an incredible summer.”
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