Playground pleasure

 On the apparatus are (from left) Claire Morey, Delaney Acton and Emily Gilkey. Free Press photos by Don Ratzlaff

Talia Jost conquers a different climbing challenge. Photo Don RatzlaffSecond-graders at Hillsboro Elementary School enjoy the new playground equipment Monday that was part of a $215,000 project to replace the north playground and upgrade the west playground this summer. The HES Site Council will be hosting a ?Back To Carnival? Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the school as a fundraiser for playground maintenance and future upgrades. The evening will feature carnival games, face painting, temporary tattoos, a cake walk, a silent auction, refreshments and many prizes. The new playground will be formally dedicated at 5:30 p.m.