WILLMAR — With temperatures soaring to the high 80s and mid-90s this week, children and their families decided to keep cool at the Rice Park Splash Pad in Willmar. The Splash Pad opened for the season over Memorial Day weekend and will be open daily through Labor Day.
1/Children play Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at the Rice Park Splash Pad in Willmar. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
2/Kasen Peterson, 7, tries to get a sip of some water Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at the Rice Park Splash Pad in Willmar. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
3/After a long winter, the Rice Park Splash Pad in Willmar had Selena Marie Cortez, 15, smiling from ear to ear on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Tim Speier / West Central Tribune
4/Cooper Christensen, 3, plays with other children Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at the Rice Park Splash Pad in Willmar. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
5/The Rice Park Splash Pad was a welcome opening for both children and parents in Willmar as summer inches closer Wednesday June 2, 2021. Tim Speier / West Central Tribune
6/For Selena Marie Cortez, 15, sometimes getting wet is half the battle as Cooper Christensen, 3, jumped right in the water Wednesday June 2, 2021, at the Rice Park Splash Pad in Willmar. Tim Speier / West Central Tribune
7/Cooper Christensen, 3, could barely contain his excitement to get back in the water after he hit the start button Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at the Rice Park Splash Pad in Willmar. Tim Speier / West Central Tribune
8/Listening to mom, Kasen Peterson, 4, is so close yet so far away from finally getting in the water as Holly Peterson applies sunblock Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at the Rice Park Splash Pad in Willmar. Tim Speier / West Central Tribune
9/Selena Marie Cortez, 15, enjoys the water Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at the Rice Park Splash Pad in Willmar. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
10/Duke Anderson, 2, plays in the water Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at the Rice Park Splash Pad in Willmar. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
