Editing Napavine, Washington (section)

==Parks and recreation==
The largest and newest park in the town is the Napavine Community Park located near the downtown section. It includes an amphitheater and [[skate park]]. The community also hosts Robert Cook Day Park, also known as the Robert Cook Playground, nestled in a residential area,<ref>{{cite web |title=Napavine Parks |url=https://discoverlewiscounty.com/outdoors/category/parks/united-states/washington/napavine-city-limit/ |website=Discover Lewis County |access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref> Near the school district is Mayme Shaddock Park which contains the Jim Haslett Kitchen. The kitchen, completed in 2024, was named in honor of a long-serving councilman and park supporter.<ref>{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Ribbon-cutting ceremony to take place at Napavine park kitchen honoring former council member |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/ribbon-cutting-ceremony-to-take-place-at-napavine-park-kitchen-honoring-former-council-member,341985 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=June 13, 2024}}</ref>

Napavine was considered, in 2009, as the site for the Southwest Washington Regional Equestrian Center, originally planned for [[Winlock, Washington#Parks and recreation|Winlock]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olson |first1=Erik |title=Lewis County considering Napavine site for equestrian center |url=https://tdn.com/business/local/lewis-county-considering-napavine-site-for-equestrian-center/article_b6bf8a69-cc26-541c-b47a-77457b9a5f04.html |access-date=September 25, 2023 |work=[[The Daily News (Longview, Washington)|The Daily News]] |date=October 16, 2009}}</ref> The REQ Center, as it was also known, was scaled down in cost, purpose, and size.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olson |first1=Erik |title=Lewis County considering Napavine site for equestrian center |url=https://tdn.com/business/local/lewis-county-considering-napavine-site-for-equestrian-center/article_b6bf8a69-cc26-541c-b47a-77457b9a5f04.html |access-date=September 25, 2023 |work=The Daily News |date=October 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwartz |first1=Eric |title=Napavine Site Eyed for REQ Center |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/napavine-site-eyed-for-req-center,185991? |access-date=September 25, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=September 23, 2009}}</ref> The REQ plan was abandoned, replaced with a proposal for a $15&nbsp;million multipurpose facility that maintained the focus of an equestrian center.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwartz |first1=Eric |title=Newaukum Center Moves Forward; REQ Center Dies |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/newaukum-center-moves-forward-req-center-dies,185239? |access-date=September 25, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=October 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Marqise |title=Lewis County Public Facilities District 'Running Out of Time' |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/lewis-county-public-facilities-district-running-out-of-time,183475 |access-date=September 25, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=December 9, 2009}}</ref> Named the Newaukum Center, the proposed complex was never built due to time constraints for limited state funding and an eventual choice in 2010 to use such funds to construct a [[Centralia, Washington#Fort Borst Park|sports complex in Centralia]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Marqise |title=PFD Selects Pullin's Sports Complex |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/pfd-selects-pullins-sports-complex,182281? |access-date=September 25, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=January 13, 2010}}</ref>