Editing Centralia, Washington (section)

===Fort Borst Park===
Centralia's largest park is Fort Borst Park located at the junction of the Chehalis and Skookumchuck rivers. The {{convert|101.0|acre|ha|adj=on}} park provides {{convert|2.1|mi}} of paved trails in a forested setting. The site includes a dog park and a large picnic area. Visitors can fish from the river banks or access the waters via a boat launch, or at the park's Borst Lake, which is stocked with rainbow trout.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vinh |first1=Tan |title=A Walk in the Park: Centralia's Fort Borst popular for picnics and play |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/a-walk-in-the-park-centraliarsquos-fort-borst-popular-for-picnics-and-play/ |access-date=November 10, 2023 |work=The Seattle Times |date=February 20, 2014}}</ref>

The park contains the original Borst Home, a reproduced schoolhouse, and a replicated pioneer church from the 1860s that was completed in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rubin |first1=Will |title=Pioneer Church Replica Taking Shape in Fort Borst Park |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/pioneer-church-replica-taking-shape-in-fort-borst-park,11959? |access-date=August 23, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=June 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Replica Pioneer Church Opens at Borst Home Museum |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/replica-pioneer-church-opens-at-borst-home-museum,273036? |access-date=August 23, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=September 20, 2021}}</ref> Surrounding the homestead is the Borst Park Arboretum, created in 1960. The arboretum contains the Borst family cemetery , almost 200 trees and a large number of [[rhododendrons]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stanton |first1=Carrina |title=Uncovering a Hidden Gem: Fort Borst Park Master Gardener Demonstration Garden |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/uncovering-a-hidden-gem-fort-borst-park-master-gardener-demonstration-garden,1720 |access-date=November 10, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The park hosts an annual Christmas-themed "Fort Borst Park Drive-Through Lights" that includes a [[food drive]] and also raises funds for the park department.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fitzgerald |first1=Celene |title=In a Year of Cancellations and Upheaval, Borst Park Christmas Lights Shined Bright |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/in-a-year-of-cancellations-and-upheaval-borst-park-christmas-lights-shined-bright,260308? |access-date=August 23, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=January 11, 2021}}</ref>

Located within Fort Borst Park is Centralia's NW Sports Hub. Officially opened in 2014, the {{convert|76,500|sqft|sqm|2}} complex is owned by a various group of Centralia government bodies and businesses. The hub contains enclosed buildings that house numerous volleyball and basketball courts and fields for indoor baseball and soccer. An attached outdoor component encompasses a mixture of previously built [[Little League]] and adult baseball fields, tennis courts, additional soccer fields, and the Centralia High School track stadium that can seat 3,500 people. In 2023, the outdoor fields received new lighting and turf, with special attention to Wheeler Field, based on funds from the [[American Rescue Plan Act of 2021]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sexton |first1=Owen |title=Centralia City Council reallocates $250,000 for new Wheeler Field lighting before baseball season |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/centralia-city-council-reallocates-250000-for-new-wheeler-field-lighting-before-baseball-season,328077 |access-date=November 10, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=October 25, 2023}}</ref> The use of the complex is given first priority to the community over events held by private entities<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sexton |first1=Owen |title=Centralia City Council Decides to Turf Field Number Three, Wheeler Field at Borst Park |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/centralia-city-council-decides-to-turf-field-number-three-wheeler-field-at-borst-park,320986? |access-date=July 24, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=June 16, 2023 |quote=While Wheeler Field is used by the school district as well, Smith Johnston (Centralia Mayor) added the priority is to keep it a community field first. She wanted community use of the field prioritized over any private industry events.   “I understand the value of the tournaments for our city and I support them, but I do believe our parks are a community resource that the community needs to have priority over,” Smith Johnston said.}}</ref> but the sports compound hosts various tournaments for high school sports, competitions for the Greater Seattle League, and planned college scouting events for local athletes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McDonald |first1=Julie |title=NW Sports Hub Doing Its Part to Stimulate Local Economy |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/julie-mcdonald-commentary-nw-sports-hub-doing-its-part-to-stimulate-local-economy,306699 |access-date=July 20, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>