Editing Yelm, Washington (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Yelm City Park in Yelm, Washington.jpg|thumb|Yelm City Park]]
[[File:Community Center in Yelm, Washington.jpg|thumb|left|Yelm Community Center]]
Yelm City Park was donated by Chuck and Wilma Demich in 1950. Located at the corner of [[Washington State Route 507|SR 507]] and Mosman Avenue, it is about one city block in size. It has a kitchen, covered facilities, a playground area, picnic tables, public restrooms and a softball backstop. A number of community events are held there each year, including Prairie Days, Christmas in the Park, Family Fun Day, an annual car show, and the Yelm Lions Easter Egg Hunt.<ref>[http://www.ci.yelm.wa.us/publicworks/yelmpark.htm Yelm Park.] City of Yelm. Accessed on July 14, 2010.</ref>

Yelm has the first Class A Water Reclamation Facility and distribution system in [[Washington (state)|Washington]],<ref>Skillings, Thomas. [http://www.djc.com/news/ae/11116031.html "Little Yelm sets big environmental goals – and meets them."] November 16, 2000. Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Accessed on July 14, 2010.</ref><ref>''[http://www.ci.yelm.wa.us/publicworks/sewer.htm Reclaimed Water Facility.]'' City of Yelm. Accessed on July 14, 2010.</ref> which [[reclaimed water|reclaims]] all [[wastewater]] for local irrigation and recharge streams. The water is also used in Cochrane Park, an {{convert|8|acre|m2|adj=on}} [[wetland]] park that includes a [[catch-and-release]] pond for [[rainbow trout]].<ref>''[http://www.ci.yelm.wa.us/publicworks/cochrane.htm Cochrane Memorial Park.]'' City of Yelm. Accessed on July 14, 2010.</ref>