It just goes to show what a community group with purpose can accomplish if they work together. In the early 1980s, there was a group of young mothers with children that met at the United Methodist Church in Orofino, though not all of those involved were members of the church.

Linda Smeltz and Mary Jo Knowles were among those young mothers that got involved with the project to add a 'big toy' at the Orofino City Park. The mothers went out and raised money to purchase the toy and got donations of railroad ties, cement, nails and bolts and other materials, as well as the needed labor for the installation. They also secured the approvals need to construct the toy on city property. Dworshak Recreation District was one of the organizations involved in the funding.

The log structure had a slide, places for children to climb and a net to climb across, among other things. Though it is no longer at the park, it did serve the children of the community for a time and brought many people together to make it a reality.

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