Fans pack into Raiders' new stadium
The new stadium at Crescent Valley High School was filled to capacity for the Raiders' first home football game of the year Sept. 18.
The new facility, which seats 1,500 people, was built over the summer after the school's former stadium was condemned last fall. The old, wooden grandstand was replaced by aluminum bleachers from Reser Stadium donated by the Oregon State University Athletic Department. It also was relocated to the opposite, west side of the football field.
The work was done by a local business, T Gerding Construction Co. , and the entire project came in under budget at about $427,000. The project was paid for out of bond monies that remained from the 2002 bond measure that had to be used on capital improvements. Facilities manager Greg Lecuyer noted that the district was able to save nearly $100,000 from the amount bid on new construction for the bleacher replacement by using the recycled OSU bleachers and reusing the press box.
