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Sweet Sculptures For Collegedale’s New Little Debbie Park

Alex Paul Loza, at right, sculpting the Little Debbie statue with a photo of the real Little Debbie, at left.
Alex Paul Loza
Alex Paul Loza, at right, sculpting the Little Debbie statue with a photo of the real Little Debbie, at left.

Think of a playground - and you might expect swing sets, structures to climb, balance beams, hills, trees, shrubs, ponds.

How about a Cosmic Brownie that you can climb?

Or maybe a statue of Little Debbie?

You’ll find it all in Collegedale - at Little Debbie Park, opening Friday at 9 AM behind The Commons on Swinyar Drive.

Chris McKee is president and chief operating officer of McKee Foods.

Artist Alex Paul Loza sculpted the Little Debbie statue.

Sculptures of Little Debbie snacks - including Christmas Tree Cakes - decorate the Little Debbie Park in Collegedale, TN.
Matt Hamilton / Chattanooga Times Free Press
Sculptures of Little Debbie snacks - including Christmas Tree Cakes - decorate the Little Debbie Park in Collegedale, TN.

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