Workers on June 18 place pavers at Coyote Legacy Plaza. Photo/Kathryn Reed

With a special tool and eye toward precision, workers on June 18 were carefully placing the pavers for Coyote Legacy Plaza.

This circular area between the physical education building and the soccer field at Lake Tahoe Community College will be finished by the time graduation takes place June 29.

The idea was launched a year ago with the goal of people donating money for an engraved paver. The money raised paid for a bronze coyote – the school mascot – to be commissioned. It will be about 1½ times the size of a real coyote.

It will go in the center of a stone/rock area people can sit on, with the pavers circling the statue area. The artwork will be illuminated at night.

As more people buy pavers, that money will be put toward student scholarships and staff grants. They range from $250 to $2,500 depending on size.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report