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STAFF REPORT <br />TO:Parks & Recreation Commission <br />FROM:Bryce Shearen, Parks & Recreation/Community Services Manager <br />DATE:June 3, 2021 <br />RE:Recreation Updates <br />ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: <br />None. <br />UPDATES: <br />Youth Activities: <br />T-Ball begins the first week of June. There will be four teams this summer season. This <br />is up from two teams that we had last time we ran the activity in 2019 (no T-Ball in 2020 <br />due to COVID-19). <br />Archery lessons begin mid-June at Bwana Archery in Little Canada. <br />The Firearm Safety Course will be in July. The roster is full and has a large waiting list. <br />Due to COVID restrictions and a state-wide shortage in volunteer instructors, the City is <br />only able to offer one course. <br />Registration begins June 1 for the four-week youth naturalist program. This program will <br />run in August and feature a new topic each week, including, tree identification, wildlife <br />tracking, and birding. <br />Adult Activities: <br />Adult and Senior softball leagues are in full swing. Pioneer Park will host the national <br />qualifier Mosquito Land tournament with teams from Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, <br />Arizona, and Kansas. <br />Two virtual classes are being offered in June and July through Little Canada Parks & <br />Recreation in partnership with the University of Minnesota Extension’s Master Gardener <br />program. The class topics are: Spring into Summer and Climate Resilient Gardens. <br />Newsletter: <br />The June/July City Newsletter is available online. Individuals interested in receiving an email <br />notification when the electronic newsletter is available can subsribe using the NotifyMe section <br />of the city website at https://www.littlecanadamn.org/list.aspx.