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MINUTES <br />Parks & Recreation Commission <br />May 5, 2011 <br />ICE CREAM SOCIAL <br />Morelan reported that Steinert will again chair the Ice Cream Social event to be held in <br />conjunction with Canadian Days on Thursday, July 28th in the lower shelter area of Spooner <br />Park. The program will again be put on by the Ramsey County Canine Unit, the Roseville <br />Puppet Wagon, and the Little Canada Fire Department, each one having a twenty minute <br />presentation. Clowns will also be there to entertain the youth, along with serving the <br />refreshment of root beer floats. <br />Since the previous supplier of the root beer was A &W and it has closed, other options such <br />as Culvers will be approached to assist with the sponsorship this year. <br />ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION <br />Morelan said the Arbor Day Celebration is scheduled for May 6th at 1:00 p.m. at Spooner <br />Park's Lower Shelter area. Morelan distributed a copy of the Arbor Day program. Mayor <br />Blesener will be giving the welcome and Bill Sanders will be giving the Arbor Day address. <br />Songs will be sung by the 3 "d grade class from St. John's school and the 4th grade class from <br />LC Elementary School. Also attending will be the Kindergarten class from the Little Canada <br />School and the 1st grade class from St. John's School. Morelan will give the closing <br />remarks. Following the ceremony two trees will be planted, followed by refreshments. <br />Morelan said that one tree each is adopted by the Little Canada Elementary School and the <br />St. John's School students. Students are asked to water them if they see they need watering. <br />Morelan stated the deer killed the trees that were planted last year and the parks employees <br />have replanted new trees. Morelan said the parks department has purchased tree coverings <br />for future winters to protect the young trees from damage. Sanders commented that the trees <br />planted in prior years, hybrid elms, have shown some nice growth. He also said most of the <br />trees in the previous years for Arbor Day have been oaks. Morelan said the city has been <br />sponsoring this Arbor Day Celebration for about twenty years. <br />Chair Fahey asked if they have ever buried a time capsule in conjunction with this event. <br />Morelan replied that the Historical Society has buried one on the city hall property, but no <br />time capsule has ever been placed in any city park. <br />OTHER Morelan invited all the commissioners to attend this month's Marketplace Morning Talk on <br />Wednesday, May 11 on "Leisure Time with Grandkids ". <br />Morelan stated registration for all the summer activities are close to being completed. A new <br />flyer with archery lessons, firearm safety and the new skateboard camp registrations are now <br />available and flyers were distributed to the schools. <br />Maida reported seeing children jumping off the park shed, onto the picnic table and then to <br />the ground in the skate park area. Morelan replied that he has never seen that being done, but <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />