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Lino L®'kms Panes and Itocr o ion D pas tenant Pfo2ronn Hi2hllehts January Park Board Upd®to YOUTH Youth Instructional: Our winter session programs are underway. Skating lessons began January 10, Fastpitch Pitching Clinics began January 11, dance classes began January 12 and our Pre - Kids- er -cise program began January 23. Floor Hockey, Soccer and Toss, Kick and Catch are scheduled to begin the first week in February. Registration for all winter programs is strong. SPECIAL EVENTS Snow Day: 160 people attended this year's event which was held on Saturday, January 24 at Wargo Nature Center. This attendance number is much higher than last year, but still not as high as it was the first couple years of the event. The extreme lack of snow over the past few years and the bitter cold weather have certainly affected our attendance. We'll continue offering the event and hope that the weather will eventually cooperate. Sweetheart Dance: Over 120 people are currently signed up for this preschool parent /child event that will be held on Valentine's Day (Saturday, February 14) at Centennial Elementary School. Activities include dancing to music, a special Valentine craft, refreshments and sweetheart photos. • ADULT Community Outings: Our first trip of the year is "I Do! I Do!" on Valentines Day. Participants will watch the Minnesota Centennial Showboat's production of "I Do! I Do!" and have lunch at Forepaugh's Restaurant. Approximately thirty participants are signed up for this trip. Basketball: Nine teams are participating in the Adult 5- Player Basketball program which is now in mid - season. Fitness: Cardio Kick Boxing and Yoga saw significant increases in enrollment this season. The department also added a new program called Ball and Band Fitness. OUTDOOR SKATING RINKS Warming Houses: The warming house shelters are operating effectively this winter. We have received very few complaints over the closure of warming houses. The two remaining shelters that are open for this season have had steady attendance numbers. At City Hall Park we issued a code to Centennial Youth Hockey and so far have had no issues with their use of the building without a shelter attendant. RECREATION REVIEW & WEB PAGE Recreation Review: The spring edition of the Recreation Review will be in homes the last week of February. This edition, which is expected to be our largest brochure to date, lied with an abundance of spring and summer program information. Web Page: Check out our web page at www.ci.lino- lakes.mn.us. Please let us know if you see anything that needs to be modified on the web page. Questions? Please call Liz Bursack or Barry Bernstein at 651- 982 -2440. Snowshoeing on George Watch Lake at Snow Day!