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•r„ Youth Youth Instructional: Our fall youth instructional programs are beginning to get under way. As is usual this time of year, registration for most programs is slow - the beginning of the school year tends to be a hectic time and registering for programs usually takes a back seat to school. Our registrations generally increase in the late fall and winter once school life gets more settled. A new program we added this fall was Tae Kwon Do. The response to it has been very positive. Lino Lae ParKs and 1Zecreation Department Program Highlights - $eptember Part: 'oard Update Field Trips: We have a great lineup of fall trips planned including some options just for middle school age youth. We hope to have more success with these trips than we did this summer. Fall trips planned for the elementary age youth include: Wheels & Reels, Bowling Lunch & Como Zoo, Pumpkin Patch, Wild and Crazy Day, and A Tropical After- noon. Middle school trips include: Rockin' Out at Vertical Endeavors, The Ultimate Big Screen Experience: IMAX at the Zoo, and On the Wild Side - Rainforest Cafe and The Tropics. TAAG Beach Party: 56 middle school age youth participated in the TAAG Beach Party on August 20, 2004. Despite the cool temperatures the youth still had a great time. Activities included the giant bounce, tandem biking, volleyball, free play games, swimming, canoeing and lunch. The collaborative partners of the event included: the University of Minnesota TAAG Study team, Anoka County Parks and Recreation, Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation, Centennial Community Services, Centennial Middle School and the Chain of Lakes YMCA. Football: A total of 310 participants (grades 2 -8) are in fall football - a total of 17 teams. The season began on •ptember 7 and will conclude with the post season tournament on Saturday, October 30. Soccer: A total of 412 participants (ages 5 -12) are in fall soccer this year - equaling 45 total teams. The season began on Saturday, September 11 and will conclude with the post season tournament on Saturday, October 30. Mutt Fall Softball: Lino Lakes offered four leagues this fall: Sunday Co -Rec (9 Teams), Monday Mens (7 Teams), Tuesday Mens (7 Teams), and Thursday Mens (7 Teams). The end of the season softball tournament was held on Saturday, September 18. Northern Wholesale won the tournament with Toppers and More finishing second. The top three teams from Lino Lakes will advance to the Fall State tournament that will be held on Saturday, October 2 and Sunday, October 3. Family Turkey Shoot: Our 7th Annual Family Turkey Shoot is just around the corner. We are currently looking for volunteers to help with this event - scheduled for Saturday, November 13, 2004 from 10 a.m. - Noon at Centennial Middle School. If you are interested in volunteering please call Liz Bursack at 651- 982 -2443 or email Liz at Ibursack @ci.lino- lakes.mn.us. Thank you. reation Review: The fall edition of the Recreation Review went out the last ek of September. Work has just begun on the winter edition - which is scheduled to be in homes the last week of November. Questions? Please call Liz Bursack or Brian Hronski at 651- 982 -2440.