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Lino LaKes ParKs and Recreation Department 61' Program Highlights - October Part: Board Update Youth Youth Instructional: Our youth instructional programs are well underway and have been going smoothly. Registration was down a bit this fall for elementary age programs compared to past seasons, but it could be result of the ever busier school schedules. Participation in preschool age programs remains consistently high. Field Trips: Three out of our five trips planned for MEAwere held. The trips included Bowling, Lunch and Como Zoo on October 21 (34 participants - grades 1 -5), Rockin' Out at Vertical Endeavors 18 participants - ages 10 -14), and The Ultimate Big Screen Experience: IMAX at the Zoo (22 participants - ages 10 -14). The addition of trips for middle school age youth proved to be popular. We hope to continue providing opportunities in the future for this age group. Zoo Boo: Our now annual Zoo Boo and Pumpkin Night in the Park trip, held on October 23, was very popular this year. Over 70 adults and children participated in the outing that took them to Como Zoo for the Zoo Boo and to Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley for Pumpkin Night in the Park. Football: Tackle Football Championships will be held on Thursday, October 28 at Centennial High School and Saturday, October 30 at Centennial Middle School. Game times for the Saturday championships will be 9:00 a.m., 10:45 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. Teams from Lino Lakes, Andover, Fridley, Columbia Heights, and St. Anthony will be vying for the championship. Tournament winners will receive trophies. Soccer: The end of the season Fall Soccer tournament for U10 and U12 Boys /Girls will be held on Saturday, iictober 30. The games will be played at Rice Lake Elementary, Centennial Middle School and Sunrise Park. The ning teams will receive trophies. adult Fitness: Our fitness program participation numbers have slowly been declining. It is possible that our market is oversaturated with fitness classes - we offer fitness classes, Centennial Community Services offers fitness classes and there are a couple of new specialty fitness businesses in the area offering classes. We may have to revisit our current program selection to see how we can increase our numbers without duplicating services. Fall Softball: Fall Softball completed it's season the week of September 27 with the following teams winning their respective leagues. Sunday Co -Rec: Millers on Main, Monday Mens: Millers on Main and Millers /Gatekeepers were Co- Champions, Tuesday Mens: Northern Wholesale, Thursday Mens: Millers on Main Special events Family Turkey Shoot: Our 7th Annual Family Turkey Shoot is quickly approaching. We received a good response from both Centennial High School and Forest Lake High School to our call for volunteers. The Family Turkey Shoot will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2004 from 10 a.m. - Noon at Centennial Middle School. Please feel free to stop by and check out what's going on - this is a very fun and lively event! Better yet, bring a child and participate! Breakfast with Santa: 133 people are currently registered for this year's Breakfast with Santa event - scheduled for Saturday, December 11 at St. Joseph's Church. This total is pretty average for this time of year. We generally get the remainder of our registrations (220 max.) after Halloween. • General Interest Recreation Review: The winter edition is scheduled to be in homes the last week of November. Questions? Please call Liz Bursack or Brian Hronski at 651- 982 -2440.