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Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department Program Highlights April Park Board Update YOUTH Instructional Programs: Spring session programs are well underway- programs began the first week or two ofApril. Registration was quite strong for programs this season. We filled three of our four Preschool Dance classes and received enough registrations that we were able to conduct both sessions of our Tap and Ballet class - a first for us in a long time. We also filled one session each of our Toss, Kick and Catch, Soccer Mini Camp and Floor Hockey Mini Camp programs. T ball programs were also quite popular - we filled all spring classes and had many people calling and wanting more! We will be offering a whole lot more T ball this summer. Kids Garage Sale: The Kids Garage Sale is back and will be held on Saturday, May 13 from 9 -11 a.m. at Centerville Elementary School. This is a cooperative program we are hosting with Centennial Community Services and is being promoted as a chance for kids to earn a little spending money while learning some basic entrepreneurial business skills (i.e. marketing, money changing, pricing, sales, etc.). As ofApril 24, 10 kids have rented tables at the sale for selling their goods - a good turnout for the first year back after taking a year off from conducting this event. The Kids Garage Sale is being held in conjunction with the Centerville Annual City Wide Garage Sale Days - be sure to stop by and shop if you are in the area. All items for sale at the Kids Garage Sale will be kid items. ADULT mmunity Outings: We are in the process of meeting with tour companies to discuss our Community Outings programs. The owner and operator of our present day trip tour company, First Choice Tours, is in the process of relocating so we are not sure how this will effect the company and our current relationship. The company we've been using for our extended day tours, Sunshine Travel, has undergone some staffing changes so we are hoping to fine tune some areas with them that have been lacking in service. Softball: The spring softball season began April 23.28 teams are playing in our league this spring on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings. Indoor Soccer: The Indoor Soccer playoffs begin April 26. BROCHURE & SUMMER EMPLOYMENT Brochure: The summer brochure is now complete and was mailed out to residents and put on the web April 24. We have received many phone calls about when the summer brochure would go out so it's nice to be able to say it's available. It seems people are still getting used to our new distribution dates because many that called us inquiring about the summer brochure thought they had missed it, when in reality it had not yet been completed. On the positive side, it has been nice not having to have summer program information completed in January and having to tell people in March that playgrounds are full. Summer Employment: We are winding done with summer hiring. We received 65 applications alone just for playground positions and hired 19 staff (16 rning, 3 new). It's a double edged sword having so many applicants nd so few spots, as we end up having to turn down some really good applicants. But, it does allow us the luxury of hiring the best of the best. Questions? Please call Liz Benoit or Brian Hronski at 651- 982 -2440.