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Lino Lakes Parks & Recreation Department Program Highlights October Park Board Update YOUTH Youth Instructional: Programs are up and running and reaching their half -way point. Many will end next month or the first part of December. Classes have been going smoothly and we have not had any unexpected cancellations or issues with the facilities. Overall, it has been a good season. Fastpitch Softball C , These clinics started on Tuesday, October 24. We have 9 girls participating! C«1t4 T. ; 19 children participated in our annual Pumpkin Patch and Apple Orchard trip on October 19. The children went to Afton Apple Orchard fora hayride, apple - picking, pumpkin patch, corn maze, petting zoo and mega playground. After, they went to Centennial Elementary for activities. Our field trip to the Circus on October 20 was cancelled due to lack of registrations. Fall Soccer: Youth Soccer had it's end of the season tournament on Saturday, October 28. We had a glorious day and the weather was outstanding. In the Girls U10 bracket (6 teams) the Express won the championship. It was a great run by the Express since they had to win 3 games and were the #4 seeded team before the tournament started. They defeated the #1 and #2 seeded teams enroute to the tournament championship. In the Alloys U10 division we had the top seeded teams meet in the final where the #1 seeded Sting won the ampionship game 4 -2. Each first and second place team were awarded trophies for their efforts. Fall Tackle Football: Youth Football for 4th-6th grade had its play -offs starting Monday, October23 and culminating with the championships on Saturday, October 28. The football season was a success with the Lino Lakes 5th Grade Raiders winning the "A" bracket championship. Other teams that did well in the play -offs were the 4th grade Rams who won the 4th grade "B" bracket and the 6th grade Texans who finished second in their league and did well in the playoffs. ADULTS Open Basketball: Adult Open basketball is set to start on Monday, November 13 at Centennial Middle School from 7 -9:45 p.m. SPECIAL EVENTS & BROCHURE Family Turkey Shoot The 9th Annual Family Turkey Shoot is quickly approaching. It will be held on Saturday, November 11 from 10 a.m. - Noon at Centennial Middle School. Our event sponsors this year are the Circle -Lex Lions, Forest Lake Area Athletic Association, Patriot Bank and the Lino Lakes Lions. Everyone is welcome to participate in this free holiday event. We encourage you to come and check it out! Breakfast with Santa Breakfast with Santa is filling up quickly. As of 10/31/06, 126 people were registered. We can still take 74 more, but it won't be long before those spots fill too. Breakfast with Santa is scheduled for eturday, December 9 from 8:30 -10 a.m. in the banquet hall at St. Joseph's Church. s ucttuiL We are putting the final touches on our winter brochure. It is scheduled to be out in homes the middle of November. Questions? Please call Liz Benoit or Brian Hronski at 651- 982 -2440.