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Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department Program Highlights June Park Board Update Kite Day: 374 kites were handed out at Kite Day this year - one of our highest totals in quite a while! The weather was gorgeous - slight breeze, lots of sun and no rain! It was a perfect day for kite flying! Our sponsors for this year's event were Patriot Bank and the Lino Lakes Lions Club. Dance: Our dance classes were very popular this summer. We have 23 participants in Preschool Dance and 8 participants in Tap and Ballet. Classes started on June 12 and will continue until August 7. Youth Sports: Summer T -Ball is in full swing. We have 11 T -Ball sessions for the month of June and a total of 150 kids partici- pating. Soccer Fundamentals for children ages 3 -8 is underway and we have great numbers again this summer - 90 participants enrolled in the June session. Baseball Camp was a huge success again this year. 55 kids participated in the camp which conclud- ed with a pizza and pop party on Thursday. Youth Golf Lessons and Golf Academies have been going very well this summer. We are using both Shadow Ridge Driving Range and Chomonix Golf Courses to teach youth and adults the basics of golf. We have almost 100 golfers for the month of June. Tennis Lessons are taking place at Arena Acres this summer and even with a reduced number of courts we are still offering lessons to players of all abilities. We have 70 participants playing tennis this June. SkyHawks Sports Academies: Mini Hawk finished last week. We had 16 participants in this program learning about soccer, basketball, and baseball. Flag Football Camp finished on Friday, June 22. We had 12 kids participate in this week long skills camp. Skyhawks Boys Lacrosse Camp started the week of June 25. We have 12 participating. This camp has been a huge success. rvi Lacrosse Leagues: YLM Youth Lacrosse is in full swing. We have (1) 3rd /4th grade, (2) 5th /6th grade, and (1) 7th /8th de teams playing in this Youth Lacrosse Minnesota League. These teams are winding down their seasons and will be playing in the end of the season tournaments in the middle part of July. Playground Program: The Playground Program is rebounding from last year's drop in attendance. 289 participants are cur- rently registered for this year's program compared to last summer's 272 participants. Three of our sites reached their maximums of 50: Behm's Park, Birch Park PM, and Sunrise Park PM. The remaining sites had good registration totals too: Birch Park AM (41), Sunrise Park AM (21), Clearwater Creek Park (48), and Highland Meadows Park (29). The Playground Program began on June 18 and despite the stormy weather that day things went very smoothly. The program will conclude on August 2 with individual park parties being held throughout the week at each park. Field Trips: We have one week (July 9 - 12) of field trips this summer that we are cooperatively offering with Blaine Parks and Recreation Department. Trips include Bunker Hills Stable & Bonfire, Como Zoo & Cookout, Wargo Nature Center and Elm Creek Pool & Play. Currently 25 are registered for Bunker Hills, 9 for Como Zoo, 21 for Wargo Nature Center and 11 for Elm Creek Pool. Baseball Camp Fall Soccer & Football: Fall Football and Soccer registration has started and the numbers are looking good again this year. We had 325 football and 450 soccer players in our fall program last year. Adult Fitness: Our fitness programs are doing very well this summer. This is the first summer in a very long time that we've held all of our offered classes. Adult Softball: Summer adult softball leagues are winding down. We have 3 more weeks of play and then the fall leagues start the first week of August. Questions? Please contact Liz Benoit or Brian Hronski at 651- 982 -2440.