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• Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 www.ci.lino- lakes.mn.us Date: February 20, 2009 To: Park Board From: Brian Hronski and Tanya Mozingo - Lino Lakes Recreation Supervisors RE: Department Updates • Secret Holiday Shop was a huge success in December. We had over 180 receipts which was an increase of 170% from 2007. We made a profit of over $500 after all expenses. We were extremely busy the first night and were open past 7:00 and had to reorder gifts. The volunteers worked well with the participants and had a great experience. ■ Breakfast with Santa was once again a wonderful event. There were 150 people signed up and with 66 children enjoying a morning with Santa played by Officer Brandon Young. The crafts and wonderful food were a hit by everyone who attended. ■ In 2008 we sent out over 200 letters to local youth from Santa Claus. We received compliments from many parents about how excited the children get to receive these. • Snow day was held on one of the coldest weekend in January and in return numbers were much lower than last year with about 150 people joining us at Wargo Nature Center. • The Sweetheart Dance was only done in collaboration with Centennial Community Services this year. We had a great turnout of 69 children and many parents, who danced the night away. • Dance classes were once again a success this winter as well as Tae Kwon Do. We were also able to find a Cardio Kick Boxing Instructor and have started that class back up. • The Spring /Summer Brochure was completed and sent to print. We are anxiously preparing for another great summer season. Upcoming events include Earth Day, Kite Day and our Summer Playground program. • Soccer Mini -Camp had 3 winter sessions and we had a total of 24 kids enrolled and learning soccer skills. • Floor Hockey Mini Camp only had 1 session and 7 kids enrolled but it was a great session. ■ Adult Men's basketball has one week remaining in the regular season before the play -offs start. There are 2 teams tied for first place going into the final week. • Snack and Skate skating lessons just finished another successful season. We had a total of 39 • participants this season. • Spring /Summer softball registration is in full swing and all leagues are filling up nicely. When all the registration is completed we should have 30 total teams playing softball this spring and summer in Lino Lakes.