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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: March 25, 2010 To: Park Board From: Lino Lakes Recreation Supervisors — Brian Hronski and Tanya Mozingo RE: Department Updates • The 10th Annual Snow Day was a huge success this year with approximately 450 participants taking part in the winter activities. The event was planned in collaboration with Blaine and Anoka County Parks and Recreation Departments. • The Sweetheart Dance was enjoyed by 56 preschoolers who brought along a special someone to enjoy music, crafts and snacks. Centennial Community Services was also a part of this annual event. • Fitness classes have been going strong, and we introduced a new class called Latin Cardio Dance this spring and the participants are anxious to see it back this fall. • School's out camps were held over winter break in collaboration with Shoreview, Blaine, Arden Hills Parks and Recreation Departments and Centennial Community Services. The participants enjoyed theme days as well as a day trip the Science Museum to see the Titanic exhibit. • Registration for spring /summer programs are off to a great start, it looks like we will have another successful season of programming for the residents of Lino Lakes. • Special Events to come throughout spring and summer months include: o Kid's Garage Sale — May 8th at Centennial Middle School, 8:30 — 11:30 a.m. o Kite Day — June 5th at Lino Park 10:30 — 11:30 a.m. with demonstrations from the MN Kite Society. o Puppet Shows in the Park — 4 different show dates at local parks, free puppet shows with refreshments and crafts for the kids. • Men's Basketball League just finished its season. The A Squad won the regular season championship and the Shane Express team won the tournament with an impressive undefeated run in the tournament. We had 6 teams in the league this year. • Co -Rec Indoor Soccer league is underway at the Centennial Sports Arena, we have 6 teams in the league this year. • Mens and Co -Rec softball registration has concluded for the Spring /Summer league and we had a total of 29 teams which fills our leagues to capacity. • Floor Hockey Mini -Camp just finished a week ago. We had 16 four and five year old participants in the six week floor hockey camp.