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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: June 27, 2011 To: Park Board From: Lino Lakes Recreation Supervisors — Brian Hronski and Tanya Mozingo RE: Department Updates • T -Ball is in full swing and we have 135 3 -6 year olds playing this summer. • We are offering beginning, intermediate and advanced tennis for children ages 5 -15. We have 125 participants registered for summer tennis. • Our Baseball camp ended June 23 and we had 60 ball players in one of the annual summer's best Lino Lakes camp! • Cougar Soccer Camp ran June 27 —June 30 and we had 70 youth soccer players registered which has • been an annual camp as well. • • We have over 175 kids signed up for our Soccer Fundamentals class. In this class the young soccer players are learning the basic skills of soccer while playing fun games. • Youth and adult golf lessons are in full swing and our golf instructor Phil Biesanz has been busy teaching the finer points of golf. • Youth Golf Academy is once again being offered and we have 40+ participants taking part in the 5 day academy. Each golfer plays 9 holes on Friday to complete the camp! • Skyhawks Academy just finished a youth Flag Football Camp last week! 18 participants enjoyed a full week of football skills and fun! • Adult Softball is past the summer season's midway point and the weather has not cooperated! We will be needing some good weather and a few make -ups dates to finish the season. We have 27 adult softball teams playing in Lino Lakes this summer • Fall Soccer and Football sign -ups have started at City Hall. We expect 400 youth soccer players and 350 youth football players to register by the middle of July! The season for both sports will start in Mid - August! • The Playground Program and Preschool Playtime are off to a great start. o The Playground Program is full at four of our eight sites. We have 25 top -notch staff on hand this year to spend the summer with the children! Theme weeks this year include: Jungle Safari, Culinary Creations (all about healthy eating and being active), Yankee Doodle Dandy and more! Participants will also be visited by a Lino Lakes Police Officer, Wargo Naturalist and Centennial Fire Fighter as well as our own Art Specialists.