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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: July 30, 2012 To: Park Board From: Lino Lakes Recreation Supervisors — Brian Hronski and Tanya Mozingo RE: Department Updates • Special Events that have taken place include: o Princess Party — over 60 little princesses joined us for a night of dancing, crafts and photos with Belle and Cinderella. o Spring Fling — This annual egg hunt held at Rice Lake Elementary saw about 200 children ages 3 — 11 take part in finding over 2000 eggs. o Kite Day — this was held in June at Rice Lake Elementary. We handed out over 200 kites on a beautiful Saturday morning. o Puppet Shows — We partnered with Shoreview Parks and Recreation again this summer and offered a series of 3 puppet shows at Country Lakes Park, Highland Meadows Park and Clearwater Creek Park. Over 200 people attended these free shows. Refreshments were provided as well as a craft for the children after the show. • The Summer Playground Program ends August 8. We have over 420 children participating in this summer program. There are 3 park sites in the morning and 4 in the afternoon. Children play a variety of games, work on craft projects and enjoy visits from police officers, Wargo Naturalists and Fire Fighters. The 22 staff hired to run the program have done a great job working with the kids over the summer. The Preschool Playtime program had 26 children enrolled this summer. They enjoyed many of the same activities as the kids at playgrounds. This summer are conducting a variety of camps such as: Artists Sampler, All About Science, Splendid Summer Art Camp, Painting and Drawing and Preschool Art Creations. There have been over 80 children enrolled in these programs. Our Tae Kwon Do and Youth Dance programs have continued to run throughout the summer with great attendance. During the summer we conduct classes at Senior Center. The second annual Family Corn Roast and Community Night be will held on August 2 at Sunrise Park. Music will be provided by the Dan Perry and Ice Cream Band. We are preparing for another great turnout. Safety Camp will be held on August 9 at Blue Heron Elementary. There are currently 98 children registered for the program.