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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 10, Date: June 3, 2013 To: Park Board From: Lino Lakes Recreation Supervisors — Brian Hronski and Tanya Mozingo RE: Department Updates • Special Events that have taken place include: o The entire special event season went very well. We had great attendance at the following events: • Gobbler Games — 250 attendees • Breakfast with Santa —100 attendees • Secret Holiday Shop —150 attendees • Snow Day — 600 attendees • Sweetheart Party — 130 children • Super Hero Carnival —120 children • Spring Fling —150 children o Upcoming Special Events • Kite Day —June 8 at Rice Lake Elementary • Puppet Shows in the Park — Birch Park (June 26), Highland Meadows Park (July 10), Clearwater Creek Park (July 31) • Family Corn Roast and Community Night —July 25 at Sunrise Park • Safety Camp — August 8 at Centennial Middle School • Blue Heron Days — August 16, 17, 18 • The Summer Playground Program starts June 17. We have approximately 400 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 start training on June 10 and should ensure a fabulous summer for all. • The Preschool Playtime program had 31 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, Drawing I, Drawing II, Little Explorers Art Camp, Scrapbook Camp, Preschool Art Creations and Dodgeball Camp. We expect a terrific turnout for these camps again. • Our Tae Kwon Do and Youth Dance programs will continue to run throughout the summer with great attendance. During the summer we will be conducting classes in the old Early Childhood Center at City Hall.