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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/08/2007 Park Board OtherFamily Turkey Shoot Baseball Throw (4 -6 year old division) Lino Lakes Parks & Recreation Department Program Highlights November Park Board Update SPECIAL EVENTS Family Turkey Shoot: The 10thAnnual Family Turkey Shoot was held on Saturday, November 10 at Centennial Middle School. 64 teams and 20 volunteers participated in this year's event. This is the lowest number of teams and volunteers we've had to date, but the event could not have gone any better. There were no lines, the volunteers were extremely helpful, and there were plenty of refreshments. Everyone was very happy and we heard many positive comments throughout the event. The lower attendance could have been a result of our decision not to do school flyers this year, but it is difficult to say as we had a lot of new families in attendance that heard about the event through our other advertisements - Centennial's "In the Loop" and the Quad Press. Overall, I would say the event was a huge success! Breakfast with Santa: Breakfast with Santa is quickly approaching. As of November 21, 106 people ages 18 months and up have registered. This is slightly lower than year's past at this time, but the economy could be playing a role - across the board attendance has been lower in programs. We will continue to accept registrations through the end of November. Despite our lower attendance number, our volunteer total for Breakfast with Santa is above and beyond what we really need, but we are finding ways to utilize the help. Letters from Santa: Even though it's not even Thanksgiving yet, we've already received 11 requests for Letters from Santa. We anticipate this to be as popular this year as it has been in the past. After last year's holiday season we revised our letters to include two letter versions for each age from 1 year to 13 year years. This should really bring a new twist for those families requesting multiple letters for their children of different ages. •ecret Holiday Shop: The Secret Holiday Shop is quickly approaching. It will be held December 12 and 13 at Lino Lakes City Hall Community Room from 4:30 - 7 p.m. each evening. We already have several volunteers lined up to help the shoppers and are looking forward to a great sale! YOUTH PROGRAMS Fastpitch Pitching Clinics: Fastpitch Girls Softball Clinics are underway and we have 9 girls signed up for the program. All of the girls in the class are working at different levels and are refining their pitching skills. Youth Instructional: Our youth instructional programs (Dance, Toss, Kick & Catch, Tae Kwon Do, Soccer Mini Camp, Floor Hockey, etc.) are winding down for the season. Many will end the end of this month or the beginning of next month. Programs will resume after Winter Break in early to mid - January. ADULT PROGRAMS Open Basketball: Open adult basketball started on Monday, November 12 and we had 13 players there for the first night. Open basketball is from 7:00 - 9:45 at Centennial Middle School gymnasium. 5- Player Basketball League: 5- Player Adult Basketball League is set to open league play on Wednesday, November 28. We have 7 teams in the league this year. WARMING HOUSES Warming house staff have been hired and we have many new staff this year. Warming houses are set to open on Saturday, December 15 (weather permitting). LINO LAKES NEWS The winter edition of the Lino Lakes News was mailed out the week of November 19. It is also available in our office and on -line at www.ci.lino- lakes.mn.us. Questions? Please feel free to contact Liz Benoit or Brian Hronski Family Turkey Shoot Frisbee Toss (7 -10 year old division) 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 November 29, 2007 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Mike Hoffman, Parks Supervisor SUBJECT: November Parks Maintenance Update Maintenance activities during the month of November have included the following: • Completed all mowing. Mowers have been thoroughly cleaned, serviced and stored for the winter or had mowers removed and winter attachments installed. • Final garbage collection until spring. All cans have been emptied throughout the park system. • Completed irrigation system blowouts. • Equipment winterization and winter equipment preparation. In addition to the mowers mentioned earlier, a lot of other equipment needs to be winterized and stored or prepped for winter use. Our JD 6410 gets a plow hung on it in the winter and is used to clear parking lots and plow cul -de -sacs. Our JD 5525 gets an 8' angle broom attached to it and is used to sweep sidewalks and hockey rinks. All plows and snow blowers are hooked up and run prior to the first snow to ensure everything is operating properly. • Assist Recreation Department with Family Turkey Shoot and moving supplies from Town Center to Marshan storage building. • Assisted Streets Department with tree removal along Pine Street. • Delivered and spread approximately 60 cubic yards of rec -step to Clearwater Creek Park tot lot. • Removed dock from Country Lakes Park. • Graffiti removed from Brandywood Park playground. • Athletic field projects: - top dressed and over - seeded wear areas on football and soccer fields - spread ballfield Red Rock to infields on Sunrise #1 and #2. • Heavy Duty Attachment Rack installed (48'L x 8 1/2' H x 4' W) inside our outdoor storage yard. The rack holds approximately 18 skid steer and tractor attachments and all are easily accessible. In the past you would sometimes have to move 2 -3 attachments to get to the one you needed. The rack will keep things much more organized and allow us to hook up much faster. • Pheasant Hills Trail Update — much has happened here since last month's update. Tree and brush clearing has been completed. Stumps along the proposed trail route were removed. The abandoned section of trail was milled on site with the millings being used as base material for the new trail. A geotextile fabric was placed under the base material to help stabilize the trail. Additional loads of crushed limerock were hauled in for base material. The trail has been graded and compacted. All disturbed areas have been • • • restored, seeded and erosion control measures are in place. Tree Trust plans to begin construction of the boardwalk this winter. I will keep you posted as to their progress. Those are November's highlights with more to come in December. P.S. November 27, 5° F morning temperature. Guess what, we hput down our first flood of the season. If these temps keep up we'll be skating by December 8t . Ha, Ha, don't count on it.