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* We are happy to announce minimal damage in the parks this Halloween weekend and day - only a broken window at Groveland Park building. This is always a "scary" night for potential park vandalism. . . but not this year! * Park irrigation, drinking fountains and picnic shelter restrooms and kitchen has now been completely blown out and shut off for the winter. This is a long process - happy to have it done for the year. * Dormant seeding is planned for both City Hall youth ball field, and the softball and soccer fields at Silver View Park. These fields are used from early Spring to late Autumn which prohibits seeding as we'd like. Therefore we are relying on dormant seeding since the September 15 seeding date is typically missed due to continued play on these fields. However, dormant seeding is successful only when the timing is right. Timing must be impeccable - laying the seed just before a snowfall so that the seeds do not germinate. Therefore, this will be a spur of the moment activity whenever the conditions are right. * Jobs yet to do include prepping the rink docks and railings, putting up lights at Woodcrest Park for skating activities, grading the rink areas, continued work on the Water Truck prepping it for the winter season, finish doing as much turf sweeping as possible before the snows, taking in the trash cans, putting hay bales around sliding hill trees at Silver View, daily tasks such as trash removals, City Hall sign changes (which have been frequent lately) park checks, repairs as needed, etc. Job lists never end!!!!! It truly is a myth that there was little parks work in November. * The picnic shelter at Lakeside needs new shingles. Materials have been purchased and the plan was that this would be a joint project with SLP and MV parks crews. However, since everyone is so busy trying to get projects and jobs done before the snows, it was decided that this would be a Spring project. * Steve has been working with an Eagle Scout candidate, Kevin Jacobs, who will be working on his Eagle Scout project this weekend - constructing a park planter sign at Random Park - the same design as Greenfield Park. RECREATION: * A large motorcoach brought a load of people to the Mall of America on Tuesday. All had a good time. Another Holiday trip is planned for December. * The Halloween Party was a huge success with 50 young children partying here at City Hall on Sunday. McDonalds provided the meals and brought along "The Grinch" to visit. Crafts and games, stories, lunch with the Grinch and other activities made for a fun day. Both Sharie and Mary commented on how well behaved the children were. Way to go kids! Many volunteers helped out with