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group of children must be quite large in the area, and they are "starved" for activity. It is the age before children can be eligible for IBA basketball. However, we found that a small basketball program on Friday evenings during the Fall filled to capacity so fast that we had to postpone a whole group of people until winter. It is a matter of not enough time available in the gyms to accommodate the large numbers. This Fall premier used parent coaches, approximately 8 in all, 2 for each team. Because the children had few BB skills, that was the main emphasis. In fact, they never got to the point of playing a game but did enjoy little skill competitions so that they felt that they were playing while really developing their dribbling, shooting and passing skills. We are determined to offer more activities for this age group, although feel hindered by lack of facility space now during the winter months. The boot hockey program is for this same age group, being held at Hillview Park. We have a new cross country ski instructor, Luann Throndson who also teaches for St. Paul and other cities. She will be offering instruction with 2 indoor meetings at Random Park and then heading out to the trails at Silver View for the remaining sessions. If you haven't tried cross country skiing, you should. It is a great Minnesota winter sport for the whole family, all ages. We are taking registrations for winter activities, most to begin the weeks of January 10 and 17. Mary and Sharie are busy finalizing last details, meeting with instructors and confirming arrangements. Staff is also working on arrangements that will allow us to take credit card registrations, using Master or Visa. This is a customer service item adding convenience for registrations. Some cities already have this service. We would like to have it ready to go by Spring registration time. Mark Malone is working with us on this project. FORESTRY: Rick's crew will be trimming throughout the duration of winter. We often receive comments from residents about an obstructed intersection or hanging branches and Rick's crew is very good about getting on these cases during their day in Mounds View (on Thursdays). Also, Rick is looking into the plowing situation at Pinewood School in hopes of making sure that the contracted plowing agents do not plow snow into the newly planted pine trees. This is a yearly occurrence that just about makes Rick come unglued, and rightly so. These trees (south of the basketball/parking lot) were planted with grant monies submitted by Rick in the school's behalf. There is plenty of room to dump snow to the east of the lot. Rick will be sure to get on their case. CABLE TV: