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"THIS IS IT" <br />PARKS, RECREATION & FORESTRY <br />WEEK OF APRIL 4 1994 <br />PARKS: <br />Grading has been completed on each of the fields except Edgewood, <br />which we hope to complete by the end of the week. Each field is <br />in great need of ag-lime and therefore several loads of ag-lime <br />have been delivered and leveled out. Edgewood needs a more fine- <br />cut grader for the trim work around the infield grass edges and <br />for that reason will be done separately. <br />Steve and Jeff will be replacing many of the base pegs, <br />homeplates and pitching rubbers as needed. Also, trash barrels, <br />player bench inspections and fencing inspections will be <br />completed, ready for play. Irondale's Girl's Fast Pitch team <br />will be the first to use our fields for scheduled play - at <br />Silver View Park. Adult league play begins Monday, April 18. <br />MVAA has scheduled City Hall for practices for try -outs. Watch <br />out! Baseball/softball players - here they come! <br />We are having limited success on graffiti removal. The stuff <br />that we have lightens the graffiti but also discolors the panels <br />and provides roughness. In additional, two panels at Greenfield <br />Park took approximately a whole afternoon of Steve and Jeff's <br />time. LABOR INTENSE!! <br />RECREATION: <br />There has been an increase of 4 adult softball teams this year <br />over last years statistics. The mixed couples softball league <br />has grown this year. Adult softball profits subsidize a number of <br />youth and general programs and recreation capital items. For <br />instance, the profits from last year's adult softball profits are <br />paying for the netting at Greenfield Park baseball field. In <br />additional, adult.softball pays for labor and materials used for <br />athletic groundskeeping. The great thing about adult softball is <br />that 74 teams can play every week with only using three fields <br />of course we schedule adult games solidly with hour limit games - <br />back to back - having the control to serve a huge number of teams <br />and players using limited field space. <br />Sharie will be attending a conference this Friday and Saturday on <br />City Festivals and Events sponsored by the Minnesota Festival and <br />Events Asociation being held in Brooklyn Park. This looks to be <br />a great conference with lots of ideas and information being <br />exchanged. <br />