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Parks and Recreation monthly report Page 2 . . A brief highlight of two of these programs is as follows : Snoball Tournament • The first snoball tournament was held the weekend of January 31 and February 1 . Five men's teams and four co-rec teams participated. The events ran smoothly even without the intended snow. Mrs. Jaycees sold concessions at City Hall . The Championship games were held Sunday. The tournament is easily run with no need for maintenance of fields. The participants seemed to enjoy the challenge and to pioneer the cold and snow (on Sunday) . Snow definitely is an enhancing factor and hopefully in years to come this activity will include lots of nice, soft, fluffy snow. The low entry fee of $35.00/team covered all costs of the tournament. Gadabouts The monthly January Gadabout trip was to the General Mills Betty Crocker Kitchens, Byerly' s store and gift shops and 50th and France mall . The trip included Shoreview registrations and the total number of participants was 45, the maximum. Since Mounds View and Shoreview Cities have combined Gadabout trips, the program has grown in interest. With over five years of nurturing, the trips now fill to capacity, with few or no trip cancellations, which in turn keeps the prices lower due to greater group discounts . • Park Development There were three major issues that took place in our park development program: 1 . Finalization and approval by the Parks and Recreation Commission of the City Wide Parks and Open Space Plan. 2. Silver View Park land acquisition was finalized. 3. The City Council approved the hiring of Saunders/Thalden and Associates for the ititial site planning of Silver View Park. Our Forestry program suffered a major loss in January with the passing of Mr. Jack Shields as our Forester on December 31, 1981. Staff prepared a memo for the Council 's review regarding the future status of this position and we are presently awaiting their reply. 41/