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MEMORANDUM
TO: Parks and Recreation Commission
FROM: Michele Bergh, Recreation Manager
DATE: March I, 2005
SUBJECT: Staff Report
Hot Topic) of the Month
Warming Houses closed mid February. Lions Park saw a total of 1, 036 participants during
the season and was open 44 days total. The average was 24 people per night. Handke was
open 49 days and had a total of 3,106 participants, which averages 64 people per night. Park
maintenance rebuilt the rink after the warm spell in mid February and we had ice an
additiona121 days of skating.
Applicants for Recreation Coordinator position: We had almost 100 applicants for this
position. Applicants came from all over the state as well as a few from as far as Arizona and
Colorado. We are confident that we'll be able find a great employee from this group and are
excited to start the interviewing process.
February Programs
During the month of February, we offered fitness classes, Weight Loss Success programs,
Parent and Tot Tumbling, Preschool Tumbling, Parent and Tot Open Playtime, Eager Elks
Soccer, Eager Elks Basketball, Parent and Child Yoga, Eager Elks Kids Kardio, Eager Elks
Yoga, Eager Elks Tumbling, Girl Power, BLAST, Parents Night Out, Cheer America, Young
Americans Self Defense, Soccer Clinics, ski trip to Afton Alps, Open Gyms, and Skating
Academy.
Facility Use
Lions Park Center
Trott Brook Barn
Emporium
Handke Hockey Rink
Other Misc. Facilities
83.25 hours
5 hours
70 hours
44 hours
15 hours
Wellness Committee
We have 7 teams once again for the annual Healthy Living Challenge and we're about half
way through it. We hosted a Natural Healing Techniques workshop today and had 30
employees participate.