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Parks and Recreation Department 400 10th Street Northwest New Brighton, MN 55112 651-638-2130 If you would like to receive the Parks & Recreation Monthly Update please opt in by clicking here: http://www.newbrightonmn.gov/news/. Select Parks and Recreation to receive the Monthly Update as well as any other categories you wish to receive the latest updates under Subscribe via Email along with your email address. Parks & Recreation Updates will be emailed around the 10th of each month. Parks and Recreation Department Happenings May 2017  IMPROVING HEALTH o 12 co-rec and 46 men’s softball teams play weekly in New Brighton adult leagues. Participation is up 7% from 2016. o 15 participants from St. Anthony Village Community Services, Roseville Parks and Recreation and New Brighton Parks and Recreation visited the Festival of Nations at the St. Paul River Center. Participants were free to explore the many sights, sounds, and tastes offered there. o 9 ladies gathered at the Community Center to enjoy tea, treats and good conversation at the annual Mother’s Day Spring Tea. Hats were available to decorate with flowers and ribbons. Each participant brought a special tea cup from home and shared the story behind it. The afternoon was full of storytelling and fond memories. o 8 Club 55 members gathered to watch the classic musical “Singin’ in the Rain.” Pizza and lemonade were provided to participants as they watched the movie on the big screen projector. This classic film was an uplifting crowd-pleaser.  PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES o A total of 13 buoys were placed in various locations around Long Lake. The buoys main function is slowing down boat traffic to reduce erosion along the shoreline. In times of high water, additional signs and a red buoy is put out to indicate that no wake is allowed at this time. The no wake buoys were installed on May 18 and it is anticipated they will be r emoved in early June when the water level recedes. o 28 Tree Contractors are currently licensed with the City. The licensing process includes receiving proof of liability and worker’s comp insurance, registry and federal ID numbers and providing arborist certification. The licensed contractors can be found at http://www.newbrightonmn.gov/departments/parks -and-recreation/parks/forestry/  FOSTERING HEALTHY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT o The Spring editions of the After School Programs at Brightwood Hills have been completed with 49 students from Edgewood, Highview, Bel Air, Sunnyside and St. John’s participating. o 80 children are registered for the Ed-Ventures Summer Daycare program at Freedom Park. o Martial arts is held at the NBCC on Monday evenings. 49 children were enrolled in the spring. o Afterschool Track at Bel Air has 115- 4th and 5th grade students participating in the program. o 13 children are taking Little Swingers, Beginning and advanced tennis lessons. o Over 75 parents and grandparents enjoyed the Gymnastics parent night on May 8. 58 children attended the spring sampler session of gymnastics.  SUSTAINING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY o The typical park and recreation agency recovers 29% of operating expenditures through revenue generation. Did you know in 2017, the Parks and Recreation Department is budgeted to recover 44% of operating expenditures through revenue generation? o 12 of the 14 leagues hosted at Brightwood Hills have begun play for the season. The only two leagues that have yet to start are the two junior programs on Mondays and Thursdays, scheduled to start in mid-June. o A wedding dance workshop for 6 registrants was held on May 12. Various dances were taught such as the swing, waltz and slow dance. o Pickleball at Highview has been suspended for the summer to move outdoors to Hidden Oaks.