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Parks and Recreation Department Happenings June 2015 • IMPROVING HEALTH o There were 14 adults 55+ who attended the Saints Game on June 24. o More than 60 individuals registered for the AARP Drivers Safety course in June. o July is National Park and Recreation Month, and will be celebrated through a variety of free, family friendly events. The events range from a family movie night featuring E.T. to a bike tour at Hansen Park and from free open swim at Highview pool to a family game night. PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES o Forestry staff has been busy trimming trees along pathways, sidewalks and around street signs to improve visibility and safety for pedestrians along these routes. o Parks/forestry staffs have been renewing the wood chips around NBCC, City Hall and Public Safety Center, as well as along the corridor of Old Hwy 8. Staff is also putting wood chips around trees in the parks. o Medians and concrete areas along Silver Lake Road have been sprayed to inhibit weed growth. FOSTERING HEALTHY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT o There were 176 soccer league participants who started league play with Shoreview, Mounds View, and Arden Hills June 8`'' o The first year of Outdoor Basketball had 29 participants in the program pairing with Ed Ventures Day Care Program. o Brightwood Hills Golf Course started the summer Junior Golf League, which includes lessons, in mid-June with just under 150 participants. o Outdoor soccer camps started the beginning of June with 127 New Brighton participants and 59 St. Anthony participants for a total of 186 children in all the camps. o New Brighton's Youth Baseball Leagues started this month with 107 participants. o June T -Ball camps started with 25 participants learning the fundamentals of baseball and having fun. o Ed -Venture Day Care program at Freedom Park started June 8 with 60 children are enrolled. 0 29 children visited the Minnesota Train Museum on Friday June 12. o Ed -Ventures Day Care program brought 27 children on a Friday trip to Fawn -Doe- Rosa in St. Croix Falls to visit the wild animal park. o Youth tennis classes are running at Hansen Park and Hidden Oaks Park. 30 children are enrolled. o Summer gymnastic classes are being held at Irondale with 50 children learning apparatus skills. 0 40 children are enrolled in dance classes at NBCC on Wednesday evenings. o Karate classes and Little Tiger Martial Arts classes started June 8 with 33 children attending. SUSTAINING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY o Group golf lessons packaged as Get Golf Ready completed two sessions in June with 18 students now ready to enjoy the game. o Three adults are signed up for semi private guitar lessons at NBCC. o Sixty-three adult softball teams play weekly games in New Brighton with over 750 adults. SUPPORTING COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT o EAB injections began the week of June 22. This year treatment is occurring on all Ash trees greater than 18" along the boulevards and in Parks/City owned properties. o Driftwood and Hidden Oaks park shelters were demolished the week of June 15. Driftwood was completed on June 17 and Hidden Oaks was completed on June 20. o Open Pickleball is held at Hansen Park and Hidden Oaks park each week on Tuesdays and Fridays during the summer months. PARKS & RECREATION UPDATES If you would like to receive parks and recreation updates on a monthly basis via email, you may sign up on the city website at www.newbrightonnm.gov. Click on the NB Newsroom link on the left sidebar, provide us with your email address, and select which email updates you would like to receive. Parks & Recreation Updates will be emailed around the 101 of each month.