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Finding Purpose
Editor's Note: Parks & Rec Business magazine continues the 2004 series focusing on... Everything H20, from pool equipment, safety, staffing and programming to profiles and perspectives on the
Products & Literature
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Craft Connection
This may be hard to believe, but long ago, in a distant galaxy, children actually played outside, building forts and getting dirty while riding bikes through mud puddles. Most astonishing was that
No Hibernation Allowed!
Unless you grew up in or had a career opportunity in the northern climates of our country, you probably won't understand or believe how much we care about winter sports programming in our City of
The Incident Command System
Since the school shootings of the 1990s, the terrorist attacks of 2001, the Station Night Club fire in Rhode Island, the California mudslides, Western wildfires other tragic events, most people are
Don't It Make Your Brownfields Green
Over the past few years, there has been a strong movement for the cleanup of brownfields sites -- areas contaminated by former industrial properties.To help communities afford this cleanup, and to
OPRA Connection
Many challenges confront youth-serving organizations. Limited budgets have required many to reduce program offerings. Staff may struggle to balance developing creative programs with staffing of
In The News
It was the spring of 1970 that I first met Sheryl Lynn Clark, later to be known as Sherry. Her eagerness and enthusiasm to do a great job as recreation trainee III at the 20th Street Gym for Denver
Somebody Say Something
Our refrigerator went on the fritz last week so the Mrs. and I were poking around the appliance stores looking for a replacement. While there, we noticed a particularly rude and smart-mouthed
Mark Your Calendars
I live and die by my desk calendar. Okay, so it's not quite that dramatic, but it does the important job of regulating and reminding.I suppose I could set up my Outlook calendar with bell-ringing
Field & Turf
While Madison's buried in snow (depending on this year's weather cycle), and the concern is keeping the pavement clear, there are still a lot of us who are snow- and ice-free.But even colder climates