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Add a Little Spring to Your Life
Newsletter - Vol 3, Issue 7
August 2009
Welcome
We are pleased to have the opportunity to inform you about some of the many programs and services we have to offer. We hope that you are able to take part and enjoy some of them during your valuable leisure time.
Park Maintenance
- A Job Well Done
By Roscoe Righter
Blue Springs is known to have one of the best Parks & Recreation Departments in the metro area. When our residents or visitors go to one of our parks, they generally will experience clean, safe, and attractive facilities. Most people never give a thought to what it takes in the way of maintenance for our system to look or perform the way it does........
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Vesper Hall Volunteers
Many individuals give back to their community but few give back to the extent of the volunteers at Vesper Hall. On June 24th, 176 volunteers were honored for their contributions to the older adult programs sponsored by the Blue Springs Parks & Recreation Department. Volunteers and their guests were treated to appetizers, an awards ceremony, and entertainment by a popular 50's & 60's Retro Music Band, The Krazy Kats. Vesper Hall was decorated with the retro theme and some participants dressed in costumes from the 1950's through 1970's reflecting the 2009 "Lasting Memories" theme. Our Vesper Hall volunteers have contributed hours totaling 12,422 during the last volunteer year. This reflects a grand total of 121,545 hours since Vesper Hall opened its doors in 1993.
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Summer Pool Hours
Shortened
With the Blue Springs School District scheduling to start school operations on Tuesday, August 18th, Centennial Pool-Plex will be closed weekdays while school is in session. The closed days is also due to financial budget cuts due to the poor economy. Closed weekday dates: august 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, September 1, 2, 3 and 4. On weekends the hours of operation will remain the same at 12:30 to 7:00 PM. Other programs and lessons will not be affected.
Starting August 10th the Blue Springs High School swim team will begin afternoon swim team practices at Centennial Pool. These practices will affect some areas to be closed to public use during summer open swimming times. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday's August 10th through 17th the swim team will have access to 1/2 of the indoor pool and outdoor pool from 2:45 to 5:00 PM. The public will have access to 3 lanes in the indoor pool and one diving board, 4 lanes in the outdoor pool with the two water slides and the wading pool during these periods.
End of Summer Schedule
The Gift
By Bill Landrum,
Vesper Hall Volunteer
"36"
That's a three, six!!
Thirty-six individuals, families and businesses have made donations to Vesper Hall this past year. Their gifts have funded many projects that, among other things, give light and sound to our members.
This issue of "the gift" says thank you to our friends. We also invite you to consider one of the projects on the Gift Tree.........
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Your Guide to Parks
and Facilities
Have you ever wanted to know how many city parks are available in Blue Springs or where they are located? How about how many shelters are available to rent, where are they, how many will they seat, are there grills, water or electricity available. Are there nearby trails, ball fields, ponds or streams? Maybe you would like to know where there are ball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts or playground equipment. Answers to these questions and more are available in our publication titled "Your Guide to Parks and Facilities".
Your Guide to Parks and Facilites
Bits and Pieces
Music in the Park Concert Series
Blue Springs Car Cruise Nights
Mighty Mud Volleyball Tournament
Dance Classes
Adams Pointe Golf Club Specials
Theme Park Tickets are Available
Parks and Recreation Activity Guide
Vesper Hall "GoodTimes" Activity Guide
Facility Rental Opportunities
Details on Bits and Pieces.....
Please, Do Not Feed the Geese
Caution: Feeding Waterfowl may be Harmful!
Regular feeding can cause dependency on people for food, conflicts with people and spread of disease. If you care for waterfowl, here's what you can do to help them retain their "wildness" and maintain their well-being. . . .
- Stop feeding them! They don't understand the problem.......... You do.
- Learn more about waterfowl by visiting a library, nature center, State Wildlife Refuge. . . then teach others what you know.
- Preserve the spirit of America by allowing waterfowl to stay wild ......observe and appreciate them from a distance.
Photos of the Month
Wet fun at the Centennial
Pool-Plex.
July Photos.....
Health and Fitness Tips:
COOL DOWN: Just as warming up for exercise is important, cooling down after exercise is just as important. Once you have completed your workout, take five to 10 minutes to walk, or stretch to allow your body to cool down. This is very important for the muscles and joints and for the heart and lung.
Quotes to Live By:
"Always leave enough time in your life for something that makes you happy, satisfied, even joyous. That has more of an effect on your economic well-being then any other single factor."
-Paul Hawkens
Mission Statement
"It is the mission of the Blue Springs Parks & Recreation Department to serve the publics well-being by providing quality leisure opportunities through the research, establishment, implementation and maintenance of a comprehensive parks, recreation, buildings and grounds system."
In This Issue
- Park Maintenance
- Vesper Hall Volunteers
- Pool Hours Shortened
- The Gift
- Your Guide to Parks and Facilities
- Bits and Pieces
- Do Not Feed the Geese
- Photos of the Month
- Health and Fitness Tips
- Quotes to Live By
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