Johnson City Parks and Recreation
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Special points of interest: ~ Park Services Gets It Done! ~ Administration Highlights ~ Athletic Division Highlights ~ Park Services Division Highlights ~ Recreation Services Highlights - Kudos Corner ~ Dashboard
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Park Services Gets It Done! Park Services has been especially busy during the month of July, and their preparatory work made it possible for Johnson City to host the Future Stars of Sports Fast Pitch World Series, Winged Deer Park’s biggest annual softball tournament with 136 teams. “This is our largest tournament, and we started a few weeks out making sure the fields were compact and tight, replacing lighting, mowing, watering and doing general field preparation,” said Roger Cox, assistant Park Services manager. Park Services also undertook a major job recently, replacing 14,000 square feet of sod at two of the department’s soccer facilities -- 7,000 square feet at Civitan Park’s Field 1 and 7,000 square feet at Winged Deer Park’s Field 1. “We’re trying to improve our fields due to the amount of play each year,” Cox said. “We’ve increased the frequency with which we’re replacing sod, and we’d like to do at least two soccer fields per year.” Cox said the sod replaced at the two fields stretched from the width of the soccer goals down the length of the middle portion of the playing surface. Park Services also is continuing equipment replacement and maintenance at the Melba Goulding Playground at Winged Deer Park’s Festival Plaza. Slides, climbers, drums and other equipment has been replaced due to wear. Crews also are cleaning portions of supports and awnings at the playground. The Durkee family contributed to the purchase of replacement components for the project.
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Administration Highlights ~
Lions Park - Public forums were held on July 2 and 17 for the purpose of naming of the small pavilion.
Winged Deer Park - A meeting was held with TDEC to view the property adjacent to Winged Deer which may be considered for conversion.
Liberty Bell Tennis - A meeting was held with the Pete Zannis group to discuss the project.
Proclamation for July Parks and Recreation month - July 5.
Athletic Notes Adult fall league softball registration deadline August 3
Athletics Division Highlights ~
Girls T-ball, machine pitch and 9/10 softball registration opened on July 23. Youth travel team softball opened. Soccer officials needed.
A Walk in the Park
Winged Deer Park hosted the Future Stars of Sports Fast Pitch World Series July 19-22, with 136 teams competing. Co-champions took home the trophies.
Park Services Division Highlights ~
Winged Deer Park Lakefront - Washington County inmates cleared large growth from a small section along the public access ramp at Kinch Landing to prevent growth from impeding the floating dock track.
Winged Deer Park Goulding playground Replacement components have been installed where pieces had cracked and faded. Funded by operating dollars and a donation from the Durkee/Goulding families.
Winged Deer Park Soccer - New sod was installed on soccer field one.
Rotary Park - Gump restroom opened for public use.
Carver - Swings relocated outside fall zone. Game Time began work July 9.
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Memorial Park Community Center - Summer camp activities are in full swing this month. Campers in Jump Start enjoyed field trips to Wetlands Water Park, Kingsport Aquatic Center, Bays Mountain, Bristol Caverns and Warriors Path State Park.
Nature Photography campers learned camera skills while photographing animals, insects and flowers at various locations around the city.
Preschool campers enjoyed a wide array of activities including water fun, crafts, outdoor activities and guest speakers.
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Nature specialty camps this month included Pollination Nation and Teen Adventure Quest camps. Campers in Pollination Nation learned how our future flies on the wings and marches forward on the legs of pollinators including honey bees and beetles, butterflies and moths, and birds and bats. The Teen Adventure Quest campers had daily field trips where campers tackled cave exploration, hiking, swimming, river rafting and spent time with newly made friends.
Art Camps started with Adventure in Drawing as campers travelled, discovered, played and sketched their way through the week. Storytelling Camp experienced the wonderful art of storytelling, eye-hand coordination activities, yoga and memory games. Painting on the Brain finished out the art offerings during the summer camp experience.
Carver’s campers enjoyed swimming this month and travelled to the Fish Hatchery, Fender’s Farm, Bright’s Zoo, Bristol Caverns, Reel to Reel, the library, Bays Mountain, Just Jump, Gray Fossil, Warriors Path State Park and the Kingsport Aquatics Center.
Camps will conclude the end of July with 3,540 youth served during as if the end of June.
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Johnson City Parks & Recreation 4137 Bristol Hwy. 4137 Bristol Highway Johnson City, TN 37601 Johnson City, Tennessee 37601 Phone: Phone: 423-283-5815 423-283-5815 Fax: 423-283-5829 Fax: 423-283-5829 Email: jcparksinfo@johnsontn.org Website: www.johnsoncitytn.org
Kudos to the marketing team for distribution of media releases and promotional materials produced on a monthly basis as well as the design, layout and production of the departments Fun Guide. In addition, they visited and photographed several of the department’s summer programs and special events and promoted them on social media. They auditioned, scheduled and hosted 10 bands for this year’s Lakeside Concert Series with total attendance for June and July of 3,620.
Upcoming Events July 26: Winged Deer Park Goulding Amphitheater - Lakeside Concert Series Kids Our Age
August 17: Memorial Park Community Center Senior Services Friday Night Dance Jerry Pierce and the Nightlife Band
July 27-29: Winged Deer Park - Complex Closed
August 17, 18, 19: Winged Deer Park - USA 3 Up 3 Down Classic
August 2: Winged Deer Park Goulding Amphitheater - Lakeside Concert Series Heavy Country
August 20: Winged Deer Park - Fall adult softball league begins
August 3: Memorial Park Community Center Senior Services Friday Night Dance The Shooter Band
August 24, 25, 26: Winged Deer Park - USSSA Fall Ball Clash
August 3, 4, 5: Winged Deer Park - Back to School Bash
August 25: Buffalo Mountain Park - Sunrise hike (Meet the Mountains event)
August 7: Winged Deer Park athletic office - Fall adult soccer coaches meeting
August 25: Jacob’s Nature Park at Sinking Creek - Discover Jacob’s Nature Park (Meet the Mountains event)
August 9: Winged Deer Park Goulding Amphitheater - Lakeside Concert Series Shellem Cline
August 31: Memorial Park Community Center Senior Services Tweetsie Trail Mix and Mingle
August 10, 11, 12: Winged Deer Park - USA Bringin’ the Heat Classic
August 31, September 1, 2: Winged Deer Park - USA Labor Day Classic
August 12: Winged Deer Park athletic office - Fall youth soccer registration deadline August 15: Memorial Park Community Center - Wild Wacky Mystery Supper