Walk in the park 2017 august

Johnson City Parks and Recreation Special points of interest: ~ Dive, Ride and Stride!

- Administration Highlights ~ Athletic Division Highlights ~ Park Services Division Highlights ~ Recreation Services Highlights - Kudos Corner

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Dive, Ride and Stride!

Johnson City Parks and Recreation created a competitive yet playful environment August 19 at the 5th Annual Dive, Ride and Stride Kids Triathlon.

More than 100 anxious and brighteyed kids ranging in age from 6-12 began their athletic trials swimming at Legion Street Pool. They exited the pool dripping wet, ran to their waiting bikes and took off down the Tweetsie Trail.

The final leg of the journey was made on foot down sidewalks along Legion and Main streets to the finish line.

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Administration Highlights ~ 

Administration welcomed Gary Gray to the marketing office on August 7.

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Marc Upton was appointed to the Park Advisory Board along with reappointed member Mark Durkee.

Athletics Division Highlights ~ 

Fall adult softball began play on August 21 with 51 teams signed up.

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Youth soccer began play on August 28 with 62 teams this year.

Park Services Division Highlights ~ 

Parks Services crews prepared fields at Civitan and Winged Deer Parks for weekend tournament play.

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Work on the Disc Golf Course at Winged Deer Park is progressing with 17 tee pads completed.

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Freedom Hall Pool clean up and re-installation of the diving board has been completed.

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Repairs have been made to the scoreboard on field five at Winged Deer Park.

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Aerification and field overseeding took place on the Civitan Park fields this month.

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Set up and clean up for Science Hill High School’s first football game.

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Set up and clean up for Memorial Park Community Center’s kids triathlon.

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Recreation Services Division ~ 

On August 19 a group of wildlife detectives explored Buffalo Mountain Park for clues left behind by the animals that call Buffalo Mountain Park home.

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At the beginning of the month Connie Deegan conducted a program for the Johnson City Library and took 25 volunteers to Jacob’s Nature Park at Sinking Creek where they collected two pick-up loads of trash.

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The first of a series of teen movie nights was held at Memorial Park Community Center on August 15 with 15 teens in attendance. Teen movies will be offered the first and third Tuesdays of each month through December.

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Memorial Park Community Center pool is offering a new Girls Night Out water aerobics class from 6-7 p.m. on Thursdays.

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Carver Recreation Center has initiated a Chess Club for grades K-12. The club will visit other chess clubs in the area to compete in local tournaments.

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Johnson City Parks & Recreation 4137 Bristol Highway 4137 Bristol Highway Johnson City, Tennessee 37601 Johnson City, Tennessee 37601 Phone: 423-283-5815 Phone: 423-283-5815 Fax: 423-283-5829 Fax: 423-283-5829 Email: jcparksinfo@johnsoncitytn.org Website: www.johnsoncitytn.org

Kudos to Herb Greenlee for securing a LEAPS Grant through the Appalachian Credit Union. The grant, which will be used towards programming for youth grades 6-8.

The $150,000 grant will be distributed over a three-year period and will be shared with Carver Recreation Center, Jonesborough and Unicoi County beginning in August of 2018.

Great job Herb!

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