Walk in the park 2017 october

Johnson City Parks and Recreation Special points of interest: ~ A Beautiful Day for a Rainbow!

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

A Walk in the Park YOUR Parks and Recreation Connection I s s u e

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A Beautiful Day for a Rainbow!

Legion Street Pool hosted the 27th Annual Fish Out early this month. This collaborative event, organized each year by Johnson City’s Community Policing Division, brings together the Tennessee National Guard, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Parks & Recreation and many other groups and volunteers to transform the swimming pool into a fishing hole. Stocked to the brim with rainbow trout, over 1,000 people enjoyed fishing at the pool this year while many first time anglers got to experience the thrill of the catch!

All of the fish caught were cleaned and put on ice for people to take home for dinner. Prizes were awarded, memories were made and new skills were learned at this year’s Fish Out.

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Administration Highlights ~ Mark Your Calendars!

The 2018 Wall of Fame Banquet been moved to Nov. 8.

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MaxDog Concessions was awarded a three year agreement to provide concessions for the department.

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The Metro-Kiwanis playground project was awarded to GameTime and the site has been prepared for construction.

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James Ellis, David Carmichel and John Grindstaff attended the NRPA Congress in New Orleans Sept. 25-28. Several staff attended the TRPA State Conference in Franklin, Tenn. Oct. 23-26.

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The Wall of Fame Nominating Committee met Oct. 9 and selected Bill Francisco, Scott Lusk and Jeremy Stevens as this year’s recipients.

Athletics Division Highlights ~ 

Fall adult softball concluded this month.

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Fall youth soccer concluded Oct. 28.

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Youth and adult basketball registration closed Oct. 29.

Park Services Division Highlights ~ 

The playground at Metro-Kiwanis has been removed.

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Park Services installed netting, fencing, set up tent and delivered tables and chairs for this year’s annual Fish Out at Legion Street pool.

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Civitan Park fields have been top-dressed.

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Fields at Winged Deer Park and Metro-Kiwanis were prepared for scheduled tournaments.

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Park Services crew completed the prep work for an Eagle Scout project that will add a new pavilion to Willow Springs Park.

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Recreation Services Division ~ 

Memorial Park Community Center hosted two fall break camps with 60 participants in the Johnson City camp and 12 in the Washington County. Campers enjoyed swimming, games, arts and crafts and a variety of other activities.

A T-Wall game system and a new Xbox have been added in the game room.

The teen program is showing progress with a new Wild Card Day added to the open gym program and the continuance of teen movie nights. Each program is averaging ten teens in attendance.

Super Spooky Saturday held on the 21st had 1,500 in attendance. Attendees enjoyed a hayride, inflatable fun, face painting, games, pumpkin patch and an indoor haunted walk-through.

Touch a Truck—Trunk or Treat was held on Oct. 26 where folks enjoyed an up close and personal look at recreational vehicles, fire trucks and police cruisers with their trunks full of Halloween treats.

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Water bugs enjoyed a dip in the Memorial Park Community Center’s pool trying to capture a floating pumpkin during this year’s Pumpkin Swim.

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Mary Lee Baker and Michael Hammonds shared their face painting skills for this year’s Party in the Park with the Johnson City Police Department and the Community Roundtable.

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ETSU students blazed (marked) the Lone Oak Trail that has a trail head located on Dry Creek Road, ending up at Tip Top in Buffalo Mountain Park. The trail is roughly two miles long.

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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

Teena Sparks, MPCC maintenance supervisor has landed in Kudos Corner this month for her ability to identify the need for new and additional tools and equipment which allows her crew to accomplish tasks in a more efficient manner.

Teena has taken the lead on repairing a couple of minor issues on the flooring in the dining room and the gathering area as well as, ensuring that the showers in the pool area are maintained at a higher level.

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