Walk in the park march 2017

Johnson City Parks and Recreation

A Walk in the Park

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~ Where There’s a Need There’s Lion - Administration Highlights ~ Athletic Division Highlights ~ Park Services Division Highlights ~ Memorial Park Community Center ~ Recreation Services Highlights - Kudos Corner ~ Dashboard

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Where There’s a Need There’s a Lion...

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Lions Clubs International, each club was asked to undertake a Centennial Legacy Project, that being, a building or improvement of a community facility.

The Johnson City Lions Club chose to work with the Parks and Recreation Department to enhance their namesake park Lions Park. The City and the Lions Club have a long history of working together to make Johnson City a better community; and on March 16 members of the Lions Club, City Commissioners, and city staff dedicated a new 16’ x 20’ covered pavilion at Lions Park.

Lions Club provided $7, 152 in funding for construction of the 12-seat capacity pavilion, which will have a lasting impact on the community and is a much needed addition to Lions Park.

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Administration Highlights ~  The new pavilion at Lions Park was dedicated on March 16.  The opening of the new Inclusive Playground at Rotary Park is scheduled for April 4 at 1:30 p.m.  Purchase of new playground equipment for Carver Park was approved at the March 16 City Commission meeting.

Athletics Division Highlights ~  Athletics is in need of softball umpires, scorekeepers, and soccer officials for the upcoming season.  Registrations for soccer are underway. Team practice begins this month.  Youth t-ball and machine pitch registration concluded on March 27.  Adult softball practice begins this month. Registration will conclude on April 7.

Park Services Division Highlights ~  De-winterization of parks has begun with the following parks coming online in March: Cardinal Park, Winged Deer Park soccer, and John Broyles.  Playground inspections are underway at all playgrounds in the system.  Installation of landscape turf is taking place in the Winged Deer Park athletic complex.  Spring soccer field preparations at Civitan Park are underway.  Pre-emergent fertilizer is being spread on all athletic fields.  Metro-Kiwanis fields are being prepared for weekend softball tournaments.  The Lacrosse field has been lined off in preparation for play.  Installation of obstacles is underway for the upcoming Deerslayer Obstacle Course Race scheduled for Winged Deer Park on April 1. The event is a fundraiser for the Johnson City Senior Center Foundation.

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Memorial Park Community Center ~  This month Spring Break Camps with Johnson City Schools (March 13-17) and Washington County Schools (March 2730) provided fun activities for youth ages 6-12. Attendance for both camps was outstanding with 80 in the Johnson City camp and 40 in attendance from Washington County schools.

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 City Services Day was held on Thursday, March 15. The twenty-five participants were able to test out the new EyePlay inter-active floor gaming system during their visit.

Recreation Services Division ~  Students in the drawing class at Princeton Arts Center learned how to draw simple shapes to create everyday objects.  Carver’s Spring Break Camp had 20 youth enrolled. Field trips included Fender’s Farm, a movie, swimming, bowling, and Just Jump.  ETSU practica students made seed balls for Jacob’s Nature Park at Sinking Creek. Native wildflower seed, moist potting soil, and a bit of organic kitty litter to hold the mixture together, are rolled to make marble sized balls. This method protects the tiny seeds from wind, birds, squirrels, etc. This also makes it easier to know where you have planted and gives the seeds a little bit of soil for their start.

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

Kudo’s this month goes to Sam Miller, Recreation Services Manager. Sam serves as the department’s liaison for the Public Art committee and has completed the boiler work at Memorial Park Community Center and a new playground project at Carver Recreation Center. Sam also developed this year’s summer program which kicks off in June.

Congratulations, Sam. Looks like you’ve been a busy beaver this month.

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