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Staff Report/March 5, 1997 Michele Bergh Gymnastics *Winter session is ending winding down and Spring will begin after Spring Break *Many facility concerns this session at the High School with their need for space and our need for equipment and the gymnastics room. We spent quite a bit of time working with Mike Hanlon to accommodate both their needs and ours. Summer Programs *Working on planning summer *Meetings are beginning with Community Ed and ECFE to maximize the overall offerings to the communities *One really exciting opportunity this summer is with our Tennis program. We have joined with the Play Tennis America program offered through USTA. This is free to us and there are many benefits such as the ability to offer a free lesson to the community, discounted racquets and balls for participants, manual for running the class, staff training, etc. Open Gyms *Open gyms end this month *We have seen improvement with the behavior issues over the past couple weeks Safety Camp *We have begun planning a safety camp with the City of Elk River *It will take place in August and cover such topics as fire safety, electric safety, recreational vehicles safety, gun safety, drugs, personal safety, stranger danger, respect, first aid and more *This camp is to benefit the entire district area and we will be enlisting the assistance of all communities possible Egg Hunts/Basket Classes *We are offering the two classes this year in Otsego and Rogers *Rogers is in cooperation with the Rogers Jaycees - we are running the class, they are running the hunt *Otsego is in cooperation with the Otsego Park Commission - we organize both and they provide some volunteers to assist Intramural Basketball *Tournament for this program begins March 9 and runs two weeks *The program has had several growing pains this season with spectators. The youth are using the program as a hang out more and, although I like them there and not on the streets, it creates more headaches for us. 3 on 3 Basketball League *This league is scheduled to begin in April. runs for about 5 weeks. Last year we served about 100 youth in grades 7-12. It Women's Volleyball League *The Spring session finishes March 17. Special Events *March 22 event at Arena from 1-4pm for Rollerblading and Rollerskating. We have a DJ scheduled and concessions. This event is for families and is free to the public(except concessions). *March 29 event at Arena from 7-1 Opm for Skateboarders and In-Line Skating. We are planning music and will also have concessions available. We are working with the youth and the City of Elk River to build a couple of ramps before this event which will hopefully be for a permanent sight.