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• <br /> Michele Bergh <br /> Community Recreation <br /> Staff Report <br /> December 1999 <br /> New offices <br /> We are moved into our new space and are really happy with it. Our open house is December 15 during <br /> business hours. This will be very informal, with cookies and coffee. We also have magnets with our <br /> new address and phone number on them and will be having a drawing for a sweatshirt. I hope you will <br /> all be able to stop by. <br /> Emporium <br /> Emporium is going well and concerts continue to be popular with the local students. We have finally <br /> gotten the facility back in order now that the construction is done. The students are happy with the new <br /> space and feel that it works well for the activities we have there. We are in the process of purchasing a <br /> newer, larger TV for them as well as a PA system for the bands. Both of these items will draw even <br /> more students in. <br /> Winter registration <br /> Registration is going very well for winter programs. We have 530 registered so far. Many of these are <br /> for the Skating Academy, which continues to grow and be very successful. <br /> Figure skating club <br /> • Some of the parents are in the process of starting a club for figure skaters through the United States <br /> Figure Skating Association, which is the organization our skating program at the arena is affiliated with. <br /> You must be a member of a club to be able to compete in USFSA sanctioned competitions. The club is <br /> run by parent volunteers much like the Youth Hockey, Youth Baseball, Girls Fast Pitch and other <br /> associations in our area. There is a one-year probationary period the club needs to go through before <br /> they can be approved as an official club. This requires many terms to be met such as buying their own <br /> ice, having at least 25 members, and having an adult instructional class. Our office is working with the <br /> arena and the club to coordinate efforts and minimize issues that may occur with a new group coming <br /> into the picture. There are many details that need to be sorted out and we will be working together to <br /> accomplish this. <br /> Spring programming <br /> The spring brochure will be delivered on Feb. 3, with our registration beginning immediately and the <br /> CE/ECF'E mass registration beginning Feb. 5. Programs will include 3 On 3 Intramural Basketball <br /> League, gymnastics, pee wee programs,Easter egg hunts and more. <br /> Outdoor ice rinks <br /> We are working on staffing the warming houses this year. We have several returning staff members and <br /> surprising we have several applications for people interested in working this year. It looks like we'll <br /> have no problems getting everything covered(if it ever gets cold enough.). <br /> • <br />