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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Sports/Programs <br />Fall men’s softball ended up with 10 teams for the season, which is consistent compared to <br />other years for fall. We have The Overlook overseeing concessions as a trial run to continue for <br />2026. So far, it is going well, and participants are happy to have food and snack options available <br />on site. The league will run through September 30, weather permitting. <br /> <br />The fall women’s volleyball league is full at 16 teams and starts this upcoming Monday. <br /> <br />Fields <br />Football is in full swing and uses all three city fields five nights a week. Youth baseball is only <br />using fields on Sundays this year due to lower enrollment, but it has been working out well for <br />them. Youth softball is still in full swing with practices during the week and games/tournaments <br />at the PT Complex every weekend since mid-August. The USSSA Fall State Tournament will once <br />again be at the PT Complex October 3-5, which will wrap up our youth softball/baseball season. <br /> <br />Northern MRPA <br />Warren and Jeff attended the recent Northern MRPA meeting in Duluth to network and share <br />ideas with other parks and recreation professionals in the region. They were given a tour of the <br />city’s newly renovated waterfront plaza area, as well as a presentation as to how that project <br />came to fruition. <br /> <br />Summer Concerts <br />Our final summer concert with The Fabulous Armadillos was moved indoors to the FT Center <br />fieldhouse due to the weather. Over a thousand people attended and enjoyed both the <br />performance and the concessions provided by FT Center staff, as well as the support provided <br />by our concert series sponsor, The Bank of Elk River. <br /> <br />FMR Paddle Event <br />The Friends of the Mississippi had planned for a daylong event involving kayaking, education, <br />and volunteer restoration activities at William H. Houlton Conservation Area, but the weather <br />had other ideas. The kayaking was canceled, but they were still able to hold the educational and <br />restoration portions of the event. 18 volunteers, including Vice Chair Stewart, participated in <br />planting native leadplant plugs along the riverbank and heard from the FMR agricultural policy <br />manager about how sound agricultural policy can benefit the river. <br />Page 12 of 17