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Our Mission
To advocate the quality of life through
effective use of parks
and recreation opportunities,
education and resources.
This is our first regional
eNews! Thank you to
the departments that
submitted information
to include- without
your help this would
not have been possible.
Please let us know if
you prefer this regional
format or if you would
rather revert to the
prior eNews format.
Comments can be sent
to me at amanda@mopark.org.
Thank you!
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Free MPRA
License
Plates
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The MPRA Board of Directors has elected
to
waive
ALL
fees
for
the
first
200
MPRA
license
plates
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ACT
QUICKLY
to
take
advantage
of
this
great
opportunity!
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Order
yours now!
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Closed for Business:
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What Park Closures Mean for our Cities, Neighborhoods,
and
Children
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Click
here to view the article
by Darrell Hammond,
CEO of KaBoom! - Posted
at www.huffingtonpost.com
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Registration
Now Open for the American
Trails National Symposium
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Chattanooga,
TN
November
14-17
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Click
here for information
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Summer Safety:
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Watch this segment that aired
on "Good Morning
America" and plan
on attending our National
Playground Safety Institute
- November 9-11 in Kansas
City
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Smoking in Parks?
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The City of Branson is considering an initiative to go
tobacco
free
in
city
parks.
If
you
have
instituted
this
policy
or
are
considering
it,
please
contact
Branson
Parks
&
Recreation
Director
Cindy
Shook
at
(417)
335-2368
or
by
email
at
cshook@bransonmo.gov
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Upcoming Events:
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Maintenance Workshop
September 23, 2010
Columbia,
MO
MPRA
Student
Workshop
October
3-4,
2010
Lake
Ozark,
MO
Leadership
Development
Institute
November
3-5,
2010
Blue
Springs,
MO
National
Playground
Safety
Institute
November
9-11,
2010
North
Kansas
City,
MO
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ØRegion
2 has scheduled
a maintenance
workshop
to be held
September
23, 2010
in Columbia.
More information
will be
released
soon. In
the mean
time, keep
that date
open!
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ØHershey
Track and
Field State
Championships
held in
Jefferson
City
Over
350 attendees
were on
hand to
participate.
Thanks to
the Northeast
Region leadership
and the
City of
Jefferson's
Department
of Parks,
Recreation
and Forestry,
MPRA was
allowed
to assist
with concessions
and received
$322 in
revenues. read
more
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ØBranson
has an eventful
summer planned
With
40+ tournaments
and events
this summer,
there is
always something
to do in
Branson!
Check out
one of the
tournaments,
or the Branson
Mountain
Man Triathlon.
If that's
not enough-
there is
a record
number of
teams enrolled
in the youth
baseball
and softball
season this
year! read
more
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ØJoplin,
Missouri
has great
things planned
all summer
long!
Music
in the park,
new summer
sport leagues,
and lots
of options
to help
you keep
cool. read
more
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ØNew
Community
Center:
Eco-Friendly
& New
Programs!
In
2009, the
Ozark Parks
Department
opened the
new Ozark
Community
Center.
The building
is Leadership
in Energy
and Environmental
Design (Leed)
certified
and has
many unique
amenities.
read
more
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ØExciting
things are
happening
in Republic
In
2009 the
City of
Republic
purchased
land to
develop
into a new
park. Work
is currently
under way
and a portion
of the park
should be
open soon.
Also, plans
have been
unveiled
for a proposed
Republic
Veterans
Memorial
in Miller
Park. The
goal is
to begin
construction
in August,
2010. read
more
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ØSpringfield-Greene
County Park
Board's
Newest Facilities
Springfield
now has
a new naturalized
playground
that has
been designated
as a NatureGrounds
national
demonstration
site. They
also had
a dedication
ceremony
in May for
their newest
park, Lost
Hill Park
Natural
Resource
Area and
South Dry
Sac Trailhead.
read
more
ØSouth
Creek Greenway
Receives
Trail Award
AThe
Springfield
Greene County
Park Board
and Ozark
Greenways,
Inc. received
a National
Recreation
Trail designation
for Springfield's
South Creek
Greenway.
read
more
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ØNews
from Willard
Parks and
Recreation
A
recent Triathlon
in June
had close
to 100 competitors
and the
Willard
Aquatic
Center opened
for its
2nd season.
read
more
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ØCouncil
Votes
to
Lease
Sportport
The
Maryland
Heights
City
Council
approved
the
lease
of
Sportport,
the
city's
outdoor
recreation
comples,
to
Ultimate
Soccer
Arenas
of
Missouri,
LLC
(USA-MO).
The
20-year
lease
includes
a
graduated
annual
rental
fee
and
the
city
will
incur
no
net
costs
during
the
life
of
the
agreement.
read
more
Ø25
Years
of
Maryland
Heights!
Maryland
Heights
spent
the
weekend
of
June
4-June
6
celebrating
the
city's
25th
anniversary. The
event
was
deemed
a
success
and
photos
of
the
celebration
can
be
viewed
here.
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Northeast Region
(Region 2)
MPRA
is taking over sections
333, 334 and 335 at
Busch Stadium on September
18! Face value of tickets
is $35, but you can
purchase
them through this link
for only $20 each! The
proceeds from ticket
sales will go to MPRA
and the MPRA Aquatic
Section to increase
the quality of our community
parks and recreation
programs throughout
the state. See you at
the game! |
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