Wishing You a Merry Christmas!

J o h n s o n C i t y P a r k s a n d

R e c r e a t i o n A Walk in the Park YOUR Parks and Recreation Connection

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S p e c i a l p o i n t s o f i n t e r e s t :

~ W i s h i n g Y o u a M e r r y C h r i s t m a s !

~ A t h l e t i c D i v i s i o n H i g h l i g h t s

~ P a r k S e r v i c e s H i g h l i g h t s

~ M e m o r i a l P a r k C o m m u n i t y C e n t e r

~ R e c r e a t i o n S e r v i c e s H i g h l i g h t s

~ K u d o s C o r n e r

~ L o o k i n g A h e a d

Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts. No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given — when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes. Joan Winmill Brown

From our Parks and Recreation Family to yours, we wish you a

joyous holiday filled with peace, love and prosperity. Best wishes

for a healthy New Year.

Johnson City Parks & Recreation Staff!

Hat’s Off to Senior Services!

134 Christmas food boxes were

Delivered to needy elderly on

December 17.

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Athletics Division Highlights ~

Arthur Lady is receiving much needed updates, including new outfield fencing and netting, applying 2,000 square of sod to infield, re-calculated field dimensions, and applying new dirt to infield and baselines. A new asphalt walkway has been completed to the new playground making it handicap accessible.

Administration Highlights ~

The youth and adult basketball season began on December 7. There are 63 youth teams and 22 adult teams. The Johnson City Parks and Recreation/JC Booster Club Holiday Tournament started on December 12 with 61 teams participating. The 2016 tournament calendar will be released December 29.

The contract for the Rotary Park Boundless playground was awarded to Mitch Cox. Work is currently pending the State’s review and approval.

John Campbell, Billy Hutton, and Jay Seehorn were chosen as this year’s Wall of Fame Inductees. They were honored at the Wall of Fame Banquet on December 10.

Park Services Division Highlights ~

John G. Campbell Billy Hutton Jay Seehorn

Volunteers

For 34 years, the

Wall of Fame

Banquet has been honor-

ing our dedicated family of

volunteers.

THANK YOU for your support!

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Memorial Park Community Center ~

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The Daddy Daughter Flash sale was a big success with 74 tickets sold in advance of the highly anticipated program.

Santa’s mailbox has been placed in the recreation entrance lobby for children to send their Christmas lists to jolly ole’ Saint Nick. To date, 40 letters have been placed in the box.

Elf on the Shelf Instagram program is off to a great start with Elf appearances at Boomstown, The Mall, Chick-fil-A, and Mellow Mushroom.

The Seniors Christmas Dance on December 18 had 175 in attendance.

Winter Break Camp had 40 partici-pants enjoying swimming, crafts, and games.

Recreation Services Division ~

A new trail was constructed at Jacobs Nature Park at Sinking Creek in anticipation of the new bridge installation. This connecting trail will bring people to other existing trails in the park. It offers views of the wetlands and passes through the hardwood forest on the far side of the creek.

Carver’s Youth Christmas Party was held on December 17 with 70 in attendance. Gifts were provided by area businesses and distributed to youth in attendance according to ages.

Michael Hammonds provided FUN holiday art pro-jects for students at Princeton Arts Center during the month.

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Johnson City Parks & Recreation

Fire and Ice ~ Memorial Park Community Center ~ February 19

Taste of the Community ~ Carver Recreation Center ~ February 25

St. Patrick’s Day Crafts ~ Carver Recreation Center ~ March 17

Easter Crafts and Egg Coloring ~ Carver Recreation Center ~ March 22 & 23

Flashlight Egg Scramble ~ Memorial Park Community Center ~ March 24

Easter Egg Hunt and Cookout ~ Carver Recreation Center ~ March 25

Children’s Christmas Party ~ Carver Recreation Center ~ December 17

Breakfast with Santa ~ Memorial Park Community Center ~ December 23

Glow Stick Swim ~ Memorial Park Community Center Pool ~ January 8

Super Hero Mania ~ Memorial Park Community Center ~ January 9

Martin Luther King Story Time and Dinner ~ Carver Recreation Center ~ January 18

Daddy Daughter Dance ~ Memorial Park Community Center ~ February 6

Looking Ahead ~ Deerslayer 5K Obstacle

Course Race ~ Winged Deer Park ~ April 16

Mother’s Day Tea ~ Memorial Park Community Center ~ May 7

Princess Ball ~ Memorial Park Community Center ~ May 14

Family Camp Out ~ Memorial Park Community Center ~ May 20

This year’s 34th Annual Wall of Fame Banquet ran like a well-oiled machine thanks to the hard work of organizing the site and assign-ing volunteers and staff to specific job duties. The woman behind the machine was Rachel Bowers which has landed her in this month’s Kudos Corner! Great job Rachel and all your elves it was a great event!