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July 2017 Volume 5 WCP NEWS
WINNEBAGO COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT
& SUNNYVIEW EXPO CENTER
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Picture Yourself in Winnebago County Parks!
The National Recreation & Parks Association Presents July is Parks & Recreation Month
Winnebago County Parks Dept. 625 E. Cty. Rd. Y #500, Oshkosh WI 54901
(920)232-1960 www.co.winnebago.wi.us/parks
Inside this issue:
Spotlight On 6 Calendar of events 7 Contest Hacks 5
This July, discover the power of play and adventure. For chil-dren and adults, play is a vital part of our mental wellbeing, physical health and personal interactions.
• During Park and Recreation Month, NRPA is challenging everyone to get their play on with their local parks and recre-ation. Whether it’s summer camp, an adult sports league, exploring a trail, Zumba class, meeting friends on the play-ground, playing cards in the park, or discovering nature — parks and play go hand in hand.
• Various research studies are confirming that community parks and recreation, green space and time outdoors is criti-cal for creating healthy, active and sustainable communities. You can experience the bene-fits by visiting your community parks and recreation any time of the year, and especially dur-ing Park and Recreation Month.
• In addition to visiting a park or recreation area during July, you can get involved in Park and Recreation Month by:
Using the social media graphics and #PlayOnJuly throughout the month.
Participating in the Park and Recreation Month contest.
Downloading the official Park and Recreation Month poster and hanging it up, tak-ing pictures with it or sharing copies of it with your commu-nity.
• This July, NRPA will host a weekly contest encouraging people to show us why play is so important in their lives. Entries can be submitted via the hashtag #NRPAPlayChallenge. Each week in July will have a theme: o July 3-9: Show us
how you play in Parks.
July 10-16: Show us your
favorite Leisure activities.
July 17-23: Show us how you Advocate for parks, rec-
reation and play.
July 24-30: Show us how your Youth play at your local
parks and rec.
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• NRPA is featuring the win-ning photo of our Park and Recreation Month Cover Con-test this July in Parks & Rec-reation magazine.
• You can learn more about Park and Recreation Month and find participating park and recreation areas in your community by visiting: www.nrpa.org/July.
Join the conversation on Fa-cebook, Twitter and Insta-gram with the hashtag #PlayOnJuly.
Since 1985, Americans have celebrated Park and Recrea-tion Month in July to promote the importance of parks and recreation in health and well-ness, conservation and social equity, and to recognize the thousands of park and recrea-tion employees that maintain our nation’s local and commu-nity parks.
• Through efforts by NRPA, the U.S. House of Represent-atives passed an official reso-lution for Park and Recreation Month in 2009.
• Park and recreation agen-cies across the country are recognizing the month with summer programs, events, contests, commemorations and celebrations.
• Park and recreation services are vital for our communities — from protecting open space and natural resources, to helping fight obesity, to
providing activities and re-sources for all walks of life — Park and Recreation Month encourages everyone to re-flect on the exponential value parks and recreation bring to communities.
2017 Key Messages
• This July we’re celebrating the power of play. Play is a vital part of our mental wellbe-ing, physical health and per-sonal interactions.
• Play is important and it’s go-ing to happen in parks be-cause local parks and recrea-tion facilities are the accessi-ble places for all people to play. Parks are ideally suited as the places where all peo-ple can play — regardless of ability.
• An obvious benefit of play is that it increases physical ac-tivity and mental agility. Parks make fitness fun through the use of outdoor exercise equipment, fun classes, sports leagues and so much more.
• 74% of children don’t get enough daily exercise — en-couraging active play is a great way to get kids (and adults) more physically active.
NRPA encourages all people that support parks and recre-ation to share why they think play is so important with the hashtag #PlayOnJuly.
• According to a 2015 study conducted by Penn State and commissioned by the National Recreation and Park Associa-tion, an overwhelming majori-ty of Americans assert that they personally benefit from local parks and that their communities benefit from lo-cal parks.
Americans are in agree-ment that NRPA’s Three Pil-lars — Conservation, Health and Wellness and Social Eq-uity — are chief priorities for local parks.
Parks are a great value: 4 in 5 Americans concur that local parks are well worth the tax dollars spent on them.
This passion for local parks has gone unabated over the past 25 years, even with dra-matic demographic shifts in the United States and the ways technology transformed how we interact with others and entertain ourselves.
Support for local parks is widespread, spanning differ-ent age groups, income stra-ta, household types and politi-cal affiliations.
• The Centers for Disease Control found that increased access to places for physical activity led to a 25.6 percent increase in people exercising 3 or more times per week.
• Living close to parks and other recreation facilities is consistently related to higher physical activity levels for
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both adults and youth.
• On average, children who live in greener environments weigh less than children who live in less green areas.
• Children that have easy ac-cess to a playground are ap-proximately five times more likely to have a healthy weight than children that do not have easy access to playgrounds.
• The nation’s park and recre-ation facilities are on the front-line in the battle against the obesity epidemic and other chronic health issues.
• Between 2000 and 2012, more than 85 studies have been published that link parks to better physical and mental health.
• A park with one acre of trees absorbs the carbon dioxide produced by driving a car 11,000 miles.
• Parks do a great deal to contribute to species richness in urban settings — a review of more than 60 studies by IFPRA shows that there is strong evidence to support the concept that parks sup-port both plant and animal bi-odiversity. This offers not only an important educational op-portunity, but additionally sup-ports overall ecosystem func-tionality.
• Parks reduce the impact of large storms and flooding by serving as sponges that soak up run off from nearby paved surfaces during rain events.
This in turn prevents flooding and decreases property dam-age. Parks that are well-designed also reduce water usage by recycling and stor-ing this water for use during times of low precipitation.
Evidence not only shows that parks are cooler than their surrounding cities, but actual-ly shows that parks contribute to overall urban cooling — parks make our cities more comfortable in the summer!
• According to a 2017 NRPA Park Pulse poll, 83% of Amer-icans believe it is important that their local government makes environmental initia-tives a priority.
According to a study con-ducted by the Center for Re-gional Analysis at George Ma-son University and the Nation-al Recreation and Park Asso-ciation, America’s local and regional public park agencies generated nearly $140 billion in economic activity and sup-ported almost 1 million jobs from their operations and cap-ital spending alone in 2013.
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Tips for 1960’s outfits for our 50th Birthday contest courtesy of AtomiKatz in Oshkosh 1967 … what a great year
The first heart transplant was successfully completed
Banks introduced the ATM and look where we are now
Packer fans remember the first super bowl that we won against the KC Chiefs
Monterey music festival happened and eve-ryone wore flowers in their hair
Oshkosh parks became a place to enjoy for all ages
And the fashions….oh yes the fashions. Colors were everywhere and colors never before put together were available in stunning fashions for men and women. Paisley hit the fashion world in a huge way for women and men.
Paisley and the mini…great fashion gifts from Britain but quickly adapted by American De-signers. It was easy to find an orange, pink and green paisley or a wild printed mini dress with lime green tights and yellow shoes walk-ing down the aisle at a shopping mall. Legs became a fashion statement with printed hose and brightly colored tights that complimented whatever woman wore and there truly were very few rules as to what clothing looked like vs the 1950’s where there were strict fashion rules that needed to be obeyed. Elephant bells, colors – the brighter the better and long bell sleeves and hemlines to halters and mini’s … no rules … just wear what you wanted where you wanted.
And men were not to be outdone. 1967 was the year that the Beatles released Sgt Pepper
and voila round granny glasses, long hair and bright colored army tunics were the rage. Al-most the same rules for women, applied to men and that was NO rules. Bells, paisley, bright colors, Nehru jackets as well as very well worn denim bells were all equally worn with pride.
Got a hole in your pants?? No worries, just put a colorful patch over the hole and you are good to go. This was true for men and women. In-stead of the “clothes make the man” criteria, it was “everyone change your clothes to reflect WHO you are”. Make that pair of jeans be YOU….add embroidery, add patches ADD WHATEVER…but it needed to reflect YOU.
The ‘60’s did change the rules of fashion and we …MEN and WOMEN thankfully never went back. Look around you. Denim is more popu-lar than ever and is worn to almost every occa-sion there is. Casual is more accepted than nylons and heels were in the ‘50’s. Is this a good change? I think it depends on who you ask.
The contest is sponsored by:
at The Outlet Shoppes in Oshkosh
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United States Declaration of Independence
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Sec-ond Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies,[2] then at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain, regarded themselves
as thirteen newly independent sov-ereign states, and no longer under British rule. Instead they formed a new nation—the Unit-ed States of America. John Adams was a
leader in pushing for independence, which was passed on July 2 with no opposing vote cast. A committee of five had already drafted the formal declaration, to be ready when Con-gress voted on independence. The term "Declaration of Independence" is not used in the document itself.
John Adams persuaded the commit-tee to select Thomas Jefferson to compose the original draft of the document, which Congress would edit to produce the final version. The Declaration was ultimately a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independ-ence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the Ameri-can Revolutionary War. The next day, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail: "The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America." But Independence Day is actually celebrated on July 4, the date that the Declaration of Independence was approved.
After ratifying the text on July 4, Con-gress issued the Declaration of Inde pendence in several forms. It was initially published as the printed Dun-lap broadside that was widely distrib-uted and read to the public. The source copy used for this printing has been lost, and may have been a copy in Thomas Jefferson's hand. Jefferson's original draft, complete with changes made by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, and Jeffer-son's notes of changes made by Congress, are preserved at the Li-brary of Congress. The best known version of the Declaration, a signed copy that is popularly regarded as the official document, is displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. This engrossed copy was or-dered by Congress on July 19, and signed primari-ly on August 2. The sources and interpreta-tion of the Dec-laration have been the sub-ject of much scholarly in-quiry. The Dec-laration justified the independ-ence of the United States by listing colo-nial grievances against King George III, and by as-serting certain natural and legal rights, including a right of revolution. Having served its original purpose in announcing independence, refer-ences to the text of the Declaration were few in the following years. Abraham Lincoln made it the center-piece of his rhetoric (as in the Get-tysburg Address of 1863), and his policies. Since then, it has become a well-known statement on human rights, particularly its second sen-tence:
We hold these truths to
be self-evident, that all
men are created equal,
that they are endowed
by their Creator with
certain unalienable
Rights, that among
these are Life, Liberty
and the pursuit of
Happiness.
This has been called "one of the best-known sentences in the English lan-guage", containing "the most potent and consequential words in Ameri-can history". The passage came to represent a moral standard to which the United States should strive. This view was notably promoted by Abra-ham Lincoln, who considered the Declaration to be the foundation of his political philosophy, and argued that the Declaration is a statement of principles through which the United States Constitution should be inter-preted.
The United States Declaration of Independence inspired many other similar documents in other countries, with its ideas gaining adherence in the Low Countries, as well as in the Caribbean, Spanish America, the Balkans, West Africa, and Central Europe in the decades up to 1848.
Spotlight
On
Sheriff John Matz will be reading The Declaration of Independ-ence from the Winnebago County Court-house steps on July 4, 2017 at 8:00 a.m.
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SUNNYVIEW EXPO CENTER EVENTS JULY 2017
Oshkosh Charity Saddle Horse Show—June 29– July 1
Speed Zone Racing—July 13, 21, 28
Masterpiece Morgan Horse Show—July 13-15
4H Horse Clinic/Open Ride—July 18, 19
4H Horse Show- July 22 & 23
Cruisin’ Safely Motorcycle Instruction Classes—July 17, 18, 23
WINNEBAGO COUNTY COMMUNITY PARK EVENTS JULY 2017
Soccer Saturday—July 14 & 15
High School Rugby Tournament—July 14
Oshkosh Mighty Pigs Rugby Pigfest—July 15
Oshkosh School District Fun Run—July 16 & 30
FWCDP Doggie Swim—July 16
Covey Day Camps—weekdays
WIOUWASH AND MASCOUTIN TRAILS EVENTS JULY 2017
None scheduled
NOTE: THE PARKS OFFICE WILL BE
CLOSED FOR THE JULY 4 HOLIDAY.
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Kids Don't Float (KDF) is a statewide drowning preven-tion program that was devel-oped to address Wisconsin’s leading cause of boating-related deaths. In a collabo-rative effort between several state and federal agencies, organizations and local spon-sors, Kids Don't Float pro-vides life jackets that can be borrowed at no cost and re-turned after use.
Kids Don’t Float stations are set up on boat landings around the state and are stocked with a variety of youth and adult size personal flotation devices or life jack-ets. A boat operator who for-gets to bring enough life jack-ets for all of his or her pas-sengers, can borrow what is needed and then return to the station once their voyage is complete.
Wisconsin Personal Flota-
tion Device Requirements
U.S. Coast Guard and Wis-consin State Law require that a boater carry one wearable Personal Flotation Device or life jacket for every passen-ger on board the boat, includ-ing the operator. In addition, boats sixteen feet and over are required to have a throw-able type Personal Flotation Device, such as a Type IV cushion or ring buoy. The U. S. Coast Guard also requires that children 13 years of age and under, must where their Personal Flotation Device when on Federal waterways such as the Great Lakes or Mississippi River. While it is not a requirement, the Wis-consin Department of Natural Resources strongly recom-mends that all boaters, and especially children, wear their personal flotation device whenever they are on the water.
History
The Kids Don't Float program is currently in a trial stage in Wisconsin. Beginning around Memorial Day, 2012, several loaner board stations will be set up around the state. These loaner boards will be built and maintained by local civic groups, sport’s clubs, lake associations, govern-mental agencies and private citizens interested in helping promote safe boating. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides the plans and materials to build the stations as well as a
starter supply of life jackets or personal flotation devices.
The Kids Don’t Float program is modeled after a very suc-cessful program in Alaska. Alaska’s program began in Homer, Alaska, in early 1996. The public response was so positive that, in No-vember of the same year, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Section of Community Health and EMS, the U.S. Coast Guard District 17 Recreational Boat-ing Safety Program, and Alaska Safe Kids partnered on an expansion.
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LIFE JACKET LOANER PROGRAM
Become a Loaner Board Partner
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is looking for responsible groups, clubs, as-sociations, agencies or individuals who are interested in promoting boating safety to sponsor a loaner board in their area. The partners will be responsible for construction and placement of the loaner board station as well as securing permission from the governing body or individual on whose property the station will be set up. The partners will also be responsible for periodi-cally checking the life jackets and replacing if necessary. Additionally, the partners will be re-sponsible for removing and storing the station at the end of the boating season. The Wiscon-sin Department of Natural Resources will provide the plans and materials for the loaner board station as well as a starter supply of loaner life jackets. For more information please contact Chuck Horn at [email protected].
PROGRAM CONTACTS
Chuck Horn, Coordinator Bureau of Law Enforcement Wisconsin Department of Natural Re-sources [email protected]
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This and That—
Only 2 people signed the original Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, most didn’t sign until August 2, 1776.
...good to know!
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The Kids Don’t Float kiosk was installed at Grundman Park Landing through an
Eagle Scout Project.
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ReThink Active Communities Team is working on Safe Routes to Parks & Rec-reation. ReThink wants to know what YOU think about how you access local parks and recreation opportunities within Winnebago County.
Please take the survey at the link below to let Rethink know.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Saferoutestoparks
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SPONSORS
CORNER
Thank you to our sponsor The Oshkosh Independent for including Winnebago County Parks & Sunnyview Expo Center in your marketing program education session on June 23.
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www.getfeedback.com/r/J4zmLlh Winnebago County Parks needs your feedback about the Winnebago County Community Park and it’s impact on you! Please fill out our easy online survey at the link above or QR code below right.
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“Parks Picks”
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Movin’ on the Mascoutin!!
