An 11 year old Houston, TX boy was tragically killed Wednesday after an unsecured soccer goal post toppled onto him in Houston’s Trotter Park. This, following the Vernon Hills, IL death of a 6 year old boy in 2003, is a topic of concern that park and recreation professionals must address. NOW!!!
The […]
Phishing is an increasingly common type of spam that can lead to theft of your personal details such as credit card numbers or online banking passwords. Phishing attacks work by the scam artist sending "spoofed" emails that appear to come from a legitimate website that you have online dealings with such as a bank, credit […]
Today IPRA hosted volunteer training for the hundreds of dedicated volunteers awaiting the prestigious Western Open. Some would think that a training session would be boring at best…but the vibe coming out of the training was completely inspiring.
This year’s volunteer base - made up of park and recreation professionals, golf enthusiasts and people just […]
Hello? Hello? Hello?
Why is it that when summertime comes you can never reach people on the phone? It’s the middle of the day and phone calls are not answered, nor are they returned until the following day. Do people actually work in the summer?
Being in the field of recreation, […]
Summer brings with it scraped knees, sunburned noses, bathing suit tans and that itchy, miserable rash of poison ivy. Poison ivy, oak and sumac are not look-alikes, but all belong to the same genus in the plant family and contain a substance that causes an itchy, blistering rash in sensitive people. The substance is an […]
South Elgin Parks & Recreation along with McDonald’s are excited to bring smiles and fun to the children of South Elgin this summer! The Rapid Response Recreation team, along with its ambulance, will be visiting a park near you this summer, and the team is ready to jump start your block party or family […]
After years of touting its Macintosh computers as superior alternatives, Apple Computer said Monday that it would switch to the very Intel microprocessors that power machines designed to run Microsoft Windows. Though the long-rumored transition will help the Mac compete against Windows PCs in performance and — potentially — price, the move poses big challenges […]
Today I had the pleasure of attending the quarterly meeting of CLOCC, the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children. The keynote speaker, Eric Finkelstein, PhD, is a leading obesity-focused economist whose work has been influencing health policy at the national and local levels. Dr. Finkelstein spoke about the economic impacts of obesity […]
A crowd of happy Oak Park residents gathers for the official opening of the Barrie Park Creative Play Area. The Park District of Oak Park’s opening ceremony was May 21, 2005. Over 200 attendees enjoyed a ribbon cutting ceremony, family games and activities and light refreshments. However, the most fun was had climbing up and […]
Moscow held its first-ever “pigball” championships on Sunday. Looks like a great time!