Housing Slump has Green Lining
from The Columbus Dispatch
 In a slumping real-estate market, some developers are trying to make deals to sell land once marked for houses to public parks. Metro Parks officials recently struck agreements with two developers to pick up more than 200 acres for a proposed park in Plain Township, Ohio. More
Video: Holiday Party Thrills Burlington, Vt., Kids
from WCAX-TV
The deepening recession has brought worry to many households this holiday season. But Vermonters have a tradition of helping each other -- and one man in particular has been lifting spirits this time of year for almost 30 years. This year marks the 28th year of the Pomerleau holiday party, which fills a ballroom at the Hilton in downtown Burlington. This year, almost 500 invited guests, mostly families with young children, are getting a treat. The Burlington Parks and Recreation department came up with dozens of organizers and volunteers. More
Lights of the Ozarks Switch to Energy-efficient Bulbs
from The Arkansas Traveler
The Lights of the Ozarks in Fayetteville, Ark., is more than halfway through the gradual four-year transition from using incandescent light bulbs to LED light bulbs at the annual Light the Night lighting of the Fayetteville Square last month. This year, 60 percent of the lights on the square are light-emitting diode, or LED, lights. Fayetteville Parks and Recreation workers installed 2,000 new LED bulbs in October to prepare for the annual Light the Night. More
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Volunteers Serve as Ambassadors for City
from the Muskogee Phoenix
As visitors to Muskogee, Okla.’s, Garden of Lights make their way out of Honor Heights Park, their last stop is the volunteer booth. The dazzling display of holiday lights costs the Muskogee Parks and Recreation Department extra money to create, but volunteers taking generous public donations help cover that cost. More
Profiting from Sports Training
from Fitness Management
Wisdom from the ages says that it is much easier to stay motivated when you have an attainable goal. Personal trainers and their clients use this sage advice when it comes to fitness, and members usually aspire to weight-loss or strength-gain goals. However, one of the best ways to help members stay motivated while working out is to have an end-point event, such as a 10k race or tennis tournament, where clients and members can test their fitness gains, and often have fun doing it. More
Seventeen Missouri Trail Projects Will Receive Federal Grants
from the Kansas City infoZine
The 17 trail projects in Missouri will receive approximately $1,174,393 in funding through the federal Recreational Trails Program. The Recreational Trails Program is a federally funded grant program for trail-related land acquisition, development or restoration. In Missouri, Recreational Trails Program funds are administered by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration. The 17 grant recipients were chosen from 52 applications and were selected based on recommendations from the Missouri Trails Advisory Board, which represents diverse trail interest groups. More
 The world's largest amateur sports and meeting facility is getting the world’s most trusted brand of artificial turf. FieldTurf has been selected by the National Sports Center (NSC) for the field in their indoor soccer facility. The United Soccer League’s (USL) Minnesota Thunder will train at the NSC, making the Thunder the 5th USL team to play and/or practice on FieldTurf. Half of the USL first division uses FieldTurf. More info
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Special! On the Ice and Off
from Let's Play Hockey
If you grew up in Minnesota, you can remember the feeling of putting on your skates, bundling up and getting out on the ice for a pick up game with your friends in the neighborhood. Prior to 2005 in the state of Minnesota, that dream was not always possible for all kids. If you were born with a physical or developmental disability, the world of hockey was something that belonged to your brother or sister. But for 60-plus kids in the State of Hockey, that dream has now become a reality. Minnesota Special Hockey began as an event that was developed through the City of Edina’s Adaptive Recreation Program. What began as a six-week program to introduce people with disabilities to hockey, has exploded into a full blown program that now boasts three teams with over 60 players and growing. More
Fit City
from the Boston Globe
Five years after Sommerville, Mass., embarked on an ambitious collaboration with Tufts University called Shape Up Somerville to see whether systemic changes that encourage healthy eating and physical activity would help children stave off obesity, 10 communities across the country have begun testing whether they can replicate Somerville's success. More
New Rule Lifts Ban on Firearms in National Parks
from The Associated Press
People will soon be able to carry concealed, loaded guns in most national parks and wildlife refuges. The Bush administration said Friday it is overturning a 25-year-old federal rule that severely restricts loaded guns in national parks. Under a rule to take effect in January, visitors will be able to carry a loaded gun into a park or wildlife refuge — but only if the person has a permit for a concealed weapon and if the state where the park or refuge is located also allows concealed firearms. More
National Parks can be Wonderlands in Winter
from USA Today
When bison snort out steam at Yellowstone, snow bunnies traverse Yosemite's slopes, and mosquitoes vacate the Everglades, it's nature's way of telling travelers to consider a counterintuitive winter trip to a national park. More
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