AWARDS.The town of Perinton (N.Y.) recently received a KUDOS Award from the National Recreation and Park Association in the category of Best Web Site Promoting Recreation (Class I). The town's site (www.perinton. org) was completely designed, serviced, and hosted by Logisoft Inc., a local computer software company. The company donated its services to Perinton. Jim Smith There are several famous people with the name Jim Smith, including:
The NRPA NRPA National Recreation and Park Association NRPA Natural Resources Protective Association (Staten Island, NY) NRPA Niagara Regional Police Association (Canada) NRPA National Rifle and Pistol Association KUDOS Awards annually recognize communities that expertly market their parks and recreation programs and services. Timothy J. Cassidy, president of the Peoria (Ill.) Park District Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. , was the recipient of the Rhodell Owens Award at this year's Orchid and Onions Banquet. Cassidy's leadership in the areas of public policy, preservation of natural resources, and public park development made him a natural for the award, which is given each year to one who has shown a history of commitment and achievement in the area of community beautification beau·ti·fy tr. & intr.v. beau·ti·fied, beau·ti·fy·ing, beau·ti·fies To make or become beautiful. beau . During his time with the Board, Cassidy has continued to value maintaining and enhancing the community's natural assets. He is currently focusing his attention on the maintenance and irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. of the park district's golf courses and the beautification of a parcel of land formerly owned by the Illinois Department of Transportation The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is a state agency in charge of state-maintained public roadways of the U.S. state of Illinois. In addition, the Department provides funding for rail, public transit and airport projects, and administers Motor Fuel Tax funding . The following awards were recently presented at the U.S. Army's biennial MWR MWR Morale, Welfare and Recreation MWR Ministry of Water Resources (China) MWR Monthly Weather Review MWR Microwave Radiometer MWR Multiple Worksite Report (US Department of Labor) MWR Microwave Radiometry Conference Award Luncheon: Outstanding Recreation Employee of the Year Linda Howle Outstanding Recreation Center Dale Wayrynen Recreation Center (Ky.) Career Award Beverly Robertson Outstanding Recreation Volunteer Betty Blansford Outstanding Outdoor Recreation Program Fort Hood, Tex. Outstanding Arts and Crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. Program Fort Riley, Kans. Outstanding Entertainment Program Wiesbaden, Germany Outstanding Library Program Fort Sill, Okla. The United States Professional Tennis Association honored several of its top teachers, coaches, players, and volunteers at its 71st USPTA USPTA United States Professional Tennis Association World Conference on Tennis, Sept. 19-26, in LaQuinta, Calif. Included among the winners were: Alex Gordon Award for the USPTA Professional of the Year Joseph Thompson, Golden, Colo. Men's Open Player of the Year Scott Stewart, Midland, Tex. Women's Open/35-and-Over Player of the Year Tracy Houk, San Mateo, Calif. Men's 35-and-Over Player of the Year Pat Serret, Alexandria, La. Frank Swope, Lake Worth, Fla. Men's 45-and-Over Player of the Year Bob McKinley, New Braunfels, Tex. Women's 45-and-Over Player of the Year Patricia Faulkner, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. College Coach of the Year Andres Brandi, Gainesville, Fla. Touring Coach of the Year Butch Walts, Spring, Tex. High School Coach of the Year Scott Enge, Lenexa, Kans. David Steinbach, Brookfield, Wis. USTA/USPTA Community Service Award Greg Aten, Stow, Ohio USPTA Industry Excellence Award Kevin Young, Vancouver, Wash. |
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