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Finalists for the 2004 Gold Medal gold medal

traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.]

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 Awards, sponsored by the American Academy The American Academy in Berlin is a non-partisan academic institution in Berlin. It was founded in September 1994 by a group of prominent Americans and Germans, among them Richard Holbrooke, Henry Kissinger, Richard von Weizsäcker, Fritz Stern and Otto Graf Lambsdorff and opened in  for Park and Recreation Administration and 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
, were announced in late April with four park districts being nominated nom·i·nate  
tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates
1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election.

2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor.
 in five different categories. Selection of the winners in each class will be based on service, diversity, development and future planning, degree of participant involvement and citizen support. Five judges will make the final decision, and winners will be announced at NRPA's National Congress in Reno, Nev., on Oct. 13. The finalists in each class are:

CLASS I (POPULATION 250,000+]

Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Austin, Texas

Fort Worth Parks and Community Services Department, Ft. Worth, Texas

Lee County Department of Parks and Recreation, Fort Meyers, Fla.

Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department, Miami, Fla.

CLASS II (100,000-250,000)

Lake Metroparks, Concord Concord, cities, United States
Concord (kŏng`kərd, kŏn`kôrd').

1 city (1990 pop. 111,348), Contra Costa co., W central Calif.; settled c.1852, inc. 1906.
 Twp., Ohio

Peoria Community Services Department, Peoria, Ariz.

Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Department, Tallahassee, Fla.

Tempe Community Services Dept, Parks and Recreation Division, Tempe, Ariz.

CLASS III (50,000-100,000)

Bend Metropolitan Park and Recreation District, Bend, Ore.

Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department, Bloomington, Ind.

Plymouth Parks and Recreation Department, Plymouth, Minn.

Schaumburg Park District, Schaumburg, Ill.

CLASS IV (25,000-50,000)

Englewood Parks and Recreation Department, Englewood, Co.

Glen Ellyn Glen Ellyn, village (1990 pop. 24,944), Du Page co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1892. Points of interest include Stacy Tavern, a 19th-century stagecoach stop on the Chicago-Galena route; a wildlife sanctuary; and an arboretum.  Park District, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Grand Junction Grand Junction, city (1990 pop. 29,034), seat of Mesa co., W Colo., at the junction of the Gunnison and Colorado rivers; inc. 1891. The shipping and processing center of a large ranch and irrigated farm region, it also serves the area's uranium, oil shale, gas, and  Parks and Recreation Department, Grand Junction, Colo.

James City County Division of Parks and Recreation, Williamsburg, Va.

CLASS V (LESS THAN 25,000)

Bloomingdale Park District, Bloomingdale, Ill.

Breckenridge Leisure Services Department, Breckenridge, Colo.

Evans Department of Parks and Recreation, Evans, Colo.

Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Department, Lake Forest, Ill.
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Date:Jun 1, 2004
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