DENVER: A MILE HIGH AND CLIMBING.Denver is a city full of surprises. Although it ranks 20th in population, Denver boasts the 10th largest downtown in America. Within a mile radius, downtown Denver has three major sports stadiums, one of the nation's largest performing arts centers A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. , three college campuses, an assortment of art and history museums, a mint producing 10 billion coins a year, a river offering white water rafting, over 5,000 hotel rooms, a $140 million amusement park amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs. , an aquarium with sharks and sea otters and well over 150 restaurants, brew-pubs, discos and nightspots. Denver's lively downtown divides into four different districts, each with its own character and flavor. Civic Center Park Southern downtown is dominated by the four-square block Civic Center Park. The city's largest annual celebrations are staged here, from Super Bowl victory parties to the nation's largest Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo (Spanish; “Fifth of May”) Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862. The French army, better-equipped and far larger than the Mexican army, had been sent by Napoleon III to conquer Mexico. Festival. Huge formal flower gardens, fountains, a Greek amphitheater and wonderful bronze statues grace the park. The Colorado State Capitol The Colorado State Capitol Building, located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado, is the home of the Colorado legislature and the offices of the Colorado Governor and Lt. Governor. The building is intentionally reminiscent of the United States Capitol. sits on a small hill overlooking the gardens. Modeled after the U.S. Capitol, this impressive building is topped by a gold-plated dome and features a step that is exactly one mile above sea level and spectacular views from the rotunda rotunda In Classical and Neoclassical architecture, a building or room that is circular in plan and covered with a dome. The Pantheon is a Classical Roman rotunda. The Villa Rotonda at Vicenza, designed by Andrea Palladio, is an Italian Renaissance example. . Adjacent to the park is the new Denver Public Library The Denver Public Library is the public library of the city of Denver, Colorado in the United States. As of 2004, the library had 2,519,977 items in its collection, and a library card base of 417,616 local residents [1]. . Designed by Michael Graves Not to be confused with Michale Graves. Not to be confused with Michael Graves (poker player). Michael Graves (b. July 9, 1934) is an American architect. Identified as one of The New York Five, Graves has achieved his greatest fame with his designs for domestic , it is a mixture of towers, rotundas and turrets Turrets can mean or be confused with:
Next door, the Denver Art Museum The Denver Art Museum is an art museum in Denver, Colorado located in Denver's Civic Center. It is known for its collection of American Indian art, and has a comprehensive collection numbering more than 55,000 works from across the world. is itself a piece of sculpture. The 28-sided building is covered with a million gray glass tiles Glass tiles are pieces of glass formed into consistent shapes. Glass was used in mosaics as early as 2500 BC, but it took until the 3rd Century BC before innovative artisans in Greece, Persia and India created glass tiles. that reflect the sun in patterns. Inside are 30,000 art objects including the world's best collection of Native American art American art, the art of the North American colonies and of the United States. There are separate articles on American architecture, North American Native art, pre-Columbian art and architecture, Mexican art and architecture, Spanish colonial art and architecture, works. The art museum is currently building a new wing that will double its exhibit space. Nearby, the Colorado History Museum tells the colorful story of the gold miners, cowboys, sod busters, railroaders, soldiers and explorers who have called Colorado home. A block from the park is the U.S. Mint. With four foot thick walls, this is the second largest storehouse of gold bullion Gold bullion Investment-grade, pure gold, which may be smelted into gold coins or gold bars. in the U.S. and the spot where 10 billion coins are made each year. 16th Street Mall Just a block from Civic Center Park is Denver's second distinct area -- the 16th Street Mall, the heart of downtown Denver's business, convention and theater districts. The Mall is a mile-long pedestrian path built of granite blocks in shades of Noun 1. shades of - something that reminds you of someone or something; "aren't there shades of 1948 here?" reminder - an experience that causes you to remember something gray, rose and pink. It is lined with 200 trees and dozens of planters Planters is an American snack food company under Kraft Foods manufacturing, best known for its nuts and the Mr. Peanut icon that symbolizes them. Started by Italian immigrants Amedeo Obici and Mario Peruzzi in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in 1906, it was incorporated in 1908 filled annually with 50,000 flowers. Outdoor cafes, shops, fountains, open plazas and parks make this the spot where Denver comes to see and be seen. Traffic is banned from the Mall except for a fleet of sleek white shuttle buses that leave either end as often as every 90 seconds. The buses travel the full length of the Mall in about 6-7 minutes and are free. Highlights along the Mall include Denver Pavilions, a two square block entertainment complex that opened in late 1998 with a Hard Rock Cafe Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of casual dining restaurants. It was founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, and their first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London, in a former Rolls Royce car dealerships showroom close to Hyde Park, where in 1979 they began to , Virgin Records Megastore, Nike Town, 15 movie theatres and more than 40 other restaurants and shops. At the other end of the Mall are the Shops at Tabor Center, a two block-long, glass enclosed, multi-level shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into filled with an assortment of stores and restaurants. To the east of the Mall is 17th Street, known as the Wall Street of the West. Canyons of skyscrapers line this boulevard and neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. 18th Street, which are the financial centers for the Rocky Mountain West. The towering office buildings are softened by many historic structures, including the famed, 100-year-old Brown Palace Hotel Brown Palace Hotel is the second oldest hotel in Denver, Colorado and is now operated by Quorum Hotels and Resorts. It was built in 1892, one year later than the Oxford Hotel. , the first atrium hotel in America with a spectacular stained-glass roof. Several U.S. Judicial District courthouses are also located in this area. To the west of the Mall are 14th Street and the Denver Convention Complex. The six-square block area includes the Colorado Convention Center The Colorado Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center in downtown Denver, Colorado which recently underwent a major expansion. The expansion added 600,000 sq. feet of space and a 5,200 seat concert hall. The total area of the convention center is 1.2 million sq. feet. , a massive million square foot facility that is in the process of doubling. The expansion will be finished in 2004 and includes a new 1,100 room Hyatt Hotel, located directly across the street. There are 5,300 hotel rooms within walking distance of this modern conference facility. One block north on 14th Street is the Denver Performing Arts Complex Coordinates: The Denver Performing Arts Complex (sometimes referred to locally as "The Plex" or simply, "Denver Center") located in Denver, Colorado, is the second largest performing arts center in the world after New York City's Lincoln Center, and (PLEX PLEX Programming Language for Exchanges PLEX Plans and Exercises PLEX Planet Extreme (Russian gaming site) PLEX Procedure Language Extension ). Covering four-square-blocks, it is the largest performing arts center in the world under one roof with nine theaters seating more than 10,000 people. From opera and symphony to Tony Award-winning theater, the PLEX is the center of Denver's arts community. LoDo The third district of downtown Denver is called LoDo, short for Lower Downtown. This is the city's historic center -- 26 square blocks of Victorian brick warehouses scattered around the 50,000-seat Coors Field • • [ , home of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies For the National Hockey League team (1976 – 1982), now known as the New Jersey Devils, see . The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. They are in the West Division of the National League. . In the late 1970s, most of the buildings in this area were abandoned or in disrepair. Today, LoDo has become the largest concentration of restored historic turn-of-the-century buildings in the nation and home to more than 90 sports bars, brew-pubs, restaurants, discos, jazz clubs This is a list of notable venues where jazz music is played. It includes clubs, dancehalls and historic venues as well. It can or may never satisfy any objective standard for completeness. Revisions and additions of , existing articles are welcome. , Irish pubs, wine bars, comedy clubs and outdoor cafes. Some 5,000 residents now live in the lofts of LoDo, giving the area a 24-hour vibrancy. On most nights, LoDo offers a wall-to-wall party atmosphere with crowds of people walking the streets and moving from one pub to another. Fine dining is available at many restaurants with an emphasis on steak, fresh seafood (flown in daily) and Southwestern dishes. There are several jazz clubs and 30 art galleries here, as well as many shops in adjacent Latimer Square, a restored section of the city's oldest street. Denver brews more beer than any other city and many of the city's largest brew-pubs are in LoDo. Over 80 different beers are brewed and sold in Denver. A dozen companies offer horse-drawn carriage rides throughout the area, or you can also hop aboard a human pedaled pedicab. These modern rickshaws offer inexpensive transportation throughout the historic district. South Platte South Platte (plăt), river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts. in many branches, which then join in central Colorado. It flows in a narrow canyon E and NE to Denver, then NE across the Great Plains to join the North Platte in central Valley The final major district of downtown Denver is also the newest - a sprawling area northwest of the core city known as the South Platte Valley. For years, this was considered a flood plain of the erratic South Platte River South Platte River River, Colorado and western Nebraska, U.S. The river rises in central Colorado and flows southeast and then northeast across the Nebraska boundary to join the North Platte River and form the Platte River. The South Platte is 442 mi (711 km) long. . But all that has changed in the past decade. A new river channel was dug, preventing the possibility of flooding. The South Platte River banks were cleaned and lined with bike paths and parks. Today, Denver has 450 miles of off-street bike paths, including a 12-mile stretch along the South Platte. A stable water flow was created for the river allowing for recreation, including a stretch that now offers white water rafting and kayaking Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking is differentiated from canoeing by the fact that a kayak has a closed cockpit and a canoe has an open cockpit. They also use a two bladed paddle. Another major difference is in the way the paddler sits in the boat. . Where the South Platte and Cherry Creek Cherry Creek may refer to:
commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport emporium with is own climbing walls and mountain bike test courses. Just across the river is the 56-acre, $140 million Six Flags For the national flags of Texas, see . Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) is the world's largest chain of amusement parks and theme parks and is headquartered in New York City. There are 20 such parks run by Six Flags. Elitch Gardens This article is about the original Elitch Gardens site. For the modern amusement park, see Elitch Gardens (Amusement Park). Elitch Gardens was a family owned seasonal amusement park, theater, and botanic garden in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Amusement Park. Elitch Gardens had been a hundred-year old amusement park in northwest Denver, but relocated in 1995, becoming America's only downtown theme park. One side of Elitch's has over 40 thrill rides including looping inverted roller coasters An inverted roller coaster is a roller coaster in which the train runs under the track with the seats directly attached to the wheel carriage. This latter attribute is what sets it apart from the older suspended coaster, which runs under the track, but "swings" via a pivoting bar and action stunt shows, while the other side is a gigantic water theme park with tube rides, waves pools and water slides. Just east is the Pepsi Center Current arenas in the National Basketball Association Western Conference Eastern Conference , a new 20,000-seat arena that opened in October 1999 as the home of the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= Denver Nuggets Nuggets can refer to several branches of interest:
Across the River is the new $93 million Colorado's Ocean Journey, a world class aquarium that offers 15,000 fish, mammals and plants. The spectacular facility has tanks that hold a million gallons of water. Visitors follow a man-made display of two rivers Two Rivers, city (1990 pop. 13,030), Manitowoc co., E Wis., on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Twin River; inc. 1878. Two Rivers is closely associated with its twin city, Manitowoc, both of which are highly industrialized. that both start 12,000 feet above sea level: the Colorado River Colorado River River, south-central Argentina. Its major headstreams, the Grande and Barrancas rivers, flow southward from the Andes Mountains and meet to form the Colorado near the Chilean border. It flows southeastward across northern Patagonia and the southern Pampas. through and canyons of the Southwest and the Kampar river through the jungle rain forests of Sumatra. The Children's Museum Children's museums are institutions that provide exhibits and programs that stimulate informal learning experiences for children. In contrast with traditional museums that typically have a hands-off policy regarding exhibits, children's museums feature interactive exhibits that are is located nearby and is recognized nationally for its creative approach to learning. The museum features the nation's only outdoor, year-round plastic ski mountain, where many youngsters have their first experience on skis. Just a short distance south of this is the new 76,000-seat Invesco Field at Mile High Naming Rights Controversy Many fans opposed a corporate name and wished to retain the previous venue's name, "Mile High Stadium."[1] The Denver Post . Opening for the 2001 football season, this high tech stadium will be the new home of the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga Denver Broncos. Finally, on the eastern edge of the Platte Valley is Auraria, a tranquil campus area for three colleges with 34,000 students. Cherry Creek & City Park Just a short drive from downtown Denver are two other fascinating neighborhoods. Three miles southeast is Cherry Creek Shopping District, an area with over 420 department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. , shops, galleries and boutiques. The stores are divided between quiet tree-lined streets in Cherry Creek North and the ultra modern, upscale Cherry Creek Shopping Center Coordinates: Cherry Creek Shopping Center, also known as Cherry Creek Mall, is an upscale shopping mall about three and half miles southeast of downtown Denver, Colorado in the Cherry Creek Neighborhood. , which is home to 140 stores including Neiman Marcus Neiman Marcus U.S. department-store chain. It was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1907 by Herbert Marcus, his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman, and her husband, A.L. Neiman. , Tiffany's, and Saks Fifth Avenue Saks Fifth Avenue is a chain of upscale American department stores that is owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE), a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. It competes in the elite luxury department store market with Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Barneys New . Here also is the Tattered tat·tered adj. 1. Torn into shreds; ragged. 2. Having ragged clothes; dressed in tatters. 3. a. Shabby or dilapidated. b. Disordered or disrupted. Cover, one of the nation's largest bookstores. Two miles east of downtown is the largest green space in Denver, City Park. Here are the best views of the Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountains, major mountain system of W North America and easternmost belt of the North American cordillera, extending more than 3,000 mi (4,800 km) from central N.Mex. to NW Alaska; Mt. Elbert (14,431 ft/4,399 m) in Colorado is the highest peak. , a pretty lake with gardens and fountains and two of the city's most popular attractions. The Denver Zoo The Denver Zoo is an 80-acre [1] facility located in City Park of Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1896, it is owned by the City and County of Denver and funded in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). is the fourth most popular in the nation with 3,500 animals including Primate Panorama, the nation's largest home for gorillas, monkeys and other primates. The Zoo is beginning a massive $64 million renovation. Next door is the famous Denver Museum of Nature and Science The Denver Museum Of Nature and Science (DMNS) is the main natural history museum in Denver, Colorado. Home to a number of exhibits, the museum focuses on research and education of the Denver Metro Area. , the fifth largest museum of its kind in the nation with an IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard theatre, planetarium planetarium, optical device used to project a representation of the heavens onto a domed ceiling; the term also designates the building that houses such a device. A modern planetarium consists of as many as 150 motor-driven projectors mounted on an axis. and thousands of natural treasures. PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). #1 Benefits Movement: BBM BBM Brokeback Mountain (book/movie) BBM Bureau of Broadcast Measurement BBM Bachelor of Business Management BBM Break Before Make BBM Bread Board Model BBM Bulk Business Mail BBM Bahn Brenner Motorsport Mentor Training Tuesday, October 2, 8:30am - 4pm Examine and explore the range of alternatives and activities associated with Benefits Based Management (BBM). Integrate this approach into awareness, identification of community issues, programmatic pro·gram·mat·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having a program. 2. Following an overall plan or schedule: a step-by-step, programmatic approach to problem solving. 3. and administrative efforts and demonstration of outcomes. As a mentor, participants will be qualified to teach BBM in the field. PCI #2 Benefits Based Programming Mentor Training 1 1/2 Days Tuesday, October 2, 8:30am - 4pm Wednesday, October 3, 8am - 12pm Parks and recreation is being called upon to be more accountable and outcome oriented. The public is demanding results from their tax dollars. Benefits Based Program-ming (BBP BBP Bruto Binnenlands Product (Dutch) BBP Bauch-Beine-Po (workout) BBP Büyük Birlik Partisi (Turkish: Grand Unity Party) BBP Blood Borne Pathogen BBP Baseband Processor ) is a means of providing recreation services that are outcome oriented and address social issues and problems that are viewed as significant by the public. This training component provides individuals with tools to design and implement recreation programs that meet certain outcomes which address specific community needs. Scientific evaluation and assess-merit procedures help document the benefits derived. PCI #3 Beach and Waterfront Management Institute Tuesday, October 2, 8:30am - 5pm This full day workshop is the only national education and training program for beach/waterfront management safety. The accompanying "Better Beaches" textbook is comprehensive and provides a wealth of information. Participants are asked to bring examples of printed materials that they use to manage their beaches and waterfronts, i.e. policy and procedure manuals, brochures, rules and regulations, and lifeguard manuals. PCI #4 What's New in Community Aquatics - Planning for Success! Tuesday, October 2, 8:30am - 5pm Community park and recreation agencies are finding public waterparks and family aquatic centers to be revenue producing facilities which can be self supporting and create an aquatic environment that is attracting more users - especially the whole family. This seminar is desiged to take you through the steps of converting your existing pool or constructing a new state of the art facility for your community. PCI #5 Adaptive Golf Institute Tuesday, October 2, 8:30am - 5pm All participants will receive a comprehensive adaptive golf resource manual. Transportation will be provided to a local golf course for hands-on activities. Adaptive golf for adaptive minds ... Golf is not just for persons who are able bodied! Get "up to par" on accessible golf trends and issues as they relate to individuals with disabilities and the game of golf. You will receive hands-on experience with various types of adaptive equipment Adaptive equipment are devices that are used to assist with completing activities of daily living. Bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and feeding are self-care activities that are including in the spectrum of activities of daily living (ADLs). and adaptations for golfers with disabilities. A diverse panel of speakers, including PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. pros, USGA USGA United States Golf Association USGA Uhren & Schmuck Gassner (Germany) USGA US Global Nanospace Inc. (stock symbol) USGA Undergraduate Student Government Association personnel, therapeutic recreation specialists, and golfers with disabilities will educate you on the current and growing national interest in accessible golf. Learn about the USGA Resource Center for Individuals with Disabilities, "For the Good of the Game" Grants Initiative, and existing adaptive golf program models that you can incorporate in your agency. The Adaptive Golf Institute is designed for beginning to experienced golfers. Even if you have never played the game of golf, this sessionis for you! PCI #6 National Playground Safety Inspector Certification Course 2 1/2 days Limit: 100 Monday, October 1 and Tuesday October 2, 8am-5pm Sponsored by 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 , this 15-hour course is the most comprehensive training program on playground hazard identification and risk management methods. Advanced reading of the textbooks sent to you prior to the course and hands-on experience with an on-site playground visit will prepare you to sit for the Certified Playground Safety Inspector Exam. PCI #7 Certified Playground Safety Inspector Examination Wednesday, October 3, 8:30am - 11am Examination is offered to those individuals who register for the course or seeking recertification recertification Recredentialing Graduate education A process in which a professional is periodically re-evaluated–eg, every 10 yrs by an accrediting body to assure continued provision of safe, high-quality health care as a Certified Playground Safety Inspector. OSI (1) (Open System Interconnection) An ISO standard for worldwide communications that defines a framework for implementing protocols in seven layers. Control is passed from one layer to the next, starting at the application layer in one station, proceeding to the #21 Colorado State Parks
Tuesday, October 2, 7:00am - 4pm Visit the scenic geologic and wildlife wonders of Roxbourough State Park snatched from the grasp of would be developers and providing a solitude oasis to a 2.5 million urban population. Chatfield Lake State Park provides a diversity of recreation opportunities which challenges resource managers in the preservation and protection of natural resources that receive heavy use from boater, campers, fisherman, trail users, model airplane enthusiasts and hot air ballooning Hot air ballooning is the activity of flying hot air balloons. Attractive aspects of ballooning include the exceptional quiet (except when the propane burners are firing), the lack of a feeling of movement, and the bird's-eye view. . Volunteers and other programs stretch a limited budget. The South Platte River boat chute demonstrates how river diversion structures can be redesigned to make rafting, kayaking, and canoeing safer and provide additional recreation uses of scarce water resources. OSI #22 Parks and Open Space Demands Tuesday, October 2, 7:30am - 5pm The City of Boulder, Jefferson County Jefferson County is the name of 25 counties and one parish in the United States. The following are named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States:
Metro Area are a Brooklyn-based dance music production team composed of Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani. . Each agency has responded to citizen interests to provide for and protect landscapes, habitats and outdoor recreational opportunities. Land preservation efforts began the late 1800s and continue today. With similar topography, ecology and proximity to a major metropolitan area, it would seem that the agencies would be very much alike, but they have evolved without duplicating services to perform differing roles that compliment each other. This tour will visit the three entities to compare and contrast the objectives, challenges, priorities, services and future needs. OSI #23 Senior Centers of the New Millennium Tuesday, October 2, 8:00am - 5pm Come take a look at how two progressive Colorado senior centers are moving into the new millennium. Both centers are preparing for the new senior, the Baby Boomer baby boomer also ba·by-boom·er n. A member of a baby-boom generation. Noun 1. baby boomer - a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers" boomer . What will these boomers be seeking as seniors and how can senior centers best serve them? Pairing their needs with the older, frail seniors is a challenge facing all senior center programmers. Both centers offer more than recreation programming, they provide many services too. The Broomfield Senior Center staff will discuss their service programs that include Community Resource staff that assist seniors in finding community services, home repairs and help families of seniors with nursing home placement and respite care Respite Care Short-term or temporary care of a few hours or weeks of the sick or disabled to provide relief, or respite, to the regular caregiver, usually a family member. Notes: . The Fort Collins Senior Center staff will discuss its progressive approach to senior programs, needs, and requirements, such as ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. and transportation. The facility houses a 25-yard pool; staff will provide information on the opportunity to program aquatic activities for the senior, including fitness and wellness for those with multiple sclerosis and arthritis. Although both facilities primary focus is on seniors, they also serve younger adults. Both staffs will discuss the issue and the real and perceived conflicts and how to deal with them. Participants will enjoy a visit to the northern part of the Front Range as well as a great Colorado influenced lunch. OSI #24 Denver Sports and Entertainment Venues Wednesday, October 3, 8:00am - 4pm The institute will give the participants an opportunity to visit the newest state of the arts sports and entertainment venues in the metro area. Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies, The Pepsi Center, home of the Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Avalanche and Invesco Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos. Learn and discuss the city's and the community's involvement in providing these facilities. Join us to talk about design, community involvement, funding strategies, public and private partnerships and operations. OSI #25 Peak Attractions: U.S. Olympic Training Center and U.S. Air Force Academy Tuesday, October 2, 8:00am - 5pm Southern Colorado has long been known for majestic mountain peaks, breezy grassland grassland see grazing (2), pasture. prairies, wild and placid plac·id adj. 1. Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet. See Synonyms at calm. 2. Satisfied; complacent. [Latin placidus, from rivers, and rich Indian and Spanish heritage. In the 21st century two of the most visited manmade attractions are located in Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. and are an integral support for our national heritage and pride -- the US Air Force Academy and the US Olympic Training Center. The Air Force Academy, home to 4,000 cadets and a supporting community, offers numerous sports and fitness opportunities and facilities that are essential to maintain military readiness. The Pentagon recognizes recreational programs and facilities as absolutely necessary in supporting the moral and family life of the military community. The Olympic Training Center is the training grounds for many of the athletes competing for placement on the Olympic teams. Cycling, swimming, weightlifting, shooting, and martial arts This is a list of martial arts, broken down by region and style. African martial arts Eritrea
OSI #26 Rebuilding and Econnecting Denver to the South Platte River Tuesday, October 2, 9:00am - 2pm Once ranked within the top five of the nation's most polluted pol·lute tr.v. pol·lut·ed, pol·lut·ing, pol·lutes 1. To make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter. See Synonyms at contaminate. 2. and degraded urban rivers, the South Platte River (SPR spr Spring SPR Strategic Petroleum Reserve SPR Surface Plasmon Resonance SPR Suomen Punainen Risti SpR Specialist Registrar (UK doctor who supports a consultant) SPR Society for Psychical Research SPR Stop Prisoner Rape ), and the accompanying park system now stands as a monument of urban revitalization re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. , and multi-agency cooperation. This project winds its way through Colorado's largest urban center, encompassing two-thirds of the state's urban population and many of Denver's inner city neighborhoods. The South Platte River, platte, meaning flat in French, was once defined primarily by what it wasn't, rather than what it could provide for the citizens of Denver. Such thinking was best described by author James A. Michener James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which are novels of sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in a particular geographic locale and incorporating historical facts into the story in his bestseller, Centennial, when stating that the sprit is sad, bewildered nothing of a river ... a mean pestiferous pes·tif·er·ous adj. 1. Producing or breeding infectious disease. 2. Infected with or contaminated by an epidemic disease. bother ... a mile wide and an inch deep too thick to drink, too thin to plow." The project has acquired river corridor open space, improved and expanded wildlife habitat and developed wildlife viewing areas, completed parks along the entire stretch of river, trail improvements and implemented educational programs reaching primary and secondary school children in the Denver area. OSI #27 Denver Recreation Centers and Community Based Facilities Wednesday, October 3, 8:30am - 3pm Denver Parks and Recreation offers a variety of recreational services at a multitude of locations. Twenty-nine recreation centers located throughout the City work together to offer programming to youth, adults and seniors. Our centers operate on differing schedules that when combined offer the city recreational opportunities from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. six days per week. Our decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. system of neighborhood based centers enables the Recreation Division to respond individually to the differing needs of neighborhoods, adding to the uniqueness of Denver's recreation experience. OSI #28 Therapeutic Recreation in the Rockies Tuesday, October 2, 8:00am - 5pm Sample some of the best therapeutic recreation services in the Rockies! Visit the Virtual Reality Lab at the Metropolitan State College of Denver This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . Learn about an innovative grant funded project, where virtual reality is being used to help individuals with disabilities successfully access community resources. A hands-on opportunity to use computer adaptations will also be provided. The second stop will be at Craig Hospital Craig Hospital is a rehabilitation hospital in Englewood, Colorado. It has been ranked in the Top Ten Rehabilitation Hospitals in the U.S. by U.S. News and World Report since it began ranking hospitals in 1989. , an internationally recognized rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. center that serves individuals with spinal cord spinal cord, the part of the nervous system occupying the hollow interior (vertebral canal) of the series of vertebrae that form the spinal column, technically known as the vertebral column. and acquired brain injuries A neurological condition, Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is damage to the brain acquired after birth. It usually affects cognitive, physical, emotional, social or independent functioning and can result from traumatic brain injury (i.e. accidents, falls, assaults, etc. . This site visit will feature adaptive recreation Adaptive Recreation is a concept whereby people with disabilities are given the opportunity to participate in recreational activities. Through the use of activity modifications and assistive technology, athletes or participants in sports or other recreational pursuits are able to equipment and techniques, and community reintegration reintegration /re·in·te·gra·tion/ (-in-te-gra´shun) 1. biological integration after a state of disruption. 2. restoration of harmonious mental function after disintegration of the personality in mental illness. strategies used by therapeutic recreation specialists. Following lunch, the tour will continue on to the King Adult Day Enrichment Program, a specialized adult day program serving individuals with neurological neurological, neurologic pertaining to or emanating from the nervous system or from neurology. neurological assessment evaluation of the health status of a patient with a nervous system disorder or dysfunction. illnesses and disabilities. Participants will observe a therapeutic recreation program, which has received international recognition as a model for community based support for individuals with disabilities. OSI #29 Non-Traditional Revenue Producers Wednesday, October 3, 8:30am - 2pm Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District was the first park and recreation district established in the State of Colorado in 1955. In the late 70% the Board of Directors directed the staff to examine innovative ways of providing new facilities and programs that would not only benefit the community, but also be a source of revenue to subsidize sub·si·dize tr.v. sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es 1. To assist or support with a subsidy. 2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy. traditional park and recreation services. Adopting a truly entrepreneurial spirit, Hyland Hills constructed Water World in 1979, Adventure Golf in 1986 and together with the City of Westminster Noun 1. City of Westminster - a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey Westminster , opened the Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. Ice Center in 1999. Today, Water World is one of the largest and most respected water theme parks in the world with over 40 aquatic attractions on 64 acres. Adventure Golf features three elaborate theme and landscaped miniature golf courses and the Sun Microsystems Ice Center has one national recognition as one of the best publicly owned Publicly owned can refer to:
OSI #30 Historic Parkways and Garden Tour Wednesday, October 3, 8:00am - 4pm The institute will give the participants an overview of Rocky Mountain horticulture horticulture [Lat. hortus=garden], science and art of gardening and of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants. Horticulture generally refers to small-scale gardening, and agriculture to the growing of field crops, usually on a large and feature Denver's historic parkways and flowerbeds and two local botanic gardens. The tour will include a visit to Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. Placita Park, one of the oldest parks in the core of the city, with spectacular flowerbeds. A trip down Speer Boulevard Parkway, once the site of a dumping area for the city, which was transformed ninety years ago into a unique and interesting thoroughfare THOROUGHFARE. A street or way so open that one can go through and get out of it without returning. It differs from a cul de sac, (q.v.) which is open only at one end. 2. Whether a street which is not a thoroughfare is a highway, seems not fully settled. . A visit through Washington Park This article is about baseball parks in New York. For other uses, see Washington Park (disambiguation). Washington Park was the name given to two different major league baseball parks in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, located at 3rd St. , another of the city's oldest and most popular parks, with a stop at the Mt. Vernon Garden, which is a replica of the famous gardens at George Washington's residence. The suburban site of Hudson Gardens The Hudson Gardens 30 acres (121,000 m²) are non-profit botanical gardens located along the bank of the South Platte River, at 6115 South Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, Colorado, USA. They are open 365 days a year, with no admission fee from November through April. will provide the participants with a tremendous assortment of local flora and unique features, including, Fragrance Gardens, Rose garden, Butterfly Bank and Wildflower wildflower Any flowering plant that grows without intentional human aid. Wildflowers are the source of all cultivated garden varieties of flowers. A wildflower growing where it is unwanted is considered a weed. Meadow, and discuss the revenue producing opportunities at the gardens. The institute will conclude at the Denver Botanic Gardens The Denver Botanic Gardens 23 acres (9.3 hectares) has been recognized as one of the top five botanical gardens in the United States. The Gardens are operated by the City and County of Denver, and are open to the public. , which has been serving the area for 50 years, located in the heart of the city. You will tour the indoor and outdoor display and discuss the flora and fauna, the educational programs and special events. On the way back to the Convention Center, the tour will highlight the shaded parkways of northeast Denver, through City Park, the site of the Denver Zoo and the Museum of Science and Nature. OSI #31 Links to Fairway Cooperation Wednesday, October 3, 7:45am - 3pm Does acquiring "free" land, influencing the adjacent subdivision market/pricing level and the use of enterprise funding add up to championship quality golf Courses in your community? That is the successful formula used on two of our outstanding courses, so come on out to Aurora for a fact-filled Institute. Country club quality is evident at The Homestead Homestead. 1 City (1990 pop. 26,866), Dade co., SE Fla.; inc. 1913. A large Miami suburb with a growing Hispanic population, Homestead is a trade center for the redland district, known for its many varieties of citrus and other fruits and vegetables. at Murphy Creek and Saddle Rock golf courses, homes for this daylong training. Opened in 2000 and in 1997, these courses were built on land donated by developers and are a part of 1,000-acre housing developments. Institute issues to be discussed: financing methods and lot premiums; the design, construction and "grow-in" process; role of the "partnering concept" with contractors in large project development; finding the golf product market niche and promoting the new golf course; the latest in clubhouse and maintenance building architecture; the effective use of public art on golf courses; managing large multi-course operations; the power of customer service and the application of a design "theme concept" in providing more than just golf as part of the play experience. This Institute is directed to staff currently involved in or considering municipal golf operations. OSI #32 Aurora Wheel Park - Say What? Wednesday, October 3, 7:45am - 3pm "Hey Dude, what's a Wheel Park?" Well ... catch air with this Off-Site Institute and find out. If kids in your town are groovin' to grind edges, crank-a-bank or crash the dashers ... be at the park! The new Aurora Wheel Park features the unique combination of facilities for boarding and freestyle skating, BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. dirt track bicycling and inline (roller) hockey all on a 23.5-acre site. Institute sessions cover how, why or if the "Gravity Challenge" type facilities have a future in your park system. This is a hands-on training session for all staffing levels. The Institute curriculum will cover planning procedures, design detailing, construction methods, operations and liability. The construction "why's and how's" of rink post tension concrete and skateboard vert VERT. Everything bearing green leaves in a forest. Bac. Ab. Courts of the Foreat; Manwood, 146. surfaces and the programming considerations of working with youth users and the involvement with sanctioning, are some of the session topics. OSI #33 Tale of Two Cities: Lakewood Cultural Center The Lakewood Cultural Center is a regional theatre and arts venue located in Lakewood, Colorado. The space is 38,000 square feet and opened in Fall 2000. It includes a 310-seat auditorium, community room, gallery/exhibit space, gift shop, classrooms and lobby space. and Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities Wednesday, October 3, 8:30am - 4pm The City of Lakewood established a new civic complex next to a 127-acre City Park. Highlighting the development is a "cultural corridor". Along with a new Municipal Office Complex, the cultural facilities include the local history museum, festival area, a new library, and a 42,000, square foot cultural facility with a 325-seat performing arts center. Through a combination of public and private partnerships, alternative funding sources, and tax increment financing Tax Increment Financing, or TIF, is a tool which has been used for redevelopment and community improvement projects throughout the United States for more than half a century. utilizing the net gain from sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. generated through development, Lakewood's new "City Commons" has been successfully created for the public benefit. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities offers one of Colorado's finest professional theater companies; music and dance performances, over 600 classes a year, galleries with changing exhibitions, and a historical museum. The award winning Arvada Center is the 9th largest cultural attraction in the Denver Metro Area. In the early 70s, citizens joined together to create a historical museum. They approached the city and together the dream grew to include performing arts, visual arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → , classes and historical museum. Support for the Center was strong and since the expansion, season tickets base has grown to almost 11,000, the galleries are the talk of the art world and classes are full of energetic students of all ages. The partnership between the city and the center is a story of people ahead of their time and of an arts community that continues to push the center to new heights. OSI #34 Lowry and Stapleton Redevelopment Wednesday, October 3, 9:00am - 2pm What was once Lowery low·er·y also lour·y adj. Overcast; threatening. Air Force Base, is rapidly being transformed into a vital new center of education, employment, recreation and gracious living -- all within a traditional urban community in the heart of metropolitan Denver. The aircraft hangars are giving way to parks and ballfields and the fields where soldiers drilled are being replaced by a business park, community center, retail shops and a college campus. The 1,866 acres are being masterplanned to create a mixed-use community where citizens can live, learn, work and play. Stapleton International Airport Stapleton International Airport was Denver, Colorado's primary airport from 1929 to 1995. At different times it served as a hub for TWA, People Express, Frontier Airlines and Western Airlines as well as a hub for Continental Airlines and United Airlines when the airport was closed. closed in 1994 to make way for Denver International Airport This article is about Denver International Airport. For other uses, see KDEN (disambiguation). Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), often called DIA . The Stapleton Development Plan has been created to turn this 4,700 acres airport property that lies in heart of Denver, into commercial space, housing and one third of the site will be preserved as 1,700 acres of parks and open space. SFS (1) (Self-certifying File System) A global, network file system sponsored by DARPA that runs under Unix. Providing strong security in an untrusted environment, it enables any client to access any server that supports it. #1 State of the Art Recreation Facilities Tour Tuesday, October 2, 7:30am - 3pm Participants will visit and tour two of Colorado's newest state of the art recreation facilities- the 168,500 square foot Apex Center in North Jefferson County, and the 72,000 square foot City of Wheat Ridge Wheat Ridge, city (1990 pop. 29,419), Jefferson co., N central Colo., a suburb of Denver; inc. 1969. Chiefly residential, Wheat Ridge is the site of an annual carnation festival. Recreation Center. Some unique attractions include two NHL ice rinks, 23,000 square foot themed indoor amusement park, teen center with computer lab, climbing walls and much more. The tour will include presentations and handouts that will assist attendees in the planning process of pre-design planning, architect selection and coordination, material usage, staff preparation, and schedule development. SFS #2 Urban Sports Parks - Leveling Your Playing Field Tuesday, October 2, 7:30am - 4pm This seminar is definitely worth an early arrival in Denver and is a must for agency representatives contemplating any park site or building construction. Pertinent design and construction information will be provided for projects that could range from the one-acre tot lot, or a partial park renovation program to a new, large scale municipal park construction program. An emphasis on athletic fields, diamonds and support facilities will be made. Leveling Your Playing Field will be conducted at the 214-acre, 35 field and diamond Aurora Sports Park. Just being completed, the park will host a concurrent learning session format covering "how to" and "how not to" design, build, manage and budget a project in a municipal park. Developed by operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. personnel for operations staff, the session curriculum will raise practical every day problems, will offer solutions and will generate participant feedback and comments. Field maintenance and concession equipment selection will also be covered. Small Congress delegate groups will be rotated throughout the park to participate in the four concurrent topic sessions. This is a "nuts and bolts nuts and bolts pl.n. Slang The basic working components or practical aspects: "[proposing] " information packed seven-hour seminar. General information and project specific videos will be shown during transportation time to and from the park. The comprehensive Aurora, Athletic Field Maintenance Manual will be available for sale. An old fashioned n. 1. A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry. Noun 1. old fashioned - a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices ballpark lunch will be provided at the park (brats, burgers and dogs with all the trimmings). Wear casual clothes, walking shoes walking shoes walk npl → chaussures fpl de marche walking shoes walk npl → Wanderschuhe pl walking shoes npl and be prepared for a brief Colorado shower. Drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. will be available throughout the day. SFS #3 Recreational Legal Liability Issues - A Common Sense Approach Tuesday, October 2, 8:30am - 11:45am An exciting session providing an overview of significant current legal and risk management issues in outdoor and recreation programs. Attendees will gain an understanding of how to address legal issues in running a professional program, and will hear about the types of claims being brought against recreation providers. What are courts and juries deciding? Are releases worth the paper they are written on? What about minor children? What facts have produced findings of provider negligence? In addition the group will work with hypotheticals that will present opportunities for interactive audience dialogue and participation. SFS #4 Rehabilitation and the Role of the Recreation Center Tuesday, October 2, 1pm - 4:15pm Come join the exciting demonstration of how one community turned their recreation facility into a place where older adults (60+) continue their rehabilitation, measure their functional progress, and doctors follow their patients every step of the way. This session will show you how it was done and provide research results on how well it worked for over 400 older adults. You will leave with an understanding of how your agency can impact the fastest growing population, older adults, and how your agency's results can be part of a national database. SFS #5 Recreation and e-Commerce: Taking Advantage of the Internet Wednesday, October 3, 8:30am - 11:45am Participants will learn the importance of e-commerce for park and recreation agencies. This includes on-line registration, pass management, point of sale, facility reservations and all the related on-line marketing applications. Learn how to introduce email into your marketing opportunities and use on-line newsletters to reach customers quickly. Web site development and customer satisfaction will be discussed. SFS #6 Senior Centers in Search of Excellence Wednesday, October 3, 8:30am - 11:45am This workshop will focus on the changing roles of senior centers in their local communities. Participants will focus on NCOA's Senior Center Standards and Guidelines and the recently implemented accreditation process to program a successful future. Group discussion will focus on the tools to move a center into the future and the techniques for staff, governing boards, volunteers and the community can use to initiate planned change One of the foundational definitions in the field of organizational development (aka OD) is planned change: “Organization Development is an effort planned, organization-wide, and managed from the top, to increase organization effectiveness and health through planned . SFS #7 The Community Relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities. 2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities. Tool Kit Wednesday, October 3, 8:30am - 11:45am Gone are the days when "community leaders" set the public agenda. Public opinion controls the environment in which we operate. To maintain a measure of control over our own operations, park and recreation agencies need to establish a bond of trust with a variety of special interest groups within the community. This session will provide you with a "Tool Kit" that will positively impact public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most in your own community. This session is a must for agencies facing bond issue elections. SFS #8 Volunteer Project Administration and Management Wednesday, October 3, 8:30am - 11:45am The need to effectively utilize volunteer resources to assist land managers in enhancing and preserving the nation's outdoor resources is greater than ever. Learn the highly successful method of Volunteer Project Administration and Management developed by the Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC (Vertical Online Community) See vertical portal. ). VOC is a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to motivating and enabling citizens to be active stewards of their public lands in Colorado. VOC has conducted over 150 volunteer conservation projects throughout the state of Colorado since 1984, using more than 40,000 volunteers, resulting in over $7 million worth of improvements on Colorado's public lands and natural resources. SFS #9 Transforming Your Organization, an Innovative Approach Wednesday October 3, 8:30am - 11:45am Many of the ways organizations currently operate are based on industrial aged thinking. The future of the parks and recreation profession and organizations hinges upon the ability to transform our current mind-set of how we see ourselves, and how we respond to fast moving change. This session will explore contemporary approaches to transformation including issues of leadership, alignment of employees, and the renewal of life in organizations. SFS #10 Youth Developmental Asset Integration in Recreation Programming Wednesday October 3, 8:30am - 11:45am Many factors influence why some young people have successes in life and why others have a harder time. Economic circumstances, genetics, trauma, and many other factors play a role. The Search Institute, a non profit, independent research organization has identified 40 developmental assets, which are qualities and positive experiences that have a tremendous influence on young people's lives and choices. In this very practical and informative session you will learn about the findings of the Search Institute and become empowered with knowledge to impact positive changes within your own community. This year's proposed Day of Service Event will take place along the Cherry Creek Trail -- one of Denver's most heavily used trails. This lovely trail is heavily used for pedestrian commuters, hiking, cycling, paddling pad·dling n. 1. The act of moving a boat by means of a paddle. 2. A spanking or beating with a paddle. Paddling of ducks: a company of ducks on water—Lipton, 1970. , and rollerblading. "Hands on Denver," the volunteer program for Denver Parks and Recreation, has submitted a grant application to REI to help fund our Day of Service. If funded, this project would be a partnership between Hands on Denver, NRPA, and REI. Our proposed Day of Service is a restoration/conservation project along a half-mile area of Cherry Creek Trail between the Colorado Convention Center and the confluence confluence /con·flu·ence/ (kon´floo-ins) 1. a running together; a meeting of streams.con´fluent 2. in embryology, the flowing of cells, a component process of gastrulation. of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River--the two main rivers running through central Denver. Trail runs right along the Cherry Creek, and this area of trail is walking distance from the Colorado Convention Center. This conservation and restoration project will consist of vine plantings above a retaining wall, tree plantings (for soil retention) and mural sponge-painting (primarily done by youth) to beautify the retaining wall until the vines can grow to maturity. Our Day of Service goal is to plant 1,000 vines, 15 large trees, and 1 commemorative tree. The commemorative tree is a gift from the citizens of Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm as a thank you for the hospitality Denver citizens showed during the Oklahoma City bombing See Terrorism "The Oklahoma City Bombing" (Sidebar); Venue "Venue and the Oklahoma City Bombing Case" (Sidebar). trial, which took place in Denver. The tree was propagated from the one tree that survived the bombing. Mayor Wellington Webb Wellington E. Webb (born 1941) is a former mayor of Denver. He is a graduate of the city's Manual High School, which was recently closed due to underperformance. Webb served as mayor of Denver for 12 years, from 1991 to 2003. will do the ground breaking for the tree planting. The Day of Service will take place on Saturday, October 6, from 8:30am to 1pm, including the tree planting ceremony and a celebratory lunch. EXHIBITOR LIST Exhibitor Booth *A* A.D. STARR 748 Academy for Youth Sports Administrators 854 Accu-Cut Systems 601 Adams Business Media 410 Adolph Kiefer & Associates 637 Advance Canvas Design 2016 Adventure Golf Services, Inc. 533 AEK Computers 839 AFP Soft Touch Bases 2132 Aggressive Industries, Inc. 511 Air-O-Lator Corporation 1546 Air AM. Soap Box Derby 849 All American Scoreboards 847 All Star Bleachers 2211 Alpine Towers International 1741 Amateur Softball Association 1931 Amer-A-Can 816 American Assn for Nude Recreation 611 American Locker Security Systems, Inc. 2029 American Ramp Company 2233 American Red Cross 345 American Society of Landscape Architects 334 American Sport Education Program 248 American Youth Soccer Organization 2425 Americana Building Products 1808 Ameristar Fence Products 2509 Ameron International Corporation 139 Anaconda Sports 2417 Anchor Industries, Inc. 2448 Ankeny Kell Architects 351 Aon Risk Services 2622 Appleseed Recreation 946 Aqua Products, Inc. 702 Aquajeux International Inc 2421 Aquam Aquatic Specialist, Inc. 940 Aquatic Access, Inc. 353 Aquatic Development Group 1734 Aquatics International 2218 AquaTrend, Inc. 2103 Arcoa Industries 309 AREA 536 Armbruster Manufacturing Co. 2433 Artwaxer 2202 ASU Dept. of Recreation Mgmt & Tourism 2638 Athletic Business 1838 Athletica/Border Patrol 1634 Audio Visual Now 2346 Automated Batting Cages 2335 *B* B.P.O. ELKS 1050 Babe Ruth League, Inc. 807 Ball Products 2229 Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture 640 BCI Burke Company, Inc. 808 Beacon Ballfields 1802 Becker Arena Products 1650 Beckwith Associates 1839 Belson Outdoors, Inc. 2146 Biewers Lumber 129 Big Daddy, Inc. 922 Big John Grills & Rotisseries 212 Biological Mediation Systems, Inc. 2413 Bison, Inc. 1516 Bleachers Int'l, Inc. 2410 Bollinger, Inc. 1933 Bonestroo Rosene Anderlik & Assoc. 2430 Bowcom 146 Brewer's Ledge, Inc 2045 Brick & Stone Graphics 1945 Brick Markers, USA 1452 Bridge America, Inc. 221 Brock Enterprises 1352 Broyhill, Inc. 2426 BSN Sports 2236 Burley's Rink Supply Inc 954 *C* Caddetails.com 2234 California Industrial Fabrics, Inc. 2529 California State University, Long Beach 2641 Carlisle Surfacing Systems 1551 Carpenter Decorating Co., Inc. 2408 Carsonite International 2205 Carter & Burgess Inc 950 Cascades Re-Plast 1045 Cascadia Sport Systems 2409 Cedar Forest Products Co. 222 Celebrity Systems Corp 1556 Cendant Corporation 1051 Century Industries, LLC. 1622 Challenger Industries Inc. 616 Champion Swing Products, Inc. 1550 Chemtrol-Division of SBCS 2542 Child Safe Products 416 Childforms 1440 City of Winnipeg-Parks & Rec 1939 Civilian Careers With the Air Force 408 Clarin 256 Class Software Solutions 1416 Classic Recreation Systems 2333 Clemson University 2654 Club Car, Inc. 2110 Collegiate Pacific 315 Colorado State University 2653 Colorado Time Systems, Inc. 1653 Columbia Cascade Company 2037 Compression Polymers 2308 Comtec Industries 2101 Conestoga Log Cabins 1938 Continental Bridge 709 Cooley Forest Products 2128 Cooper Lighting 2131 Counsilman/Hunsaker & Associates 1338 Creative Crafts Int'l 1733 Crown Trophy 1149 Crystal Valley Decorating 513 CXT Precast Concrete Products 1836 Cylex, Inc. 2022 *D* Daktronics, Inc. 1906 Designer Concrete Fences 2434 Dick Blick Arts & Crafts 837 Dinoflex Manufacturing Ltd. 302 Discount School Supply 1921 Disney Sports Attractions 117 Distribution Sports Loisirs 347 Dogipot, Inc. 512 Douglas Industries, Inc. 2545 DTN Weather Services 2452 Duragrid 639 *E* East Carolina University 2639 EDAW, Inc. 441 Eighth US Army Civilian Recruiting Offic 609 Eltron Card Printer Products 951 Environmental Building Products 1047 Environmental Golf 252 Envirosigns Inc 236 Eversan, Inc. 2322 Executive Business Media 330 *F* Fair Play a div. of Trans-Lux Corp. 204 Fairway Systems, Inc. 1046 Fibar Systems 1437 Fibre Tech, Inc. 242 Fieldmaster Infield Groomer 2121 Fieldturf Inc. 201 Flaghouse, Inc. 1629 Frank Burandt Golf Course Planning & Des 2415 Frostburg State University 2651 Future Pro, Inc. 1904 *G* Gametime, Inc. 1308 Garick Corporation 2446 GE Sports Lighting 2034 General Services Administration 2109 George Mason University 2648 Geotechniques, Inc. 2405 Gibson, Inc 229 Gifts Galore 1536 Gilman Gear 633 Goal Sporting Goods 1142 Goalsetter Systems, Inc. 1930 Gold Medal Recreational Products 2222 Golf Catalyst 332 Golf Course Superintendents Assoc. 1145 Gopher Sport 2301 Government Product News 405 Grasshopper Company, The 1946 Great American 1449 Great Lakes Products 2207 Greentrac.Com 437 Greg Larson Sports 235 *H* Harris Miniature Golf Courses, Inc. 2304 Haws Corporation 2241 Hershey Foods Corporation 333 Hickson Corporation 1902 Hold It Products 635 Hollman Inc. 1940 Hook a Kid on Golf 948 Horizon 2533 Hubbell Lighting, Inc. 2315 Huffer Manufacturing 434 *I* I.D. Edge, Inc. 540 IAAPA 1252 ICMA Retirement Corp. 1832 Indiana University 2642 Intellicept 809 Intelligent Products Inc. 321 International Golf Maintenance 952 Invisible Structures, Inc. 255 IPEMA 2006 *J* Jacobs Facilities, Inc. 241 Jamestown Advanced Products Corporation 510 Jaypro Sports, Inc. 2345 Jeff Ellis & Associates 239 Jet Ice Limited 1635 Jet O Matic 141 JKP Sports, Inc. 742 John Deere Co. 2104 Johnson Outdoors 914 Just for Nets 429 *K* Kay Park-Recreation Corp 1434 KD Kanopy, Inc. 754 Ken Coat, Inc. 2507 Kent State University 2647 KEYper Systems 1739 Kidzpace Interactive 706 Kifco Irrigation 2334 Kings River Casting 1646 Koala Corp., Inc. 322 Kompan, Inc 1022 KORO USA 2526 Korte Company, The 2342 Krauss Craft, Inc. 1332 Kwik Goal Ltd. 2015 *L* L.A. Steelcraft Products Inc. 1447 Landscape Architect and Specifier 2226 Landscape Structures, Inc. 522 Larkin Aquatics 440 Laurentian 130 Leisure Craft, Inc. 2311 Leisure Lifestyle Consulting 506 LERN (Learning Resources Network) 507 Life Fitness 1422 Lincoln Equipment, Inc. 1039 Links Legends 848 Litchfield Industries, Inc. 1522 Little League Baseball, Inc 118 Little Tikes Commercial Play Systems 932 Login Inc 2326 *M* M Putterman & Company 234 M.A.S.A., Inc. 607 Makemyplay.com 2239 Marine Innovations Inc 238 Marshall Austin Productions Inc 602 Mask U.S., Inc. 1652 Mason Corporation 2003 Mateflex 2324 Maximum Solutions, Inc 403 McArthur Towels, Inc. 122 McClintock Metal 1552 MD-Nat'l Park Planning Commission 2546 Meadow River Enterprises, Inc 1753 Medtech Wristbands 2046 Mer-Made Filter 340 Michigan State U./Central Michigan U. 2645 Midwest Products Co., Inc. 2524 Midwest Symposium on Therapeutic Rec. 251 Milbank Manufacturing, Co. 535 Milestone Communications 435 Miracle - E-Z Dock 1016 Miracle Recreation - HAGS Play USA 1208 Miracle Recreation Equipment, Co. 1006 Missouri Turf Paint 2439 Mitchell Rubber Products 2030 Mity-Lite, Inc. 1540 Mojo Rails Inc 2624 Mondo USA 505 Monolithic Sculptures 2327 Moody Nolan Sports 230 Most Dependable Fountains 1639 Mountain Ramp Inc 335 Multimedia Electronic Displays 2214 Murdock, Inc. 1828 Murphy Catton, Inc. 2328 Musco Lighting, Inc. 1530 Myrtha Pools 2429 MZI/ZIRBEL 138 *N* N.A.R.E. (Bankshot) 538 Nasco Modesto 711 Natare Corp. 517 National Bicycle League 2534 National Golf Foundation 2245 National Playground Contractors Assoc. 1834 National Recreation System Inc 918 National Ticket Co 2032 National Youth Sports Coaches Assn 851 NBGS International 151 NCTRC 2539 Nail Enterprises, Inc 2102 Neptune-Benson, Inc. 1850 Nevco Scoreboard Co. 2242 Newmark International 2323 Newstripe Inc. 411 Nice Rink 845 Nicros 1351 NIRSA 1140 No Fault Industries, Inc. 2008 North Carolina State University 2634 North West Rubber 2048 NOVA Sports USA 254 *O* Oglebay Resort & Conference Center 2247 Ohlson Lavoie Corporation 846 Olympic Recreation, Inc. 529 Omni Sports Technologies 2621 Openaire Inc. 2230 Outdoor Aluminum 515 *P* P & L Inflatables 414 Pacific Yurts, Inc. 1232 Paddle Wheeler Div. Dmm Industries 355 Palmer Snyder 1013 Palos Sports 2138 Parents Association for Youth Sports 853 Park Law Enforcement Assn. 509 Pem Matting Products 2309 Penn State University 2646 Petersen Manufacturing Company, Inc. 1640 PGA of America 233 Pickle-Ball, Inc. 1942 Pierceton Rubber Products 413 Pilot Rock Park Equip 945 Plastic Lumber Co., Inc. 1446 Plastic Recycling of IA Falls 2316 Play/Space Services 501 Playdek International 301 Playground Clearing House 1153 Playland International 2514 PlaySafe 1637 PlaySoft Surfaces, Inc. 750 Playworld Systems 1134 Plexipave Systems 2005 Poligon 906 Pollock Holzrichter Nicholas Ltd. 642 Portafloor 325 Porter Athletic Equipment Co 216 Portolite Products 2608 Poseidon Technologies 1339 PPG Industries, Inc. 142 Prairie View Industries, Inc. 502 Precision Dynamics Corporation 2134 Precision Net 2203 Precor 1345 Premier Concepts, Inc. 1250 Premier Materials Technology, Inc. 603 Prep Illustrated Inc 2306 President's Challenge 2521 Price Chopper Wristbands 2445 Pro Circuit 1746 ProGreen International, Inc. 2629 Progressive Design Playgrounds 1152 Pro-Line Sports Flooring 2442 Promats Inc 1049 *Q* QNC, Inc./Quik N' Crispy 1840 Qualite Sports Lighting, Inc. 2052 Quality Tablegames, Inc. 2028 Quick Crete Products Corporation 2026 *R* Rain Bird Sales, Inc. 2001 Rain Drop Products 714 RB Rubber Products, Inc. 2216 RCP Shelters, Inc. 1538 Recreation Creations, Inc. 1612 Recreation Management 1451 Recreation Supply Co, Inc. 2136 Recreonics, Inc. 834 RecWare by The Active Network Inc 1606 REDD Team Manufactuing, Inc. 402 RehaMED International, LLC 542 Reliable Racing Supply 1253 RenoSys Corporation 2111 Riddell Sports 316 RK Manufacturing - Grassy Pavers 2145 RMF Arena Systems 1752 RMI 2422 Robertson Industries 2106 Rocky Mountain Sunscreen 2508 Roxford Fordell 336 RTS Play/Swingworks. 2040 RWE Distributing 2530 *S* S&S Worldwide, Inc. 1740 Safe Guard Surfacing Corp 327 Sagamore Publishing 801 Sand Channel Greens 2541 Santana Products, Inc. 2201 Scenic Signs & Screen Printing 2228 Schelde North America 1554 School-Age Notes 1923 Score-American Soccer Co. Inc. 2237 Scoremaster 1716 Seatry Mirror 412 Shade Structures 442 Shield Manufacturing 145 Shore Master Inc. 430 SICO Incorporated 2208 Signature Systems 217 Sink Combs Dethlefs 953 Skate Park Systems 1845 Skatepark Assoc. USA 2302 Skateparks International Inc. 2122 Skydex 247 Smokers Outpost 2108 Snapper 2002 Snowmasters 121 Soccer Association For Youth 2522 Sof Surfaces, Inc. 431 Sof'fall Inc 1151 Soft Boards, Inc. 2401 Softey-Zone 2403 Solutions4Recreation.com 2127 Sound-Craft Systems Inc. 1441 Southern Aluminum Mfg., Inc 730 Southern Illinois University 2637 Southwest Recreational Industries 2151 Southwood 2123 Sparton Enterprises, Inc. 432 Special Markets Insurance Consultants 2147 Specialty Recreation Equipment, Inc. 2412 Spectra Turf, Inc 805 Spectrum Aquatics 612 Sport Court, Inc. 323 Sport Pins International Inc 134 Sportable Scoreboards 1916 Sportime International 415 Sports Imports, Inc. 1350 Sports Section, The 152 Sports Turf Managers Association 605 Sportsign Outdoor Display Boards 2321 Sportsplay Equipment, Inc. 1146 SRI Strategic Resources, Inc. 1846 Stabilizer Solutions, Inc. 2305 Stackhouse Athletic Equipment 245 Stageline Mobile Stage 1560 Star Trac 1541 Start Smart 852 Sternberg Vintage Lighting 254 Stern-Williams Co., Inc. 1147 Structures Unlimited, Inc. 246 Sturdisteel Co. 2227 Summit Supply Corp of Colorado 1251 Sun Ports International 1246 Sunramp Solutions Inc 1453 Super Secur Mfg. 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Ride the bus to the Ritchie Center at the University of Denver. The facility's centerpiece, the Magness Arena Magness Arena is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose collegiate sports arena in Denver, Colorado. It was built in 2000 as part of the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports & Wellness, a $75 million, 400,000 square foot sports complex at the University of Denver. , is the venue for the evening's program, from 6:30 to 7:30, you can tour the rest of the venues (Coors fitness center, El Pomar natatorium, Joy Burns ice arena and lots more) and enjoy food, music and beverages. Cash bar available. At 7:30, the music begins with opening warm-up band Dakota Blonde, followed by ice skating ice skating, gliding along an ice surface on keellike runners known as ice skates. Skating as a Sport Skating, besides being an important form of winter recreation and the essential skill in the game of ice hockey (see hockey, ice) has developed and music from 8 to 10. Olympic medalist An Olympic medalist is the winner of a medal in one of the Olympic Games. There are three classes of medal: gold, silver and bronze. Some countries, besides supporting all their Olympic athletes, pay sums of money and gifts to medal winners depending on the classes and number of and champion skaters Brian Orser Brian Orser OC (born on December 18, 1961 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian figure skater and one of the most accomplished skaters in his country's history, with eight national titles, two Olympic medals, and a world title to his credit. He currently coaches Kim Yu-Na. , Jason Dungjen Jason Dungjen is an American professional pairs figure skater. He competed first with his sister Susan Dungjen, with whom he placed second at the 1984 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. After that, he competed with Kyoko Ina. , Yuka Sato
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