Massachusetts: MRPA recognizes community leaders.

The Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association recognized two people for their longstanding commitment to the parks and recreation field. The awards were announced at the association's annual state conference in Danvers, Mass.

Cynthia Erho, recreation director for the town of Greenfield Greenfield, town (1990 pop. 18,666), seat of Franklin co., NW Mass., at the confluence of the Deerfield and Green rivers, near their junction with the Connecticut; settled 1686, set off from Deerfield and inc. 1753. , Mass., received the Peter C. O'Brien Humanitarian Award, which was established by the MRPA's executive board in 1980. It is the highest honor bestowed by the MRPA MRPA Michigan Recreation and Parks Association
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MRPA Montana Rifle & Pistol Association , and to be considered, recipients must have been a member of the state association and have furthered leisure services field in the region. U.S. Rep. John Oliver John Oliver can refer to:

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, (O-Mass.), received the Legislator LEGISLATOR. One who makes laws.
2. In order to make good laws, it is necessary to understand those which are in force; the legislator ought therefore, to be thoroughly imbued with a knowledge of the laws of his country, their advantages and defects; to of the Year award, which is given to senators and/or representatives that have displayed dedication and advocacy on behalf of Parks and Recreation. Oliver was recognized for his work on the Transportation Enhancements program, which reappropriated $375 billion in funding this year thanks in part to Oliver's efforts.

For more information on the TE program, log on to www.nrpa.org and crick Crick , Francis Henry Compton 1916-2004.

British biologist who with James D. Watson proposed a spiral model, the double helix, for the molecular structure of DNA. He shared a 1962 Nobel Prize for advances in the study of genetics. on Public Policy.

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Title Annotation:	NRPA in Action
Publication:	Parks & Recreation
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1U1MA
Date:	Feb 1, 2004
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