Southeast. (Regional Reports).At the Southeast Regional Conference in Lexington, Ky., in April, Douglas Thomas received the Chester W. Freeman Citizen Award. Thomas is the chairman of the Recreation Advisory Board in Ormond Beach Ormond Beach, resort and residential city (1990 pop. 29,721), Volusia co., NE Fla., on Halifax River (a lagoon) and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1880. It was founded (1873) as a health resort and was the winter home of several famous people, including John D. , Fla. Also, Dr. Phil Dr. Phil may refer to:
Traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. in Durham, N.C., has dropped in just one year thanks to joint efforts of the county commissioners and the regional transit agency. Together, they developed a comprehensive plan for commuter trip reductions through transportation-demand management strategies. One aspect of the plan requires participation of employers with 100 or more employees. For information on the plan and sample strategies, go to www.ridetta.org/ rstdm.html. Spalding County (Ga.) seniors will be building bone mass, thanks to the Spalding County Parks and Recreation Department. Kelly Leger, senior center supervisor, and Louis Greene, recreation director, submitted a winning proposal to the Georgia Commission on Women for support to fight osteoporosis in their community. Osteoporosis is a bone-thinning disease that is epidemic in Georgia, costing the taxpayers close to $1 million a year. Building stronger bones in the community will help seniors maintain their independence. 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 member Dr. L. Pettis Patton has been promoted to deputy city manager of Portsmouth, Va. Patton will have oversight for the departments of Social Services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales , Behavioral Healthcare, Libraries and Public Health, and a newly created Department of Community Relations. Patton served as director of Portsmouth Parks and Recreation for 17 years, and as director of Recreation in Petersburg (Va.) for four years. The Orlando Miracle invited local park and recreation supporters to their game against the Indiana Fever on July 3 to celebrate "July is Parks & Recreation Month." The Miracle continued the focus on the benefits of parks and recreation at games against the Washington Mystics on July 8 and the Charlotte Sting on July 12. The Sting brought their support of parks and recreation home to Charlotte on July 25 in a game against the Cleveland Rockers. Southeast Service Center Larry Zehnder, CPRP CPRP cardiopulmonary cerebroresuscitation. Regional Director 25 Cherokee Blvd. Chattanooga, TN 37405 Phone: 423-424-3880 Fax: 423-424-3881 |
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