Western region. (Regional Reports).Fifty youth from primarily low-income neighborhoods participated in Houston's first Sprockids Clinic, and they came away smiling. Sprockids is a youth program created by the International Mountain Biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior. Association. The Greater Houston Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas. Off Road Biking Association, Houston Parks and Recreation, and the National Park Service initiated the event as an outreach tool to introduce kids and their parents to the planned Hill at Sims Greenway. The "Hill" is a joint project between the Flood Control District and the Parks Department that will create hilly terrain around a regional flood detention basin Noun 1. detention basin - a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershed, basin - the entire geographical area drained by a river and its and make it a mountain biking park. The off-road bikers rallied around this youth event, obtaining 25 donated bikes and providing an abundance of volunteer instructors. The Police Department gave each participant a bike helmet. The off-road bikers association and the parks department quickly laid out and cleared about a one-mile single-track trail for the clinic. The trail was so well received that the parks department will leave it in place as a designated trail. For more information, contact Kathryn Nichols, community planner, at Kathryn_Nichols@nps.gov or 512-916-5161. In March, 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 President Jonathan Korfhage, CPRP CPRP cardiopulmonary cerebroresuscitation. , spoke to the NRPA National Aquatic Conference, which was attended by several hundred members. "What an excellent school and an enthusiastic group of folks interested in furthering their skills!" says Korfhage. NRPA's National Aquatics Conference is the most comprehensive aquatics education and exposition in the field. In February, NRPA was at the gates At the Gates are a Swedish melodic death metal band. They are one of the forebears of the Gothenburg sound of heavy metal along with other bands of the Gothenburg metal scene like Dark Tranquillity and In Flames. of the Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park National park, north-central Colorado, U.S. Established in 1915 and enclosing part of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, the park has an area of 262,191 acres (106,105 hectares). in Estes Park, Colo., for the 26th NRPA National Rocky Mountain Revenue and Management School. This school consists of three distinct tracks: director, management and revenue. Look for news about relocating next year's meeting to the Stanley Hotel and Conference Center in Estes Park. The goal is to offer a reduced package rate for participants, but with the same great course content. The NRPA Combined MW/SW Regional Leadership and Professional Training Institute was held in Pueblo, Colo., in April. In cooperation with Pueblo Parks and Recreation Department and Colorado Parks and Recreation Association, the Institute serviced the 11 states in the Western Region. For the first time, a Small Communities Pre-Institute and Student Conference were included. NRPA President Jonathan Korfhage, CPRP, was a speaker at the Institute. In August, the 28th National Park Maintenance and Resource Management School will be held 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. , Colo., with the 10th National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam to follow in the same week. Topics not only related to park planning but also issues related to managing risk and market analysis will be covered. For more information, go to www.nrpa.org and click on "Regions," then "Western," or contact 719-632-7031 or nrpawest@concentric.net. Nebraska park and recreation professional voices were heard when NeRPA President Annett Hailer hail·er n. 1. One that greets, acclaims, or catches someone's attention. 2. A bullhorn. , President-Elect Kari Happold and Legislative Chair Ken Walter met with Nebraska's senators, representatives and staff members during the NRPA Legislative Forum on Parks and Recreation in Washington, D.C. Key areas of concern were support for the Land and Water Conservation Fund The United States' Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is a Federal program that was established by Act of Congress in 1965. The Act designated that a portion of receipts from offshore oil and gas leases[1] , reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act, and the Child Nutrition Act The Child Nutrition Act (CNA) is a United States federal law signed on October 11, 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Act was created as a result of the "years of cumulative successful experience under the National School Lunch Program" to help meet the nutritional , and the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act. Face-to-face meetings like these are the most successful way to educate legislators about community needs in their districts. NRPA's Midwest and Southwest Regional Councils are pleased to announce the following Regional Award Winners for 2003: Arts and Humanities (Class I): Southwest, One Act Play/Performing Arts Program, Dallas Parks and Recreation, Dallas, Texas. Arts and Humanities (Class II): Midwest, Peace, Harmony and Dignity Mural Program/Project, Pueblo, Colo.; Southwest, Tales of the Crypt, Fort Smith Parks and Recreation, Fort Smith, Ark. Arts and Humanities (Class III): Southwest, Dance Club 4 Kidz-Parks and Recreation Department, The Woodlands, Texas. Individual Citation: Midwest, Charlie Stanton, Grand Forks, N.D. and Beverly Bradshaw, Englewood, Colo.; Southwest, David Yost, Oklahoma City, Okla. and Vernon Dyer, Roswell, N.M. Organizational Citation: Midwest, Johnson County Park and Recreation District Board of Commissioners, Shawnee Mission, Kan., and South Suburban Public Art Committee, Centennial Colo.; Southwest, Roswell Fire Department, Roswell, N.M. and Thunderbird thunderbird In North American Indian mythology, a powerful spirit in the form of a bird that watered the earth and made vegetation grow. Lightning was believed to flash from its eyes or beak, and the beating of its wings was thought to represent rolling thunder. Youth Academy, Pryor, Okla. Outstanding New Professional: Midwest, James M. Goblirsch, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Southwest, Sonya Delgado, Las Cruces, N.M. The Fellow Award: Midwest, Anthony J. Langoni, Pueblo, Colo., and Tom McGinn, Omaha, Neb.; Southwest, Eddie Hueston, Dallas, Texas. |
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