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Show Recreation -Review Shows Song Program colors. Dance gave students a chance to also express themselves, them-selves, this time through creativity of motion. For someofthe veryyoung children this proved quite successful and we hope to start the classes again during dur-ing the winter. We were able to pack a lot of activity into the time when school let out for summer sum-mer break and began again this past Monday. I'm sure I've left a number num-ber of "good times" unmen-tioned. unmen-tioned. Such events as the end of the summer party at Lagoon, the Hayride, finger painting with chocolate pudding, the trip to the Homestead, somersaults som-ersaults on the inner tube, hikes to Shadow Lake, or playing Crazy Eights, are all important in their own way. Now thoughts turn to plans for the upcoming months. As usual there is much in the offering for school age children. However, as the kids are getting into the swing of school again I am concentrating concen-trating on other age groups. Development of a PreSchool for 3, 4 and 5 year olds is under consideration. Some recreational activities activi-ties for our Senior Citizens Group is being planned, and I am now scheduling the Memorial Building for leagues, tournaments, special spe-cial events and educational pursuits of the "over 18 but not yet a senior citizen" age group. I am hopeful that if you feel there isn't anything offered of-fered to suit your interests you will let me know; for what better way is there to serve the community than to listen, and meet the requests of the people. the students of the class skiing this winter with great - er coordination and agility as a result of Summer Ski Conditioning. Swimming seems to be one of the most popular educational educa-tional and recreational activities ac-tivities of Park City youth. Over 115 students attended at least one of the four sessions ses-sions offered this summer. Instruction began with such basic skills as "adjustment to the water" and continued through the levels to include a very rigorous course in lifesaving. My greatest appreciation to Mr. Bill Blonquist of the Silver King Lodge and Mr. Hosenfeld of the Chateau Apes' Lodge for the use of their pools. Lessons in Horsemanship is an opportunity to learn and have a good time while you're doing it. This is what the participants of the two Horseback Riding classes did. They learned about horses from grooming to saddling, and about riding, from walking walk-ing to cantoring. In classes such as this, education and recreation seem to go hand in hand. Turning to the cultural aspect of recreation and education, edu-cation, art and dance were also among the offerings this summer. Throughout June and July, each Monday and Wednesday youngsters were able to try their hand at artistic expression ex-pression through such media as acrylics and canvas, fabric fab-ric and paper, and water- By Kathy Kocinski Another summer has almost al-most past, many of the leaves are already turning, the kids have gone back to school, and I find myself reflecting back to the warmer days of June and July. For me those days were filled with the plans and the action of a City Recreation Program. The kids were out of school a week and the activities began. The Recreation Building at the Park opened on a daily basis with scheduled activities activi-ties throughout the week at no charge to participants. Recreation Assistant, Nancy Moore was always available to carry out special activities such as crafts, Softball, kite day, pet day, field trips, hikes, cycling trips, checker tournaments, and Youngster's Day; or to interest children on the spur of the moment in such things as trampoline skills, drawing, draw-ing, slippery slide, card games, volleyball, basketball basket-ball and much more. This being only the second year of the Summer Recreation Recrea-tion Program activities are still on a small scale and mainly directed towards school age children. However, attempts were made this summer to involve adults in recreational activities activi-ties such as Men's and Women's Wo-men's Swim and Conditioning Condition-ing Classes, a Volleyball Tournament, and an Exercise Exer-cise and Fitness Thru Dance Class. Hopes are high that in the months to come more programs for adults can be sponsored by the Recreation Department. Along with the day to day programming at the Park, which emphasized constructive construc-tive use of a child's free time, Park City's youth had an opportunity to actually learn and better themselves through educational, recreational, recrea-tional, or sporting involvements. involve-ments. At the beginning of the summer I realized that one of the most popular summer events of Park City in the past was Little League Baseball. Base-ball. After contacting several parties to receive committments committ-ments and spreading the word at the elementary school the League began, and, with the strong backing of the community, proved to be a great success. Tennis is another sport which Park City youth seem to be developing a serious interest in. Classes were conducted for 34 individuals during a six week span in June and July. Students were instructed in elementary skills as well as very advanced tennis strategy. Golf lessons were conducted con-ducted at the resort driving range for the second consecutive con-secutive summer. This is another lifetime sport which is so beneficial in helping young people to continue physical activity after af-ter their schools days are over. Still another lifetime sport offered through the recreation recrea-tion program is cycling. Because of the enthusiasm of the participants, both young and old, this program is being continued into the fall. Backpacking proved to be a rewarding experience for some lucky Park City young people. Two separate groups packed into the Uinta Mountains Moun-tains this summer for four and five day trips. The scenery, the lakes, the trails, and the companionship com-panionship all couple to make this recreational activity a unique opportunity. Two other programs which continued throughout most of the summer were Summer Ski Conditioning and Swimming. Swim-ming. Summer Ski Conditioning Condi-tioning had its emphasis on freestyle skiing techniques which were introduced in the classes through gymnastics and trampoline skills. We expect to see many of |