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Parks Make Life Better! Highlight
Celebrate Parks Make Life Better! month at a local amusement park
Check out our 2016 Parks Make Life Better!® Amusement Park Discounts participants and the Summer Concert Tour happening in July at http://www.cprs.org/p/cm/ld/&fid=139.
Support CPRS and the Parks Make Life Better! Campaign by participating in any of these activities! Be a part of promoting “Parks & Recreation as an Essential Community Service by creating a resolution for your city and by posting pictures on the Parks Make Life Better! Facebook page! See sample resolution here.
CPRS Job Highlight
The CPRS Job Center currently has over 40 job announcements; here is a current job announcement that may interest you.
Recreation/Cultural Specialist, Las Vegas — Click here for details.
CPRS Member Highlights
Barry Edward Weiss dies
Barry Edward Weiss died suddenly of a heart attack on Saturday, July 2, 2016. A graduate of Cal State Hayward and Alameda High School, Barry worked as a high school history and government teacher for nine years before turning to parks and recreation, where he mentored countless professionals, served as President of the California Park & Recreation Society, and was selected as a member of the prestigious American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration.
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Meet Lemoore's new community services director
Jason Glick joins the Lemoore Parks and Recreation Department as the new community services director. Glick, who has been on the job for less than a month, lives in Visalia with his wife, Kimber, and their 13-year-old son, Carter. Glick was a former recreation supervisor in Visalia and brings 17 years of experience in municipal parks and recreation.
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The Greenville Sun
Sailors from the USS Greeneville meeting in town for their 20-year commissioning reunion took time out recently to give back to their namesake Tennessee community by sprucing up Legion Field. The former crew members of the submarine, family members, friends and local residents put up tin siding, painted walls and handrails, and undertook other tasks to give a facelift to the baseball complex on West Summer Street.
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The Davis Enterprise
In recognition of Parks & Recreation Month, the city of Davis Parks & Community Services Department will host a booth at the Davis Farmers Market. This monthlong celebration highlights essential value of local parks and recreation. Davis has an abundance of programming, parks and amenities and overall great access to such a wonderful resource.
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Aquatics International
Lifeguarding is not for the faint of heart. It's one of a few occupations where a moment's hesitation or distraction can result in loss of life. If tragedy occurs, lifeguards are scrutinized. And responsibility often is placed squarely on a supposed lack of training.
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Newsday
Female-only hours will continue at two public swimming pools in Brooklyn, New York, the de Blasio administration said Wednesday, an exception to the city law ordinarily barring gender discrimination. The decision, by human rights chairwoman Carmelyn Malalis, is a reversal of a position the agency took earlier this year, when segregated swimming was ruled unlawful and the practice ended. It was soon reinstated after an outcry by local Orthodox Jews whose women and girls patronize the pools.
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Zika and Parks Webinar
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