Category Archives: March 2011

Take Away All-Star Games

Note: Mark Moore is a guest columnist to PRB. Fred Engh’s regular monthly column will appear again beginning in April. Many recreational leagues sanction sport teams with a private sports organization so that their league has the opportunity to participate … Continue reading

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The Jaws Of Life

There is a part of human beings that is still somewhat primitive. Every time I see a dental X-ray, and really examine those fangs and molars, some element in me envisions eating raw meat and ripping fruit from a tree … Continue reading

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The Power of Passion

It was cold and windy – perhaps the most difficult impediments to outdoor winter fun. Together, my kids and I sat side-by-side, hunched over the safety bar, staring vacantly at the wind-swept ice masquerading as a ski slope passing below … Continue reading

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This-N-That

PRB welcomes the following members to our Insider program: Bend Parks and Recreation Bend, Ore. City of Morgan Hill Morgan Hill, Calif. Orange County Parks and Recreation Orlando, Fla. City of Mercer Island Parks and Recreation Mercer Island, Wash. City … Continue reading

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Smoke-Free Parks: Part Two

Editor’s Note: This column, “LBWA” (Leadership By Wandering Around), is based on the premise that, in order to find out what’s going on in the field, a parks and rec leader has to leave his or her desk and “wander … Continue reading

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