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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963 01-22 RECMr ► 0 I r~ r(~) VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN CENTER vRECREATION COMMISSION MEETING January 22, 1963 MINUTES The regular meeting of the Brooklyn Center Recreation Commission was held at the Village Hall at 8:00 P.M.j Tuesday, January 22, 1963. Members present were Janet Johnson, John Leary, and Bruce Morrow. The Director and Assistant Director reported on winter Program activities as follows: Skating rinks had a very large attendance until the sub-zero weather set in. Several adult skating parties have already been held. Figure Skating classes have 245 registered. The Annual Holiday Hockey Tournament was held at the Willow Lane, High School, and Grandview rinks. Elk River won the trophy the second year in a row, Fridley was runner-up. Boys basketball has started at Willow Lane and Garden City schools with approximately 30 boys participating. Ballet classes have 25 registered at Northport and Garden City schools. Men's Basketball league gets underway this week with four teams entered. Civic Chorus has from 25 to 35 persons attending rehearsals each week. Plans are proceeding to start the Civic Band in February. Senior Citizens Club activities are expanding with an all time high membership of 82. A Ski Trip to Wisconsin for High School Students is planned for this weekend. Skating races have been held and the local winners will represent Brooklyn Center at the Suburban races this week- end at Hopkins. Boys hockey has 95 boys registered with 4 teams at Grandview and 4 teams at Willow Lane. A Senior Men's hockey team is entered in the Quad County Men's Hockey League with teams from Hopkins, Roseville, Maplewood and Columbia Heights. Baton and Tap has 150 girls taking part at Earle Brown, Northport, Garden City, and Willow Dane Schools. 0 9 Men's Exercise and Women's Trimnastics Classes presently have 20 and 15 registered. Men's and Women's volleyball has increased in participation and league schedules are being played. The first meeting of the Bridge Club was held with 15 couples showing interest in joining. The Ballroom dance class has doubled-from one class last fall to, two at the present time. The Christmas Craft Class was not as successful as expected due primarily to errors in timing. This will be rescheduled next year. Charm Clinics are being worked out with Drookdale and should be ready to start in the near future. Mrs. Janet Johnson has agreed to be the Recreation dommission's delegate to the Suburban Recreation Association for 1963. A discussion was held to clarify the policy with regard to adult programs. It is understood that every effort will be made to make adult programs self-sustaining. However, should a program fall short of this it will be up to the judgment of the recreation director to determine whether the program should be cancelled or not. Copies of the Park Development Priority Schedule were distributed and discussed. A discussion of Curling followed. It was agreed to investigate this as a possible addition to the nroaram_ suburban facilities, including Brooklyn Center's. It is hoped that this will not affect the availability of Calhoun Beach for swimming instruction. Application has already been made for use of the beach. It was reported that the Minneapolis Park Board has instituted a new policy with regard to use of its facilities by non- residents. This is expected to increase the use of all The meeting was adjourned.