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Correspondence SectionAdministrative Section October 1, 1997 Ms. Anne Graupmann 8400 West Lake Drive Chanhasscn, MN 55317 CITY OF 690 COULTEFI DFII~I;,P;O3~B~OooX01:7F;x~H1A2t~3A7SSs~3N~ MINNESOTA 55317 · ' ' -~-~ !;" ~' ~. ' .... J (;. i ..(:~.'~ ~ .r ,, -,.." '...* t .., ? ./ ,. . /';~ .., : / ~ , , .~"~, .' / ~.. - , ',. ~,.,....,~-, ~,-~ ..... ,, ~ . . ,,_.~ : Dca]' Arme: Attached please find an agenda for next week's Citizen Oversight Committee Meeting. Additional items can be added at the request of any committee member. Subsequent agendas will be prepared by thc committee chair with input £rom members at the close of each meeting. A representative of Springs]ed, !nc. will be present at our meeting to discuss the upcoming bond sale. Again. thank you roi' your imerest in participating or! this important committee. I look forward to seeing you next Thursday evenir~g. Sincerely, Todd HofFman Director oF Parks and Recreation TH:grab pc: Don Ashworth, City Manager Todd Gerhardt, Asst. City Manager Parn Snell, Finance Director Todd Hoffman, Park & Rec. Director Chanhassen City Council X,r~hanhassen Park & Rec. Commission g: p:u k FCI'C~ cn ()x ~SghtCommNhg 10-97 AGENDA PARK, OPEN SPACE AND TRAIL CITIZEN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1997, 7:30 P.M. CITY MANAGER'S CONF. ROOM A CITY HALL 7:30 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. ADJOURNMENT CALL TO ORDER h~troductions Appointment of Committee Chair Confirmation of Responsibilities Referendum Project Reports Upcoming Bond Sale Ftmd Accounting Annual Audit Establish Quarterly Meeting Schedule Prepare Agenda, Winter Quarter Meeting g: pa~'k'rcfercndumXAgcnda l 0-9-97 7 September 11, 1997 Mr. Bruce Trippet 1895 Pam-idge Circle Excelsior, MN 55331 Dear Bruce: C ITY OF 690 COULTER DRIVE · P.O. BOX 147 · CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 · FAX (612) 937-5739 Congratulations! On Monday, September 8, the City Council appointed you to the Park, Open Space & Trail Referendum Citizen Oversight Committee. You will act as one of five members responsible for ensuring that all referendum fl~nds are invested in strict accordance with the June 14, 1997 referendum proposal. This is an exciting time for parks and recreation in our community. I look forward to your participation in ensuring that the public trust in our activities as appointed and elected officials is sound. An introductory meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, October 9, at 7:30 p.m. We will meet in the Courtyard Conference Room at city hall. I will be inviting appropriate city personnel to inlbrm you of their role in the referendum process. We will also take time to establish future meeting times, dates and agendas. An agenda for the October 9 meeting will be mailed to you on Wednesday, October 1. I look forward to seeingmeeting all of you. Sincerely, Todd Hofflnan Director of Park and Recreation TH:grab pc: Don Ashworth, City Manager Todd Gerhardt, Assistant City Manager Para Snell, Finance Director Chanhassen City Council Chanhassen Park and Recreation Commission g; palk Icl'clcndurl/ ('ili/cnO~c~sigluCommiuee October 9, 1997 CITY OF 690 COULTER DRIVE · P.O. BOX 147 · CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 · FAX (612)937-5739 Mr. Ed Ginsbach Lions Club 7381 Longview Circle Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mr. Ginsbach: On behalf of thc Chanhassen Senior Center I would like to ask your orgamzation to consider a donation for the Congregate Dining and Meals on Wheels programs. In the past, anyone in Chanhassen living south of Highway 5 has not been able to receive Meals on Wheels services. On Tuesday, May 27, 1997, the Chanhassen City Council approved the request of a commercial kitchen by the Chanhassen Senior Commission. The kitchen has yet to be completed, but the tentative date for meals to begin at the Senior Center xvill be on Monday, October 26, 1997. Meals will be served five days a week at a donation cost ofS2.50 a meal. Our energies will first be focused on the Congregate Dining program and providing meals in house at the Chanhassen Senior Center. After tile Congregate Dining program is running smoothly we then anticipate the Meals on Whecis program to begin shortly after the ilrst of the year, if fimding for the supplies is available. Without essential supplies tile Meals on Wheels program xvill have to be put on hold until sufficient funds arc raised. We do believe that the Meals on Wheels program can be a success and that there are many seniors in the community that can utilize this service. Tile amount necessary to purchase the remaining supplies is $1201.92. The Chanhassen Senior Center would be grateful for any partial or total amount you could donate for these purchases. I have included two price lists highlighted with the remaining supplies needed for both programs to operate. A S100.00 shipping fee charge is included in the above total. Please contact me with any questions you may have at #937-1900 ext. 145. Providing Congregate Dining and Meals on Wheels can assist seniors to remain independent. This is a goal we should all support! Thank you for your consideration. We look forxvard to your response! Sincerely, '>'~ .',"' ~ ,' / '/i ~' /-' Kara Wickenhauser Chanhassen Senior Center Coordinator V October 9, 1997 CITY OF 690 COULTER DRIVE · P.O. BOX 147 · CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 · FAX (612) 937-5739 Commander Gene Borg American Legion Post #580 P.O. Box 264 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Commander Borg: On behalf of the Chanhassen Senior Center I would like to ask your Post to consider a donation for tile Congregate Dining and Meals on Wheels programs. In tile past, anyone in Chanhassen living south of Highxvay 5 has not been able to receive Meals on Wheels services. On Tuesday, May 27, 1997, the Chanhassen City Council approved the request of a commercial kitchen by the Chanhassen Senior Commission. Tile kitchen has yet to be completed, but the tentative date for meals to begin at the Senior Center will be on Monday, October 26, 1997. Meals will be served five days a week at a donation cost ofS2.50 a meal. Our energies will first be focused on the Congregate Dining program and providing meals in house at the Chanhassen Senior Center. After the Congregate Dining program is running smoothly we then anticipate the Meals on Wheels program to begin shortly after the first of the year, if funding for the supplies is available. Without essential supplies the Meals on Wheels program will have to be put on hold until sufficient fimds are raised. We do believe that the Meals on Wheels program can be a success and that there are many seniors isa the community that can utilize this service. The amount necessary to purchase the remaining supplies is $1201.92. The Chanhassen Senior Center would be grateful for any partial or total amount you could donate for these purchases. I have included two price lists highlighted with the remaining supplies needed for both programs to operate. A $100.00 shipping fee charge is included in the above total. Please contact me with any questions you may have at #937-1900 ext. 145. Providing Congregate Dining and Meals on Wheels can assist seniors to remain independent. This is a goal we should all support! Thank you for your consideration. We look forxvard to your response! Sincerely, Kara Wickenhauser Chanhassen Senior Center Coordinator QUANTITY 1 1. 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NUMBER SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS CODE {, ?'7',~,' "i~ s PICKED #'CTNS CUSTOMER OUR ORDER if ; :: L~.:!:-;:' Z:?;:':i~~ ,. ; SLSMN. HASH TOTAL LOC'N ORDER U/M SHIP B.O. PRODUCT NUMBER DESCRIPTION WEIGHT " ' ' i '"' · . ....... :i' ': .: ::.''- UNIT PRICE Hi Todd: This is Gary Fishbeck from HGA calling and I just wanted to stay in touch and give you a status report on Chanhassen Elementary School. I think you probably received the letter I sent, the punchlist and so on. You've probably received a letter from Minnesota Valley. What they have done so far, as you may or may not know, is they've replaced the evergreens a week or two ago. We forced them into planting the crabs and oaks this year. They obviously wanted to delay that until spring, but I talked to the Arboretum and they said that if they're dug when they're dormant it shouldn't be that much of a problem. I'm going to actually go out there and watch them plant them and make sure they are done properly and so on. We're just waiting for dormancy to set in a little bit and then the crabs and oaks will be dug. The crabs that are near the concession stand and are kind of wet, none of us feel that they will do well there and I have suggested that they plant red maples trees instead of the crab apples. Obviously the red maple would fair much better and we'd have a much healthier and happier tree there. These have been put on order and will be planted at the same time as the crabs and oaks. Also all of this should be done by the end of October. The goal from Minnesota Valley is to dig and plant everything by the end of this month. That's my update. If you want to talk further, call me at 337-4243. Phone conversation: October 14, 1997 SHOUTS & MUI MUR$ MEMO FgOM COACH BY CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY W'ELCOME back! The fall Pixie League soccer season oflScially kicks off next week, and I'd like to take this opportunity to let you know the schedtde and provide guidelines. I'm sure we all agree that, with the Grasshop- pers' 1-12 record last season, there's plenty of room for improvement this fall! With a view to maximizing our per- formance, this summer I attended the National Conference of Pixie League Coaches, held in King of Prussia, Pa. I did some valuable networking and came away tndy "pumped." PHYSICAL TRAINING Per my memo last June regarding the summer-training regimen, your nine- year-old daughter should now be able to: (a) run a mile in under five minutes with cinder blocks attached to each an- lde (lower body); (b) bench-press thc family minivan (upper body); (c) swim a hundred yards in fifty-degree water while holding her breath (wind); (d) re- main standing while bowling balls are thrown at her (stamina). PRACTICE SCHEDULE Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: 5:30 A.M. Tuesdays, Thursdays: 5:30 P.M. Sundays: 7 A.M. Columbus Day Weekend: 7:30 A.M. Note: Live ammunition will be used at the Thursday practice. VIDEO CRITIQUE OF GAMES Mondays, 8 P.M. Parents strongly urged to attend. See "Camera Dads" sign- up list (Attachment E). Note: Professional- quality video cameras preferred. GAME SCHEDULE Saturdays, 8 A.M. Important: Please be sure to have your daughter there at leas! two hours before game time for the pregame strategy briefing and pep rally. Note: As the girls will be biting the heads off live animals, we will need lots of guinea pigs, hamsters, parakeets, etc. See sign-up list (Attachment P). No goldfish, please! Iq~'tLF TIME SNACKS Last year, there was some confusion about appropriate nourishment. Ac- cording to guidelines established by the N.C.EL.C.'s Committee on Nutrition and Performance, "snacks high in carbo- hydrates, sucrose, and corn syrup have been demonstrated to provide dramatic short-term metabolic gain." So save those low-fat pretzels for your cocktail parties and bring on the Twinkles and Ring \t / \I ) kl! ~~t, Dings. Let's make sure that xvhen the Grasshoppers hit the field they're hoppin'! USE OF STERO1DS One of the many things I took away from the panel discussions at King of Prussia ~vas that, contrary to medical guidelines, use of anabolic steroids by preteens is not necessarily a hundred per cent harmful. (See Attachment Q2. "New Thin-king on Performance Boosters and Mortality.") Grasshopper doctor dad Bill Hughes will discuss the merits of stanozolol versus fluoxTmesterone and dispense prescriptions to all interested parents. (Participation encouraged!) Note: If any Grasshopper parents are planning a vacation in Mexico, please see me about bringing back certain hard-to- get enhancers, like HGH (human-growth hormone) and EPO (erythropoeitin). PARENTAL INPUT ON PLAYER SUBSTITUTIONS Much as I appreciate your enthusi- asm, it is not helpful if in the middle of a tense game situation you abuse me verbally--or, as one overzealous dad did last season, assault me physically--be- cause I have not sent in your daughter. For this reason, I will be carrying a Taser xvith me at all times. These anti-assault devices deliver up to fifty thousand volts of electricity, and leave the recipi- ent drooling and twitching for weeks. Though I will make every effort to see that each Grasshopper gets her turn on the field, if you get "in my face" about it don't be "shocked, shocked!" to find yourself flat on your back in need ofcar- diopuhnonary resuscitation. INJUPdES If your daughter has kept up with thc summer-training program, there's no reason she shouldn't be able to fi- nish out a game with minor injuries, such as hairline bone fractures or sub- dural hematomas. (Parental support needed!) Remember thc Grasshopper motto: "That which does not kill me makes me a better mid fielder!" CHEERLEADING If the coaches at K. of P. were unani- mous about anything, it was the key importance of parental screaming from the sidelines. This not only lets our girls know that Grasshopper parents do not accept failure but also alerts the other team that if they win you will probably "go postal" (kid talk for temporary in- sanity) and try to run them over in the parking lot after the game. See you Monday morning! * %' " OF C[-]ASKA Downtown Chaska Office 5C ] (-i',csm:, ~ October 1997 Chaska Commons Office 120 Pioneer Trai! P.O. Box 37 Chaska, MN 55518 (6~?) 3(~8 67oo Fax (612) 568 6705 First National Bank of Chaska is once again proud to sponsor the Crystal Achievement Awards, a recognition program designed to honor the valuable volunteer contributions of citizens of Carver, Chanhassen, Chaska, East Union and Victoria. Through the Crystal Achievement Awards, community members can nominate outstanding volunteers who have displayed community values of citizenship, environmentalism, generosity, integrity, learning, respect for others, responsibility and human worth and dignity. The nominees could be a coach, instructor, board member, committee chair or any other volunteers who have made significant contributions to the community. Awards will be presented in five categories: Education, the Arts, Sports, Human Services and Senior Citizen Volunteer. Nominations will be closed November 7, 1997, with awards being presented at a December 11th recognition ceremony. We would like to ask your assistance in spreading the word about the Crystal Achievement Awards. Enclosed is a poster which provides information about the nomination process, and a number of nomination forms. We would appreciate it if you would display this information and notify your members, staff and/or volunteers of this wonderful opportunity to publicly recognize a volunteer for his or her contributions. If you would like more information about this program, please feel free to call us at 448- 2350. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, ~.t (.. I/ -~' -~x-~ Jeff Burzinski' President and CEO WE'RE L( KING FOR A FEW G( D PEOPLE Seeking Nominations For The CRYSTAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS For Outstanding Community Contributions First National Bank of Chaska is once again proud to sponsor the Crystal Achievement Awards. This )'ear, awards ~vill be presented in five categories: THE ARTS. SPORTS. HUMAN SERVICES- SENIOR CITIZEN VOLUNTEE~ In order to present these awards, xve need your help. Tell us who you think has clearly made a lasting impact on our communities through their valuable volunteer contributions in education, the arts, sports, human services, or as a senior citizen volunteer. Winners will be honored at a recognition celebration on December ] 1th. To make your nominations, stop in the Bank and complete a nomination form or call to have a form sent to you. Nominations dose on November 7, 1997. Don't miss this opportunity, to publicly thank a deserving indMdual for his or her outstanding service to our community FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHASKA MEMBER KLEIN FINANCIAL DOWNTOWN CIiASKA COMMONS 301 Chestnut Street 120 Pioneer Trail (612) 448-2350 (612) 368-6700 MEMBER FDIC FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHASKA Nominee's Name: Complete Address: CRYSTAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINATION FORM For valuable volunteer contributions Age: (For senior citizen nominee only) Zip Code (Required) Telephone Number: Work Home Please check the area(s) in which the nominee volunteers: Education __ Sports Arts Human Services Senior Citizen Volunteer (Age 55+) (Any volunteer activity) Describe, in as much detail as possible, the volunteer activities of the nominee: Please check the value(s) that the nominee demonstrates on a regular basis through his/her volunteer activities: __ Citizenship Integrity __ Respect for Others Generosity Learning __ Human Worth & Dignity __. Environmentalism __ Responsibility - OVER - Describe how the nominee models the values that are checked above: Tell us why you feel this nominee should be selected above other nominations to be recognized as the outstanding volunteer in this particular area of volunteerism: Nominated by Address Telephone: Work Home Zip Code Mail or deliver your nomination by Friday, November 7, 1997 to: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHASKA 301 CHESTNUT STREET P.O. BOX 37 CHASKA, MN 55318 ATTN: CRYSTAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CITY OF 690 COULTER DRIVE · P.O. BOX 147 · CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 · FAX (612) 937-5739 October 9, 1997 Ms. Mary Jo Bangasser 8321 View lane Eden Prairie, MN 55347 Dear Ms. Bangasser: Thank you for contacting me about a community service project for the River Bluff GM Scouts. The City of Chanhassen and its Park & Recreation Department is pleased to accommodate your ambitious group. Here are two options for you to consider to ensure that you have the opportunity to select a good "fit" i~br your grot:p: P, iver Bluff Community GM Scout Project Saturday, October 25, 1997, 9- 11 a.m. Option 1: Litter Pick Up, Lake Ann Park: Lake Ann Park is the city's largest community park. It is also home to a suq)rising amount of litter and debris. This litter collects in wood lots and along tree edges where it goes unnoticed until tho leaves ~Xnll. Late Oclobcr is a great time to got in and around those litter hot spots. Bags and a disposal site within thc park Opt~ Tree Seedling Project, Kerber Pond Park: Ever notice those fitnny tan tubes ~~g up fi'om the grass in Kerber Pond Park (fom~erly known as Chanhassen Pond Park ~d l~xtcd along Kerbcr Boulevard north of City Hall)'? Those are tree tubes that have been protecting seedlings for the past two growing seasons, The seedlings are ready to have the tubes removed, but still need protection from chewing mice and rabbits. After taking off the tubes, the gMs would use a piece of hardware cloth to fomna tall cage aroun~ the base of each seedling. Be sure the bottom of the cage reaches the ground and doesnt sit on top of the weeds. This will make it much more difficult for the animals, who like to scun'y about looking for food under winter snow cover, to damage the trees. There are approximately 40- 50 trees you would work on. We would supply the hardware cloth and ask that you transport the plastic tubes fi'om thc park to city hall. Ms. Mary Jo Bangasser October 9, 1997 Page 2 Again, thank you for contacting the City of Chanhassen to coordinate a community project. Please contact me at 93%1900 ext. 121 with any questions you may have. Prior to initiating either project, we xvould have a staff member meet with you to review specific assignments. Sincerely, ~ Todd Hofflnan Park & Rec.,-eation Director TH:k C: Dale Gregory, Park Superintendent Park & Recreation Commission Mayor and City Council Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resources Coordinator CITY OF 690 COULTER DRIVE · P.O. BOX 147 · CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 · FAX (612) 937-5739 October 9, 1997 Ms. Danielle Hall 770 West Village Road Apt. 103 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Ms. Hall: Thank you tbr contacting mc regarding community service for tile Chanhassen_/Eden Prairie Jaycees. The City of Chanhasscn and its Park & Recreation Department is pleased to accommodate your request. Based upon our conversation, here is my proposal: Chanhassen/Eden Prairie Ja2, cees Community Project Saturday, November 8, 1997, Lake Ann Park · 3-4 p.m. Mulch Trees · 4 p.m.- Bonfire and Picnic Project Description: A large stock pile of wood chip mulch exists behind the Lake Ann maintenance building. One or txvo pick ups for transporting the wood chips would be required. Your group would load the chips, using hand shovels, transporting them to locations within the park. You would then off-load the chips in a ring around selected trees forming a mulch barrier. Tree mulch protects the trees from mower and weed whip damage. More importantly, the mulch holds moisture around the tree. Management of your project would require a 15 minute site visit xvith Dale Gregory, Park Superintendent prior to your work date. Dale would show you the wood chip pile and identify' the trees that would be mulched. Dale would also identify an area where you could build your bonfire. Dale can be reached at 474-4127. Ms. Danielle Hall October 9, 1997 Page 2 I hope this project is acceptable to you. Call me at 937-1900 ext. 121 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Todd Hoffman Park & Recreation Director C~ Dale Gregory, Park Superintendent Park & Recreation Commission Mayor and City Council Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resources Coordinator g:'p~ k'tl~ hall c.doc CCHA News Letter $30,000 Pledge Towards Ice Arena The City of Victoria has pledged $30,000 total over the next three towards our financial goal for the new ice arena. Please take the time to thank the City of Victoria for their contribution. This is a great start towards our goal of pro~'iding Ice time for the kids in our community. City of Victoriai Thank You !!!!~ CCHA Hockey Registration We are still looking for Mini Mites and Mites to register for the ~ 1997/1998 season. There w!',i bea registration session held in the Community Room at the Chaska Community Center: Saturday October 4th, 9:00 am to Noon If you know of players at other ~evels that who would like to participate in our hockey program, there Is still time to register. Players at the Squirt, PeeWee and Bantam levels can register until mid October. If a player registers after the tryout process is complete, the new players may still have fun playing hockey ""~ay on our "C" level teams. Thanks You for the Help !! A special thanks to those that helped registration go so smoothly this year. Without the nelp of these volunteers and others, the registration process would not have gone so smoothly. Deb Eklo Dianne Casey Bev Erickson F~r,'y Eyyu~ ~. Mark Giordano Mary Ratalsky Karin Edwardson Denies Maki Deb Kemppainen Tracy & Bob Raser Mary Squiers Jan GIover LU~il,1 Savuysk; Viuky Schaiieuberger Kathryn Liddell ' Kevin Kuntson ;. Thank You Volunteers Equipment Swap & Sale Bring your used hockey equipment to the Mite/Mini Mite registration on October 4th and swap it or sell it. This is a great way to recycle all your old equipment that the kids have outgrown and earn a little cash. Please label all pieces of equipment with your name and the $ you want for it. A table will be set up in the registration room for these items. You will need to be responsible for collecting the money and removing all -~.ms that do not sell. Where: Chaska Community Center, Community room When: Saturday October 4th, 9:00 am to Noon Girls Hockey Information Meeting There will be an informational meeting regarding the CCHA and the Girl's hockey program. This meeting will be held at the Chaska Community Center Thursday, October 2nd, 7:00 to 9:00 pm. If you are interested please plan to attend. Internet Site There is a Hockey Internet site located on the Web. This site his maps to all the arenas in Minnesota. The site can be found at: . ,~t~.,, ,% ,~'w.,,..,~., ,~, .~, ,-o, ~, ,..., ,. ,, M. aps to the area arenas can also be found in the back of your CCHA handbook. Tournament Director The CCHA is looking of one or two individuals to assist with our 1997/1998 tournaments. These individuals will get first hand experience and training in directing a hockey tournament. The CCHA's goal is to have these individuals direct the Tournaments in 1998/1999. If you are interested in discussing this opportunity further, please contact Paul Berens @ 448- 7948, Mouthguard Fitting This is a reminder that the Chaska Orthodontic Specialist will again this year provide CCHA players with a mouthguard. This fitting will take place on Saturday October 4th. at: Chaska Orthodontic Specialist 1580 White Oak Drive. Chaska To insure that the process goes quickly a schedule has been organized. Mites/Mini Mites Squirts & Pee Wees Bantams 8:30 to 10:00 10:00 to 12:00 12:00 to 1:00 Thank You Chaska Orthodontic Specialist for your support .ti~ By: Jim Leone President's Corner It's hard to believe that it's time for yet another CCHA hockey season---and it promises to be the best ever! As you are probably aware, there has been much planning in preparation for this season. Many board and general association members have been putting in countless hours in an effort to establish our community as the epitome of hockey excellence. I know that we have a ways to go, but let me take a minute to highlight just a few of these areas. 1). Coach Selection. The coaches selection committee met during the months of August and September to determine the process that we would follow to select -.;,.., coaches and, of course, to actually select them. I am proud to repod on the outstanding job that this committee has done. In no disrespect to any previous coaches, I believe that this was the finest crop of applicants that we've ever had, ~-qd con$?q,-enfiy, the best grou~ Due to the fact that some of our applicants are also fathers, we cannot name the actual coaches until after their kids are placed on teams based upon their try ou,'~. Suffice it to say, though, that we are extremely pleased to announce their names and will do so right after try outs. Hint: our new Bantam A coach has been recently selected into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame (I'm so excited that I can't keep a secret). Hat's off to the selection committee for their fine work. (The committee was made up of a cross section of board and association members as well as Dave Snuggarud, our new boys high school coach). 2). Registration. We've just completed the main portion of our registration and it went without a hitch. We are constantly learning better ways to take on this monstrous job, but I think that this year's registration went very smoothly. Congratulations to Claire Schnurr and all of her help in making it such a success. 3). Concessions. What a great new look for the concessions stand this year, and we owe it all to the commitment of Susie Blake. Her dedication is really paying off in new product offerings and creative programs. Anyway, since when can you remember free popcorn and treats during registration to advertise the concessions? Take a moment to thank Susie when you get a chance. 4). Try Outs. There has been a tremendous amount of work going on behind the scenes to bring to fruition our goal of having the best try out procedure ever in the CCHA. I know that there was a bit of controversy when I asked Steve Olinger to become our VP of Competition, but I knew that we could count on his knowledge and integrity to accomplish this necessary goal. I personally have not seen, nor been involved in a process that will be more fair to our players and provide a solution that fits nearly everyone's needs. I am very proud and comfortable with what I've seen so far and trust that you will agree. Let me give you a brief overview. We have hired a group of outside evaluators who have a unique computerized system that will not only provide a ,~,.,, ,o,o,e,,, u, a~,,,,g ~.,~u, bu[ w;;i aTiow us as an association to detect'hockey fundamental deficiencies and correct them. Their grading will be matched with a group of 'inside' evaluators, none of which are parents of any current players. Our new boys high school staff will be evaluating the skating abilities of our players and providing this additional grading component. All of these scores will then be tallied and a ranked list will be provided to the coaches. 5). New Arena. We are making much progress. The city of Victoria came through with flying colors and showed their leadership in truly demonstrating collaboration by pledging $30,000 to the new arena. Earl Schaub, Tom Stumpf, and Randy Mueller really did a fine job in representing our project to Victoria. Tom Redman rep'ods that the bid process will start in the end of September with ;he anticipation that the shovel will go into the ground in October. Our commitment to raise $250,000 is going on strong. You will be asked for your suppod in this regard by the end of September. Please give as generously as you can. Well, there is so much more to tell, but not enough time. Please contact me, or any other board member with your thoughts and suggestions on how we can make the CCHA an even better environment for all. . Pao~2 Fall Tryout Process The 1997/1998 Fall Clinic and Tryout schedule is shown on the right for the Bantams, PeeWees and Squids. Mite tryouts will be held after MEA in October. Tryout dates and times for Mites will be posted at the arena and in the October Newsletter. General overview The process will stad with 1 hour of Skills / Time Trials session with players grouped alphabetical by last name. After the first session, players are divided in to scrimmage session groups. After the completion of the 2nd scrimmage session the players will be divided again for a final scrimmage session. (Squid players will have a- Competitive Drills session between scrimmage 2 & 3) Goafies Goalies will attend the Skills / Time session based on las.*, name. Goalies will have a session with the goalies from their level plus a second goalie session with all goalies from Squids to Bantams. If you have any questions, feel free to give the commissioner at your level a phone call. Tryout Schedule Bantam - PeeWee - Squirt Bantam: Skills Sat 9/27 Scrimmage 1 Tue 9/30 Scrimmage 2 Thur 10/2 Goalies only Tue 9/30 Wed 10/1 7:45 to 8:45 Last Name A-J 9:00 to 10:00 pm Last Name K-Z 9:00 to 10:00 pm All players 9:00 to 10:00 pm All players 10:00 pm Post Team Selection 5:15 to 6:15 6:15 to 7:00 (All Goalies) PeeWee Skills Sat 9/27 Scrimmage 1 Tue 9/30 Scrimmage 2 Thur 10/2 Scrimmage 3 Sat 10/4 Goalies only Wed 10/1 Thur 10/2 4:00 to 5:00 Last Name A-J 5:15 to 6:15 Last Name K-O 6:30 to 7:30 pm Last Name P-Z 6:30 to 7:30 Purple Group 7:45 to 8:45 pm Gold Group 6:30 to 7:30 Gold Group 7:45 to 8:45 pm Purple Group 5:15 to 6:15 Group 1 6:30 to 7:30 Group 2 7:45 to 8:45 pm Group 3 9:00 pm Post Team Selection 6:15 to 7:00 (All Goalies) 5:15 to 6:15 Squirt: Skills Sat 10/4 Scrimmage 1 Sun 10/5 Scrimmage 2 Tue 10/7 Competitive Drills Wed 10/8 Scrimmage 3 Sat 10/4 Goalies only Wed 10/1 Wed 10/1 1:30 to 2:30 Last Name A-H 2:45 to 3:45 Last Name I-N 4:00 to 5:00 pm Last Name O-Z 4:00 to 5:00 Purple Group 5:15 to 6:15 pm Gold Group 6:30 to 7:30 Gold Group 7:45 to 8:45 pm Purple Group 5:15 to 7:00 pm All Players 1:30 to 2:30 Group 1 2:45 to 3:45 Group 2 4:00 to 5:00 pm Group 3 5:15 pm Post Team Selection 5:15 to 6:15 (Squids only) 6:15 to 7:00 (All Goalies) _Paqe3 Your 1997/1998 CCHA Board Members: position President: VP of Competition: '"'ecretary: _quipment Manager: Concession Stand Coordinator: Name Jim Leone Steve Olinger Bryan McGovern Lynn Clements Susie Blake Position VP of Business: Treasurer: District 6 Representative: Ice Coordinator: Tournament Director: 97/98 Bantam Commissioner: 97/98 Pee Wee Commissioner: 97/98 Squirt Commissioner: 97/98 Mite Commissioner: 97/98 Mini Mite Commissioner: Layton Zellman Jim Liddell Tom Stumpf Mark Giordano Beverly Erickson & Cindy Berens Girls Coordinator Other Numbers: CCHA Merchandise: Chaska Community Center: Gold Medal Sports 934-3300 448-5633 (Main Desk) Name Earl Schaub Dave Erickson Rod Kern Tom Redman Paul Berens Clair Schnurr Calendar of Events Your CCHA Board Mec~ings: October6th, November 3rd,'December 1st (First Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m., at the Chaska Community Center) Coaches MeetingS: A, Coaches should attend these meetings. (Third Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m., at the Chaska American Legion) Mini Mite and Mite Player Registration: Saturday, October 4th, 9:00 am to 12 noon at the Chaska Community Center Equipment Swap: Saturday, October4th, 9:00 am to Noon. at the Chaska Community Center Todd Hoffman City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, Mn.. 55317 Fls communities across the country seek to build sustainable futures, they arc map- ping in paths of green from spaces like old railway lines, former canal routes, and deteriorating rived'outs. As cities try to work more harmoniously with nature, they are finding greenways not only spruce up thc community, but rep- resent an investment in a healthy and sustainable furore. What is a grecuway?You may be using one rcgularly without knowing it. In Grccmva),s fl~r Amcrica, author Charles Little dcfiues a grcenway as any "open- space connector linking parks, nature reserves, cultural features, or historic sites with each other and with populated areas." Greenway trails may be short or long. Some arc paved, while others are dirt paths. Often abutting rivers or streams, they offer recreationists an opportunity to view riparian habitat and local wildlife. For the 80 percent of Americans who live and work in urban and suburban areas, grcenways offer a wilderness experience close to borne. When people thiuk about these "lin- ear parks," they usually focus on the recreational opportunities and aesthetic values associated with them. But now ciu; state, and federal officials say they beuefit communities in other ways, too. Ed McMabon, director of the American Grecnway Program at The Conservatiou Fund, concurs. As an expert AMERICA'S URBAN FORESTS on greenways, McMahon studies the his- tors; development, and benefits of local and national trailways. His fiudings have uncovered siguificant economic and eco- logical reasons why these paths of green need to be an integral part of a comnm- nity's planning process. Greenways call stimulate the econo- my by providing an array of quality-of-life benefits, McMahon says ill a recent report."Studies demonstrate that linear parks can iucrease nearby property values, which can m turn increase local tax revelltleS." Higher property values are 3ust tile beginning. Spending by residents on greemvay-relatcd products and services bolsters both employment rates and sales- tax revenues. With grecnways comes increased tourism and a spirit of cooper- ation among diverse groups--citizens, businesses, aud local government. Economic growth is a happy by-prod- uct, but McMahon stresses that some of the biggest benefits come fi'om thc trees, plants, and flowers tile trailways sustain. "Grceuways provide lifelines for wildlife moving from one isolated natur- al area to another, preserving biodiversity and wildlife habitat by protecting envi- roumentally seusitivc land along rivers, streams, and wetlands," says McMahon. They also protect water quality by pro- viding a buffer against urbau runoff and nonpoint source pollution. In this era of shrinking budgets, grecnways can also help cities reduce spending on costly activities such as flood control, stormwater lnanagenlent, and disaster prevention. City managers are wholeheartedly embracing them as a cost-efFective, multi-purpose solution. There are an estimated 5,000 green- ways in the U.S. Some--among them the Blue lkidge Parkway and one of the longest and most famous greemvays, the Appalachian Trail--cross state bound- aries. Others, such as Pinhook Swamp Wildlife Movement Corridor in Florida, are used exclusively for species protection and wildlife migration and are closed to tile public. State and regional govermnents are taking a look at the benefits of linear parks. Portland, Chicago, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Chattanooga, Denver, and Boston have well developed grecnway systems and serve as successful examples to other cities. State govermnents support these initiatives by appointing commis- sions of civic, business, and government leaders to design and implement green- way plans. So Gr, McMahon says, efForts have been very successful. "If all of the green- way pro~jects that are currently planued or envisioned were complete, almost a third of the nation's landscape would be incor- porated iuto greenways," says McMahon. "Clearly grcenways are an idea that bas caught the imagination of citizens and officials all over thc nation." AF _,lattim' Gux, Iich~tim~ is a~l assista~t editor at AMERICA.\' FORESTS. l%,Iqqrat,h),: (I}om left) Allegheny Highlands, Pa ,Ttm~ Sexton, Courtt'sy of Rails-to-Trails Conserxancy, (p San Antonio,'lk'xas. SACVB/Craig Staff%rd; North (7}lickamauga Greenx~a~7 Chattanooga,Tcnncsset., Chattan~oga Ne~s Bureau; ~ hccKhair users, Augusta, Georgia, Ed McMahon, courtesy of The Conservanon Fund, (p27) CITY OF 690 COULTER DRIVE · P.O. BOX 147 · CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 · FAX (612) 937-5739 October 20, 1997 Mr. Mike Klingelhutz 7940 Airport Road Waconia, MN 55387 Dear Mike: As you are aware, 1997 marks the final year of crop fanning on the Bandimere Farm (g4100). Come spt'in,g, the City of Chanhassen will initiate construction ora community park on this site. As operator of this farm for the past seven years, your corn base should transfer from this 24 acres. If the Farm Service Agency requires any documentation regarding this transfer, please have them contact me. With the community looking forward to their new park, I would like to reflect on the past. Thanks go to the Bandimere family and your father tbr negotiating the sale of the fam'~ in 1990 on behalf of the city. I would also like to thank you for operating the farm since 1991. Your good relationship with the city ensured the land was well taken care of. In addition, thc city was the benefactor of nearly $10,000 in cash rent over that period. We are grateful for all you have done For thc city. Good luck in your continued fanning practices. Sincerely, Todd Hoffinan Park & Recreation Director C: Don Ashworth, City Manager Mayor and City Council Park & Recreation Commission U:pa~k th klinLzdhutz.c.doc The case for frivolity Play isn't just fun. BY SttANNON BROWNLEE If the nature of life on Earth xvere judged by the space textbooks devote to the subject of play, the planet would seem joyless indeed. It's not that biologists have failed to notice animals playing. They have watched the frolicsome tussles of bighorn sheep over which xvill be king of the mountain, have seen dolphins push each other through the water, have observed ravens sliding down snowy slopes xvith all the abandon of human 6-year-olds. But until relatively recently, scientists could not make sense ofxvhat appeared to be a behavior x~fth no purpose. Courtship has an obvious point. Fighting usually provides the winner Young animals can't do without it with wider access to food or to sex. But play seemed entirely frivolous-and, by extension, so did anybody who studied it. No longer. In the past decade, the study of play has gained a badge of re- spect as biologists have found increasing evidence that to a variety of species it is nearly as important as food and sleep. "We are finally beginning to understand that play is serious business," says Marc Bekoff, an ethologist at the University of Colorado-Boulder. In several papers and nexv books to be published this year, Bekoff and other scientists explore xvhy play evolved and what young animals gain from it. They have found, for exam- ple, that all young mammals play, as do some birds and even the odd reptile. Highly intelligent social species, such as xvolves and some primates, continue playing as adults as a way of cementing social bonds. Something Freud f0r§ot. These ne~v find- ings have important implications for the most playful species of all-our own. Without play, particularly imaginative games, children fail to gain a sense of mastery and are less adept at social in- teractions than their more playful coun- terparts. "Freud said human beings need love, sex, and work, but he forgot play," says California psychiatrist Stuart Brown. "I think we get in trouble social- ly, physically, and culturally if we neglect it." Play is so vital, say Brox~'n and others, in part because it lays the groundxvork for creative thinking in adulthood. Early in animal evolution, play probably did not have so lofty a pnrpose. Rather, some researchers' believe, it sen'ed as practice for adulthood. "If you are a prey spe- cies, you practice running away," says University of Idaho evolution- ary biologist John Byers. "If you .,are a predator, you practice pounc- ing and chomping." Byers has observed young pronghorn antelopes, native to the American West, executing leaps and mSrls that ~vould put Mild~ail Baryshnikov to shame. "After nursing, a young fawn will stand there looking dazed," says Byers. "Then it xvill start to jerk around, as if it has a fly in its brain." The fawn typically executes a series of wild vertical leaps, then takes off, run- ning away from the herd as fast as 40 miles an hour, then back again. Finally, says Byers, it "comes to rest next to its mother, sides heav- ing and little black tongue hanging out.' Such "locomotor play," Byers be- lieves, helps forge connections between neurons in a young animal's brain, espe- cially in the cerebellum, the region that controls and coordinates movement. Can't we all just get along? Over the eons, play has acquired other, more sub- tle roles as well, especially in highly so- cial, intelligent species. In the adults of some species, playing helps patch up dis- agreements. And for young animals, so- cial play-tickling, wrestling, and chas- ing-also provides lessons in getting along with others: Young, captive rhesus monkeys, which spend about half their waking hours in play, learn to restrain aggressive impulses, safeguarding alli- ances they will need in adulthood. "Social play helps animals learn to in- terpret signals and actions of others and then respond appropriately," says Robert Fagen of the University of Alaska-Jun- eau. A leading play biologist, Fagen draxvs his conclusions from a lO-year study of grizzly hears that congregate during salmon season at Pack Creek on Admiralty Island. In early July, the salm- on swim upstream to spa,~m in the creek's shalloxv waters. Like families out camp- ing, the bears spend the summer gorging on fish and having fun. Fagen and his ~Sfe and son have observed adult female bears tossing a salmon in the air, then snatching it out of the water again, and cubs prancing across the meadow with a flower in their teeth. Teenage bears chase each other and ~westle, displaying the open-mouthed "play face" that in- dicates they are just fooling around. These exuberant outbursts serve a se- rious purpose, allox~Sng young bears to learn how to gauge the intentions of oth- er bears and to find out which bear is easygoing and which is not. "To correctly judge what is a threat and what isn't is a big deal for a bear," says Fagen. Making such judgments, it turns out, is easier for the animals than for the re- searchers watching them. The University of Colorado's Bekoff and others have just begun to decode the signals their subjects use to keep mock battles from turning ugly. "Play involves negotiation," says Bekoff. "When my dog, Jethro, wants to play, he needs to be able to say, 'Look, I'm going to bite you, but don't take it serious- ly.' "A dog makes its desires known with the familiar "play bow," putting its head down between its front paxvs and waving its hind end in the air. Other species have different signals: The short-tailed vole exudes a special scent; chimpanzees smile and laugh; young calves approach playmates at a galumph or a gambol. A number of species employ these sig- nals with surprising sophistication. For example, some animals may indicate they want to play simply by stringing together an absurd series of unrelated acts: a nip to the ears followed by a leap in the air fol- lowed by a sloppy attempt at sexual mounting. Young dogs, wolves, and coy- otes are most likely to perform a play bow when an action that was meant in fun is apt to be misinterpreted, says Bekoff. Of the three species, coyotes are usually the most aggressive and least cooperative, and consequently must bow far more of- ten to avoid giving the wrong impression. Just kiddin§! In another example, pri- matologist Frans de Waal of Yerkes l%- gional Primate ]Research Center at Atlan- ta's Emory University found that So&o, an adolescent chimpanzee, was a master at using play signals to mollify his youn- ger playmates' worried mothers. Mother chimps will break up a game that threat- ens to hurt their offspring. But Socko stressed his benign intentions by laugh- ing loudly and displaying his play face w]len }lis pla3qllate's mother was in viexv. Play may be instructive, but for ani- mals-as for people-it's of course fun. Enrly evidence suggests that play taps into the brain chemicals involved in plea- sure. When rats play, says Stephen Siviy, a psychobiologist at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, their brains release do- pamine, a chemical tbat in people in- duces elation and excitement. In one ex- periment, SMy taught rats that they would be allowed to playwith another rat after being placed in a plexiglass cham- ber. After eight days of training, he says, "a rat will go back and forth, looking about as happy as a rat can look, in antici- pation ora play partner." But when SMy administered a drng that blocks dopa- mine, the rats no longer got excited. IRe- searchers suspect that play also increases brain levels of pleasure-inducing endor- phins and norepinephriue, which height- ens attention. Thoogh research into the meaning of play is still nascent, many scientists have come to believe it is critical not only to a young animal's development but to a hu- man child's as well. Children gain physi- cal skills through exoberant motion, jost like any young animal. They also gaiu emotional and mental masteD' through play, particularly through imaginative games, according to Jerome and Doro- lhy Singer, child psychologists at Yale University and authors of The tlouse tf Make-Believe (Harvard University Press). x3,qmn a child plays pretend, says Jerome Singer, "he is taking a complicat- ed world and cutting it dox~q~ to size. [XA'nen] you are the doctor and the teddy bear is the patient, you have reduced a frightening sitoation to one you can con- trol." Kids who initiate imaginative play, the Singers have found, show leadership skills in school. They cooperate more x~Sth other children than kids who don't make believe, and they are less likely to antagonize and intimidate others. The capacity for play may, iu fact, be the hallmark of Homo sapicns's tmparal- leled flexibility. More than any other species, haman beings can adapt to change-in their diets, in their mates, in political systems, in social cooventions, even iu climate. What makes that possi- ble, argues Brian Sutton-Smith, a psy- chologist who pioneered studies of ho- man pla3, 30 years ago, is that evohltiou gave people an appetite for fun through- out their lives. "Whether we are talking about children or adults, a sense of play makes people optimislic, and it rewards variahility,"he says. Tennis. anxone? · Fall Tryout Process The 1997/1998 Fall Clinic and Tryout schedule is shown on the right for the Bantams, PeeWees and Squirts. Mite tryouts will be held after MEA in October. Tryout dates and times for Mites will be posted at the arena and in the October Newsletter. General overview The process will start with 1 hour of Skills / Time Trials session with players grouped alphabetical by last name. After the first session, players are divided in to scrimmage session groups. After the completion of the 2nd scrimmage session the players will be divided again for a final scrimmage session. (Squid players will have a- Competitive Drills session between scrimmage 2 & 3) Goafies Goalies will attend the Skills / Time session based on las.*, name. Goalies will have a session with the goalies from their level plus a second goalie session with all goalies from Squids to Bantams. If you have any questions, feel free to give the commissioner at your level a phone call. Tryout Schedule Bantam - PeeWee - Squirt Bantam: Skills Sat 9/27 Scrimmage 1 Tue 9/30 Scrimmage 2 Thur 10/2 Goalies only Tue 9/30 Wed 10/1 7:45 to 8:45 Last Name A-J 9:00 to 10:00 pm Last Name K-Z 9:00 to 10:00 pm All players 9:00 to 10:00 pm All players 10:00 pm Post Team Selection 5:15 to 6:15 6:15 to 7:00 (All Goalies) PeeWee Skills Sat 9/27 Scrimmage 1 Tue 9/30 Scrimmage 2 Thur 10/2 Scrimmage 3 Sat 10/4 Goalies only Wed 10/1 Thur 10/2 4:00 to 5:00 Last Name A-J 5:15 to 6:15 Last Name K-O 6:30 to 7:30 pm Last Name P-Z 6:30 to 7:30 Purple Group 7:45 to 8:45 pm Gold Group 6:30 to 7:30 Gold Group 7:45 to 8:45 pm Purple Group 5:15 to 6:15 Group 1 6:30 to 7:30 Group 2 7:45 to 8:45 pm Group 3 9:00 pm Post Team Selection 6:15 to 7:00 (All Goalies) 5:15 to 6:15 Squirt: Skills Sat 10/4 Scrimmage 1 Sun 10/5 Scrimmage 2 Tue 10/7 Competitive Drills Wed 10/8 Scrimmage 3 Sat 10/4 Goalies only Wed 10/1 Wed 10/1 1:30 to 2:30 Last Name A-H 2:45 to 3:45 Last Name I-N 4:00 to 5:00 pm Last Name O-Z 4:00 to 5:00 Purple Group 5:15 to 6:15 pm Gold Group 6:30 to 7:30 Gold Group 7:45 to 8:45 pm Purple Group 5:15 to 7:00 pm All Players 1:30 to 2:30 Group 1 2:45 to 3:45 Group 2 4:00 to 5:00 pm Group 3 5:15 pm Post Team Selection 5:15 to 6:15 (Squids only) 6:15 to 7:00 (All Goalies) _PaGe 3 Your 1997/1998 CCHA Board Members: position President: VP of Competition: Secretary: Equipment Manager: Concession Stand Coordinator: Name Jim Leone Steve Olinger Bryan McGovern Lynn Clements Susie Blake Position VP of Business: Treasurer: District 6 Representative: Ice Coordinator: Tournament Director: 97/98 Bantam Commissioner: 97/98 Pee Wee Commissioner: 97/98 Squirt Commissioner: 97/98 Mite Commissioner: 97/98 Mini Mite Commissioner: Layton Zellman Jim Liddell Tom Stumpf Mark Giordano Beverly Erickson & Cindy Berens Girls Coordinator Other Numbers: CCHA Merchandise: Chaska Community Center: Gold Medal Sports 934-3300 448-5633 (Main Desk) Name Earl Schaub Dave Erickson Rod Kern Tom Redman Paul Berens Clair Schnurr lendar of EventS' Your CCHA Board.Me.~-~ings: October 6th, November 3rd,'December 1st [First Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m., at the Chaska Community Center) Coaches MeetingS: A, Coaches should attend these meetings. (Third Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m., at the Chaska American Legion) Mini Mite and Mite Player Registration: Saturday, October 4th, 9:00 am to 12 noon at the Chaska Community Center EqUipment Swa p: ~Saturday, .October 4th, 9:00 am to Noon. at the Chaska Community Center Todd Hoffman City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, Mn.. 55317 z~.s commuuitics across the country seek to build sustainable futures, they are map- ping itl paths of green from spaces like old railxvay lines, former canal routes, and deteriorating rived}onts. As cities try to work more harmoniously with nature, they arc finding greenxvays not only spruce up the communiw, but rep- resent an investment in a healthy and sustainable future. What is a grcenway?You may be usiug one regularly without knowing it. In Grccnwa},s .~r America, author Charles Little defines a grecnway as any "open- space counector linking parks, nature reserves, cultural features, or historic sites with each other and xvith populated areas." Greenway trails may be short or long. Some arc paved, xvhile others are dirt paths. Often abutting rivers or streams, they offer recreationists an opportunity to view riparian habitat and local wildlife. For the 80 percent of Americans who live and work iu urbau aud suburban areas, grcenways of}br a wilderness experience close to home. When people think about these car parks," they usually focus on the recreational opportunities and aesthetic values associated with them. But uow city, state, and federal officials say they benefit comnmuities in other ways, too. Ed McMahon, director of thc American Grecuway Program at Thc Conservation Fund, concurs. As au expert AMERICA'S URBAN FORESTS on grecnways, McMahon studies the his- tory, development, aud benefits of local and national trailways. His findings have uncovered significant economic and eco- logical reasons why these paths of green need to be an integral part of a conmm- nitT's planning process. Greenways can stimulate the econo- my by providing an array of quality-of-life benefits, McMahon says in a recent report."Studics demonstrate that liuear parks can iucrease nearby property values, which can in turn iucrease local tax revcllUeS." Higher property values are just thc beginning. Speuding by residents on greenway-related products and services bolsters both employment rates and sales- tax revenues. With greenxvays comes iucreascd tourism and a spirit of coopcr~ atiou among diverse groups--citizens, businesses, and local government. Economic growth is a happy by-prod- uct, but McMahon stresses that some of the biggest benefits come from the trees, plants, and flowers the trailways sustain. "Grcenways provide lifelines for wildlife moving from ouc isolated natur- al area to auother, preserving biodiversity aud wildlife habitat by protecting envi- ronmentally sensitive land along rivers, streams, aud wetlands," say's McMahon. They also protect water qualiD' by pro- viding a buffer against urbau runoff and noupoint source pollution. In this era of shrinking budgets, grecnways can also help cities reduce spending on costly activities such as flood control, storlnwater management, and disaster prevention. City managers are wholeheartedly embracing them as a cost-effective, multi-purpose solution. There arc an estimated 5,000 green- ways in the U.S. Some--among them the Blue Ihidge Parkway and one of the longest and most famous greenxvays, the Appalachian Trail--cross state bound- aries. Others, such as Pmhook Swamp Wildlife Movement Corridor in Florida, are used exclusively for species protection aud wildlife migration and are closed to the public. State and regional govermnents arc taking a look at the benefits of linear parks. Portland, Chicago, Indianapolis, Kansas City., Chattanooga, Denver, and Bostou have well developed grcenway systems and serve as successful examples to other cities. State governments support these initiatives by appointing commis- sions of civic, business, and government leaders to design and implement green- way plans. So far, McMahon says, efforts have been very successful. "If all of thc greeu- way projects that are currently planned or envisioned were complete, almost a third of the nation's landscape would be incor- porated into greenways," says McMahon. "Clearly grcenways are an idea that }las caught the imagination of citizens and officials all over the nation." AF J,mine Gngliehnino is an assistaut editor at AMERICAN FORESTS. Photqt, ra.t, hy: (t¥om levi) Allegheny liighlamls, Pa ,Tom Sexton, Courtes,~ of P. ails~to-Trails (~onservancy, (p 2q~); l)oxt ntox~ n San Antonio,Texas, SACVB/Craig Staflbrd; North (]hickamauga Green%ray; Chattanooga,Tennessee, Cha~*tanooga News Bureau; ~ hcelchair users. Augusta, Georgia, Ed McMaflon, courtesy of The Conservation Fund, (p27) OF 690 COULTER DRIVE · P.O. BOX 147 · CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 93:7-1900 · FAX (612) 937-5739 October 20, 1997 Mr. Mike Klingelhutz 7940 Airport Road Waconia, MN 55387 Dear Mike: As you are aware, 1997 marks the final year of crop fanning on the Bandimere Farm (#4100). Come spring, the City of Chanhassen will initiate construction of a community park on this site. As operator of this farm for the past seven years, your corn base should transfer from this 24 acres. If the Farm Service Agency requires any documentation regarding this transfer, please have them contact me. With the community looking forward to their new park, I would like to reflect on the past. Thanks go to the Bandimere family and your father for negotiating the sale of the farm in 1990 on behalf of the city. I would also like to thank you for operating the farm since 1991. Your good relationship with the city ensured the land was well taken care of. In addition, the city was the benefactor of nearly $10,000 in cash rent over that period. We are grateful for all you have done for the city. Good luck in your continued fanning practices. Sincerely, Todd Hoffman Park & Recreation Director C: Don Ashworth, City Manager Mayor and City Council Park & Recreation Commission g:\parkX, th' klingelhutz.e.doc The case for frivolity Play isn't just fun. BY SHANNON BROWNLEE f the nature of life on Earth xvere judged by the space textbooks devote to the subject of play, the planet would seem joyless indeed. It's not that biologists have failed to notice animals playing. They have watched the frolicsome tussles of bighorn sheep over n,hich will be king of the mountain, have seen dolphins push each other through the water, have observed ravens sliding down snowy slopes x~4th all the abandon of human 6-year-olds. But until rdatively recently, scientists could not make sense of what appeared to be a behavior with no purpose. Courtship has an obvious point. Fighting usually pro~Sdes the winner Young animals can't do without it with wider access to food or to sex. But play seemed entirely frivolous-and, by extension, so did anybody who studied it. No longer. In the past decade, the study of play has gained a badge of re- spect as biologists have found increasing evidence that to a variety of species it is nearly as important as food and sleep. "We are finally beginning to understand that play is serious business," says Marc Bekoff, an ethologist at the University of Colorado-Boulder. In several papers and new hooks to be published this year, Bekoff and other scientists explore why play evolved and what young animals gain from it. They have found, for exam- ple, that all young mammals play, as do some birds and even the odd reptile. Highly intelligent social species, such as wolves and some primates, continue playing as adults as a way of cementing social bonds. Somethin9 Freud for§ot. These new find- ings have important implications for the most playful species of all-our own. Without play, particularly imaginative games, children fail to gain a sense of mastery and are less adept at social in- teractions than their more playful coun- terparts. "Freud said human beings need love, sex, and work, but he forgot play," says California psychiatrist Stuart Brown. "I think we get in trouble social- ly, physically, and culturally if we neglect it." Play is so vital, say Brox~m and others, in part because it lays the groundwork for creative thinking in adulthood. Early in animal evolution, play probably did not have so lofty a purpose. Rather, some researchers believe, it served as practice for adulthood. "If you are a prey spe- cies, you practice running away," says University of Idaho evolutiom ary biologist John Byers. "If you are a predator, you practice pounc- ing and chomping." Byers has observed young pronghorn antelopes, native to the American West, executing leaps and twirls that would put MilOmil Baryshnikov to shame. "After nursh~g, a young fawn will stand there lookin d " ..... g azed, says Byers. Then ~t will start to jerk aroun'fl, as /fit has a fly in its brain." The fawn t)t~ically executes a series of wild vertical leaps, then takes off, rum ning away from the herd as fast as 40 miles an hour, then back again. Finally, says Byers, it "comes to rest next to/ts mother, sides heaw ing a.,nd_ Ii!tie?ack tongue~ ha.n.g_ing out." 5uct~ "locomotor play," Byers be- lieves, helps forge connections between neurons in a young animal's brain, espe- cially in the cerebellum, the region that controls and coordinates movement. Can't we all just get along? Over the eons, play has acquired other, more sub- tle roles as well, especially in highly so- cial, intelligent species. In the adults of some species, playing helps patch up dis- agreements. And for young animals, so- cial play-tickling, wrestling, and chas- ing-also provides lessons in getting along with others: Young, captive rhesus monkeys, which spend about half their waking hours in play, learn to restrain aggressive impulses, safeguarding alli- ances they will need in adulthood. "Social play helps animals learn to in- terpret signals and actions of others and then respond appropriately," says Robert Fagen of the University of Alaska-Jun- eau. A leading play biologist, Fagen draws his conclusions from a lO-year study of grizzly bears that congregate during salmon season at Pack Creek on Admiralty Island. In early July, the salm- on swim upstream to spawn in the creek's shallow waters. Like families out camp- ins, the bears spend the summer gorging on fish aud having fun. Fagen and his wife and son have observed adult female bears tossing a salmon in the air, then snatching it out of the ~vater again, and cubs prancing across the meadow with a flower in their teeth. Teenage bears chase each other and wrestle, displaying the open-mouthed "play face" that in- dicates they are just fooling around. These exuberant outbursts serve a se- rious purpose, allowing young bears to learn ho~v to gauge the intentions of oth- er bears and to find out which bear is easygoing and which is not. ~To correctly judge what is a threat and what isn't is a big deal for a bear," says Fagen. Making such judgments, it turns out, is easier for the animals than for the re- searchers watching them. The University of Colorado's Bekoff and others have just begun to decode the signals their subjects use to keep mock battles from turning ugly. "Play involves negotiation," says Bekoff. "When my dog, Jethro, wants to play, he needs to be able to say, 'Look, I'm going to bite you, but don't take it serious- ly.' ' A dog makes its desires known with the familiar "play bow," putting its head down between its front paws and waving its hind end in the air. Other species have different signals: The shor~-tailed vole exudes a special scent; chimpanzee~ smile and laugh; young calves approac: playmates at a galumph or a gambol. A number of species employ these sig- nals with surprising sophistication. For example, some animals may indicate they want to play simply hy stringing together an absurd series of unrelated acts: a nip to the ears followed by a leap in the air fol- lowed by a sloppy attempt at sexual mounting. Young dogs, wolves, and coy- otes are most likely to perform a play bow when an action that ~vas meant in fun is apt to be misinterpreted, says Bekoff. Of the three species, coyotes are usually the most aggressive and least cooperative, and consequently must bow far more of- ten to avoid giving the wrong impression. Just kidding! In another example, pri- matologist Frans de Waal of Yerkes Re- gional Primate Research Center at Atlan- ta's Emory University found that Socko, an adolescent chimpanzee, ~vas a master at using play signals to mollify his youn- ger playmates' worried mothers. Mother chimps will break up a game that threat- ens to hurt their offspring. But Socko stressed his benign intentions by laugh- ing loudly and displaying his play face when his pla)wnate's mother was in view. Play may be instructive, but for ani- mals-as for people-it's of course fun. Early evidence suggests that play taps into the brain chemicals involved in plea- sure. When rats play, says Stephen Siviy, a psychobiologist at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, their brains release do- pamine, a chemical that in people in- duces elation and excitement. In one ex- periment, SisSy taught rats that they would be allowed to play with another rat after being placed in a plexiglass cF her. After eight days of training, he "a rat will go back and forth, about as happy as a rat can look, in antici- pation of a play partner." But when Siviy administered a drug that blocks dopa- mine, the rats no longer got excited. Re- searchers suspect that play also increases brain levels of pleasure-inducing endor- phins and norepinephrine, which height- ens attention. Though research into the meaning of pla)' is still nascent, many scientists have come to believe it is critical not only to a young animal's development but to a hu- man child's as well. Children gain physi- cai skills through exuberant motion, just like any young animal. The)' also gain emotional and mental mastery through play, particularly through imaginative games, according to Jerome and Doro- thy Singer, child psychologists at Yale University and authors of The House of Make-Believe (Harvard University Press). When a child plays pretend, says Jerome Singer, "he is taking a complicat- ed world and cutting it doxxq~ to size. ~,Vhen] you are the doctor and the teddy bear is the patient, you have reduced a frightening situation to one yon can con- trol.'' Kids who initiate imaginative play, the Singers have found, show leadership skills in school. They cooperate more with other children than kids who don't make believe, and they are less likely to antagonize and intimidate others. The capacity for play may, in fact, be the hallmark ofttomo sapicns's unparal- leled flexibility. More than any other species, human beings can adapt to change-in their diets, in their mates, in political systems, in social conve~ ' even in climate. What makes thr hie, argues Brian Sutton-Smith, - chologist who pioneered studies man pla)' 3o years ago, is that evolution gave people an appetite for fun througb- out their lives. "Whether we are talking abont children or adults, a sense of play makes people optimistic, and it rewards variability,"he says. Tennis. anyone? ·