[Vision2020] Family-Friendly Activities (was U of I

Carl Westberg idahovandal1 at live.com
Thu Jan 15 12:11:38 PST 2009


When I was a kid growing up in Moscow, my friends and I would head out to a playground with a couple of baseballs, a couple of bats, and our mitts, and we were happier than skunks eating bumblebees all day long.  I do miss the Bowlerama, though.   Carl Westberg Jr.

> To: kjajmix1 at msn.com; keim153 at gmail.com; jennifer at inlandradio.com; vision2020 at moscow.com; donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com
> From: thansen at moscow.com
> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:58:38 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Family-Friendly Activities (was U of I
> 
> And how about BASEBALL??
> 
> You know?  Baseball fields and such.
> 
> (Hmmm.  Where have I heard this topic brought up before?)
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>  
> > 
> > Ren Faire and Rendezvous, sand-volleyball courts and a dog park!
> > 
> > Keely
> > http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:19:07 -0800
> > > From: keim153 at gmail.com
> > > To: jennifer at inlandradio.com
> > > CC: vision2020 at moscow.com; donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com
> > > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Family-Friendly Activities (was U of I 
> Program
> > Cuts)
> > > 
> > > Donovan:
> > > 
> > > Have you ever lived anywhere outside of Moscow?  Especially in a
> > > similarly sized community?  I have, several different places in fact,
> > > and I'm willing to bet you have not.  For the size town it is, Moscow
> > > has an impressive list of things for families to do.  And, despite
> > > your incessant carping, a decent range of salaries, too.  The key is
> > > that you have to compare apples to apples.
> > > 
> > > Instead of listing what you think the town doesn't have, maybe you
> > > should try being positive for a change.  Perhaps the listserv will
> > > help you come up with a list of things to do in town.  I'll start:
> > > Great restaurants
> > > Nice parks
> > > Several art galleries
> > > What can you add, V2020?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > From: Donovan Arnold [mailto:donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:30 AM
> > > > To: 'vision 2020'; Jennifer Ingalls
> > > > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Family-Friendly Activities (was U of I
> Progra> m
> > > > Cuts)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jennifer,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I liked doing all those things too as a child in Moscow. But lets 
> face
> > it,
> > > > there is only so some many times you can visit the McConnell Mansion
> be> fore
> > > > it no longer entertaining to a child. And camping doesn't count
> because>  you
> > > > have to leave Moscow to go do it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If you are an outdoors type of person, there are lots of things to
> do>  in
> > > > North Idaho. But for many people that are not, it leaves something
> to>  be
> > > > desired.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > One of the biggest complaints I heard from students was that there 
> was
> > > > nothing to do in Moscow, and why so many people supported the Student
> > > > Recreation Building, which is more like a glorified and over priced
> I> daho
> > > > Athletic Club with a climbing wall then a recreation center for
> differe> nt
> > > > kinds of recreational activities.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I do not think I have found a mother at UI that thought Moscow's
> daycar> e was
> > > > inexpensive. There is a huge waiting list too.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What few things there are to do in Moscow, also cost a lot of
> money> , which
> > > > is hard to afford when you have no money, because there are no jobs
> t> hat pay
> > > > above what you need to scrape by.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > There is less to do in Moscow now then was when my Mother was child 
> in
> > > > Moscow.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > We have no bowling alley. We have no roller skating ring. We have no
> IM> ax
> > > > Theater. We have fewer quality restaurants. We have no high tech 
> gaming
> > > > center. We have no science discovery park, we have no big museums.
> No>  race
> > > > cars. No theme parks, no big fancy hangouts, we don't even really
> h> ave a
> > > > year round swimming pool,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The best thing Moscow has for entertainment is the Library. Which is 
> a
> > great
> > > > library, but hardly the place that comes to mind when we want to
> thin> k about
> > > > entertainment.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yes, you can always THINK of something to do in Moscow, but that
> is>  the
> > > > problem, you really have to THINK, to find something to do. Its
> Mid> night in
> > > > Moscow, besides the bars and the Jack N the Crack drive-thru, what
> > is open?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Best Regards,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Donovan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- On Wed, 1/14/09, Jennifer Ingalls <jennifer at inlandradio.com>
> wr> ote:
> > > >
> > > > From: Jennifer Ingalls <jennifer at inlandradio.com>
> > > > Subject: [Vision2020] Family-Friendly Activities (was U of I Program
> Cu> ts)
> > > > To: "'vision 2020'" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> > > > Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 1:27 PM
> > > >
> > > > I don't necessarily want to get into the argument about diversity in
> Mo> scow
> > > > or at UI, but I do take some issue with Donovan's statement, "Not
> t> o mention
> > > > the lack of affordable child care, or family fun activities."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I grew up in Moscow and though my family had more money than families
> w> here
> > > > a student is the primary financier of the household, we were not at
> a>  loss
> > > > for family-friendly free activities (unless we were willfully bored).
> T> his
> > > > is not to say that we can't do better as a community at providing 
> free
> > > > and/or inexpensive activities, but I think many of us forget those
> th> ings
> > > > that are available to us. For example, I –regretfully—cannot
> reme> mber the
> > > > last time I went to the McConnell Mansion or picked up a walking tour
> g> uide
> > > > of the towns history and hoofed it through Fort Russell (two
> activities>  that
> > > > occupied Spring and Summer days of my youth). The library (which I
> reme> mber
> > > > as only being the old part of the building) was cool in the Summer 
> and
> > warm
> > > > in the Winter. Organizations like Campfire, Boy Scouts, Girl
> Scouts>  and
> > > > local churches provided the three of us a lot of fun and educational
> > > > activities (both our family's church of choice and the churches or
> reli> gious
> > > > organizations of friends). My mom used to take us to Good Sam to
> distri> bute
> > > > our wares after craft days at the house. We'd ride bikes out to
> Robinso> n
> > > > Lake Park , "fish" in Hordeman's pond, or take advantage of all the
> > > > demonstrations, concerts and educational lectures the University
> offe> red.
> > > > There were a lot of things to do!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'll grant that I was a nerdy kid (still am). I, too, would love
> to>  see more
> > > > activities available after school that would appeal to "at risk" 
> youth
> > (I AM
> > > > doing something about that with my involvement in Latah County Youth
> > > > Advocacy Council), but I don't think can jump on board with the whole
> > > > "there's nothing to do here" claim.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jennifer L. Ingalls
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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