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

Thu Jan 15 13:34:15 PST 2009

Not to belabor the point, but no matter where you go you will find people
who think that there is "nothing to do" in their town whether they live in
Seattle, WA or Troy, ID. Like I said in my first post on this subject, there
is always room for improvement or for expansion of activities. However,
one's curiosity for learning or lust for adventure tends to help no matter
where you live. For example, a few summers ago, my mom and I realized the
tennis courts at UI are lit all night. Nothing to do on a Spring or Summer
night after midnight? Play tennis (if your skills rival mine, this is less a
game of hitting a ball and more a comedy routine-tried midnight soccer once
and do not recommend it). Not sporty? Pull out a telescope (you can even
make a rudimentary one yourself) and head out to Mountain View Park and star
gaze. Not into sports or science? Why not sit in the quiet of that same park
and write your observations in a night journal. Not into sports, science, or
arts . . . hmm. My heart goes out to you . . . you probably won't be happy
anywhere.

Jennifer L. Ingalls

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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Carl Westberg
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:12 PM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Family-Friendly Activities (was U of I

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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