[Vision2020] Family-Friendly Activities
Cathy & Jack Porter
jporter at moscow.com
Thu Jan 15 16:10:49 PST 2009
Ice skating in the winter, free music at the Co-op on Tuesdays, free music
at Eastside Market on Fridays, Indie movies, Foreign movies
and Blockbustermovies at the UI, music recitals at the UI on many nights
of the week, 4 different Art Gallery openings to add to the list.
Cathy
At 01:34 PM 1/15/2009 -0800, Jennifer Ingalls wrote:
>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.
>
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>
>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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