[Vision2020] Family-Friendly Activities (was U of I
mark seman
baukunst at moscow.com
Fri Jan 16 23:44:05 PST 2009
Our [Heather's & my] younger years were filled with free things for us
to do with our son - Idler's Rest (tigers & bears in the woods), UI
Arboretum (treasure hunting for golf balls), White Ave. (old land fill
treasures), UI Grounds & Buildings (exhibits & architecture, tubing),
City parks (fields, courts, swings & slides), Fair grounds, Hordeman's
(sounds of redwing blackbirds, herons), Paradise Creek, our yard, MJHS
track, Courthouse (displays), City Hall (art & displays), streets
(biking & walking), UI golf course (walking & golfing), tennis courts,
Library (public & UI), Moscow Mt., UI farm, galleries, UI Borah
theater, Micro Movie House, ...
Here's a pic of Carl's cousin (w/ friend) on AZ rocks...hey, there's
free stuff here too, even for Moscovites.
Mark
ps - the UI admin/academic system was lousy for non-traditional
students back then too.
mark.r.seman.architect
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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 1:12 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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