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<P>Yeah, at this JOB thing you're talking about, can I, like, play hacky-sack and stuff?<BR><BR>Sunil</P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>"g. crabtree" <jampot@adelphia.net></I><BR>To: <I>"Donovan Arnold" <donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com>, "Julie Crumley" <joodge@hotmail.com>, <vision2020@moscow.com></I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [Vision2020] proposed ballfields/sports-complexacrossfromarboretum</I><BR>Date: <I>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 15:51:48 -0700</I><BR>>A suggestion for those poor 16-20 year olds who find themselves with <BR>>too much time on their hands might be to get a JOB. I am sure they <BR>>would be amazed at how the time flew by not to mention the added <BR>>benefit of not having to put the touch on daddy quite as often. Try <BR>>it, after all you might as well get in the swing of now as it will <BR>>be your future.<BR>>seriously, g crabtree<BR>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Donovan Arnold"
<BR>><donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com><BR>>To: "Julie Crumley" <joodge@hotmail.com>; <vision2020@moscow.com><BR>>Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 9:43 AM<BR>>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] proposed ball <BR>>fields/sports-complexacrossfromarboretum<BR>><BR>><BR>>>Julie,<BR>>><BR>>>I did not wish to give the impression that I am<BR>>>opposed to athletic fields because not everybody uses<BR>>>them.<BR>>><BR>>>I think it is great that we provide children with<BR>>>athletic fields. However, I think we place too much<BR>>>emphasis on the few and ignore the many. You do not<BR>>>need an expensive new playing field to enjoy sports or<BR>>>even be athletic. When I was growing up, we played on<BR>>>an old dusty dirt field.<BR>>><BR>>>Look at Mt. View Park. When I go on my walks,
rarely<BR>>>is that field being utilized, most the time the<BR>>>parking lot remains empty and the green fields bare<BR>>>except for a family or two. Least I mention other<BR>>>parks in the area that are also not fully used.<BR>>><BR>>>Eggan Youth Center on the other hand, is packed all<BR>>>the time, and is only fit for Junior High Students.<BR>>>That state board ramp was a great idea.<BR>>><BR>>>We need to update that facility, and build something<BR>>>like it for the older youth, like 16 to 20 years old<BR>>>that can get bored very easily being too old for the<BR>>>youth center and not yet old enough for most adult<BR>>>activities.<BR>>><BR>>>I would get bored as a High School Student and between<BR>>>the ages of 16-20 in Moscow. I could not enter the<BR>>>bars and I did not
play sports. Many of my peers just<BR>>>partied and did drugs, or dropped out of school and<BR>>>moved. More than a decade later, we have yet to<BR>>>improve on the situation.<BR>>><BR>>>I dislike most organized sports because competition<BR>>>and the expensive equipment takes the fun out of them.<BR>>>I think before we build out 226th place to play soccer<BR>>>in a ten mile radius, we ought to give something to<BR>>>the youth that have nothing to do before building our<BR>>>226th place to play soccer in Moscow.<BR>>><BR>>>Take Care,<BR>>><BR>>>Donovan J Arnold<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>--- Julie Crumley <joodge@hotmail.com> wrote:<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>---------------------------------<BR>>><BR>>>So because everyone does not like sports, the
ones<BR>>>that DO are not provided for? I, personally, do not<BR>>>see why people would oppose (as principle) building<BR>>>new fields for children that provide them with<BR>>>something healthy, fun, and safe to do, and keeps them<BR>>>out of trouble. A kid can't vandalize or commit other<BR>>>crimes after school if they have soccer practice.<BR>>><BR>>>But I do agree that other options for children should<BR>>>be available. When I was in school, I was involved<BR>>>with many school activites that were NOT athletic<BR>>>(student council, senate, etc) and agree that more of<BR>>>those things should be available. We DO have a youth<BR>>>center, perhaps putting more emphasis on it's use for<BR>>>actual YOUTH might be
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