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