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<DIV>None of those things can be done right now. And student housing doesn't allow doggies. </DIV>
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<DIV>Best Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 1/15/09, keely emerinemix <I><kjajmix1@msn.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: keely emerinemix <kjajmix1@msn.com><BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Family-Friendly Activities (was U of I Program Cuts)<BR>To: keim153@gmail.com, jennifer@inlandradio.com<BR>Cc: vision2020@moscow.com, donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com<BR>Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 11:52 AM<BR><BR>
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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 Program 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 Program<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 face it,<BR>> > there is only so some many times you can visit the McConnell Mansion before<BR>> > it no longer entertaining to a child. And camping doesn't count 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 do in<BR>> > North Idaho. But for many people that are not, it leaves something to be<BR>> > desired.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > One of the biggest complaints I heard from students was that there 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 Idaho<BR>> > Athletic Club with a climbing wall then a recreation center for different<BR>> > kinds of recreational activities.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > I do not think I have found a mother at UI that thought Moscow's daycare 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
money, which<BR>> > is hard to afford when you have no money, because there are no jobs that 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 in<BR>> > Moscow.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > We have no bowling alley. We have no roller skating ring. We have no IMax<BR>> > Theater. We have fewer quality restaurants. We have no high tech gaming<BR>> > center. We have no science discovery park, we have no big museums. No race<BR>> > cars. No theme parks, no big fancy hangouts, we don't even really have a<BR>> > year round swimming pool,<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > The best thing Moscow has for entertainment is the Library. Which is a great<BR>> > library, but hardly the place that comes to mind when we want to think about<BR>> >
entertainment.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Yes, you can always THINK of something to do in Moscow, but that is the<BR>> > problem, you really have to THINK, to find something to do. Its Midnight in<BR>> > Moscow, besides the bars and the Jack N the Crack drive-thru, what 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> wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > From: Jennifer Ingalls <jennifer@inlandradio.com><BR>> > Subject: [Vision2020] Family-Friendly Activities (was U of I Program Cuts)<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 Moscow<BR>> > or at UI, but I do take some issue with Donovan's statement, "Not to 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 where<BR>> > a student is the primary financier of the household, we were not at a loss<BR>> > for family-friendly free activities (unless we were willfully bored). This<BR>> > is not to say that we can't do better as a community at providing free<BR>> > and/or inexpensive activities, but I think many of us forget those things<BR>> > that are available to us. For example, I –regretfully—cannot remember the<BR>> > last time I went to the McConnell Mansion or picked up a walking tour guide<BR>> > of the towns history and hoofed it through Fort Russell (two activities that<BR>>
> occupied Spring and Summer days of my youth). The library (which I remember<BR>> > as only being the old part of the building) was cool in the Summer and warm<BR>> > in the Winter. Organizations like Campfire, Boy Scouts, Girl 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 religious<BR>> > organizations of friends). My mom used to take us to Good Sam to distribute<BR>> > our wares after craft days at the house. We'd ride bikes out to Robinson<BR>> > Lake Park , "fish" in Hordeman's pond, or take advantage of all the<BR>> > demonstrations, concerts and educational lectures the University offered.<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 to see more<BR>> >
activities available after school that would appeal to "at risk" youth (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. Ingalls<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > =======================================================<BR>> ><BR>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> ><BR>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>> ><BR>> > http://www.fsr.net<BR>> ><BR>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> ><BR>> > =======================================================<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > =======================================================<BR>> > List
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