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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>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 <st1:City w:st="on">Seattle</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">WA</st1:State> or <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Troy</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">ID.</st1:State></st1:place> 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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Mountain View</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Carl Westberg<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, January 15, 2009
12:12 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020]
Family-Friendly Activities (was U of I</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>When I was a kid growing up in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>, 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>
> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place><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 <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>? 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, <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City><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 <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>. But lets <br>
> face<br>
> > it,<br>
> > > > there is only so some many times you can visit the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">McConnell</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Mansion</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><br>
> be> fore<br>
> > > > it no longer entertaining to a child. And camping doesn't
count<br>
> because> you<br>
> > > > have to leave <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
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>
> > > > <st1:place w:st="on">North Idaho</st1:place>. 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 <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>,
and why so many people supported the Student<br>
> > > > <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Recreation</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, 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 <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>'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 <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>, 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 <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> now then was when my Mother was child <br>
> in<br>
> > > > <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>.<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 <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
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 <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>, but that<br>
> is> the<br>
> > > > problem, you really have to THINK, to find something to do.
Its<br>
> Mid> night in<br>
> > > > <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>,
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 <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">McConnell</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Mansion</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
or picked up a walking tour<br>
> g> uide<br>
> > > > of the towns history and hoofed it through <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Fort</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Russell</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
(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>
> > > > <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> , "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. Ingalls<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > ><br>
> > > ><br>
> > > ><br>
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