illinois Volume 40, Number 5 September/October 2009 PR PARKS AND RECREATION The magazine of the Illinois Association of Park Districts and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association arts in the park PLUS: IAPD/IPRA Annual Soaring to New Heights Conference Registration and Preview Inside! IN THIS ISSUE 12 17 50 FEATURES SPECIAL FOCUS DEPARTMENTS 17 IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New 12 Art Belongs in Parks 4 From the Editor Heights Conference 2010 by Carol Haggas and Erika Young Pre-Conference Brochure and 6 Get on Board Registration And Now, a Word About Our Sponsors 50 The 2010 Illinois Parks & Recreation Magazine Editorial 8 Eye on the Profession Calendar Art Imitates Parks (or Vise Versa) 10 Statehouse Insider The IAPD Legislative Platform Meets with Success 52 People and Places On the Cover: Pre-Conference Brochure ‘The Potato Man’ by Niagara Falls, New York artist Susan Geissler is part of the St. Charles Park District’s “Sculpture and Registration Inside in the Park” event running through mid-October. ILLINOIS PARKS AND RECREATION illinois FROM THE EDITOR PR PARKS AND RECREATION On the impetus for and the art of running OFFICES IPRA Representatives LOIS NICKSON JOHN MCGOVERN This summer, Runner’s 217.523.4554 Macomb Park District Recreation Accessibility Consultants World magazine asked its LAURA BARRON, CPRP JOSEPH PETRY MIKE TOOHEY, CPRP readers and Tweet followers FAX Oakbrook Terrace Park District 217.523.4273 Champaign Park District Lisle Park District what makes them run. For a ARNIE BIONDO Carol Stream Park District D. DEWEY PIEROTTI JR. LORIKAY PADEN, CPRP long time, I didn’t have a E-MAIL Forest Preserve of DuPage County University of Illinois
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