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LTC 234-2006 Recreation Update 2006 lD ~ MIAMIBEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC # 234-2006 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager c.l ~ c::2 -1 c::;) -< ~ ::0 C) c) n m r -4 (") rr, I -.. Ul m :;:;:: - . < U'i ..." 0 ::II:: m ..,., ~ 0 -" DATE: October 4,2006 SUBJECT: Recreation Update- October 2 - N Movie in The Park- The City of Miami Beach Parks and Recreation Department co~inU8S with its fall series. The October film "Ice Age 2" will be shown on Friday, October 6th at Muss Park, 4400 Chase Avenue. Hot dogs, chips and soda combos will be sold beginning at 6:30 p.m. with the movie beginning promptly at 7:30 p.m. Free popcorn will also be available. Hispanic Heritage Festival- North Shore Park and Youth Center will present The Hispanic Heritage Festival on Friday, October 13, 2006, from 6 - 8 pm. The event will focus on the contributions of Hispanics from past to present. In addition to the educational experience, children, adults and seniors will be able to enjoy a variety of activities such as a salsa & merengue dance contest, an empanada contest, children's dance performances, music, rides, authentic cigar rolling and a mini-tasting village. Flamingo Park Events at Night- For the past 6 months Flamingo Park has hosted several weekly events to promote family and community involvement. Now in October, the City is offering 3 events every week. Tuesday is Dominoes/Board Game Night, Thursday is Arts and Crafts Night and Friday is Bingo Night with prizes awarded. The fun begins at 6:00 pm and ends at 7:00 pm at the Flamingo Park Pool Promenade. All events are free of charge. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Teens 3 Day Trip- The North Shore Teen Club members have accrued over 20 community service hour by volunteering in various events since the start of the school year. The teens have been rewarded with field trips to University of Miami Football games, Boomers, the movies, and theatrical performances such as Rent and Annie as a way of re-emphasizing to the members that hard work pays off. The top 50 teens with the highest total volunteer hours will embark on a three day trip to Busch Gardens Theme Park and Adventure Island Water Park in Tampa Bay, Florida from Thursday, October 19, 2006 to Saturday, October 21, 2006 thanks to their own fundraising efforts. Hockey for Adults- Scott Rakow Ice Rink gets a positive write-up in the Neighbors section of The Miami Herald on Sunday, October 1, 2006. Please see attached copy of the front page and story. FunPost-We are proud to present you with a copy of the Parks & Recreation FunPost October Edition. This colorful and informative bi-monthly newsletter fills the information gap between issues of the Recreation Review magazine. In this edition you will find a collection of stories showing the latest programs and events that occurred in Parks & Recreation. Through the FunPost, we're never more than 60-days away from showing and telling our residents about the broad range of Parks & Recreation programs and past events. The FunPost is distributed free at all Parks & Recreation facilities. Take a peek! Should you have additional questions, please contact Kevin Smith at (305) 673-7730. Robert C. Middaugh, Assistant City Manager Kevin Smith, Parks & Recreation Director Julio Magrisso, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director ~. ~ I r~ :..1:.' '~ :1........... 1" I I , ~ ~ i I } i . tl J l~ ~ . ',' ~ 'i:;i~:lA;:'J,: :J:- , MIAMI BEACH.. " ,;-,,:,:;:,,;N- ','." '?':-,.,.," '_' ,",--'" At the second public forum, dmdidates widely varied skills to bring to the Group 5 (seat, 4 . . . - ~>~W;'~:i~:-z;~~: ;;i-4 ~.; ,?;:'?<t ;l-~ .-;~'~q,,~ ,J 'NORTH BAYVflLAGE '-:~:~t:it' C); ~,_/ "'-jZ{:~; .'f;},'!Itc", ~. The election is called off ,after the'fillng deadline passes with all three races uncontested, 4 ''''4~' ,~".;k;;.!;, '-. .:;:: -", ;Y:~'MIAMIBEACH >;/'.~i~~h"'h~1J~~"groJect worries residents, 4 POLICE REPORT, 10 REAL ESTATE, 16 MIAMI BEACH GOAL-ORI ENTED THE INDOOR ICE RINK AT THE SCOTT RAKOW YOUTH CENTER HAS BECOME A LATE-NIGHT DESTINATION FOR ADULTS WHO SHOW UP TWICE A WEEK FOR AN INFORMAL GAME OF PICKUP HOCKEY BY LARRY NOLAN U/Miami News Service Scores of young ice hockey enthusiasts gather each week at the Scott Rakow Youth Cen- ter in Miami Beach where they learn stick-handling, passing, shooting, skating and strategy. The center even has a youth hockey club for skilled play- ers. But twice a week, the 12- and-under crowd morphs into a more mature group - young adults to business men - who come for the thrill of the game. "The center is first and foremost about the kids, but what we're trying to do is pro- vide a little something for the adults after hours," said ice rink manager Tony Scallo. The adult games have been a tixture at the rink since the new ice rink was built three years ago, he said, On any given Monday or Wednesday, the men arrive after work and after dinner to smack the puck as they slice the ice with their blades. About 10 to 15 men show up each night for the four-an-four pickup games at the center, 2700 Sheridan Ave, Games begin at 9 p.m. on Mondays and 20 minutes earlier on Wednesdays, "Keeps my skills up, what- ever skills I have," Kevin Mur- phy laughed following a recent game. A Miami Beach resi- dent, Murphy, 43, has been playing hockey since the late '60s and has been coming to evening hockey at the center for the past year, "What I love most about hockey is the camaraderie, I mean, you really look forward to that whenever you play hockey," Murphy said. The center limits the num- ber oi players to 18 skaters and four goalies. Participants are required to provide their own equipment, which might run as much as $2,000-$3,000. But goalies play free, ScalIa said, because of their importance to the game. "It's not fun playing hockey ALEXIA FODERE/FOR THE MIAMI HERALD ON THE ATTACK: Richard Moses. skating toward the goal. said the Scott Rakow Youth Center rink 'is a nice place for people as old as I am; it keeps the blood pressure down.' with no goalies. Everybody wants to skate, and nobody wants to just stand there in the net," Scallo said. "It's like foot- ball, I mean, you're not going to have a game without a quar- terback, right?" - The age minimum, with some exceptions, is 18, but many players are much older, Scallo said. "This is a nice place for people as old as I am; it keeps the blood pressure down," said Richard Moses, 42, an FPL operator who lives in Miami Beach. "With a puck and a stick, there's no better cardia exer- cise," Scallo said, The hockey enthusiasts represent a range of careers - from boat pilots to doctors and lawyers, Scallo said. "I grew up playing hockey," said Danny LaPlante. 32, a logistics coordinator at Miami International Airport. "Where I'm irom, you walk and then you skate - in that order," A Haitian native, La Plante lives in Miramar. Ice hockey. he said, has taken him allover the globe from Canada to sev- eral countries in Europe, "I never played profession- ally, but I did play in many tournaments," said LaPlante. who has been playing at the center since 2004, Miami Beach resident Mor- dechai Birnbaum, 17, one of IF. YOU GO . What: Adult Open Hockey" . Where: Scott Rakow" Youth Center ice ' 2700 Sheridan Beach ,A . When: 9 p.m,- 10:30 p.m. Mondays; 8:40 p.m:-10:l0 p.m. Wednesdays; through May . Who can play: Adults and older ," , , · . Requirements: Full hockey equipment. A of 18 players and four goalies allowed per sian. ~ . Costs: $10 for residents; $1 S for nonresidents: no" fee for goalies . For more information: Call ice rink manager Tony Scalia or ice rink techni- cian Albert Santoya at ,'~ 30S-673-7767. or visit www,miamibeach parks,com. " ' the youngest participants, said he enjoys playing with the more seasoned players. "I know being a little youn- ger than some of the players allows me to react quicker to the puck, A lot of them are much better than I am, but I love the challenge," he said. Although the players say they enjoy having the opportu- nity to play ice hockey in Miami Beach, one concern is the size of the rink, which is only half as large as a profes- sional rink. The size is an improvement over an earlier rink that was about one-fifth the current rink's 200-foot length, Scallo said, A bigger rink was not feasi- ble, he said, because of the size of the center's property. The rink tits the needs oi the com- munity perfectly, he said. "The dimensions are just right. It's never going to be too crowded, and it's always going to be here for the residents\ ScalIa said, \: 3 '" o ~ ffi "" 8 u o ~ "" '" z s:: o ~ W :I: :E .. :E w :I: 0- E 8 -0 ~ :I: ~ :E CD ::E