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,,L.,, k::, .6,':By ERIC itCRNSRF, — ' ''': .,: .; :', ; . .
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Banner-Graphic Editor • party .( OII Schimpf of Ctindiff Electric, who .Long-sought improvements to CityC has been assisting the committee. •Robe�Ann Park softball diamond pool Y� The present softball diamond
reencastle city pool received hours altered for. '8 lightinggerousfor has been
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• t o ahead from the City Park la e rs
Board Wednesday night. • lose sight of the ball because of the
Several changes are in store at anyway.
A $15,000 to poor lighting and one player
A commitmento lonec the Greencastle city pool this Mile also said several people "nearly lost an eye" because of a
upgradingcity-owned• the lighting diamondthe an summer, pool manager Glenn had asked for a late evening so mishap under the lights, Schroeder
ilite announced • Wednesday they might enjoy a nighttime repairs totaling $15,500 to the city night. swim That has been designated' mud'
pool were unanimously approved A change in hours and wan- as Saturday, when the pol will MIKE ROKiCKi, THErk Board,
during the board's 90-minute meet- Council's liaison to the Park$card,
ing the Haar, sion of the pool's party rental be open from noon to 9 p.m. „
THE LIGHTS PROJECT will policy were announced by Mile` Sunday through Friday, the offered support
said, "the s Lthat the
utilize a $10,000 donation fromw at the monthly Park Board meet- new hours will be noon to 7 p.m. softball diamond at Robe-Ann Park
ing at City Ball.While taking no While previously only three
Happico,
a new Greencastle in- is the only city-owned ` and
a new i voting action on Ifile's recom- nights had been set aside for maintained diamond in Green-
ondu the south side of constructionpo mendations, the board endorsed private party rental (at $40 per castle. I remember back. 12-13
Road. The president of n Indianapolis
the policies as decisions of the night to pay for guards and pool y ago we were talking about
Forming of president
of Japan to pool manager. manager),that will expand to six , improving the lighting out there."
Foe i g of o'k parent companies AFTER OPENING at 11 ' nights this year.
a.m. daily the past couple of TilE POOL WiLL he made Mayor Mike Harmless noted that
in an American-Japanese joint yen- seasons, the pool will resume a available for rental Sunday the $5,000 being transferred from
tort—is said to be an avid softball noon opening this summer, !tile through Friday from 7:15 to 9 repaving funds for Robe-Ann could
player and asked that his corn- said. That will allow more time p.m.,!tile said. not have funded an entire resurfac-
pany's donation be earmarked for for morning Red Cross pro- !file said there has been ing project. Those funds, in fact,
improvements of the city's • grams and still give pool "overwhelminghad been deleted from the
diamond. per- response" to the budget
in order maximize use of sonnel time to clean up before pool rental idea, particularly by the State Board of Tax Commis
those funds,ton additional $5,000 the facility opens for the public, with church groups and birthday sio�uert during the review,process
from the citySeldom, the pool manager said, parties. Last year, for example; • but were restored in part later.The
park budget was were there ever more than 30 he had a waiting list of 34 after transfer to help fund the lighting
transferred from repaving park • people in thepool before noonbooking p, project is seen as capital
roads by an unanimous Park Board all parties. p'tal im-,
vote. provements reallocation.
' Meanwhile, Schroeder said a k Schroeder, president of plans. stalling new fixtures that will companion project being ' con- a tilt. encastle Men's League who • (Tiin, •,PROPOSAL includes provide more light at the same wat- sidered by the Men's League and i
has been chairing a committee on moving the light poles hack from; , rage,Schroeder said. . Church League is installation of an the softball diamond project, asked their position in the medium-deep.• • 'ihe new arrangement i9 es- outfield fence and new backstop,the board for the additional $5,000 outfield, raising the poles to spread timated to provide 2'/:-3 times as . The cost of that project is an- I
pledge as he detailed improvement out the field of illumination and_in- ' much light on the diamond,accord- Col.S,back page,this section
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1 1. J J v U ' �' ( \ the Indiana Department of Nnturnl cfanmuniry could elder That designs• They would like to aoe,offering as
here's a chance Resomt in by Jane I.
lion,That's one of the reasons Ile- houses,ltlso: Pill e , basketball
?hat r one of the qunlificatiom hind the questionnaire made public houses, softball area bmkeRmll
of the grant program.Actual grant Today. mortar PlaYR�"'d' po 1,
' r application, however, will not be The questions seek rtplies to nesiMess, additional tree lad
I possible until July. .frequency of park nee, as well as .general beautification, ,
for yourinput . I The primary purponc, Rokicki which park fecilitieb residents ands?,. RESPONDENTS ARE also as
and, world be renovation end ex- their famili s utilize. iced to designate three services they
pnnslon of the city pool. The survey asks that residents 'world e M ade Robe-
By ERIC BERNSE:E questiolnnaire and turn it in at the l Ann Parlikk• Snggestseeedd d repliesat arc:
Banner-Graphic Editor conclusion of one of their Kilometer run, skateboarding,
Public input into current use meetings. roller ,skating, ice skating, hobby
and future needs of Greencastle ."We're not trying to canvass programs, ear shown water slide,
park facilities is being sought by everyone,that's not the intent," R vnlleyba111,1itnioshoes, live enter-
the Greencastle City Park Board. Rokickl, who serves as City tainment, weekly summer enter-
Accompanying thin story is a Council liaison to the Park tainent for teens and bicycling.
questionnaire, suitable for clip- Board,said."We're trying to get One of the biggest elements of
ping nut and returning to City a good cross-section of respon• the grunt approval formula,liesal Rokicki
noted,Is land acquisition. said
Hall or to City Councilman• ses" there has been "some talk about
Mike Rokicki, R02 B. Some questionnaires are atso
Washington St.,or board mem- being tent home with elemen• tine ng satellite parks in some of
ber Leslie Hanson, 15 B. ho the. Berry tary-scol children, neighborhood areas,"as well as
St.,by March IS. THE ANSWERS WILL help , possible expansion of the area be-
THE PARK BOARD hest provide statistical slaw for the . hind the Miller Education .
w.pifnierle'• ofi':`s,1,dNi�.."•ildeh'N'cliVe'' 1*11 iiiili tuner' m''ilfaf'. ' Respondents are encouraged to
goenthmnaires in an effort to line 'Ibwn Grant Program, offer suggestions.Even one as"far-
maximize input.Some forms are which offers 50.50 matching fetched." Park Board
Prmavailable at the Ace Hardware funds to approved communities. Greg Larkin suggested earlierlien this
and Sears stores, while groups Mrs.Hanson is chairing the Park month,as"acquiring the old quarry
such as Kiwanis,Rotary and the . Board's Home Town Grant sub- and closing off Wood Street-"
• Greencastle Civic League will committee,whore first step will STRESSING TIIAT such a
be asked to complete the Col.4,back page,this Reciter,
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suggestion is p robably unlikely tooccur,Larkin admitted the lea is at
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Greencastle City Park Board Ouestionnalre mast iely adjacent"The area k and
Your Age Number In Your Family the
qu quarry
to the of and
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the quarry is the only body of water
within city limits..,"
The Greencastle Park Board would like you in complete this In any respect, organizers arc
questionnaire in assist the Board in providing a city park system that almost certain to generate many
meets your needs. • more responses than a previous at-
Itempt to survey the public.
I. flow often do you or your family use the facilities at Robe- "the lost lime they had a survey
Ann Park per year? I (approximately 19R0) it had to be
embarrassing,"Rokicki said,"they
0 I to 5 5 to 10 more than 10 got something like seven replies."
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2. When you or your family visit Robe-Ann Park what
facilities do you use most often?
e.'"'" Swimming Pool —Shelter Houses _'Tennis Courts
_Basketball Courts Playground Picnic Area
Volley Ball Softball Area Other
3. What areas of improvement do you went to see at the park?
Improvements in:(check only two)
Picnic Areas Shelter(looses -Softball Area
_Swimming Pool —Playgmund _Basketball Court
General Beautification More Trees
Other' Park Neatness
4. Do you believe the city should have a recreational director
who will coordinate the park and plan activities for all ages and
seek additional funds?
_Stmngly Agree _Agree _Disagree _Unsure
S. Would ynu consider Joining the "Friends of the Park"or-
ganization at$10.00 a year if the funds would he used for park
Improvements?
Yes No Unsure
6. What services would you like the park In provide?(check
three)
Kilometer Run Skateboarding . Car Shows
_Fishing Contests —Roller Skating _Water Slide
horseshoe Ice Skating Bicycling
Entertainment(Live) hobby Programs
Volleyball Weekly Teenage Entertainment(summer)
II 7. As a general statement:Rohe-Ann Park and the City Park
System in need of program improvements.
Agree Disagree Unsure
R. How often do you travel out of Greencastle to utilise other
!1 park programs per year?
0 Ito3 3m5 - ,more dam 5
Please return to City Hall, Mike Rokickl State Farm In-
aarence office,or Leslie Hanson,15 E.Berry SI.,Greencastle. I
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inin. In addition to relocating the old South Putnam to use the tennis R 9 '"°, s,�- 5 W
ION! ;II,G-^ITEI) new lights from the softball field, the courts fa daily practice (3:30-5 i g g 8. k g Cr,g C
e-s Ire public would like to basketball court project will include p.m.)and April 27,May 1 and May r r^ q
idol, respondents ranked a 'closing off the upper parking area 16 matches. The SP!!S team was
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slide(137 replies)No. I,fol• immediately west of the tennis • granted use of the courts with the 'v
by weekly teen-age enter- courts,Phillips said. understanding that during practicestiF B a M !3 —"
;nt (130), entertainment HOWEVER,TO accommodate one court be made available for any 'd 7 W S, ' q r���op 0
roUrkating (90), hobby additional parking,the board voted members of the general public :g a 6 ,, y
rot ice skating(68)and to locate a new parking area at the desiring simultaneous use, �' •pi
ng t. ,• south end of the park, adjacent to —Mrs. Hanson re d thatthep 9
the of the ,survey will be sheherhonse No. 2. The area will ( QQ
r developing the master plan accommbdate approximatelyS0 park master plan should ebee ready O 5 Ij for approval at the May meeting. It ` 00 �°O � � .park, as well as providing cars, Phillips said, noting that the , can then be forwarded to the sonrces C 9 ' R.
A♦�e during decisions at site(just north of Tennessee Street) R �i/
y board meetings. was previously driven through II-
by of Natural beR eligible
awhile, the Park Board legally an as until by the lone deadline to eligible �• •-w— a 1 RI 1 a E' M
g Y Y Y perimeter for any grant funding for the park. m s g '� B w
day night heard encourage posts were installed. g yr "iivs from the Putnam County "One of the biggest Complaints I —Approval was given for use of 9 5 r E x g i r})
Leaders and Cummings get is no parking(in that southeast The bandshedl during an April 30 F� $ °
ode Electric. area of the park),"Phillips told the fundraiser for Riley Children's r i > B G g r 13 $ V/
Junior Leaders, represented board. Hospital. Nunzio Cancilla will H u R S, 11 W
vlene Swim and Kara Cost of the project is estimated at fo whicteh
the noon to 7 jazz,
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have donated $500 to he $1,0)0 for rack for the parking fort, which will include jazz, k 5 ° l K �. N •
and gospel bands and aparachute Nom=
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purchase playground equi. area. The Street and Cemetery g v �' �� °
jump a co t.
Mrs.Hanson will work with departments have offered equip. g.tM B' ,,, d2 -
deciding what to purchase. ment and assistance in the project,.
— HEARD r,OCAL resident �, p re or �'
ions Wednesday night in. Phillips added. Patricia Feeney suggest addition of
enter-letters and spring-fast IN OTHER BUSINESS: pay phones and location of 's u 6 'S� o e
animals youngsters can —A hid of S10,650 from Dalton neighborhood "safe houses" at ° 8 ° 25 0 ^• B •
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an. Asphalt Corp„ Cloverdale, was Rohe-Ann. Heralded as a "good ug. • "J 5' d r 9 ^ re r,i^
NEUMANN OF Cum- received and approved for patch- idea" by Park Board members, the °' • ^ ^- °
•ffered support, along with ing, resealing and restriping the concept will he explored. Rokicki F RR `� R F� 6'� ^ ff g 3
s Electric of Greencastle, tennis courts at Robe-Ann Park.
will contact the phone company r 6 p 5b' �. , S g ,B
ting improvements at the — Phillips said he plans to ex, and report next month, while ' o ,,, B $ lG
ftball diamond, Neumann, periment with "safety surfaces," Feeney will contact neighbors on m o' P R �' • S g ^
t park superintendent in the using sand under one group of Tennessee and Anderson streets g $ Q by k R. ''�
)s,agreed to help in install- playground equipment and wood about the possibility of serving as cr d go,r4 v!n ^ "6 g g c�
old softball diamond lights chips tinder another to see which "cafe houses." HR S Nt r •
skcthall courts- works best. Present for the 90-minute City + f' !n •
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s have already been — Pool manager Hile reporter! Hall meeting were President Greg tr 3 if10-ci. p5,lti.q'.. 1. A,. x
art on the softball lighting, that opening day at the prof will Larkin and board members And
nan Mike Rokicki advised, depend on the last day (Records Walton, Robert Freese and Mrs. , B u re V
I that Delta Kappa Epsilon Day) Greencastle teachers must Hanson, along with !file, Supt. E ,�'(. A N= ,-; •1:g A s B.
^Pauw University report for duty. That would be Phillips and City Clerk Judith 5 ); B 8 �'
n ring a fundraiser, either Saturday, May 27 or Mon- Berry. Board member Suzanne m •' B S 15 5'�, - i"5& t��
proceeds to the park for day,May 29,he said. Bates was absent. 5 7. /D
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for for the Greencastle , x1/4.,, '' t ; ,a,;; *ettxf'•L'•: _ 1 f1%
Park Board,swings his I 'Mi d.". ..• I ' ' .,c:� :';'.1 : ,
children,tour-year-old 40e1t'*t: i,,',.- ., R•i"M ?i - «. ti.�.
Stacie (lett),and three- : ;.a'it ,., 'r' • , . '•• .` :, _"Mitt,. :n'i' x .h- , _ .' >; z� ,?,.
year-old Aaron,on the ,.•. ..i, • ' ,, .� 1 •,r• - `V 'eti tlr • 1 ' ; :-I ., �s;ti+,.,{:,
recently painted swings ,t;� ,r':+.:' •' •— iJ • �. ' , ".4.• '4., ,.)C44' •A'' •^4 „,,1. • it. . :4„
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at Robe-Ann Park. Lam- ...;',',„'it., r��S-t' '" - '-- ,t 1,k' at c t .r t • ,„
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By LiSA MEYER tending regularly,he said. Several other groups have also pledged ser-
Banner-Graphic Staff Writer VOLUNTEERS ARE ALSO needed to.help vices or money toward bettering the park. •
Abe-Ann Park will have a lot of spark this with the programs or to suggest other park "The park went through years of neglect,"
su..,mer. events,he said. Lambert said."This Park Board is slowly trying ,
That is, it will if the new park recreation Officially, he began his duties Saturday to build the budget to get new equipment. The
director has his way about it. (today), but he became informally involved master plan will provide a plan of growth and
Stan Lambert was hired recently by the with the Park Board last year through Green- also be needed to aptlly for federal grants." '
Greencastle Park Board and assigned the castle City Councilman Mike Rokicki. Once the Park Board created the new posi-
primary task of rejuvenating the SPARK Lambert had taken his children to Robe-Ann • don, it could hardly have hoped for a better-
program. last summer when,as part of a park user survey, qualified director.
THE SUMMER PROGRAM of Awareness Rokicki asked him for his opinion of the park. LAMBERT RECEiV'ED a degree in natural
and Recreation for Kids is funded by the park Lambert said he told Rokicki about some needs resources with an option in outdoor recreation
department to provide free activities at the park and safety hazards he had seen, such as cement ar1t1 park management from Ball State Univer-
for city and county children ages 7-12.To make slabs under swings and other play equipment. sity. Ile also has four years of experience:as a
sure that the program gets the attention it deser- ,, As City Council liaison to the Park Board, recreation specialist and counselor. • i '
ves,•the Park Board recently created the recrea- Rokicki invited ,Lambert 1o,,attend attbsequenty.. Anc the fac(ithat the, lb'/will,etily.exist until •
lion director position with a $3,000 !Mary for • 'Park hoard meetings:'Suit's then;-t imbert'hat. Sect. •1571eserits no,prob'iein to Lantbert. Tie,
10 weeks of summer commitment. ', *.e.. .• • , done a maintenance inventory nt the park and ' planst'itliehd'IndinIiitt university in the fall to
Lambert said he has several ideas for SPARK has volunteered help on the five-year park rims- work on his master's degree in parks and recrea-
on the drawing board, including arts and crafts, ter plan,which is nearing its final draft. flan administration. •
music, sports and some field trips, but funding SEVERAL CHANGES HAVE already • The Lambert family moved to Greencastle in
for the project is limited to about$750. begun at the park,not the lehst of which was the mid-August when wife
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Stan's , 'Jennie, took .a
"There is very little money in the budget, in recent painting of some playground equipment. teaching position at a wile, a Elementary
fact,none,"he said. Also,details have been worked out on lighting Schaal. She teaches emotiondlly'handicapped
lie said he would like to increase activity and other improvements at the Robe-Ann children. '''','.'•'..''': '•'' ''' "
time from three days per week to five days per softball diamond and Delta Kappa Espilon . •
week if possible, as well as increase the fraternity at DePauw University will be con- Be now takes care ht 'his' family's two
program's attendance rate. In the past the ducting a fundraiser to upgrade the park basket- children,four-year-old Stacie and three-year-old
program has had only nine or 10 children at- ball courts. ' Aaron. .
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