2016 Spring & Summer
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Welcome<br />
PARK BOARD<br />
A Message from the President<br />
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Dear Vernon Hills Residents,<br />
I know it may not feel like it yet, but soon warmer weather will welcome everyone back<br />
to the parks, kids back to the playgrounds and camps, and families to the pool.<br />
Speaking of pools, Family Aquatic Center (FAC) season passes are on sale now!<br />
Purchase your pass before April 30th and save 10%. I hope everyone who enjoys our<br />
aquatic center all summer long will attend our annual <strong>Summer</strong> Splash pool party family<br />
event on August 5th.<br />
Kids’ Castle Playground in Deerpath Park will be getting a complete makeover this<br />
spring. Its originality and charm will be represented in a new design representative of a<br />
castle. Thank you to all of the residents who came out to Deerpath Park in the fall to help<br />
tear down the original Kids’ Castle. Other renovations to Deerpath Park include the<br />
addition of player’s benches, bleachers, backstops to the ball fields; electricity, and six<br />
tennis courts.<br />
The Sullivan Community Center will be undergoing a renovation beginning this June<br />
with a completion in the spring of 2017. The Administrative staff, currently housed in<br />
the Larry Laschen Community Center, is moving to the Sullivan Center and additional office<br />
space is being created for this purpose. Additionally, a new, secure preschool wing is being<br />
developed with four classrooms and a second gymnasium is being built too. A more detailed<br />
explanation of the renovation can be found on page 4.<br />
The Turtles Swim Team coaches are offering swim clinics during <strong>Spring</strong> Break, March<br />
21-25. The clinics are focused on committed swimmers who are interested in furthering<br />
their competitive strokes. Moreover, a Red Cross Lifeguard Certification class is also<br />
offered during spring break for those 15 years and older. Successful completion of this<br />
course results in a 2-year Lifeguard Certification. See page 6 for details.<br />
Outdoor water recreational programs are now being offered at the Park District!<br />
Youth Sailing classes (page 36) and Adult Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) classes (page 42)<br />
are being offered multiple times in June and July. Learn a new sport and register for these<br />
new programs early! We are also offering new adult fitness classes: Simply Strength, TRX,<br />
and Masala Bhangra. Classes are listed beginning on page 46. The time is now to find what<br />
fitness program works best for you!<br />
Mark your calendar for our Movies in the Park series! Free movies will be shown on<br />
the last Friday of the month, June through August in Deerpath Park. Check the website<br />
for the featured movie of the month. We have eight special events (pages 6-10) planned<br />
for this spring and summer! On Saturday, July 23, we are offering our first Flick & Float, a<br />
family evening at the Family Aquatic Center to play in the pool and watch a movie on the big,<br />
inflatable movie screen. Also, don’t forget to mark your calendars for our annual Little Bear<br />
Ribfest on August 19th and 20th.<br />
Have fun this summer and be sure to take time to enjoy your parks.<br />
Jim Ballowe<br />
Board Meetings: <br />
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Vision Statement: <br />
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(847) 996-6800<br />
Register online at www.vhparkdistrict.org
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