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Over 1200 people attended the 2008 Halloween Safe Night and Fall Festival on October 30th at Papillion-LaVista South High School. Click here for pictures.
Letter from Recreation Director Lori Hansen
Dear Citizens:
The Papillion Parks and Recreation programs and facilities have been busy in 2008! More than 500 permits were issued for exclusive use of our park shelters, 45,810 recognized sport users utilized the city ' s fields, and 1,820 games were played throughout the spring and summer sport seasons. The newly renovated Halleck pond is a popular destination spot in town where families and individuals have enjoyed fishing in the as well as taking leisurely strolls through the park or relaxing on a park bench and in the scenery.
The addition of Papillion ' s newest outdoor water feature-the Schwer Park Splash Pad, has been extremely popular this summer while Papio Bay Aquatic Center continues an excellent aquatic venue for the city averaging foot traffic of more than 60,000 patrons annually.
More than 850 racers participated in Papillion ' s four special events this summer – the Papillion Days Duathlon, the Twilight Bike Criterium, the Hy-Vee Half Marathon, Community Fun Walk and the Mayor ' s Triathlon. These events continue to grow in and we look for the number of participants to double in 2009!
The Parks and Recreation Department has been proud to bring you a host of free and ticketed events at Sumtur Amphitheater this year. The popularity for this venue has been exciting as more than 10,000 patrons will visit us at events in 2008.
Eagle Hills and Tara Hills golf courses continue to provide excellent quality golf facilities and programs for the community averaging more than 75,000 rounds of golf annually. Finally; the youth, adult and senior programs continue to excel with increases in participation greater than 25% over 2007. We are proud of the excellent quality and variety of services and programs we provide to the community.
In closing, we thank you for your time and continued support as 2008 has proven to another successful year of meeting the recreation needs of the Papillion community.
Sincerely,
Lori Hansen
Recreation Director
lhansen@papillion.org