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gram, and a very successful Kids Klub After-School and Report of the Summer Day Camp Program. Leisure Services During 1991 the following programs were offered to Department the citizens of Mashpee: Youth Basketball Program, Grades 1-8 To the Honorable Selectmen Trip of the Month and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: CPR - Adult & Pediatric Shirts and Flowers, I and II 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt I hereby submit my report for the year ending Teen Trip to Independence Mall December 31, 1991: Trip to Ryan Family Amusement Center Introduction to Computers 1991 was a very challenging, productive, and exciting Intermediate Computers 5r year for the Leisure Services Department. Although 1991 1`11. Bird & Wood Carving is only the second full year of operation of the Leisure Watercolor Painting Services Department, we have continued to see a con- Arts & Crafts for Spring siderable increase in the amount of participation in pro- Ballroom Dance Instruction grams as well as several new programs offered. Dog Obedience Some of the major changes for 1991 were a reduction Freedom from Smoking of over 30%of appropriated fund support which resulted After School Kids Klub in the elimination of several important positions within Creative Clay & Plaster Crafts the department. 1991 was the first year in quite some time Children of the First Light that Mashpee beaches were not staffed with lifeguards. 4-H Babysitting It is a sincere pleasure to report that while there were not Holiday Coloring Contest lifeguards at the beaches, there also were not any major Needlepoint & Counted Cross Stitch safety incidents reported. Other valuable positions that Adult Recreational Basketball were eliminated were John's Pond and Attaquin Park gate Badminton attendants and recreation aides. Although 1991 has Parenting Workshop presented several changes, as well as challenges, both Junior Sailing Trip to Newport, R.I. fiscal and personnel,the Leisure Services Department has Adult Tennis Championship continued to offer the citizens of Mashpee diverse and Pediatric Basic Life Support interesting programs. Pottery The summer of 1991 proved to be a very busy sum- Adult & Youth Tennis Clinics mer. The summer was the first trial attempt of the im- Junior Bowman Archery Club plementation of the Barnstable County Beach Sticker Monopoly Madness Program. Although South Cape Beach was designated Kite-Making for Kids as the Town Beach where this sticker could be used, there Techno-Art was not a considerable impact from patrons using this Boating Basics Safety Course county-wide sticker. All of the beaches were very busy Trip to Boston Red Sox Trip to Water Wizz Slide Park and provided several thousand people with a summer of Trip to Rocky POiDt Amusement Park fun in the sun. While 1991 brought great summer Miniature Golf Marathon weather, it also brought the infamous Hurricane"Bob." Youth & Adult Golf Lessons & Clinic Several of the recreation areas received severe tree damage from the hurricane and South Cape Beach parking lot Swim Lessons & Grand Finale was buried 15" - 24" under the sand, along with other Youth Employment Service Outdoor Youth Basketball storm-related damage. I would like to take this oppor- Tennis Ladder & Hotline tunity to thank the Department of Public Works for the 4-H Beachcomber Museum tremendous job that they did in restoring the parks to 10th Annual Sandcastle Competition k a useable and safe level in a short perod of time. There 2nd Annual Super Swim Meet were literally mountains of sand moved in a day. Youth Tennis Tournament Some program highlights of 1991 were a great Youth Pre-School Songtime Basketball season that included an interesting pre-season Swim & Pizza Party at Cape Cod YMCA clinic and also the Ist Annual 5th & 6th grade tourna- Adult Literacy Program ment; the Fire and Rescue Department continued "Shear Madness" Theatre Trip volunteer dedication of CPR instruction to over 100 par- Video Golf Analysis ticipants; the 10th Annual Sandcastle Competition at Parent/Child Sports Night South Cape Beach; the 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt with Movies & Munchies over 500 children participating; the 3rd Annual Haunted Glamourama House& Halloween Costume Parade with over 900 par- Marionette Puppet Show ticipants; the implementation of an Adult Literacy Pro- Easter Seal Basketball Shoot-Out Tai Chi 101