Official Publication of the
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ILLINOIS PARK AND RECREATION SOCIETY
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ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF PARK DISTRICTS
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OFFICERS
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OFFICERS
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President: THEODORE M. KAVADAS Springfield
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President: MRS. SPENCER (BETTY) IRONS Commissioner, Homewood-Flossmoor
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President-Elect: DR. TONY A. MOBLEY Macomb
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President-Elect: MICHAEL CASSIDY Commissioner, Freeport
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Past President: JOHN E. LINDBERG Skokie
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Vice-Presidents: KENNETH R. MILLER Commissioner, Carbondale
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Secretary: K. ROSS RICKS Addison
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ROBERT S. NICHOLS Commissioner, Bensenville ALLAN A. WEISSBURG Commissioner, Skokie
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Treasurer: JACK D. WHITE Champaign
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Treasurer: HAROLD C. HAWKINS Trustee, Springfield
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BOARD MEMBERS
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Administrative Section:
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EUGENE C. POMERANCE Commissioner, Elmhurst
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ROBERT KUNKEL Des Plaines
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EDWARD R. HAUSER Commissioner, Elk Grove Village
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Supervisory Section:
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GEORGE KOSTOPOULOS Commissioner, Carol Stream
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JANET MERUTKA
Park Ridge
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RAYMOND J. LINDBLAD Commissioner, Joliet
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Leadership Section: BARBARA ALTWIES Skokie
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BARRY LOMAN Commissioner, Granite City
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Board Members at Large:
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GLEN D. STEWART Commissioner, Oak Park
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ROBERT P. HUMKE Peoria
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TIM G. SOLDWEDEL Commissioner, Pekin
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MICHAEL S. POPE Homewood
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WEBSTER WILEY Commissioner, Kewanee
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Therapeutic Branch: STUART B. SWITZER Harrisburg
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MRS. CHARLES (BARBARA) WILLIAMS Commissioner, Olympia Fields
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EXECUTIVE STAFF
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Eugene Berghoff, Executive Vice President, IAPD and Managing Editor
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Robert A. Stuart, Legal Counsel and Legislative Representative
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Richard R. Doering, Executive Director, IPRS, Dir. of Communications, IAPD and Editor
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Marilyn Walters, Office Services Specialist
Judy Jahr, Secretary
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COVER
A beautiful tropical beach on the coast of TAHITI unlike any beaches found in the United Sates (See story page 4)
JULY/AUGUST 1972
VOL. III NO. 4
Richard R. Doering, Editor
CONTENTS
FEATURES
Recreation in Paradise ....... 4
Community Exposure ........... 8
Rowing Regatta ......... 10
Local Roads & Your Parks ..... 12
Fund Raising Dinner .................... 16-17
Vandalism .................. 18
New Play Area .............. 19
Tax Rates Available .......20
Belly Dancing .......22
DEPARTMENTS
Profile ........... 2
Majorie Dickinson ........ 6
Carl Fuerst ............ 7
In the News .........7
Merit Award ........................11
New Cultural Center ............... 13
Penn State Appointment ....... 14
New Marina Dedicated ............... 15
New Pesticide ............... 15
May Drive-in .......... 21
Activity Therapy Workshop .......... 21
A Visit from the Governor.......... 23
Pizza Party .......... 27
Coming Events .......... 27
IPRS Directory Additions .......... 28
Associate Members .......... 29-31
Positions .......... 32
New Mini Park .......... 32
ASSOCIATION AND SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS
First National Bank Building Suite 503-7
Fifth and Adams Streets Springfield, Illinois 62701 Association phone (217) 523-4554 Society phone (217) 523-4556
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
John E. Lindberg, Chairman Mrs. Spencer Irons Ted Kavadas Eugene C. Pomerance
ILLINOIS PARKS & RECREATION is published bimonthly at Springfield, Illinois by the Illinois Association of Park Districts. Editorial and Executive Offices, 503-7 First National Bank Building, Springfield, Ill. 62701. Subscription per year: Domestic $5.00;
Foreign, $6.00. Single copies, $1.00 each. Second Class Postage Paid at Springfield, Illinois.
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