Page 4 Page 30 & 32 Cover: Seniors at Highland Park Senior Center enjoy she shared excitement of dancing lessons. Photo courtesy of Jilt Koch, Park District of Highland Park.

FEATURE BMX Tracks: Responding to a Recreational Interest ................ 4 SPECIAL ARTICLES What Due Auditors Do? .............................................. 6 Team is the Theme (Commissioner's Perspective) .......................................... 8 Community Education: Friend or Foe? ............................ 11 Tax Rate Increased Referendums Can be Successful ...............................................26 Aspects of Liability: Liability and Protection in Private Outdoor Recreation ............................ 30 Who's Responsible for the Death of Mr. Tibbs ............................ 32 DEPARTMENTS Legislative Scene.........................12 IPRA Highlites.............................24 IAPD Highlites.............................25 People, Places 'N Things..............28 Associate Members .....................35 SPECIAL FEATURE Leisure and the Senior: Trends and Approaches .............................................. 15

ILLINOIS PARKS & RECREATION

IAPD-IPRA JOINT EDITORIAL BOARD

David Markworth, Des Plaines Park District, Co-Chairman
Robert S. Nichols, Commissioner, Bensenville, Co-Chairman
Jeff Boubelik, Dolton Park District
Ralph Cianchetti, Commissioner, Highland Park
Lawrence Clark, Geneva Park District
Robert Dunsmuir, Wheaton Park District
Earle Hodgen, Park District of Highland Park
Patricia H. Leonhard, Commissioner, Champaign
Paul Swanson, Elk Grove Park District
Kay Forest, IPRA, Ex-Officio
Editorial Office: 300 East Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62701

Theodore B. Flickinger, Executive Director, IAPD, Managing Editor

Leonard E. Cleary, Jr., Southern Illinois University — Carbondale, Editor

Robert P. Humke, Madison Metropolitan School District—Madison, Editor Emeritus

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