ILLINOIS PARKS & RECREATION
Local festivals, p. 9
Agency programs, p.31
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Speak-out: letters to the editor
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In This Issue By Ted Flickinger, Managing Editor
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Recreation Conference highlights
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Southern Illinois entices vacationers By Cynthia N. Capek
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Budgetary concerns versus program accessibility By Cynthia N. Capek
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Water skiing glides to new popularity By Bruce Kistler and Robert Espeseth
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Park districts participate in Insurance Crisis Day
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Reclamation Council maximizes potential of abandoned mines By George H. Ryan
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Getting back to nature By Cinda Klickna
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Legal/Legislative Scene By Peter M. Murphy
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An overview of park, forest preserve and conservation districts By Bill G. Bodine
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Agencies share secrets of successful programming
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People, Places and Things
Barb Valiukenas, Editor Springfield, Illinois
Theodore B. Flickinger, Managing Editor Executive Director, IAPD, Springfield, Illinois
National Advertising Representative Allan S. Young P. O. Box 128 Winnetka, IL 60093 (312) 446-5818
Illinois Parks and Recreation 3 May/June 1987