Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is named Class IV Gold Medal Winners. 1992 Park District Legal Calendar Page 12 GOLF: A Bright Future Page 28

6      Across the Board: Becoming Political Advocates          by Dr. Ted Flickinger CAE, IAPD Executive Director 8      SPECIAL FEATURE: Intergovernmental Cooperation:          The Park District Advantage by Judy Beck 11    Legal/Legislative Scene           by Peter M. Murphy, CAE, IAPD General Counsel 12    1992 Park District Legal Calendar 16     Should Park and Recreation Departments Lead the Way           on Environmental Issues? Point/Counterpoint 18    Thinking About a Golf Course for your District?           by George Whitehead and Douglas McEwen 21    EMP: An Environmental Management Program           by Robert D. Espeseth 24    New Ideas for Multiple Uses of Golf Courses           by Michael B. Walger 25    Scovil Golf Course: Restoring a Tradition           by William L. Clevenger and Jerry Menz 28    Golf: A Bright Future           by John C. Potts 31     Is Your Agency Providing Help When Help Is Needed?           by Richard Grodsky and Martha Logon 33    Recreators' -vs- Managers' Perceptions of Water           Quality in Illinois Recreational Lakes           by Jo Beth Mullens and Christopher Lant 35    What IS The Sunday Cruise To The Parks? 36    People, Places & Things Tim Snodgrass, Editor Springfield, Illinois Theodore B. Flickinger, Managing Editor Executive Director, IAPD, Springfield, Illinois National Advertising Representative Allan S. Young P.O. Box 4407 Arlington Heights, Illinois 60002 (708) 670-0264

Congratulations to the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District for being named Illinois' only Gold Medal Winner for 1991. Homewood-Flossmoor was named winner of the Class IV Gold Medal at theOctober NRPA Congress held in Baltimore.

This issue of Illinois Parks & Recreations magazine features everyone's favorite year-round activity: Golf. Year-round you ask? Of course it is, even in 20-degree weather. According to one author, as long as the snow has been cleared from the links, the golfers (the die-hard golfers) will turn out for a quick round of play.

I would like each and every reader to accept my challenge to write an article based on your experience with a cooperative agreement your agency has entered into with a municipality, non-profit organizationor private business to fund a program and/or facility. I hate to repeat a tired cliche, but in the current times of "taxpayer revolt," now is the best time to write about what your agency did to help save taxpayers'money by entering into a joint venture to improve or build a facility that not only benefits the community, but benefits those agencies involved. Many articles have been published in this magazine on the subject of shared facilities and intergovernmental agreements. This issue features an article by Judy Beck on the success Glenview Park District has had by entering into an intergovernmental agreement (See page 8).

It is our plan to feature an article on cooperation in every issue. Call me at (217) 523-4554 and let's talk about your agency's success with intergovernmental cooperation. I know there are almost as many examples of cooperation out there as there are park districts, and each one is different. Accept my challenge to detail your story in writing.

Another series of feature articles we are planning for 1992 will be on trends and issues in the profession. Again, accept my challenge to write about what you believe are current trends and/or issues facing the park and recreation profession for 1992 and into the 21st Century.

On The Cover What Is It? Terry Farmer took this extreme close-up shot of a Christmas ornament for our November/December issue. Photo courtesy of the Illinois Department of Commerce Community Affairs.