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S p e c i a l F o c u s
Finders-Keepers Strategies 15
Strategies for recruiting and retaining good employees
— by Nancy Aldrich, M.A.
Getting Started with Employee Recognition 19
101 ways to reward your staff
— by Joseph DeLuce, CPRP
Becoming Businesslike 21
In Bolingbrook, the park district operates more like a business
— by Ray Ochromowicz, CPRP
Professional Burnout 25
A study results reveals stress levels in the park and recreation field
— by Sue A. Micklevitz, CPRP
Where Are All My Mentors Going? 29
One professional's tribute to her mentors
— by Debbie Cartson, CPRP
F e a t u r e s
Chipping Close To the Hole 31
Golf tip no. 3 from Winnetka's PGA head professional
— by Steve Patterson, PGA
Oak Park Conservatory's Legacy 33
A local treasure is operated by the park district
— by Dorothy Rosenthal
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Lifeguard, coach, camp supervisor, golf instructor. On the cover, we
show some snapshots of personnel from the collective park and
recreation scrapbook. Thanks and photo credits go to the following
who entered Illinois Parks & Recreation's 2000 "Give Us Your Best
Shot" photo contest: "Little League at Jackie Robinson Park" by
Brook Collins, Chicago Park District; "Reflections of Grace" by Carol
Brodie, Mt. Prospect Park District; "Say Cheese" by Andrea
Hatzinger, Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County;
"Learning to Swim" by photographer Kevin May for the Peoria Park
District; and "Golf Lessons at Atwood Homestead Golf Course" by
Jamie Johannsen, Winnebago County Forest Preserve District. Cover
design by Chris Camp of Duo Design. Find entry guidelines (October
15 deadline) for the 2001 photo contest at www.ILparks.org/pubmagazine.htm.
D e p a r t m e n t s
From the Editor 4
Are You on Board? 6
Take a boardmanship quiz
Eye on the Profession 8
Cultivating "park rats," plus "The Lost Word"
Partnerships 10
Nature Chicago brings beauty to the city
Statehouse Insider 12
General session recap
Mixed Media 37
Media relations starts at the board meeting
Our Natural Resources 39
The Manning years, plus DNR newsbriefs
People and Places 45
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