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Condolences to the Victims of the Ross Township Shooting
PRPS member Dave Fleetwood, Chestnut Hill Township Supervisor and Ross Township Zoning Officer, was killed Monday evening when a gunman opened fire on a Ross Township municipal meeting. Two others were killed and three were injured in the shooting. Local authorities credit PRPS member Bernie Kozen, Executive Director of the West End Park and Open Space Commission, and another meeting attendee with stopping the rampage by tackling the shooter. Please see full details here.
Our condolences go out to Dave's family, and those of the other victims in this terrible tragedy. In addition, our thoughts are with Bernie as he recovers from the loss of his colleague and friend. We thank you for your selfless action and are proud to have you as a member.
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Register Now for the PA Greenways & Trails Summit
 | | Hiker on Oil City State Park bike trail, passing under Funkville Bridge; photo by Michael Henderson. |
REGISTER ONLINE HERE!
If you have not received your Registration Guide in the mail, you can download it here.
Summit Fees:
Full Summit
Member - $140
Non-Member - $175
Daily - $70
Come visit the region where oil first became a commodity, a region unique to the U.S., by attending the 2013 PA Greenways and Trails Summit from Sunday, September 15th to Tuesday, September 17th, in Franklin, PA!
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Conference News 
67th Annual State Conference
March 22-26, 2014
Seven Springs Mountain Resort
Click here to like the PRPS conference Facebook page.
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Leadership Living
the MasterPoint™ Series for the ascendant professional
by Tim Herd, CPRE
Why virtue matters 
Even when it hurts, it's good.
New research from the University of Notre Dame found that people can purposefully and dramatically reduce their everyday occurrences of lying, and in doing so, significantly improve their physical health.
Not only that, the "Science of Honesty" study also revealed that truth-tellers improved their interpersonal relationships and enjoyed smoother social interactions than when they used to whitewash their lives with lies.
Well, whadayaknow?
Slippery as the truth can be, it's absolutely better applied than denied.
To read more, click here.
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Training Update
Online Registrations Opening Soon:
- Swimming Pool Re-certification Workshops
- September 12, 2013 - Mechanicsburg Area Parks & Recreation
- September 19, 2013 - Greater Plymouth Community Center
- September 19, 2013 - Location TBD (Western PA)
- Pool Management 101 Workshops
- September 10, 2013 - Mechanicsburg Area Parks & Recreation
- September 16, 2013 - Greater Plymouth Community Center
- September 17, 2013 - Location TBD (Western PA)
- Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator Exams
- September 11, 2013 - Mechanicsburg Area Parks & Recreation
- September 17, 2013 - Greater Plymouth Community Center
- September 18, 2013 - Location TBD (Western PA)
- Park Resource Operations Workshop
- October 24, 2013 - Cabela's, Hamburg, PA
- Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course
- December date and location TBD
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Member Email Request
Question #1 We are a small township, looking for information on policies for field usage for township and non-township organizations. Specifically, we would like to know how other small townships in PA work with community recreation associations and travel (private) associations regarding field scheduling and usage. Our current park is at capacity (4 ball fields shared with softball and baseball) and are building a second larger facility. We are constantly complimented on the quality of our fields, and have been approached by several private groups (such as a travel softball association and a travel soccer association) looking to use our fields. Many of these private groups have children enrolled in their programs that our residents of our Township as well. We would like to develop some guidelines, and are looking for a place to start. Thanks! Stacia Ritter, Carroll Township, Recreation Board Question #2 I'm looking for municipalities or park systems that have a "no smoking in parks" policy in effect? Thanks! Karen Whitney, Director, Parks & Recreation Department Township of Warminster |
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