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ID	93879
Title of Article	Truma 'adopts' High Dive Park
Notes	Adopt-A-Park Program; Truma North America
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Truma employees at High Dive Park
Date	Nov 10, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, High Dive Park

ID	65601
Title of Article	'If you have it in you, find some mud'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Children and parents; children
Date	July 3, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Ox Bow County Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	65697
Title of Article	Public asked to give input on new Elkhart parks master plan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	River Walk
Date	May 23, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	City of Elkhart, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	65610
Title of Article	Tolson debate continued at recent city council meeting
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 31, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Tolson Center, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	61129
Title of Article	Boot Lake could be county owned by spring
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Boot Lake Nature Preserve trail
Date	December 21, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Boot Lake Nature Preserve, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Elkhart County

ID	60678
Title of Article	Elkhart unveils plan to spruce up city parks
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Langle Park
Date	September 27, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Youth For Christ/Lifeline, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Elkhart Parks

ID	60514
Title of Article	City avoids harm by utilizing fruit-based spray
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Makeyta Trzaska; Ric Powers; Geese
Date	August 24, 2016
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Geiser, Sandra, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	60488
Title of Article	Talks of moving Boot Lake to county progress
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	August 18, 2016
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Boot Lake Nature Preserve, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Elkhart County

ID	59846
Title of Article	New deal on the table for Boot Lake park
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	April 25, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Boot Lake Nature Preserve, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Elkhart County

ID	59751
Title of Article	Boot Lake transfer not dead yet
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Illustrated map of Boot Lake area; Wildflowers
Date	April 2, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Boot Lake Nature Preserve, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Elkhart City Council

ID	57989
Title of Article	Frey given award for work on reviving festivals
Notes	Elkhart Lifetime Music Achievement Award
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Karin Frey
Date	July 3, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Awards, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Frey, Karin, Elkhart Band Instrument Retiree Club Music Makers

ID	57567
Title of Article	What's going to happen to Elliott Park?
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	June 8, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elliott Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Government, Elkhart City

ID	50366
Title of Article	Elkhart, Goshen offer pools, splash parks to stay cool
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Colleen Correira
Date	June 20, 2012
Page	A3
Subjects	Swimming Pools, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Goshen Parks and Recreation Department

ID	43412
Title of Article	Dec. 1 closure of Elliott Park said to be a business decision
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 13, 2009
Page	A1
Subjects	Elliott Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Government, Elkhart City

ID	39895
Title of Article	The second time around, there will be more time for skating
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of rink
Date	December 8, 2008
Page	A1
Subjects	NIBCO Water & Ice Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	37859
Title of Article	Sister city park ready
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 19, 2008
Page	A3
Subjects	Karsyn Bell Pay It Forward Festival, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	35156
Title of Article	Ice on, ice off
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of zamboni
Date	January 5, 2008
Page	A3
Subjects	NIBCO Water & Ice Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	34310
Title of Article	Get on your feet
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of site
Date	December 7, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	NIBCO Water & Ice Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	28953
Title of Article	Pierre Moran pool renovation starts in August
Notes	Pool Renovation Project
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 25, 2007
Page	A3
Subjects	Pierre Moran Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Government, Elkhart City, Pierre Moran Park

ID	28342
Title of Article	Spray delay
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of site
Date	June 29, 2007
Page	A3
Subjects	McNaughton Spray Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, McNaughton Park

ID	26942
Title of Article	A splashdown by the Fourth
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo at site
Date	May 26, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	McNaughton Spray Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, McNaughton Park

ID	24736
Title of Article	Spray park may open in June
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of site
Date	March 7, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	Government, Elkhart City, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	22911
Title of Article	Spray park work begins
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 5, 2006
Page	A5
Subjects	McNaughton Spray Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, McNaughton Park, Parks

ID	17788
Title of Article	What do we do with the Elco?
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of site
Date	May 12, 2006
Page	A1
Subjects	Elco Theatre, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Government, Elkhart City, Historic Buildings

ID	15548
Title of Article	Skate park to open in June
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 17, 2006
Page	A3
Subjects	Skateboarding, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Pierre Moran Park

ID	15494
Title of Article	Tax impacts of projects would be minimal
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 12, 2006
Page	A1
Subjects	Bond Issues, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Streets, Elkhart City, Sewer System

ID	13689
Title of Article	Two sides don't bond on parks
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of participants
Date	June 18, 2005
Page	A1
Subjects	Bond Issues, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	8447
Title of Article	Trail mix
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of landscape
Date	April 21, 2004
Page	D1
Subjects	Elkhart River, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Studebaker Park, Trails & Paths

ID	5985
Title of Article	Skate park closer to reality
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 16, 2003
Page	A3
Subjects	Martin Marketing Specialties Inc., City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Riverview Park

ID	5536
Title of Article	'Rhapsody in Green' opens today
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 6, 2003
Page	A1
Subjects	Rhapsody in Green, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	1901
Title of Article	Prime time
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of performers
Date	May 29, 2002
Page	D1
Subjects	Senior Citizens, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, YWCA Senior Center

ID	687
Title of Article	Marrow match found
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Cantzler
Date	March 28, 2001
Page	A1
Subjects	Cantzler, Ken, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	685
Title of Article	Sagamore award
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photo of Miller, Cantzler family
Date	February 6, 2001
Page	A3
Subjects	Cantzler, Ken, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Sagamore of the Wabash Award

ID	688
Title of Article	Parks superintendent braces for cancer battle
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Cantzler
Date	November 25, 2000
Page	A1
Subjects	Cantzler, Ken, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Cancer

ID	304
Title of Article	Rhapsody wraps it up
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	June 12, 2000
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Rhapsody in Green, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	823
Title of Article	Well-used 'Walker Park' aptly named
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	map of area
Date	June 7, 2000
Page	A3
Subjects	Walker Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	9952
Title of Article	Public access to riverfront growing
Notes	History of neighborhood
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	March 27, 2000
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Municipal Building, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Hannah Court

ID	9955
Title of Article	Two tot lots done, one on way
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	November 7, 1999
Page	A3
Subjects	Third Street and Park Ave., City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Baker Park, Elliott Park

ID	9953
Title of Article	Purchase accomplishes 2 goals
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	map of area
Date	October 31, 1999
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Municipal Building, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Hannah Court, Rees, Jim & Joann

ID	822
Title of Article	Walker Park is for joggers, too
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	map of area, photo at site
Date	June 24, 1999
Page	A1
Subjects	Walker Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	9954
Title of Article	Elkhart given land for tot lot
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	May 2, 1998
Page	A1
Subjects	Carousels, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Marion Street, Elkhart

ID	821
Title of Article	Revised design of Walker Park makes neighbors more receptive
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	map of area
Date	March 4, 1998
Page	A1
Subjects	Walker Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	820
Title of Article	City eyes Walker Park grant
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 4, 1997
Page	A5
Subjects	Walker Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Walker Park Neighborhood Committee

ID	819
Title of Article	Walker Park revival sparks public meetings
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of site, map of area
Date	October 9, 1997
Page	A1
Subjects	Walker Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Walker, Elizabeth

ID	818
Title of Article	Walker Park revival sparks public meetings
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 8, 1997
Page	A3
Subjects	Walker Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	817
Title of Article	City determined to build Walker Park
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	map of area
Date	Sep 21, 1993
Page	A3
Subjects	Walker Park, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department

ID	87477
Title of Article	Park staff felled by flawed furnace
Notes	Elkhart Parks & Recreation Department envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Heidi Edel, Saundra Wallin, Karin Frey
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 17, 1988
Subjects	City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, New York Central Depot, Buildings

ID	87467
Title of Article	Almost spring for city's parks
Notes	Elkhart Parks & Recreation Department envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 03, 1988
Subjects	City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Parks

ID	87490
Title of Article	Renovated park dedicated
Notes	Thursby, Geroldean Marie envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Oct 07, 1987
Subjects	Thursby, Geroldean Marie (Tot Lot), Elkhart Parks, City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Brady St.

ID	29355
Title of Article	Park office moves
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jay Vance, Jim Carr
Date	October 6, 1987
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Page	B1
Subjects	City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, Parks, Buildings, New York Central Depot