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Talk-Line: Duane Long on shore-up plans for the Rock River shoreline · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: We are a quarter past the hour. This is Wednesday.
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  Speaker 1: It's the third of September of the year is twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty five, and it's time for another informational additional talk
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  Speaker 1: line here at WIXN Radio. Good morning, I'm Steve Marco.
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  Speaker 1: It is time for our monthly chat with our good
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  Speaker 1: friends from the Dixon Park District. We get news and
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  Speaker 1: information every month from the Dixon Park District. Activities are
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  Speaker 1: always happening with the Dixon Park District and the executive
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  Speaker 1: director of the Dixon Park District is lied with us
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  Speaker 1: by telephone to fill in what we need to know.
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  Speaker 1: Our good friend Dwayne Long joins us on this Wednesday
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  Speaker 1: morning here at w WIKES and Dwayne. Good morning, Dwane.
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  Speaker 1: Are you there, Yes, I am, Good morning, Duwayne.
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  Speaker 2: How are you good?
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  Speaker 3: Everything's great?
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  Speaker 2: A little phone called.
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  Speaker 3: Problems this morning.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Things are trying to go at south
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  Speaker 1: as far as our phone lines are concerned, but Dwayne
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  Speaker 1: is nonetheless with us lied by telephone this morning here
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  Speaker 1: at wix and Dwayne. We wanted to kick off our
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  Speaker 1: talk line as always with a look at the infrastructure
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  Speaker 1: of our Dixon Parks. As we move into the latter portion,
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  Speaker 1: of twenty twenty five into this you know, fall time
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  Speaker 1: coming up and it's going to be upon this before
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  Speaker 1: we know it. Dwayne, we're moving into the month of September.
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  Speaker 1: Anything to tell us about as far as you know,
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  Speaker 1: what's you know, as far as the internal parks are
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  Speaker 1: concerned here.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, a couple things have been completed late lately. John
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  Speaker 2: Dixon Park got some improvements under the playgrounds there in
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  Speaker 2: the Low Park main road was resteal coded last weeks.
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  Speaker 2: We had to close the road down for two days.
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  Speaker 2: A couple of things coming up in the parks is
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  Speaker 2: we're going to be trying to do road repairs on
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  Speaker 2: the hairpin road at Low Park that may be closed
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  Speaker 2: for a while depending on whether And we're going to
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  Speaker 2: do some riverbank restoration at Low Park also this fall.
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  Speaker 2: So projects are done, projects are coming up in the
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  Speaker 2: parks to keep.
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  Speaker 3: Those up the status.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and the fence looks beautiful by the way at
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  Speaker 1: John Dixon Park. I have been one that has noticed
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  Speaker 1: that fencing in and around the park area at John
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  Speaker 1: Dixon so's it's a great addition, I think to the
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  Speaker 1: John Dixon Park facilities. But as Dwayne mentioned, there are
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  Speaker 1: other areas of the parks, especially Lowell Park, receiving the
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  Speaker 1: once over. As we move into this month of September,
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  Speaker 1: some work being done not only on roads in Lowell Park,
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  Speaker 1: but along the riverbank in Lowell Park as well. So
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  Speaker 1: again those activities taking place. Dwayne, I wanted to query
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  Speaker 1: you about the splash pads. I know our temperatures have
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  Speaker 1: been kind of moderating between you know, the sixties and
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  Speaker 1: the seventies this time of the year. I mean, what
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  Speaker 1: does that Where does that put our splash pads.
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  Speaker 2: So the splash pads are still open. Obviously, if you're
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  Speaker 2: not there, Steve, the button doesn't get pressed and the
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  Speaker 2: water doesn't get used. But if you look ahead, Steve,
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  Speaker 2: September looks like an average of above eighty degrees. So
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  Speaker 2: we're leaving those on and we'll be able to watch
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  Speaker 2: our numbers and watch those decrease, and then we will
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  Speaker 2: shut the systems off, you know, when they're not being used.
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  Speaker 3: But we leave them all as long as we can.
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  Speaker 3: We're going to get some.
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  Speaker 2: Hot days coming up here, so we'll be able to
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  Speaker 2: get those used. But yep, it's not being used when
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  Speaker 2: nobody's there, so there's no hurt, no.
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  Speaker 3: Foul, there.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, all right, So just a status of those areas
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  Speaker 1: because of the temperatures obviously you know that have been
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  Speaker 1: kind of cooling in areas, but as Dwayne mentioned, warming
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  Speaker 1: up in certain regions as well. So again we'll keep
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  Speaker 1: you up to date right here on wix in and
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  Speaker 1: all of the park status and news that we have
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  Speaker 1: from the Dixon Park District. Duwayne time for a Project
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  Speaker 1: Rock update. And I was in Lowell Park excuse me,
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  Speaker 1: Page Park during the Labor Day holiday break, as a
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  Speaker 1: matter of fact, went down to the Rock River for
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  Speaker 1: some enjoyment there, and I did notice that the Page
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  Speaker 1: Park Drive is accessible even though we still have the
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  Speaker 1: construction going on. So you're able to drive through Page
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  Speaker 1: Park even though the construction continues along the Rock. But
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  Speaker 1: bring us up to date on the bridge construction.
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  Speaker 2: Now, yes, that's in the contract Steed to try to
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  Speaker 2: keep the park open as much as possible when it's safe.
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  Speaker 2: And the road has been open for about three weeks now,
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  Speaker 2: I mean you went on it yesterday. It's a construction zone,
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  Speaker 2: there's gravel, there's drop offs a little bit, but it
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  Speaker 2: is safe. And just a couple of things to add
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  Speaker 2: to that.
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  Speaker 3: The first section of concrete.
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  Speaker 2: On the bridge will be poured later next week, so
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  Speaker 2: that'll be exciting. Curb and gutter and storm brains will
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  Speaker 2: be installed the next couple of weeks, and then after
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  Speaker 2: that's completed, the paving of the Page Road will be
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  Speaker 2: in and done this year, so a lot to get done.
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  Speaker 2: It looks like a bomb went off down there, but
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  Speaker 2: it's gonna come together. We're waiting for a contractor to
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  Speaker 2: come in and do some more excavating. But the bridge
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  Speaker 2: is right on time. That first concrete pour and the
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  Speaker 2: first section will be neat to get that done, and
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  Speaker 2: then we'll move on to the shelter part of the
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  Speaker 2: bridge and then to the remaining part of the bridge
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  Speaker 2: support the concrete. So everything on time and looking good
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  Speaker 2: down there.
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  Speaker 1: Steve, All right, now, Duayne, you mentioned that you know
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  Speaker 1: Page Drive will be worked upon during this period coming up.
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  Speaker 1: Now that will that force the closure of that area.
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  Speaker 2: Will see but if you've seen around Dick and as
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  Speaker 2: fast as they come in and pay these roads, I
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  Speaker 2: would guess the road will be closed for two to
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  Speaker 2: three days at the most and then it'll be striped
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  Speaker 2: with all the parking and then it'll be opened right back.
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  Speaker 1: Up okay, all right, so we'll look for that project.
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  Speaker 1: It's part of the Project walk Improvement. And again the
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  Speaker 1: Walking Bridge continues its construction process, and it looks like
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  Speaker 1: nothing has really impeded that progress. Dwayne. It sounds to
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  Speaker 1: me like everything has been on time.
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  Speaker 3: Everything is pretty much on time.
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  Speaker 2: We're a little behind there with all the rain, but
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  Speaker 2: they've caught up on that and we're pretty much on
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  Speaker 2: time with everything. Remember, this project Steve goes into twenty six, right,
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  Speaker 2: so it's not expected to be done this year. They're
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  Speaker 2: actually farther than what they thought they were going to
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  Speaker 2: get this year, So twenty six will be finished up.
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  Speaker 2: Everything landscaping, paving, trails, lights, stuff like that will be
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  Speaker 2: in twenty six.
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  Speaker 1: All right, And obviously we'll keep you abreast of all
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  Speaker 1: of this happenings with our good friends from the Dixon Parctation.
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  Speaker 1: Dwayne Long is our executive director with the parct District.
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  Speaker 1: He's live with us by telephone this morning here at
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  Speaker 1: wyx EN for our Wednesday morning talk line. As we
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  Speaker 1: visit with Dwayne about part district news and information, Dwayne,
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  Speaker 1: we turket our attention for Project Rock. Obviously a lot
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  Speaker 1: of attention focused on that construction project, and we'll keep
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  Speaker 1: everybody a pace of that boat docks still in everything.
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  Speaker 2: Okay with those, Yes, boat docks are still in. Our
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  Speaker 2: maintenance structor tries to leave those into almost the first
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  Speaker 2: no fall to give those fishermen a great chance to
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  Speaker 2: get into the fall fishing.
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  Speaker 1: You know, because Labor Day obviously is coming gone. Usually
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  Speaker 1: the kind of the last bastion of summer. I guess
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  Speaker 1: you know a lot of people take that as you know,
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  Speaker 1: the last weekend opportunity for the summertime. But as Dwayne mentioned,
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  Speaker 1: boat docks will remain in until the weather again turns
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  Speaker 1: more inclement on the Rock River. Dwayne, let's turn our
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  Speaker 1: attention down to activities at the facility and activities this
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  Speaker 1: month of September through the Dixon Park District. What do
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  Speaker 1: you have to offer.
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  Speaker 2: Now, Well, we have a ton of recreational programs, a
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  Speaker 2: ton of museum programs, so I'm gonna go through them
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  Speaker 2: here real quick. Little Sparks is Tuesday, Thursday, nine to eleven.
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  Speaker 2: Fun in Games is Tuesday at four thirty. So that's
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  Speaker 2: kind of a new thing we're doing with the facility
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  Speaker 2: during their open gyms. We're gonna have activities during the
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  Speaker 2: open gyms, kickball contests, prizes, just a little entertainment there
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  Speaker 2: during the open Gym Kids Table September twenty third at
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  Speaker 2: three point thirty at Low Park teen Escape. October tenth,
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  Speaker 2: they're going to a place called Slick City and Aurora,
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  Speaker 2: so it's a slide of Amusement Park at eight thirty,
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  Speaker 2: two thirty, and then Hoops and Roots is coming this weekend, Steve.
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  Speaker 2: And it's ironic. I just got a text last night
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  Speaker 2: from Isaiah Roby and said, Hey, I'm coming into town today.
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  Speaker 2: Give me a call. We can go out to eat
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  Speaker 2: or go lose lunch today. So Isaiah's on his way
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  Speaker 2: back today and he'll be ready for his program at
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  Speaker 2: the facility first time ever on Saturday. So exciting stuff
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  Speaker 2: in the recreation department, Steve.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, especially with Isaiah Robi returning to his home
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  Speaker 1: Stomping Grounds. He is he is returning over from overseas, right, Duwayne,
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  Speaker 1: I mean that's where he's playing ball now, right.
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  Speaker 3: That is correct.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, he was driving back to Illinois, and I'm sure
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  Speaker 2: I'm not sure where he was actually driving from, but
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  Speaker 2: he texts me late, probably ten o'clock last night and
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  Speaker 2: wants me to give him a call today. We'll probably
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  Speaker 2: get a supper or a late lunch or something today
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  Speaker 2: with Isaiah.
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  Speaker 1: That's wonderful. That's wonderful to have him come back and
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  Speaker 1: again he will be instructing that again of course at
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  Speaker 1: the facility. Now, Dwayne, is that closed as far as
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  Speaker 1: you know? Opportunities for that, Oh.
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  Speaker 3: It is not closed. It's not closed.
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  Speaker 2: It's boys and girls great three through twelve, thirty five
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  Speaker 2: dollars per athlete. Go on our website there to register Saturday,
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  Speaker 2: September sixth, Come on out. I think I think there's
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  Speaker 2: over one hundred people signed up already.
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  Speaker 1: Not surprise were accepting.
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  Speaker 2: Now we knew it was going to be a great thing,
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  Speaker 2: a great thing to bring to the.
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  Speaker 1: City at absolutely and who better to you know, meet,
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  Speaker 1: greet and offer their expertise than our Dixon native Isaiah Roby,
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  Speaker 1: who's not playing pro ball over in Europe and now
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  Speaker 1: he is coming back to teach a seminarm on hoops
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  Speaker 1: at the facility in Dixon on Saturday. And again, as
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  Speaker 1: Dwayne mentioned, the opportunity is still there thirty five dollars.
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  Speaker 1: You can register your youth to join. Isaiah Roby in
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  Speaker 1: that special opportunity this weekend. It should be great through
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  Speaker 1: the Dixon Park District. And I'm glad that Dwayne got
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  Speaker 1: the opportunity before it took place to tell you about
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  Speaker 1: it and to bring Isaiah Robe back into town. As
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  Speaker 1: far as that activity is concerned this month of September, Dwayne,
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  Speaker 1: anything else to add before we move on to Edward
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  Speaker 1: Nature Center.
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  Speaker 3: I don't believe.
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  Speaker 2: So I'm y for the big programming in Ruth Edward
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  Speaker 2: Nature Center. Yes, Steve, we have new open hours at
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  Speaker 2: the nature Center. It's Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday nine to one,
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  Speaker 2: so we'll have that open there. We're doing like I
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  Speaker 2: told you last month. See, we kind of split the
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  Speaker 2: nature center up. We're kind of doing an adventure part
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  Speaker 2: in a nature center part. So our first first adventure
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  Speaker 2: is Paddle and Ceased. It's a canoe kayak trip September thirteenth.
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  Speaker 2: I've been wanting to do this for five or six years.
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  Speaker 2: We've got ten canoes that the partnership has with life
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  Speaker 2: Jacket Snorers and we're finally gonna get to use them,
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  Speaker 2: so that'll be exciting. We have a scavenger hunt coming
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  Speaker 2: up Saturday September sixth, thirteenth, twenty and twenty seventh, the
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  Speaker 2: Nature Funds for Little Ones. First Friday of the month
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  Speaker 2: ten to eleven, September fifth, they're doing Magical Monarchs.
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  Speaker 3: Lowell Park Walking.
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  Speaker 2: Club another new thing Saturday, eight o'clock September sixth through
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  Speaker 2: October eleventh. In Nature Arts September twelfth, nineteenth and twenty
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  Speaker 2: six Thursdays ten to twelve we'll be doing arts and crafts.
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  Speaker 2: So a lot going on in both departments. I know
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  Speaker 2: we're winding down in the fall, but it seems like
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  Speaker 2: nature and foll go hand in hand. So we've got
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  Speaker 2: a lot of programs going on up the Nature Center.
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  Speaker 1: Steeds absolutely and the new director is moving further into
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  Speaker 1: place Dane.
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  Speaker 2: Then Anna's doing. All these new programs are coming from
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  Speaker 2: her and she's got great ideas and we encourage the
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  Speaker 2: great new ideas that she's bringing upon the park.
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  Speaker 1: The strict all right again and a lot of amenities,
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  Speaker 1: as Dwayne mentioned, still open for business. We've got the
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  Speaker 1: splash pads still operating, golf range is still open. Outdoor
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  Speaker 1: golfing you can grab a bucket of balls and shoot
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  Speaker 1: that again. Kayaking, Duane, that's going well. I hope along
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  Speaker 1: the Rock River and low.
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  Speaker 3: Park that we're doing will encourage that.
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  Speaker 2: I went by. I was on the river also this weekend, Stephen.
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  Speaker 2: I went by and the kayaks two of them are gone,
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  Speaker 2: two of them are there. I want to go by there.
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  Speaker 2: It's the all four kayaks being rented out. So we're
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  Speaker 2: trying to encourage that by doing these trips and sharing
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  Speaker 2: the Rock River that goes right to the heart of.
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  Speaker 1: Dick Absolutely, so the kayaking is still available. You can
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  Speaker 1: rent that kayak, it's automatic and put yourself right into
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  Speaker 1: the river with the kayaks at Lowell Park again that
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  Speaker 1: the facility is still open. A lot of amenities still
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  Speaker 1: operating through the Dixon Park District. Dwayne best opportunity to
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  Speaker 1: learn about Dixon Park District activities, including registering for the
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  Speaker 1: Isaiah ROBI gathering online. Can you do it online at
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  Speaker 1: your website.
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  Speaker 2: Dixon Partnership dot com. And if you get a little
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  Speaker 2: confused on a website, just give Jane A.
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  Speaker 3: Collin show Goad to.
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  Speaker 2: Write through it at two A four three three zero six.
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  Speaker 1: And again call the Dixon Park District again if you
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  Speaker 1: have questions, or go online Dixonparkdistrict dot com and register,
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  Speaker 1: especially for that Isaiah Robi gathering this weekend. That should
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  Speaker 1: be a great gathering. As Dwayne mentioned already, a great
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  Speaker 1: gathering planned for that Isaiah Roby seminar this weekend at
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  Speaker 1: the facility. Dwayne, always a pleasure having you on board.
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  Speaker 1: We thank you so very much for the September report.
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  Speaker 1: We'll try to get our phone matters straighten out here
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  Speaker 1: so the next about the October will be free and clear.
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  Speaker 1: But for now, Dwayne, thanks for joining us today. Appreciate it.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, Steve. We love talking to you, We love
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  Speaker 2: getting the information out. There's a lot of information on
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  Speaker 2: the partner certain We love talking to you.
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  Speaker 3: On the morning.
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  Speaker 1: We'll see you next month. Thanks Dayne. Duane Long, the
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  Speaker 1: executive director of the Dixon Park District, our guest today
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  Speaker 1: on the Wednesday morning talk line. Time to go to
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  Speaker 1: press next at WYXN Dixon