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Illinois Parks & Recreation
Volume 31, Number 1 • January/February 2000

Special Focus

What's Next? 16
Leaders in aquatic facility design share what's hot in aquatic facility design and renovations
— Interviews by Illinois Parks & Recreation

Is Your Aquatic Facility Ready for Everyone? 23
Ideas for making your aquatics program suitable for everyone, especially people with special needs
— by Mark Blank

Features

Internships: A Vital Link To Our Future 27
A three-part study on the state of internships in Illinois
— by Daniel G. Yoder and Ronald Salski

Training Our Future Employees 31
How does your internship program measure up?
— by Susan K. Balling, CLP

Students Share What Makes a Good Internship Program 33
— by Kristin Collard

2000 Grants Outlook 35
— by Ronald Halberg, CLP

Magazine Cover
Toddler David Mudd splashes about on opening day—June
12, 1999-at trie Arlington Heights Park District's revamped Pioneer pool. One by one the district has repaired its five aging swimming pools. The new and improved Pioneer pool is now zero depth and has water features for all age groups including a drop slide, a diving well, water spouts and spray areas. Pioneer pool was designed by Pollock, Hoizrichter & Nicholas Ltd. with construction by Schaefges. Photograph by Nancy Chamberlain, communications supervisor for the Arlington Heights Park District.
Departments

From the Editor 4

Are You on Board? 6
Boardmanship bits and pieces

Eye on the Profession 8 Is your agency a learning organization?

Partnerships10
federal, state and local governments join to build a recreational wonderland

Statehouse Insider 12
Urge U.S. Congress to reinvest in parks

Our Natural Resources 39
Wildlife check-off, plus DNR news

People and Places 45

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