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PARKS &
RECREATION

Volume 35,    Number 2   •   March/April 2004

F e a t u r e

IAPD and IPRA Award Winners Shine at All-Conference Luncheon  12

IAPD Business Meeting Awards  16

Elizabeth's Choice: IPRA Honors Three at Annual Meeting  17

S p e c i a l   F o c u s

Of Lies and Liabilities
The unpredictable nature of lawsuits against golfers and golf course operators
                18
by James D. Wascher

More Green from Your Greens
Tips for increasing golf revenues
                                             22
by Beth Bales

Park & Drive
Park district, forest preserves and municipal recreation department golf guide 2004
    28

Illinois Park and Recreation Magazine Web Extra
The Art of the Deal: How and why the Cary Park District acquired Foxford Hills Golf Club
                                             39


ON THE COVER
Our thanks to the Byron Park District for sending us this issue's cover image - a beautiful vista from the PrairieView Golf Course. The 18-hole, par 72 has been given four stars by Golf Digest. It is just one of many great public golf courses owned by IAPD member agencies and/or operated by IPRA member professionals. Our annual golf guide starts on page 28.

Cover photography by Focus Marketing, Dixon, Illinois.

D e p a r t m e n t s

From the Editor                                   4

Are You on Board?                           6
Common Sense and State Law Encourage Board Self-Evaluation

Eye on the Profession                       8
Sometimes, the Price Isn't Right

Statehouse Insider                            10
Governor Blagojevich Proposes Taking Holiday from Funding Open House

People and Places                            40


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