Prospectus for High Schools Friends of Rapid City Parks are seeking second semester juniors who are interested in completing a community service project. Selected student(s) would work with the FRCP Memory Walk committee (board members and executive director) to plan, develop, cooperate, publicize and carry out the Third Annual Memory Walk commemorating the 1972 Flood. The purpose of the annual … Read More
Memory Walk Elicits Recollections of 1972
The best part of the walk along Rapid Creek last Sunday was not the gorgeous weather or even the snazzy, high tech QR codes. The best part of the Memory Walk along Rapid Creek was listening to the memories of people who experienced the tragedy of the flood on June 9, 1972. Thanks to Keith Johnson, Bonnie Newnum, Del Beck, … Read More
Bike Path interpretive signs to get tech update
When Friends of Rapid City parks hosts the second annual “Memory Walk” this Sunday to commemorate the 1972 flood, and celebrate the legacy of parks that city leaders built from its destruction, walkers will have a chance to look forward as well as back. During the stroll of about 2 miles from Sioux Park to the bridge at Omaha Street … Read More
Candidates praise parks, criticize how opponents manage them
In a sometimes intense and acrimonious exchange of views over issues as varied as low income housing, government accountability, and city infrastructure, candidates for mayor and city council took the opportunity to talk about Rapid City’s parks, including the potential for including requirements for park land and open space in a new comprehensive plan that will guide the city’s growth. … Read More
Questions Submitted to Candidates by Friends of Rapid City Parks
Studies have shown that parkland increases values for adjacent property by 20 percent. Even more studies have shown that people will trade off income for quality of life, and that open space is the number one consideration for small, hi-tech companies looking to relocate. At a public forum last year, a panel of local and national experts on parks and … Read More
Go out and play!
Not every student is able to participate in school sports programs, but studies tell us that outdoor play and exercise help not only with physical health, but creativity, teamwork, and other skills. This is an argument made in support of team sports. But not all students get picked for organized sports, or even want to try out for teams. How … Read More
What value, green space?
Studies have shown that parks and open space increase values for adjacent property by 20 percent. Open space is the number one consideration for small, hi-tech companies looking to relocate, because their highly educated work force is willing to sacrifice high income for high quality of life. Can Rapid City tap the economic growth potential of its parks and open … Read More