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RIDGEVILLE PARKS:
Leider Park (West of Asbury
on South Blvd.)
Kamen West (East of Asbury
on South Blvd.)
Kamen East (East of Barton
on South Blvd.)
Ridgeville Park (East of
Ridge Between Seward/South Blvd.)
Reba Park (Reba west of
Custer)
Elks Play Lot (Callan &
Mulford)
Elks Park (Callan &
Hull Terrace)
Kay Lee Tot Lot (West of
Elks Park)
Brummel Park (Brummel &
Elmwood)
Play Lot (Between the 1100
Blocks of South Blvd. & Seward
DAVID WOOD FIELD HOUSE (Located
at Kamen East Park)
The PARK DISTRICT is a GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY established in
1939 for the purpose of providing parks, facilities and recreation programs for the community. The Park District is
governed by five elected commissioners who set policy for the operation of the Park District. Regular park Board Meetings
are held on the second Thursday of each month at 7:45 p.m. in the Community House, 908 Seward Street, Evanston, Illinois.
Residents are invited to attend.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BOARD OFFICERS
Patrick McCourt, President
L. Dean Scane,
Jack Darin, Vice President
Ann Covode
Virginia Esch
David Mensch
STAFF:
Brian Rosinski, Director of Parks & Rec.
Ruben Sierra, Maintenance
Alison Witt-Janssen, Programs Director
Marcos Cruz, Maintenance
Patti Sebastian, Office Support/Maint.
Barbara Smith, Teacher
Carole Stone, PhD., Yoga Teacher
Lin Shook, Tai Chi Teacher
Carrie Ruswick, Teacher
Anna Christina Nelson, Off. Mgr./Web Master
SUMMER STAFF:
Lois Rosinski, Day Camp Dir. (3-4 year olds)
Arts Camp Director, Kate Roger
Time Travelers Director, Carrie Ruswick
Sports Camp Director, Jessica Bauske
The Board of Commissioners is the governing body of the district.
Board members therefore have an opportunity to participate in the important decisions which determine park programs and recreational
facilities available to members of the Ridgeville Community.
ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTORS
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith has enjoyed knitting ever since she made a sleeping
bag for her doll at age eight. A little older now, she is looking forward to introducing her hobby to her peers and the next
generation.
Lin Shook
Lin holds an MA in dance from American
University. She is the choreographer for Perpetual Motion, Inc., and
an artist-in-residence for the Illinois Arts Council. She
has been teaching dance and Tai Chi to all ages since 1984, and serves as a dance specialist for Chicago schools.
Carol Stone, Ph.D.
Carol Stone holds advanced degrees in clinical psychology
and the science of energy healing. A student of Yoga for 25 years, she has trained intensively with renowned Yoga masters
worldwide, and has taught hundreds of people to enhance their own ability to stand firmer in who they are.
Ridgeville Park
District's Affiliated Groups:
AYSO (American Youth
Soccer Organization).............328-2976
YOU (Youth Organization
Umbrella) Don Baker.........866-7025
ENC (Evanston Neighborhood
Conference).................475-0858
Bardwell Dog Group
- Contact Gail Sanders................864-5563
Ridgeville B.O.A.R.S.
(Neighborhood Watch).............328-2105
Southeast Evanston
Parents Assoc.-Lucia Norris........475-3782
Ridgeville Community
Band of Evanston......................475-5395
Evanston Baseball/Softball
Association........................475-1099
Center for Independent
Futures...................................328-2044
Keep Evanston
Beautiful..............(xt105)....................864-5181
Click here to get on the Ridgeville Community Band of Evanston web site
The Ridgeville Park District is always
looking for new classes to offer the community. If you have any program ideas, please contact Bernard Beckwith
or Brian Rosinski at (847) 869-5640 or email us at 908seward@sbcglobal.net
The Ridgeville Board of Commissioners
welcomes your input on issues concerning Ridgeville Park District and the residents of Ridgeville. If you have suggestions
or comments for the Board, please direct them to the Ridgeville Community House at 908 Seward Street, (869-5640) or send an
e-mail.
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RIDGEVILLE HISTORY -
Did You Know?
that the Potawatomies of the Algonquin tribe of the Irequois
Indians occupied Ridgeville and Chicago because of its rich hunting grounds?
that the first white visitors from Green Bay came in 1673
along the Green Bay Trail (an old Indian trail now called Ridge Avenue in this area)?
that Marquette and a band of Potawatomie Indians in 1634 traveled
from Green Bay to Marquette's mission at Gross Point (about where the lighthouse is located in Evanston)?
that by 1832 the Green Bay Trail was designated as the main
military and transportation road between Green Bay and Chicago?
that the mail was carried on foot along the Green Bay Trail
until 1836 when the Green Bay Stage route ws established?
that Major Edward Mulford (the first white settler in Ridgeville)
was very instrumental in furthering the use of this trail because of his TEN MILE HOUSE and Post Office he opened in 1836?
that the TEN MILE HOUSE was a stage stop for the Green Bay
Stage route, and the first Post Office, the first Court House, and first Polling Place, and the first Sunday School in Ridgeville?
that Major Mulford was Ridgeville's first settler, first Post
Master, first Justice of the Peace, preacher, and the first to call the Ridge "RIDGEVILLE", which has persisted in name ever
since?
that the TEN MILE HOUSE was purchased by James Kirk and later
became part of the James Kirk mansion, and was removed for the present St. Francis Hospital site?
that Ridgeville first officially appeared in the April 2,
1850 election?
that in 1857 the General Assembly of Illinois, by special
act, provided that the township of Evanston consist of all township 41, range 13 (Niles)?
that when Ridgeville was incorporated, it was incorporated
as a township and called township 41? (A township means an area of land that has been named; a town is a named conglomeration
of people organized in a certain way). This caused confusion as to when and how Ridgeville became part of Evanston.
that as late as 1902, residents of the area called Ridgeville
still considered themselves Ridgeville residents and considered Evanston to be the land purchased by Northwestern University?
that prior to 1914, the city of Evanston compressed a portion
of Evanston and Ridgeville and considered them a separate town under the name of RIDGEVILLE?
that on July 20, 1916, in compliance with a resolution from
the Evanston City Council, three separate townships, or named areas of land (one of them being Ridgeville) became part of
the township of the city of Evanston?
that in 1939 the Ridgeville Park District (a private, non-profit,
governmental taxing body) was formed to serve the needs of the Ridgeville neighborhood, taking its name "Ridgeville" in commemoration
of this area's first and oldest community?
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