In the midst of this very blustery morning, I dropped in on the LAT Easter egg hunt at LACP.
The Recreation and Parks committee did another bang up job this year with the egg hunt. More than 100 kids lined up for the youngest group, and the crowds for the other two groups were robust as well.
For this event which is over in a half hour, LAT staff and volunteers began preparing in January. With more than 1,000 eggs to "hide" at three locations in the park, while you and I were sipping a cup of coffee and watching the trees whip around this morning, heartier folks were out by 8 a.m. at LACP making sure everything was ready to go for the kids.
So, after the second group did its egg scramble - sorry, couldn't resist - I decided to ramble around the park. I haven't been out there all winter, and I wanted to see a few things in particular.
First stop was the vegetation break between Lisburn and LACP, which had been discussed at the recent Lisburn Neighborhood Plan meeting. The barrier is not very wide in places, and the double row of pine trees actually does a fairly effective job of keeping undergrowth in check. As a result, there is very little noise barrier between LACP and Main Street, Lisburn.
Next I walked down to see the grading work underway on the lower soccer fields. When I heard they wouldn't be ready for play this year, I was surprised. After seeing the work to date for myself, I understand why local soccer players won't be on the fields until fall, 2010. To my untrained eye, it looks like there is a lot more work to be done.
From there, I dropped by the boat launch and the nature trail along Yellow Breeches Creek. On this first day of trout season, I figured something would be happening there.
The trail head signage and benches constructed by a local Eagle Scout are in place, and look to be well built. I don't know why no material is displayed in the trail head sign, but maybe we're between seasons for that.
Several fishermen and fisherwomen were in and along the creek this morning. Some of the people I asked had had some luck, but the stream is running high, fast and muddy after yesterday's rain. Regardless, everybody seemed to be enjoying the day.
Since I've received some complaints about dogs running unleashed on the nature trail in the past, and because it came up again at a recent Lisburn meeting, I walked the nature trail. Signage announcing that all dogs must be leashed is clear and unambiguous, and waste bags are well stocked along the trail. Everything appeared in place.
Further down the trail, though, I met a man working with his dog on some water retrieving. The man stood on the creek bank, and tossed an orange training dummy into the creek. The dog leapt off the bank, retrieved the dummy, and climbed out of the creek by a drain pipe.
As the wet dog trotted back, I mentioned to the man that the dog needed to be leashed. I identified myself as a local commissioner, repeated that the dog needed to be leashed, and walked on down the trail.
When I left the trail and reached the lower parking lot, I heard a voice calling behind me. It was the same man with his dog leashed. He was pointing to another unleashed dog, and asking if I was going to do anything about it.
As I walked back, he asked for my name. I introduced myself, shook his hand, thanked him for putting his dog on the leash, and asked for his name. I then walked over to the other lady, asked her to put her dog on the leash, and walked on.
I had left my car in the Fun Fort parking lot, so I walked past the dog park on the last leg of my perambulation. About 10 dogs and owners were in the park, with some just walking out of the fence as I approached. The owners had their dogs leashed on their way back to the car, and it looked like everybody was having a great time.
By the way, if you happen to be in the park and come across an unleashed dog, please ask the owner to comply with park rules. If they won't comply, please call the Lower Allen Police Department's non-emergency number, or take down the license plate number of the person's car, and report the incident to LAT staff.
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