I've always enjoyed being involved in the community.

We have a whole new group of people that moved into town and they're quite interested in the town. It's their turn to start carrying the ball.

Over these years, I've learned a lot about water. I've worked with various levels of government. I've got history and knowledge. In 30 years, you kind of get to know the gist of the area here.

'Our Dream Playground' is a new online project planner designed to help you build the playground of your dreams. It's a free resource, brought to you 'KaBOOM!,' offering step-by-step instructions to help you bring play to the kids in your community.

It's absolutely crucial that every child-serving organization - be it an elementary school, daycare, or community center - provide its children with time and space to play.

During the year, our schools are busy slashing P.E. and recess to make more time for math. During the summer, we get ourselves worked into a tizzy that our children will forget their fractions.