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Jun 21

Promoting use, fitness and family | Reporter Times | hoosiertimes.com – hoosiertimes.com

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MARTINSVILLE The Martinsville Parks and Recreation Department has a superintendent, Keenan Steinway, after being approved at a board meeting earlier this month.

Steinway, a Morgan County native, said hes always considered himself somewhat an outdoorsman and that taking the opportunity to run the local parks seemed to be a way to continue supporting the community he grew up in.

The park is a place Ive spent much of my life at whether its the basketball courts or the swimming pool or the hiking trails, he said. So Ive always enjoyed that...so this was a chance to be outdoors, to kind of use my business degree a little bit.

Steinway was approved by the board following his completion of certain certifications required for the position of parks superintendent. He was approved by the board the day after he passed the exam.

One thing about the superintendents job for a parks and recreation is you have to be certified as a parks and rec professional, so there is a national exam that you have to study for an pass before you can hold this position, he said.

Before accepting this position, Steinway had a variety of jobs. Most recently he was a full-time minister for six years but also has a business degree, which he said is the basis for that exam. He was also a secondary education teacher for eight years and then taught business and public speaking at Franklin College for three years.

One of the things that changes with his position, he said, is that there is the impetus for him to create programming at the parks. He said there really havent really been many programs in Martinsville, which is something that he will change.

Part of my responsibility will be also creating programs for individuals and families, and that appeals to me, he said. I just enjoy seeing people have a good time.

The previous position at the park, Steinway said, operated more like a groundskeeper/maintenance person, which the department has replaced with a new groundskeeper named Steve Urban. Steinway said his position, though, is new and allows for the focus on the business-side of things and programming.

Regarding that programming, he said hes not quite ready to share specifics but does have a few ideas for some activities at the park.

Steinway said he does feel like there are many things about the park that are special and that people enjoy, things he wants to maintain.

I enjoy the enjoy part, he said. We are very blessed to have such a beautiful park. Theres 110 acres there, so thats something that went perhaps kind of untapped for many years. I just think theres a lot of room for things we can add to it.

Steinway said hes spent most of his life working in this community and that this position, having not existed before, is a lot to manage. Hes a quiet and private person for the most part, he said, but he said he hopes the programming he creates helps others enjoy the park as much as he does.

Were just hoping that this position will encourage people to one: use the park more often or use it at all and number two: promote fitness and exercise and three: would love to promote things like families and friendships and group outings or adventures, he said.

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