Paul Heinkel

"With the expanded rooms at Prisco, we will be able to relocate all programs in a very professional setting," Paul Heinkel, deputy director of recreation, said.Heinkel said the district has tried to offer a wide variety of programs and activities at the activity center.However, he said the building is "not conducive to running the various programs that we offer at Prisco and Eola Community Center."

AURORA, Ill. - Aurora University recently named Aurora resident Paul Heinkel the head womens tennis coach.Heinkel comes to Aurora University from the Fox Valley Park District, where he currently serves as deputy director of Recreation Services.

With the Fox Valley Park District for 27 years, Heinkel has served in several capacities with the district, including overseeing the Aurora Tennis Club.Currently a member of the United States Tennis Association, Heinkel regularly plays competitive tennis and is rated as a 4.5 player.He is enjoying working directly with Aurora Universitys tennis athletes, utilizing his skills and resources to build a solid, competitive program.

Heinkel received his B.S. in park and recreation administration from Southern Illinois University in 1973.Heinkel, his wife, and children, reside in Aurora.

Water level on the river is likely to drop by only a tiny bit in the next two days and the U.S. Coast Guard still has a ban on motor boats on the river, leaving race officials concerned with their ability to ensure the safety of the nearly 500 canoeists who would have paddled from St. Charles to Aurora, said Paul Heinkel, deputy director of the Fox Valley Park District.

This is just the third time in the race's 44-year history that the Mid-American Canoe Race has been shut down.The other times, in 1974 and 1996, were also for high water and unsafe conditions, Heinkel said.

The race will not be rescheduled for this year and the park district will send out letters to those who registered outlining how to get refunds, Heinkel said.

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"With the expanded rooms at Prisco, we will be able to relocate all programs in a very professional setting," Paul Heinkel, deputy director of recreation, said.

"With the expanded rooms at Prisco, we will be able to relocate all programs in a very professional setting," said Paul Heinkel, deputy director of recreation.

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"With the expanded rooms at Prisco, we will be able to relocate all programs in a very professional setting," said Paul Heinkel, deputy director of recreation.

Vaughn, along with Deputy Director Paul Heinkel, will stay on for a transitional period until the end of May.

"We've had a great tradition over the years of very successful canoe races," says Paul Heinkel, Deputy Director of Recreation Services for the park district.

The race, about 15 miles long, begins at Mt. St. Mary Park in St. Charles, and ends in Aurora.A women's kayak division has been added this year, Heinkel says, and he expects the number of kayakers at the race will increase.