| Rural communities struggle with juvenile crime as the | | | | conditions combined with the vision of concerned |
| attrition of affluence due to the migration of | | | | citizens will change the lives of youth in Appanoose |
| knowledge workers to metropolitan areas continues. | | | | County Iowa for generations to come. |
| In a letter to the editor of The Daily Iowegian, Rollie | | | | The complex will offer a wide array of recreational |
| Reznicek, President of Appanoose All Play, Inc. | | | | opportunities not currently available and will further |
| credits the increase in the number of youth | | | | expand already existing opportunities. |
| participating in organized recreation programs with a | | | | The complex is strategically located to be adjacent |
| 25% drop in juvenile crime. In 2000, when Reznicek | | | | to or have a connection with both Centerville |
| was Mayor of Centerville, Iowa (population 5,850), he | | | | Community School property and Appanoose County |
| created a City of Centerville Recreation Department | | | | Conservation property. |
| specifically to give youth something positive to do. | | | | Bill Burch stated, “The completion of this |
| When Rod Campbell, Director of the Recreation | | | | wonderful project will be a watershed |
| Department retired in 2010, more than 600 youth | | | | accomplishment for the community. Our community |
| were participating in various recreational programs | | | | shares a debt of gratitude to the many substantial |
| and the juvenile crime rate had dropped by 25 | | | | donors including Mr. Cline as well as Rollie Reznicek |
| percent. The story does not end there, according to | | | | himself. Rollie has proven a stalwart visionary and |
| Reznicek, Appanoose County Youth will have even | | | | tireless volunteer whos efforts are making this |
| more opportunity to participate in sports, fun, and | | | | project a reality.” Burch is Attorney in Fact and |
| fitness when the first phase of the Morgan E. Cline | | | | the local representative for Morgan Cline. |
| Sports Complex opens in 2010. | | | | Appanoose County continues an upward trajectory |
| Morgan Cline embraced Reznicek’s vision of | | | | as the number of quality businesses and recreational |
| providing a center specifically designed to meet the | | | | opportunities increases. Burch went on to say, |
| needs of youth and the Morgan E. Cline sports | | | | “Our community is garnering a great deal of |
| Complex was created. Rachel Hoffman, Vice | | | | positive attention. This is primarily due to the |
| President of Commercial Resources Inc. and board | | | | continued commitment to improvement by the local |
| member of Appanoose County All Play states “a | | | | community. History and those without vision wrote |
| generous donation from the Morgan E. Cline | | | | the area off as dead long ago. Thanks to a handful |
| Foundation paved the way for making the Sports | | | | of dedicated souls, we are the proverbial Phoenix |
| Complex a reality. Construction is set to begin spring | | | | rising from the ashes. All indication is that people |
| 2010. When completed, the Morgan E. Cline Sports | | | | haven’t seen anything yet.” |
| Complex offer youth softball fields, soccer fields, | | | | Many in the area and at in the Iowa Legislature |
| outdoor volley ball court, fishing, boating, and | | | | agree. Something very good is happening in southern |
| camping.” The dedication of many community | | | | Iowa. |
| benefactors committed to improving the living | | | | |