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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: David Katz, Communications Intern
Phone 952-833-9522 • Fax 952-826-0389 • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Edina Parks & Recreation Director Keprios to Retire Dec. 27
Edina, Minn., Dec. 20, 2012 – As the year draws to a close, Edina Parks & Recreation Director John
Keprios is putting the finishing touches on a 35-year career with the City – and a full 40 in the diverse field of
parks and recreation. He retires Thursday, Dec. 27.
Friends and residents are invited to celebrate Keprios’ many accomplishments and wish him well in retirement
at a special party 3-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27 in the Braemar Golf Course Clubhouse, 6364 John Harris
Drive.
Keprios joined City of Edina staff as a Recreation Supervisor in 1977 and has been with Parks & Rec ever
since. That includes eight years as Assistant Director, followed by the last 18 as Director.
“Being the Director of this amazing department has been rewarding in so many ways,” Keprios said. “No two
days have ever been the same, and the job has always provided challenges that test all of my personal and
professional skills.”
From his time as director, Keprios looks back with pride on the creation of a City-sponsored adaptive
recreation program, the development of the Edina Senior Center at Grandview Square, the construction of
two City gymnasiums on school district property, and the realization of plans for a Tri-City Skate Park at the
Southdale YMCA.
Those are only a fraction of the highlights, he added. “What sets Edina apart from the rest is Edina’s amazing
abundance of park facilities and the organization’s never-ending desire to always be step above.”
Keprios will be succeeded in the post of director by Assistant Director Ann Kattreh.
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