Our neighborhood is very fortunate to have two parks where people can go to exercise, have fun, make friends, or just relax and enjoy the green spaces and fresh air. Columbus Park at West 16th and Poplar offers tennis, basketball and a pool in addition to the playground. Ruby Shaaf Park at West 19th and Myrtle offers a playground and basketball. Both parks are also offering a wide range of fun activities for children to take advantage of this summer.
The Trinity Center is offering a summer recreation program that runs from 8:30 to 5 every weekday for children from ages 4 through 17. All sorts of sports will be available, from football, dodgeball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and kickball to frisbee. Some group activities will offer prizes. There will also be field trips, a dance, and a parent night. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided to all children who enroll in the program.
The program runs from July 7th through August 15th and admission to all this fun is FREE! A parent or guardian will need to enroll the child or children by filling out an enrollment package at the Trinity Center at 462 West 18th Street. For more information, contact Kari Miller at 814-453-2468
The YMCA is also offering several activities for children from ages 6 to 18 at Columbus Park. On weekdays from June 9th through August 8th, from 10:30 to 3:30, there will be a wide range of activities from arts and crafts to sports, to music, science, and games of all sorts, with lunches served from 11:00 to noon. The port-a-pool will be available weekdays from noon to 4:30 from July 1st through August 8th. For more information, contact Monica Shaffer at 814-452-3261 at extension 266, or 814-882-5016.
With all these wholesome activity programs available, there is no excuse for any child in the neighborhood get bored this summer and certainly no reason for them to be glued to the TV set or the video game.
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