News

Clintonville Park and Recreation Department
Monday August 25, 2008

Outdoor Pool Open Through Labor Day

Weather permitting the city's outdoor swimming pool will remain open through this coming Labor Day Monday September 1st. Daily open swim hours are 1:30-4:30 and 5:30-8:00.
A special evening promotion is still available Friday night at the pool. Anyone paying the single admission fee 5:30-8 pm can bring along a friend for free.
Call the department office at 823-7660 or the outdoor swimming pool at 823-7663 with questions.

Flag Football Registration Deadline Next Friday

The preliminary youth flag football registration deadline is this Friday August 29th 4:30 pm. Prior to this time any requests for team placement based on legitimate reasons, such as siblings, child care, carpooling, etc., will be honored to the extent possible. Requests for placement outside the proper grade division will not be honored. A second and final deadline of September 5th has also been established. However, registrations made after August 29th require an additional $10 late fee, plus no preferred team placements will be possible.

Registrations are being accepted at City Hall, 50 10th Street, 8 am-4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Mail registrations will also be accepted if all required information is included along with the required user fee. The information needed is: name, address, phone number, grade this fall, school attending, if they played last year and if in the same division, the team they played on. The program user fee must also be included with mail registrations. The user fee is $10 for city residents and $15 for non-residents. Youth in grades 2-4 this fall play in the American Division and those in grades 5-7 play in the National Division.
Rosters and the initial game schedule will be published in the local media next week as well as be posted in the local schools. Games are scheduled to begin Monday September 8th.
Games will be played weekdays after school, generally Monday through Thursday as needed and will be played at the field to be set up adjacent to the original open shelter in WA Olen Park.
Each participant in the program will have the opportunity to play all positions on a football team. Also, each player will be given several opportunities during each game to call his/her team's play and execute it. The rules of the game are organized to minimize the possibility of injury; however, parents should have adequate insurance protection for their children.

At the conclusion of the season in late October or early November, an awards program will be held to which all participants and their families will be invited to attend. The Green Bay Packers 2007 highlight film will be shown, awards presented and refreshments served.
Questions should be addressed to the department at 823-7660.

Couples Volleyball Extended Signup Deadline This Friday

The extended deadline to signup for the department's couples volleyball league is this Friday August 29th at 4:30 pm. There is an $50 late fee for signing up this week. Teams sign up by submitting a $25 fee (plus the $50 late fee) to the department to hold a spot in the league. Fees should be submitted to City Hall, 50 10th Street. Players in this league must have graduated from high school, or be of such an age, that the school class they would have been in, has completed high school.
The team name, if known, along with the name, address and phone number of the team captain should also be submitted. Teams are also asked to designate the division they prefer to play in. If enough teams sign up, Division A will have no restrictions on playing, while in Division B men will not be allowed to serve overhand or spike.
Once the number of teams are known and the schedule worked out the total team fee will be determined and the teams will be advised of the total team fee amount. The $25 initial fee (but not the $50 late fee) will be applied against the total team fee.
Officials are needed for this league as well as for the men's and women's leagues that start after the first of the year. Interested persons are encouraged to contact the department at 823-7660.

Karate Classes Available

The karate classes conducted by black belt Shorei-Kempo karate Sensei Jack Bartholomew at the Clintonville Recreation Center, 55 E. 12th St., have recently switched back to Monday nights at 5-6 pm from Thursday. However, due to a scheduled vacation, no classes will be held until Monday September 8th.

Originating from Okinawa Shorei-Kempo karate, although training in the traditional area of self defense, emphasizes learning control of the body, which is then followed by the attainment of control of the mind.

These classes are for persons of high school age and older. Interested persons can check out the first class for free. Subsequent costs are $2 per class.

Call the department at 823-7660 with additional questions.