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Click Here to View the TOH Parks and Recreation Brochure for All Supervisor Don Clavin Department of Parks & Recreation Activities Brochure 2021 Council Members Kate Murray Dorothy L. Goosby • Bruce A. Blakeman Town Clerk Anthony P. D’Esposito • Dennis Dunne, Sr. Jeanine C. Driscoll Thomas E. Muscarella • Christopher Carini Receiver of Taxes Department of Parks and Recreation Play a challenging, nine-hole, MGA rated, par 36, 3,200-yard course. The Merrick Road Golf Course MERRICK ROAD features elevated greens, open fairways and a practice putting green. GOLF COURSE A certified PGA teaching professional is on site for 2550 Clubhouse Road, Merrick personal instruction, as well as assistance with equipment purchase in the Pro Shop. (516) 868-4650 The golf course driving range is open seven days a Course Rates Weekday Weekend week. The range permits irons only. For updated hours District resident .......................... $ 17.00 $ 20.00 of operation, call (516) 868-4650. Non-district resident................... $ 19.50 $ 22.00 The golf course is located east of Meadowbrook Senior/Veteran/district resident*. $ 8.50 $ 10.00 Senior/Veteran/ Parkway and south of Merrick Road in Merrick. non-district resident* .................. $ 9.75 $ 11.00 Course is open from dusk to dawn, weather permitting. Guests with resident .................. $ 26.50 $ 33.00 Hand and motorized carts are available for rental. The Motorized Carts ......................... $ 10.00 $ 10.00 golf course is closed on Wednesdays. For reserva- tions, visit hempsteadtown.com/merrickgolf. For the *Rate also applies to the physically challenged, volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance members and auxiliary police officers. Pro Shop, call (516) 223-1255. Lido’s traditional links style layout offers challenging play in the midst of breathtaking LIDO GOLF CLUB beauty. This superb, 18-hole, par 72, over 6,900-yard 255 Lido Boulevard , Lido Beach championship course is open from dawn until dusk every day except Wednesday, weather permitting. (516) 889-8181 • www.lidogolf.com Lido is consistently ranked among the metropolitan area’s top 10 golf courses. 9 Holes (Early Bird & Twilight) The Lido Golf Club features a driving range, Weekday Weekend Resident ................................ $20 & $21 $22 & $23 putting and chipping greens and daily-use locker Long Beach resident.............. $21 & $22 $24 & $25 rooms. A certified PGA teaching professional is on Non-resident .......................... $23 & $24 $26 & $27 site for personal instruction and assistance with Motorized cart (per rider) ....... $14.50 & 14.50 $14.50 & 14.50 equipment purchase in the Pro Shop. Reservations.......................... $3 & $3 $3 & $3 Course availability may be affected by group 9 hole rates available for the events. For your convenience, please call before first 90 minutes of the day & pm daily. visiting the Lido Golf Club. Group reservations for as 18 Holes (Prime Time & Midday) many as four players may be made up to a week in advance of a desired date by telephone only after Weekday Weekend 4 p.m. Call the golf course at (516) 889-8181 Resident ................................ $38 & $27 $44 & $29 or visit www.lidogolf.com for reservations, rates Long Beach resident.............. $42 & $32 $47 & $34 and lesson information. Non-resident .......................... $45 & $35 $48 & $37 Motorized cart (per rider) ....... $18.50 & $14.50 $18.50 & 14.50 Reservations.......................... $5 & $3 $5 & $3 2 Visit our website at hempsteadny.gov Department of Parks and Recreation Don Clavin Table of Contents Supervisor ANCHOR Program ..................................... .........................4 Though summer is coming to an end, Aquatics there is still so much to do in America’s Competitive Swimming ....................................................9 largest township throughout the fall season. Hempstead Town has some Learn to Dive ....................................................................8 of the finest parks, golf courses and Learn to Swim ..................................................................8 nature preserves in the nation, and we Lifeguard Training Program ............................................9 encourage all residents to visit these facilities and others Athletic Class Descriptions ...............................................6 in September, October and beyond. Athletic Fitness Class Schedules ....................................7 In this Fall Brochure, you will find detailed information on arts and crafts, swimming lessons, dance classes and Classic Car Show/Octoberfest ......................................24 dozens of other programs for children, young adults and Cornhole League ................................................................5 seniors. We will also host a Car Show and Octoberfest Cultural Arts Class Descriptions ............................10 & 11 event from October 9th through October 11th. Cultural Arts Class Schedules ................................12 & 13 We worked hard throughout 2020 and the first half of Facilities 2021 to adapt our many parks programs, services and events to COVID protocols, notably in our hosting of Echo Park Indoor Pool Complex .................................23 drive-in movies, concerts and award ceremonies. We Lido Golf Course - 18 holes ............................................2 were the first municipality in the state -- and second Listing of Parks ...............................................................22 nationwide -- to deploy a mobile vaccination unit, and we Merrick Road Golf Course - 9 holes ...............................2 have provided thousands of vaccines to residents; we even implemented a program for homebound neighbors. Newbridge Arena (Ice Rink) ..........................................23 Keep an eye out for the “Vaxmobile” this fall, as we plan Rock Hall Museum ..............................................20 & 21 to send the mobile unit to local parks to help residents Family Day at the Plains ....................................................5 get their shots right in their own communities. Despite ....................14 & 15 the many challenges of the pandemic, our township has Physical Fitness Class Descriptions stayed financially strong -- we froze taxes in 2021 and Physical Fitness Class Schedules ........................16 & 17 will provide additional tax relief this year, and received a Rules and Regulations .....................................................22 credit rating upgrade from Moody’s Investors Service, a Sponsors ..............................................................................5 respected Wall Street rating agency. Youth Program Descriptions ..........................................18 I would be remiss if I did not express my sincere gratitude to the entire Town of Hempstead Department Youth Program Class Schedules ...................................19 of Parks and Recreation staff, which worked tirelessly throughout the summer to ensure that all of our facilities Thank You To Our Sponsors are kept in pristine condition. I would also like to thank all of our residents for their cooperation in helping to keep our parks and beaches clean, and for their understanding when we had to alter beach swimming schedules due to shark sightings. Please come on down and check out everything that Hempstead Town has to offer this fall! Sincerely, Don Clavin Agent Dara Crawford Supervisor Agent Fran D’Alia Agent David Crawford Agent E.J. Cassano D&J REFRESHMENTS CHESTNUT VALE & FEED INC. HICKSVILLE AGWAY Visit our website at hempsteadny.gov 3 Department of Parks and Recreation Class Registrations A.N.C.H.O.R. Program To register for classes, please visit hempsteadtown. The Town’s ANCHOR program (Answering the Needs of com/parks and create an account. Please note, this is Citizens with Handicaps through Organized Recreation) the same account used to pay your water bill or apply for presents a diverse and enriched schedule of recreational a parking permit. activities for residents with special needs and physical Acceptable forms of payment are the following: disabilities. The program services the Town’s special Debit/credit cards or electronic check. Third-party pro- population with structured and supervised activities on cessing fees apply to all registrants, no exceptions. These Saturdays and weekdays after school. fees, along with class fees, are non-refundable. ANCHOR WEEKDAY PROGRAMS General Information ANCHOR’s weekday programs are designed to develop Class sizes are limited, we encourage you to go socialization skills, improve self image and integrate the online as soon as registration is available for your class. participant into community life whenever possible. Diverse Every effort will be made to reschedule canceled classes recreational programs such as bowling, swimming, due to inclement weather. For up-to-the-minute weather fitness, cooking, sports, ANCHOR Teen Drama Workshop related cancellations, please visit the home page of and Club ANCHOR for Teens and Adults, are offered on weekdays after school. hempsteadny.gov. Adult class participants must be 18 For registered participants of years of age or older, except where noted. the ANCHOR program only! Program: October - May. Athletics & Youth Programs: Times & places to be announced. Registration for Athletics and Youth programs begins on Monday, September 13 at 11 a.m. Athletic programs ANCHOR SWIM PROGRAM include the following adult classes: Golf, Tennis and FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS Pickleball. Phone assistance will be available on the date ANCHOR’s
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