CURRENT THROUGH DECEMBER 2016 REGISTER ONLINE www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com FALL 2016 FALL Photo ©2016 Katie Godowski a Community Pages PARKS & RECREATION Sausalito Parks & Recreation Department Calendar of Events 1 420 Litho Street Special Events 2 Sausalito, CA 94965 Parks & Recreation Commission 4 415-289-4152 • 415-289-4189 (Fax) www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com Community Announcements 5 Sausalito Sister Cities 10 Sausalito Historical Society 12 Library News 14 Police News 19 The Senior Section 20 Parks & Recreation Office Hours: Monday–Thursday 8:30am–5pm Registration 25 Friday 8:30am–12 noon, 1pm–5pm Childrens’s Classes Playland, Enrichment 26 PARKS & RECREATION DIRECTOR Dance, Sports 27 Mike Langford • 415-289-4126 • [email protected] PAGEAdult HEADER Classes RECREATION SUPERVISOR Enrichment 29 Vacant Music, Dance, Fitness 32 Fitness 33 RECREATION SUPERVISOR Sports 34 Julie Myers • 415-289-4198 • [email protected] Facilities, Parks & Rentals 37 ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE 39 City of Sausalito Quick Reference Sheet Bryan Valle • 415-289-4197 • [email protected] b COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER PAGE HEADER Parks & Recreation Calendar of Events Message from the AUGUST Parks and • 8/19 Jazz & Blues by the Bay – Litte Johnny & the Giants with Aki Kumar Recreation • 8/26 Jazz & Blues by the Bay – Eugene Huggins Director • 8/26 Early Registration Closes for Chil Cook-Off Chefs FALL 2016 SEPTEMBER • 9/6 Registration opens for the Fall City-Wide Yard Sale Dear Sausalito, • 9/19 Registration closes for Chili Cook-Off Chefs • 9/24 38th Annual Chili Cook-Off Normally when we think of a season of change, we think about the greening of the leaves in the spring or the cooling of the air in the OCTOBER fall. This summer, however, was the season of change here at the • 10/8 Fall City-Wide Yard Sale Parks and Recreation Department. It started with ten-year Parks and • 10/15 Beautification Day Recreation Administrative Assistant Anita Chen moving upstairs to • 10/31 Halloween Sausalito Events join the Community Development Department as their Administrative Assistant. Then in July, Jeff Dybdal, who has been our Parks and DECEMBER Recreation Supervisor for eight years, took a job in Dublin to supervise • 12/3 Breakfast with Santa the lifeguard staff (150 of them!) at the brand new Dublin Water JANUARY Park set to open next spring. We wish both Jeff and Anita the best in • 1/2 Jazz & Blues Producer Level Sponsorship Available their new endeavors and I thank them for all of their hard work and • 1/9 Jazz & Blues Diamond Level Sponsorships Available dedication over the years. • 1/23 Jazz & Blues Platinum Level Sponsorships Available While two valuable team members have moved on, Recreation Supervisor for events Julie Myers just celebrated her one-year Like us on Facebook at Sausalito Parks and Recreation to stay anniversary and we also welcomed a new Administrative Assistant, up to date with all events and activities. Bryan Valle, to the team. If you have not reached out and said “hello” All events sponsored by the Sausalito Parks & Recreation please do. Julie will probably be wearing one of our red “Staff” shirts or Department. a crazy costume at the next event (she had a red, white, and blue tutu for the 4th of July!), and Bryan will be there helping with his infectious smile and great customer service. This fall, we will have a few more changes as Parks and Recreation Commissioners Doureen Gounard, Joe Burns, Sela Seleska, and Cindy Powers all term out. This creates a great opportunity for residents to join a Commission, speak for the community, and have fun at the same time. Despite all these changes, the Parks and Recreation Department is going strong. We are busy planning the fall and winter events listed in the column to the left, hiring a new Recreation Supervisor, and of course working on renovations to Dunphy Park, Southview Park, and the MLK Campus. As always, please contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Mike Langford 415-289-4126 [email protected] www.cityofsausalitospecialevents.com 415-289-4152 1 PARKS & RECREATION: SPECIAL EVENTS City-Wide Yard Sale SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 9am – 2pm MLK PARKING LOT & BASKETBALL COURTS SELLERS AND BUYERS WANTED! BUYERS: Come by and see what awesome items you might find. ADMISSION IS FREE. Over 80 different booths!!! SELLERS: Sign up for Sausalito’s City-Wide Yard Sale where your old goodies might be someone else’s new treasures. Make some money selling what you no longer need. Please no craft vendors allowed, no food vendors allowed and only garage/rummage sale items to be sold. The City reserves the right to refuse any items it does not view as appropriate for sale at this event. Spaces rent between $12 and $28, depending on location. Space choice and table rentals are first come, first served. REGISTRATION OPENS SEPTEMBER 6 AT 9AM. Call 415-289-4152 to register 38th Annual Yellow Space $12R $17NR Blue Space $15R $19NR Chili Cook Off Orange Space $17R $22NR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 11:30am-4pm Purple Space (TENT OK) $17R $22NR DUNPHY PARK Pink Space $22R $27NR The air at Dunphy Park will be thick with the aroma of tomatoes, beans, Red Space ` $28R $33NR peppers and spices. Come join us and experience booth after booth of 6’ Table Rental (one per space) $10 delicious park-made chili. Tasting will begin at high noon. Purchase a $10 3’ Round Table Rental $5 unlimited chili tasting wrist band and visit each booth to try unique and original chili. Tasters will help decide the winners by casting a People’s Check out the SPACE MAP online: www.sausalitoyardsale.com Choice vote. Voting tokens are given to all who purchase a tasting wristband, so come early and vote often. The Volunteers in Public Safety (V.I.P.S.) will also be onsite cooking delicious hot dogs for non-chili enthusiasts. WANTED: Chili Chefs Come share your favorite chili recipe. You must make at least ten gallons of chili at the Cook-Off itself, but you may do your prep work off-site prior to the event. This is a fun event and free to enter! Registration opens August 17. Register by August 26 to have your team name printed on the chef-only Apron . Chefs will compete in the following PRIZE CATEGORIES: BEST BOOTH: Presentation is everything! Dress up your booth and your helpers. This year’s theme is Wild Wild West JUDGES’ CHOICE: A panel of judges will help to determine best chili. PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Your votes count! Cast your special voting tokens for your favorites and cheer them on to victory. To participate in the fun, applications are available at www.sausalitochilicookoff.com. Prizes donated by our fantastic sponsor, Heath Ceramics. 2 www.cityofsausalitospecialevents.com 415-289-4152 PARKS & RECREATION: SPECIAL EVENTS Halloween Parade and Trick or Treat Lane Haunted House MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 5:45pm-8pm GAME ROOM, CITY HALL PARADE BEGINS AT FIRE STATION AND ENDS AT ROBIN SWEENY PARK Come see what spooky terrors lurk in this year’s inception of the annual Ghouls, Goblins, Princesses, Superheroes, Cats, Ghosts, and Monsters of Sausalito Haunted House. They’re dying . to meet you! all sizes, shapes and ages UNITE together at the corner of Caledonia and Johnson to haunt the street in search of free candy. We march at 6pm PREVIEW: Beat the Halloween evening rush! The Haunted House will be open sharp so be ready to line up at 5:45pm. We will finish our Halloween Parade before the parade from 4pm–5pm for sneak peeks to anyone curious and at Robin Sweeny Park, otherwise known as Trick or Treat Lane for more daring enough to venture in. treats and Halloween fun. The Halloween Parade and activities in Robin Sweeny Park and the Recreation Center are sponsored by Sausalito Parks & $5 per-person, $20 per-family Suggested Donation. Recreation, Caledonia Street Merchants and local community groups. Haunted House Schedule Howl’O’Ween Dog Costume Contest Saturday 10/31 4pm–5pm (child-friendly) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 6:30pm 6:15pm–8pm (full haunt) ROBIN SWEENY PARK Ghoulish greyhounds, devilish dachshunds, poodle princesses and butterfly Haunted House Call for Volunteers bulldogs. Dress up your pups and bring them with you on Halloween to The Haunted House is volunteer planned, designed, and operated. If you compete in this free contest. Prizes will be awarded to Best Themed, Best want to help with this year’s haunt, call Recreation Director Mike Langford at Non-Themed, Best Couple (dog and person). This years theme is Hollywood 289-4126. Dogs. Sponsored by Soulmates Animal Care Breakfast With Santa SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 SAUSALITO YACHT CLUB Santa’s coming! He’s making a special trip to the Sausalito Yacht Club to eat breakfast with you and your family! He will sail up and join the breakfast at 9am. It will be a jolly morning where the kids make holiday crafts and visit with Santa while elves prepare a delicious breakfast of pancakes, sausage, milk and juice. Take your photo with Mr. Claus himself and make special memories! (Psst. Don’t forget your camera!) Bring a toy to donate to the Southern Marin toy drive and help make someone else’s Christmas special. SPACE IS LIMITED. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Call Sausalito Parks and Recreation at 289-4152 SA 12/5 8:30am-9:30am $10R $12NR SA 12/5 9:45am-10:45am $10R $12NR FREE FOR CHILDREN TWO AND UNDER! HIGH CHAIRS BY REQUEST ONLY. Letters from Santa Would your son or daughter love getting a personalized letter from Santa? the Parks and Recreation department office at City Hall, 420 Litho Street, or Sausalito Parks and Recreation will work with Santa to send a letter to your download the application at sausalitosanta.com child.