Active Living, Recreation & Community Resources Guide Play Mascoma Valley! SPRING/SUMMER 2014 Play On! Explore your Spring & Summer Recreation Programs! The Canaan & Enfield Recreation Departments, and Mascoma Valley Parks & Recreation are offering even more spring and summer activities for all ages and our community organizations are hosting a number of great special events! Fiip the page for more! Recreation Highlights! MascomaMan Triathalon—July 26th & 27 Shakoma Beach & Swimming Lessons - Starts up July 8th! (afternoons) Canaan Street Lake & Swimming Lessons - Starts up July 8th! (mornings) Huse Park Summer Camp - June 30th -Aug 1st! Register your child today! Play Field Hockey! Summer Camp - August 18th-22 at IRS field Enfield Old Home Days – July 26-27 Canaan Old Home Days – August 2, 3 & 4 Enfield Family Fair – June 26 to 29 at Huse Park FRESH – LOCAL – FUN! Farmers Markets—Home Grown & Healthy! Enfield: Sat. 10 am – 1 pm Huse Park Canaan: Sun. 10 am-1pm Town Common Mascoma Valley Parks & Recreation * 603-632-5026 * 603-523-4501 ext.111 * [email protected] INDEX PROGRAM REGISTRATION Registration Information 2 For your convenience, there are 4 ways to register: Youth Activities & Programs 3-4 Swimming Lessons & Beach News 5 Mail the completed registration form found in the Active Living & Adult Recreation 6-7 back of this guide along with payment to the Walking, Running & Hiking 8 appropriate town office. Library, Arts & Culture 9-10 Visit your local town office prior to the program Outdoor Adventures 11 registration deadline, Monday-Friday 9:00am - Community Events 12 4:00pm. General Registration Form 13 Program Proposal Form 14 Drop your form along with payment at your local town office drop box (24 hours a day). Other Community Recreation 15 Fall/Winter Preview 16 E-mail your registration form to [email protected] and arrange to drop or mail payment. WE WANT YOUR IDEAS… REGISTRATION POLICIES Do you have an event or scheduled activity to 1. Please check program descriptions for registration share? To contribute event listings to the next information, including deadlines. Some programs re- Play Mascoma Valley!, please send via email to quire a different registration form than the one provided 2. Register before the deadline for the lower rates! [email protected], or leave notices at the Registrations received after the deadline will be Canaan/Enfield Town Offices. considered separately & late fees may apply. 3. Residents of Canaan, Enfield, Orange, Grafton and Do you want to start a program? Use the proposal Dorchester may be eligible for scholarships based on form on page 14 to submit your program idea. financial need. Any parents/guardians that would like to discuss scholarship opportunities should contact [email protected]. 4. Non-resident fees are listed with program descriptions. USE THE LINKS! 5. Participants will be officially registered upon payment of fee and receipt of registration form. Throughout the newsletter you’ll see information 6. We will contact you if there is a problem with your registration, or if a class is cancelled. underlined – when viewing online, just click on 7. Full refunds are allowed up to the registration deadline. the underlined word, and your computer will Requests for refunds afterwards must be submitted in automatically bring you to the web page or email writing and will be considered individually. address for more information! 8. Thank you for participating in our Spring and Summer recreation programs! Check out each town’s website for additional information: www.canaannh.org www.enfield.nh.us Like Mascoma Valley Parks & Recreation Keep up with the news! Join Mascoma & Enfield On Facebook! http://lists.valley.net/lists/lists Mascoma Valley Parks & Recreation * 603-632-5026 * 603-523-4501 ext.111 * [email protected] 2 Youth Summer Camps & Programs Local Summer Camps! Challenger Sports Youth Soccer Camps Huse Park Summer Camp Register online at: www.challengersports.com For boys and girls entering Kindergarten through 5th TetraBrazil Camp—Unique programs of technical de- grade. Swimming lessons are included in afternoon velopment that challenge each player to raise their camp fee. Kids will enjoy arts & crafts, games, sports, game to new heights! Free t-shirt & soccer ball with baking, and environmental education. Special events registration. include water days and hikes on the rail trail! Days/Dates: M-F, July 14-18 Days/Dates: M-F, June 30-August 1st Location: Shaker Recreation Field, Route 4A Enfield (no camp on the 4th of July) Full Day: 9am-4pm, ages 9-16*, $198 Registration: Deadline is June 1st for the discounted Half Day: 9am-12pm, ages 9-16*, $145 prices listed below! Pick up registration forms at the British Soccer Camp- With programs for each age, the Enfield Town Office or at the Enfield Winter Farmer’s curriculums includes a variety of foot skills, technical Market drills, tactical practices, freestyle soccer, small-sided Location: Huse Park in Enfield games, coached scrimmages, and a mini tournament Times: 9am-12pm (AM session) 12-4:30pm (PM ses- play. Free t-shirt & soccer ball with registration. sion) Days/Dates: M-F, July 21-25 Fees: AM & PM Sessions $125 plus $70/week Location: Shaker Recreation Field, Route 4A Enfield ($200 plus $80/week non-Enfield residents) First Kicks: 11am-12pm, age 3, $84 AM Session only $125 for five weeks ($200 for non- Mini Soccer: 9am-10:30am, ages 4-5, $98 Enfield residents) Half Day: 9am-12pm, ages 6-16*, $132 **NEW** Early drop-off: 8:00 – 9:00AM, $25 per Full Day: 9am-4pm, ages 7-16*, $188 week ($30 for non-Enfield residents) *players over 16, but still in high school will be allowed to register for camp PM Session only $70 per week ($80 per week, for non- Play Field Hockey! Summer Camp Enfield residents) Basic field hockey instruction and fun. Camp is open **NEW** Late pick-up: 4:30-5pm, $15 per week ($20 to kids going into 3rd grade through the 8th grade. for non-Enfield residents) Participants must bring mouth guard and goggles. **Campers should not register for early drop off AND Loaner equipment may be available upon request. late pick up. Field hockey ball and t-shirt included w/ registration. (Registrations forms available at the Enfield Town Of- Days/Dates: M-F, August 18-22 fice. Checks payable to Town of Enfield) Registration Deadline: August 2 Enfield Village School Summer Camp Times: 9am-12pm For kids ages 5-12. Join Chip Jones and his staff at EVS Fee: $50 before August 2nd (payable to Mascoma for 7 weeks of summer fun. Activities include arts/ Valley Parks & Recreation) crafts/science projects and weekly field trips to lots of fun places like Lost River and NH Fisher Cats games. Youth Volleyball Clinics & Camps Days/Dates: Monday-Friday, starts the day after last Check out the volleyball camps at Dartmouth College day of school—http://www.mascomavalleyasp.com/ this summer! Time: 7:30am-6:00pm Beginner Day Camp: July 7-11, 1:00-4:00pm, ages 5-12 Fee: $185/week Elite Position Camp: July 12 & 13, ages 13-18 Registration: Forms available at Enfield Village School Prospect Camp: July 15-18, ages 13-18 Info: http://www.motionvolley.com/Camps.aspx Camp Location: Enfield Village School Mascoma Valley Parks & Recreation * 603-632-5026 * 603-523-4501 ext.111 * [email protected] 3 Youth Activities & Programs Outdoor Museums! The Canaan &Enfield Enfield-Mascoma Lioness Breakfast Libraries have museum passes to Billings Farm, with the Easter Bunny! Shelburne Museum & Museum and VT Institute Date/Time: April 19th at 8:00am of Natural Science. Stop in at the Enfield or Location: Enfield Community Building Canaan Library to learn more and get outside! Enfield Recreation Kids’ Easter Egg Hunt Find all the eggs the Easter Bunny hid for you! Date/Time: April 19th at 10:00am Location: Huse Park Canaan Town Library Indian River Nursery School Lego Club: Come in and click some bricks! For Spring Soccer 2014 children ages 5+ on the last Saturday of the month This is a preschool soccer program designed to be safe (excluding July) from 10:00am to 12:00pm. and fun for everyone. Practices are 45 minutes long International Tabletop Day! Come to the library for a and emphasize fun and vigorous participation. Age day celebrating board games—stay for the day or just and ability differences will be taken into consideration. drop by. Saturday, April 5th from 10:30am-2:30pm We encourage physical activity, team work, and introduce the basic skills of soccer. The soccer program Little Yogi’s Yoga For Preschoolers is open to all children, not just those enrolled at IRNS. Hosted by Dates/Times: Wednesday session starting April 23 Mascoma Cooperative Pre-School (6 weeks) 12:30-1:15 pm Saturday session starting April 26 (6 weeks) 9:30- 10:15am Location: Indian River Nursery School Preschoolers ages 3 to 6 can develop their attention Fee: $50/session ($40 for students of IRNS) skills, posture, self-confidence, flexibility, and overall $10 extra for t-shirt (optional) coordination through this fun & energetic yoga *if you commit to coach, your child will pay 1/2 price) program. *Open to all preschoolers ages 3-6, not just those Registration: Call 523-9039 and leave a message or enrolled in MCP email [email protected] Session 1: Saturdays, Mar. 15-Apr. 19, 11:30-12:15 More Information: Session 2: Saturdays, Apr. 26-May. 31 http://indianrivernurseryschool.org/soccer.html Location: Community Lutheran Church, 96 Main Street, Enfield (no affiliation) Fee: $60; ($50 for students of Mascoma Cooperative Summer Sailing Program For Kids Preschool) For three afternoons in July, young prospective sailors Registration: To enroll please e-mail ages 12-15+ can sign up with the Mascoma Sailing Club [email protected] or call for lessons on Mascoma Lake in Enfield.