Youth
Youth Programs Spring 2012
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Jive and Dive
This pool party is just for middle schoolers! Bring some tunes to blast, your swimsuit, and your friends for this monthly pool party. We’ll have games, prizes, & snack. In March, we’ll celebrate all things green and Irish, and in April we’ll have a luau “beach” party!
Fridays, March 16, & April 27, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
$5 (punch passes not accepted)
Ages 10 – 14
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Friday Pool Party
Friday doesn’t have to be boring! This is a time set aside for kids to take over the pool, with toys, games, & snack! Extra supervision and lifeguards will be on hand to ensure everyone has fun and stays safe!
Fridays, March 23 and April 27
1:00 – 4:00 pm, $5 (good for entry all day)
Ages 8 – 12
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Underwater Egg Hunt
Celebrate the coming of spring and Easter with the unique egg hunt! Eggs will be scattered around the pool for kids to retrieve, and some contain prizes! We’ll have age divisions to ensure everyone has fun and stays safe, plus goodies for all! Youngest kids will begin at 1:15, with older kids to follow.
Friday, April 6, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
All ages, $3 children under 8 years or unable to swim 1 length of the pool cannot be left unattended.
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Earth Day Celebrations & Events
Join Salida Recreation & Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area in celebrating Earth Day 2012! Pick & choose events, or come for the whole program. Saturday, April 21st, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm in the Scout Hut at Riverside Park.
Electronics Recycling, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Most electronics carry toxic substances that can leach into groundwater if tossed into a landfill, & recycling the trace amounts of elemental material found in electronics helps reduce need for mining. Metech Recycling of Denver will be collecting everything from batteries to computer monitors, so take advantage of this special opportunity for safe, ethical, & secure recycling. Small fees are applicable to certain items. See here for a listing of fees.
Earth’s Own Recyclers: Worms, 10:00 am – 10:50 pm
Worms take our organic waste & turn it back into healthy & nutritious soil! This reduces wet garbage in your trash can & provides your garden with fertilizer. Learn how to build a worm bin & get a close up look at these hard-working creatures!
Raptor Center: Live Birds! 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
The Nature & Raptor Center of Pueblo is a wildlife rehabilitation facility that specializes in birds of prey. Each year more than 250 injured & orphaned birds of prey are admitted to the facility from across southeastern Colorado. Half of these birds will be returned, but a few remain at the center due to permanent disabilities. These “resident raptors” assist with educational efforts, helping us to understand how humans are a part of the natural environment, not separate.
Plastic recycling Q & A along with Kid’s Activities, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Ever wonder why there are so many different types of plastics, or why they need to go into separate recycling bins? Learn the ins and out of recycling plastics with Angel of Shavano Recycling. Kid’s fun & educational activities will run concurrently so adults can learn with kids play (& learn!).
Human Impact in Shagrila 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Masood Ahmad of Adams State College will lead this discussion & presentation about environmental issues affecting the ecology of the world’s highest mountains. Masood will speak about his native Pakistan, home to the largest concentration of the world’s highest peaks. Learn about glaciers, militarization, hunting, conservation, ecological education, & tourism—Pakistan may be a world away, but these issues are very relevant to citizens of Chaffee County!
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K.O.R.E. – Kid’s Opportunity for Recreation Experience
The K.O.R.E. program gives kids entering grade 6-9 in the fall the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with the City of Salida Summer Recreation program. It equips participants with valuable life-skills that will benefit them in their future. While there are job-like responsibilities, the main goal of the program is to add fun and great experiences to summer vacation!
Commitments include: Benefits include:
–Assisting Recreation staff with select programs. *FREE swimming at the Salida Pool during summer
–Developing games & crafts for these programs. *Opportunity to participate in additional Rec programs.
–Organizing and participating in service projects *Work and Volunteer experience and training, along with
as a group & individually throughout the valuable leadership & team building skills
summer, fostering pride in our community! *A K.O.R.E. T-shirt, & a party just for K.O.R.E. kids!
–Positively representing Salida Recreation! *Letter of Recommendation
Call Maggie @ 539-5703 with questions. Applications will be available after March 15th—print one at here or pick up one at the pool. Return with letter of recommendation to the Pool Front Desk by Monday, May 7th.
IMPORTANT DATES:
March 15th: Applications available
May 7th: Applications and letter of recommendation due
May 11th – 13th: Individual meetings scheduled
May 18th and 19th (a couple hours each day): Mandatory Training
*May 30th – August 25th: Summer Recreation Programs!
*Please note you are NOT expected to participate in each and every program. Your individual schedule will be set according your needs; however a commitment of at least 8 program days and 10 hours or additional Recreation or Community Service help is required.
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Bike To Work and School Day
The average American spends about $8,600 per year owning and operating a car, while it costs about $300 a year to maintain & use a bike! Swing by the Salida Hot Springs Pool or Absolute Bikes on your way to work to celebrate pedal powered transportation! We’ll have bagels, coffee, & fruit to fuel your day, plus some great give-aways!
Friday, May 18th, 7:00 – 9:00 am
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Touch A Truck
This is a fabulous and eagerly anticipated annual event! BIG trucks and equipment from all around the county will be parked in the Pool’s East parking lot. Everything from dump trucks, snow plows and front-end loaders to tow trucks, cranes, garbage trucks, and an ambulance will be here! And let’s not forget the fish truck! This is a chance for everyone, young and old alike, to climb in, on, and around all these cool vehicles. As always we thank those in our community who gladly bring out their equipment to make this event a success.
Saturday, May 19th, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Parking lot east of the pool
All ages, free with donations gladly accepted to help purchase lunch for those providing the vehicles!
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FIBArk and New Belgium Cruiser Crit
Come join the spring fun with costumes & decorated cruisers to pedal around downtown Salida. A parade & races for the whole family to support the 64th FIBArk Whitewater Festival! Helmets required. “Follow Your Folly” after party to follow! More at: www.fibark.net/cruiser_crit.php
Saturday, May 19th, register at 3:00 pm
Riverside Park, all ages
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Clean Up Green Up
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area wants you to come out in full-force to beautify the unique river valley in which we live & recreate. Cleaning up provides a safer, healthier, &more beautiful environment for wildlife and people. Waterfowl can get tangled up in fishing line, hooks and bobbers, which can be fatal to them. We also encourage people to Cleanup & Greenup throughout the year by recycling & picking up litter. Call Rose at AHRA, 539-7289, for info.
Saturday, May 19th, Register at AHRA headquarters on Sackett St between 8:30 – 9:30. Picnic begins at 11:30 at Riverside Park.
All ages, free
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School’s Out Free Swim Day
Kick off the summer & long weekend at the Salida Hot Springs Pool! Bring your whole family, and celebrate with a day of free activities and food. We’ll have swimming, refreshments, and more to kick off summer 2012! Children under 8 years or unable to swim 1 length of the pool must have an adult in the water with them.
Friday, May 25th, noon – 5:00 pm
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Community Running Meets
These running meets are for everyone – small kids, parents, serious runners or not. The softball throw, individual races & relays will be included at each meet. Other events will change from month to month & will include shorter distances for small children & longer races of up to one mile. The May 29th track meet is also a state qualifier for the CO Hershey Track Meet for youth 9-14 (held June 23 in Parker, CO).
Tuesdays, May 29, June 26 & July 24, 5:45 – 7:00 pm
Registration begins at 5:00pm
Thonhoff Park (across from County Courthouse)
All ages, $3/adults, $1/kids & students
