Park district notes
From Roy
Logan, program coordinator
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[June
05, 2013]
The Lincoln Park District's Awesome
Afternoon Adventures program is back by popular demand! Make the
most of your summer with an opportunity to play, learn and create.
Field trips around the town, outdoor and indoor fun and games,
crafting, and nutrition will come together for the ultimate learning
experience. Come make your summer an adventure with new activities
every day. To name only a few of the expeditions, participants will
tour the fire department, discover how groceries get on the shelves
and go on scavenger hunts with clues that will turn everyone into
Inspector Clouseau. Included in the fee of $20 per week or $5 per
day is swimming at Lincoln College on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1
to 4 p.m.
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Lap swimming for adults is available every Tuesday and
Thursday at Lincoln College also. Swimmers may begin at 11 a.m. and
have until 1 p.m. before the kids arrive. Cost is $2 per person and
may be paid to Christina at the pool. Funny Business 101 is
being offered beginning Monday, June 10, from 9 to 11 a.m. During
this three-day class, you will learn about the world of one of the
most unusual occupations -- syndicated cartooning. Tour guide and
adviser for the class is Julie Larson, a Lincoln native. She is a
nationally syndicated cartoonist and creator of The Dinette Set.
Larson has been in the funny business since 1989 and became
nationally syndicated in 1997.
Ms. Larson will share creative development of your comic ideas
and the artistic, mechanical individual drawing process and style.
Character development and dialogue along with an introduction to the
business of writing and drawing a daily and Sunday cartoon will be
covered. Drawing materials will be provided and kept by the
participants. Aspiring cartoonists must bring their own
imaginations!
Jump-start your imagination with a weeklong Theater Camp:
Putting on a Play. This offering for ages 9 and up begins
Monday, June 17. The day starts at 9 a.m., and the week will be
filled with improvisations, theater games and warm-ups, as well as
arts, crafts and a busy rehearsal schedule. Young actors and
actresses will have the chance to put on a performance for their
families and friends on Friday, the final day of the camp. Bring
your sack lunch and a swimsuit and a towel for a break at the
Lincoln College pool on Tuesday and Thursday. Transportation will be
provided by Lincoln Park District. You'll have to be at the park
district all day just to have enough time for this much fun! Parents
may pick up their young actors and actresses at 4 p.m.
Mikel Frost and theater have a long history together. After eight
years of school and community plays, he decided to make theater his
life's work. He attended Lincoln College, where he received his
bachelor's degree in theater in 2009. With the experience he has
with children from work in the entertainment department at Six Flags
St. Louis, he ensures that your child will have fun and an
educational experience that may spark a higher interest in theater.
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The park district's annual Golf Camp is just around the
corner as well. The first day to tee up will be Monday, June 24,
from 8 to 10 a.m. Meet your instructors, Jeff Nelson and Tanner
Morris, on the driving range. The purpose of this year's clinic is
to focus on proper technique, etiquette, rules and sportsmanship,
and most important, fun. Various drills, instructional techniques
and educational offerings will be tailored to golfers of all ages
and skill levels. Activities Monday through Thursday will be on the
driving range at the park district. Friday's lesson will culminate
with a golf outing to Four Willows Golf Course in Mason City,
including nine holes of golf and a cookout for participants. In the
event of inclement weather, instruction will be indoors.
Nelson and Morris will be co-instructing this year. Each has a
very long line of sports instruction experience. They have both
coached golf on the college level and have led countless golf
clinics and programs.
[Text from file received from Roy Logan,
Lincoln Park District]
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