A Weekly Note from Mayor Gary L. Graham
“Traditional Values, Progressive Thinking”
The beginning of the New Year is a perfect time for us to reflect back on 2007 and to determine our new year’s resolutions for 2008. The City of O’Fallon Parks and Recreation Department is offering numerous programs and activities throughout 2008 that will assist you and your family in keeping those resolutions.
If your resolution is to learn a new skill such as the art of making stained glass, bowling, or ballroom and swing dance, the Parks and Recreation Department is your ticket to obtaining those skills. If it is relaxation that you are in search of, Tai Chi is offered.
Our Parks and Recreation Department is committed to offering programs and activities for the entire family and I encourage you to take advantage of these opportunities. Samplings of programs and activities for this year include:
· Tiny Tots
o Parent ’N’ Tot Tumbling and Kinder Gym/Tumbling
o Cookie Bookie
o Playgroup
o Noah’s Ark Stuffed Animal Workshop
o Mighty Ball Soccer
· Youth and Teen
o Hong Martial Arts – Karate/TKD/Jiu-Jitsu
o Get Organized
o Paintball for Teens
o Babysitting Clinic
o Art Basics
o O’Fallon placeSTYX Lacrosse
o X Box 360 HALO Challenge
o Ballet, Jazz and Hip Hop Dance Classes
o Select Baseball and Softball Leagues
o Umpire Clinic
o House League All Star’s Tournament Team
o O’Fallon/Shiloh House League Baseball, Softball and T-Ball
· Family and Adult
o Family Bowling League
o Gracie/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
o Adult Softball Leagues
o Tai Chi
o Ballroom, Swing and Latin Dance
o Stained Glass for beginners, intermediate and advanced
· Special Events
o Missoula Children’s Theatre
o Daddy Daughter Dance
o Mother Son Drive In
· Summer Camps
o Backyard Playhouse Theatre Camp
o Camp Choo-Choo Preschool Camp
o Camp Cavins Summer Camp
o Let’s Play Sports Summer Enrichment Camp
o Before and after camp care
Please don’t forget our wonderful Library when making your new year’s resolutions. Our Library offers numerous activities and resources for everyone in your family. For the little ones, Story Hour is offered every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. and Miss Syndy’s Storytime School meets once per week. For the adults in your household, computer classes are offered on a regular basis and a book discussion group meets the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. For your college bound student, the library offers three programs designed to help you and your teen navigate the college admittance testing and acceptance process. In January, the Library will also be offering two great educational sessions about The Wonderful World of Nature.
I am certain that you and your family will find our Parks and Library programs both educational and very enjoyable. The opportunity to participate in high quality and fun leisure activities such as these is yet another example of why O’Fallon is such a great community in which to live.
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