Rec busy next week
The Presque Isle Recreation and Parks Department will have a variety of activities going on during April vacation. There will be open gym offered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1-3 p.m. for elementary-age youths and 3-5 p.m. for junior/senior high students. There will also be daily activities as follows:
Monday, April 19 is Junior Olympics day. This program is for students ages 8-13 and runs from 9-11 a.m. at the center. Tennis and basketball will be the skills tested.
Gym games will also be offered. This is for students in grades 1-6 and will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Capture the flag, dodgeball, and other fun games are planned.
A dodgeball tournament is planned for Tuesday, April 20. This is for students grades 4-6 and is only open to the first 12 registrants, so pre-registration is required. The double-elimination tournament will start at 9 a.m. and will include teams from all over Aroostook County.
Also on April 20 is a wiffleball home run derby. This is for grades 3-6 and will get started at 3:30 p.m. The venue is Mantle Lake Park, and participants will try to hit the balls over the chain-linked “Monster.”
Wednesday, April 21 is another Junior Olympics day. This time, track and field and soccer will be at the forefront.With the same age group and times as Monday, the location moves to the middle school to utilize the track and soccer field. A 50-meter dash, standing broad jump and shooting accuracy will be the tests.
Flag football/kickball is also planned for the day. PIMS will also be the location of flag football and kickball for kids ages 8-13 following the Olympic events. From 11 a.m. to noon, kickball will take place, and from noon-1 p.m., flag football will take over.
The annual Peanut Carnival is Thursday, April 22. Always the most popular event of the week, the Peanut Carnival is open to all kids grades K-6 and will take place from 1:30-3 p.m. Due to peanut allergies, the old goobers have given way to gold and green coins as kids may try their luck at carnival games to see who can accrue the most coins. After the festivities, the coins are cashed in for goodie bags. There will also be a drawing for a new bike at the conclusion of the event.
A wiffleball tournament in Caribou is planned for Thursday, April 22. The first eight registrants in grades 4-6 will make up Team Wildcats as they take on others from around the County.
Friday, April 23 is Contest Day. Students grades 1-6 are eligible to win prizes for competing in ping pong, connect four, and other games from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Kickball for grades 1-3 is from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Teams will be decided, tricky pitches will be thrown, and fun will be had by all.
Dollar Day at the Indoor Pool is Friday, April 23 from 1-2:45 p.m.
