Summer Activities

Here it is, summer, and things are getting started with a bang. Basalt Recreation really has some fun classes and camps that are very affordable, one of the good things about Basalt Rec.

Coming up next week is the Access Roaring Fork Film Camp. This week long camp will teach middle school age students the ins and outs of making a short film. Creativity is encouraged in this camp. It is only $150 for a whole week of camp.

June 22 - 26 we are offering the Longhorn Basketball Camp with Jason Kreiling. What an awesome way to keep your game going through the summer. Learn new skills and compete with other players. Check it out! Dude, it's only $80 for the entire week!

Check out the art classes and beautiful beading classes that D.D. Gerdin is offering. D.D. has an awesome way to show the young students how to make beautiful things from ordinary, everyday items. Fun and very inexpensive!

Coming up later in June is the Scratch Camp with Access Roaring Fork. If you have every wanted to make computer animations, you should really check this camp out. It will teach you so much, you will definately walk out of the camp with a better understanding of computers.

We are also offering an Athleticism class. What is Athleticism? It is a class that will teach you to become faster, stronger, more coordinated and more athletic in all your sports passions. The cost is $150, but if you register with a buddy, you can take $25 off that right now!!

So check out the classes on line. Don't let the summer pass you by. Get active, live happy!

Basketball

Soon basketball season will begin. As the days get shorter and colder, we look forward to the indoor activities we can enjoy. We are starting a Kindergarten through 2nd grade basketball league January and February. Check out the brochure on our website for more information on this program.

Fall Recreation and Rain Days

I think that fall is my favorite time of year. Not only is my birthday in the fall, but also it marks the close of a busy summer season and the beginning of the upcoming winter. For this skier, it is always a promising time. It would be hard to beat last winter's snow accumulation, but for me any day out on the skis, on or off piste, is a great day.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves. With each day getting cooler also comes the rainy weather. The cool, rainy days that are just right for curling up with a good book, watching a football game or two and not have remorse for not being outside. Rainy days can be hard on after-school programs though and as we all know, in Colorado it is hard to make a call on the cancellation of an afternoon class. I could be getting soaked on one side of town and the other side of town is perfectly dry. What happens most of the time is the rain comes about 5 minutes before class, but usually subsides quickly. Yesterday's archery class we saw a good little soaker 10 minutes before class was over. We scrambled for cover and by the time equipment was put away and the students disbursed the rain was over. We do have a rain out hotline that I try to keep updated, 927-0523 x502. If a class is canceled in adequate time, I call the schools to make an announcement. We do try to make up classes that have been canceled due to weather.

If you have questions about whether a class has a rain out day, the best resource for you would be the rainout hotline number - 927-0523 x502.

Another Fun Baseball Season!

It is aways fun to watch a great game of Coach Pitch. It is sad to see the season come to a close. I spoke with some of the players and they would like to see the season extended. However, I get the impression the parents and coaches are ready for a little down time!

Puppeteers in Basalt!

D.D. Gerdin's puppet making class created their own puppets and then put on a little show for the parents after. Creativity is alive and well in Basalt!

Kinder Kickers

Kinder Kickers soccer was a huge success with 14 players attending. They learned the basic skills of soccer including passing, dribbling, shooting, and of course having fun! The 3 day camp was conducted by Dakota Morrison and Alexa Aitken.

Robot Mania!

During Paula Ponto's Art Adventures class, the mini art prodigies produced state-of-the-art robots made from cardboard, plastic bottles, and other small household items. After a coat of silver spray paint, they looked so good they rivaled Star Wars' R2D2.