September  2018 Newsletter
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eTrak Lottery Winner!
Congratulations to Jeff Harris! You have a $20 credit to be used towards future registration fees. Thanks for registering for youth soccer through eTrak!

There is a "Fall Volleyball edition" of the eTrak lottery. If you set up your account in time to register for fall volleyball, you can enter to have half of your child's registration fee refunded.
 
To set up your family's account: 
1) Go to  https://etrak-plus.com/prod2/cp?org=92
2) Click "Sign In." "New Account," complete your profile, and click "Save".
3) Once you create an account for yourself, you can add your child(ren) and/or spouse to your family.
4) Click on the "Register" Circle, and then select "Welcome to eTrak!" in the left hand menu. Register for the "Welcome to eTrak" lottery to be entered in a drawing to have half of your $40 volleyball registration fee waived!

Now you are all set to register for any program we will be offering in the future!
THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK ZACH!

Our Assistant Director, Zach High, has moved on to a position with the Spartanburg Day School. Thanks for all of your contributions to the Polk County Recreation Department. We'll miss you!
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Program Updates
Family Dance Party
Join us at Columbus Library on Tuesday, September 25 at 10:30 am for the Rising Readers program, followed by a dance party! We will have fun music, dancing, and games for kids ages 3-5 and their caregivers. See you at the library!
Future dance parties: Oct. 23, Nov. 27, and Dec. 11!
Homeschool Gym Meetup
Our free Meetups for homeschooling families will resume on October 2:
Tuesdays 1-3pm for ages 5 and up
Thursdays 10-11am for ages 5 and under

Visit  http://www.polknc.org/Homeschool.php for more information. Thanks for playing with us!
REFIT is BACK!
Join Debbi Ware for a FREE fitness opportunity! Come to Stearns Gym Mondays and Wednesdays 12:15-1:15pm.
For more information about REFIT, you can reach out to Debbi on Facebook or check out the REFIT website.
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Pool news
The pool is now closed for the season! Thanks for visiting & see you next summer!
We held record high attendance this year averaging 86-100 people during June and July. We were able to buy 8 more lounge chairs to go with our beautiful picnic tables.
Please stay tuned for our upcoming fund raisers. These funds will go toward making the pool safer, kid friendlier and beautification.
Thank you all for the great memories and friendships that were made during our 2018 season.
On behalf of our following Lifeguards; Belen & Matias Akers, Caroline Bohm, McKinnley Justus, Sara "Mac" McCown, Sara Muse, Makayla & Gabe Lail, Savannah & Julianna Robbins, Karli Wood, Lauren Wilson and Melissa Bridgeman, have a wonderful fall and winter.

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Sports Updates
Fall Soccer is Underway!

The first games were on Saturday, September 8, and is it going to be an exciting season!

Click here for all soccer information, including up to date schedules and standings.
Fall Volleyball is coming!

Registration is had been extended for Fall Girls Volleyball until Thur, September 20. Click here to register online!

Click here for all volleyball information, including up to date schedules and standings.
Adult Summer Basketball League 2018

The 4th Annual Adult Summer Basketball League was great success with 6 teams playing in the Open Leauge and 8 in the 30 & Over League.

Congratulations to Splash (Open) and Raiders (30 & Over) for winning the season-ending tournaments.

  For Tournament and All-Star Festivities wrap-ups, final standings, and stats, click here!
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Trails Update

We are still in need of a Trails Steward for the 2018-2019 Project Conserve year. For more information and to apply, please visit  the Project Conserve website.

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