Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department Monthly E-Newsletter
JANUARY 2020
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YOUTH DANCE REGISTRATION BEGINS JANUARY 13
(ages 4 to 9)
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We will be offering a 12-week youth dance program that will be held on Thursday evenings at the LC Civic Center. Classes are 30 minutes long and will be held from Thursday, February 27 through Thursday, May 21 (no classes on 4/2). All students will participate in the program’s dance revue, which will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, May 23 (rehearsal night is 5/22). No costume requirements, as kids color coordinate for show!
Youth Dance Classes offered will be 5:00-5:30pm Tumbling (
ages 4 & 5),
5:30-6:00pm Tumbling
(ages 4 & 5), 6
:00-6:30pm Poms
(ages 6 to 9),
and 6:30-7:00pm Poms
(ages 6 to 9).
All of our classes have a minimum student requirement to be held. If a class is cancelled due to low registration, families will be contacted to see if child can move to another class otherwise they will be refunded the class fee. The open time slot will then be filled with a different class created from children wait listed for a class.
Registration for the 2020 Winter/Spring Dance Classes will begin on Monday, January 13.
Program fee is $35 for a Little Chute resident/taxpayer child or $45 for a non-resident child.
Parents can register their child with our online registration software or they can come to the Park & Rec to fill out a registration form.
To register online, click the included link (make sure to create your family account prior to the start of registration, as your account needs department approval before you will be allowed to register online). All registrations will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis by Little Chute residents and non-residents, so don’t wait to register your child as classes fill up fast! Registration deadline is 2/21. After deadline, registrations only accepted at Rec Dept if space available. Call 423-3869 with any questions.
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2020 SUMMER APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
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Is your child looking for a summer job? We are currently taking applications for students interested in a job as a Recreation Instructor, Pool Cashier, Lifeguard, and Parks/Forestry/Street Laborer. Click the attached link for the 2020 Summer Application. Printed copy of application form is also available at the Park & Rec Dept (2nd floor of Village Hall).
Deadline to return application is Friday, March 6.
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2020 PARK SHELTER & REC CENTER RENTALS
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Looking to book an event at one of our park shelters or at our rec center in 2020? Our department policy allows the public to reserve facilities on the first business day of the new year, which was January 2. All reservations are taken on a first-come, first-serve basis.
To book a date in 2020, you can either stop in at the Park & Rec Dept (2nd floor Village Hall) or you can call us weekdays during business hours at 423-3869.
Please note that the rental fee and security deposit is due in full at the time the reservation is made, so if you book a date by phone you will be required to pay with a credit card.
Reservations for open-air park shelters can be made from May through September 2020
. For information on park shelter choices, pictures, locations, and rental fees, please click the Facility Rental link.
Reservations for the Van Lieshout Rec Center can be made from February 2020 through February 2021
. The Rec Center is a large temperature-controlled room that can accommodate a group of 99 or less; it contains a refrigerator, stove, microwave, sink, restrooms, 18 tables, and 75 chairs. It is a great place for an indoor birthday party, wedding/baby shower, family gathering, or company meeting!
(minimum 14 day notice required for all bookings at Van Lieshout Rec Center).
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SPRING FLOWER PAINTING CLASS
(ages 7 to adult)
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Our one session painting classes are the perfect creative outlet for anyone interested in art! Participants will learn how to create the project from start to finish with step by step instruction.
Our Spring Flower Painting Class (ages 7 to adult) will be held at the LC Civic Center in room S3 on Tuesday, March 3 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.
Participants will create a beautiful flower painting that they can customize. Paintings will be on a gallery wrapped 11x14 canvas. Various references of flowers will be provided to work from. If you have a special photo or color you would like to mix, bring a color swatch or photo and the instructor can help you custom mix the color. This class will allow for each individual to make their own unique painting, with the help of the instructor from start to finish. Registration fee is $25 for Little Chute residents/taxpayers and $35 for non-residents.
All materials will be provided.
Registration for class can be made with our online registration
software, or you can stop in at the Park & Rec to fill out a registration form.
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Snow is on it's way! If you are looking for a place to go sledding, we have two sledding hills located within the village - so bundle up & enjoy some winter fun! Van Lieshout Park has a very nice sized sledding hill located at corner of Florida Avenue and Vandenbroek Road, and Heesakker Park has a large sledding hill located on the south portion of the park (access sledding hill from parking lot off Sanitorium Road)
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HEESAKKER PARK ICE SKATING/HOCKEY RINK
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The Village staff have been working on our ice rink at Heesakker Park (the recent warm weather has made maintaining the ice challenging). They will continue to flood the rink to get some good layers of ice built up. The rink as of today is in good condition again. We ask everyone to be considerate of other skaters at all times since everyone will be sharing one rink for two types of activities! The rink is lit up by a floodlight next to the rink and it will have a net on one end for people who wish to play hockey. There is NO supervision or warming shelter at the park, so please watch your children!
Remember to keep all sticks & stones off the ice, and don't walk or skate on the rink if the water isn't completely frozen.
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SENIOR ACTIVITIES PROGRAM
(ages 55 & up)
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Are you looking for a place to meet new people or have some fun with your friends?
Then come to our Senior Activities Program that is held on Wednesdays from 1:00pm to 3:00pm in room N2 at the Little Chute Civic Center.
The program is supervised by coordinator Cindi DeBruin. Attendees play a variety of card games each Wednesday, as well as enjoy occasional luncheons together.
The senior activities schedule, which lists all the meeting dates and activities, is available by clicking the attached link.
There is no charge for participation and there is no registration necessary.
Just come when you can and bring someone along! The program is available to Little Chute residents/taxpayers who are age 55 or older, and they can bring their friends.
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UPCOMING DEADLINES
FOR PROGRAM REGISTRATION
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Don't miss out on signing up for some of our awesome programs! The following programs have deadlines in the month of January and February.
* 2/21 DEADLINE: Youth Winter/Spring Dance Classes
* 2/24 DEADLINE: Spring Flower Painting Class
To view our 2019 Fall/Winter Programs Book, please click included link. Registrations accepted online, in person, or by mail at the Park & Rec Dept located in Village Hall at 108 W. Main Street, Little Chute. To create a family account in order to register online for rec programs, please click the provided Online Registration link. If you have a family account already setup from last year, but forgot your login and password, call us at 423-3869 and we will send you an email to reset your info.
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If you have questions, please give the Park & Rec a call at 920-423-3869.
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