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Recreation Department
Information provided by Robin Leaper and Sarah Coburn Visit us at www.norwalkparks.org 515-981-9206
Registration forms for events are available 24 hours
a day at the Parks and Recreation office (1100
Chatham Avenue, inside the Norwalk Public Safety
Building) or print them off our website:
www.norwalk.iowa.gov. You can mail registration
forms, place them in our drop box, or walk in. Office
hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday.
The drop box is open 24/7. If you have any questions,
please call us at 515-981-9206. On-line registration
is also available on our website: www.norwalk
parks.org.
We are accepting Park Shelter House
reservations through October.
The city has a new alert system! Are you
missing your weekly emails? How about your activity
guide? Get signed up today! Receive Parks and
Recreation program cancellations, closures, weekly
updates, quarterly activity guide, and more via email
and text message. Visit www.norwalkparks.org
to register.
Elizabeth Holland Park located at 1401 Colonial
Parkway, east of Hwy 28 on the south side of Beardsley
Street is looking amazing! It currently includes 2 ponds
stocked by the DNR, a walking trail with lighting,
prairie, and a parking lot on the south side of the park
on Colonial Parkway. At this time the park is still
CLOSED due to construction and we ask that you
please stay offthe trail until it is safely open. Opening
date is to be announced soon! Watch for updates on
our Facebook page @Norwalk parksandrecreation and
on our website www.Norwalkparks.org.
Billy O. Phillips Park playground equipment
located at 2500 Lexington Drive will be going under
construction and closed to the public beginning
September 16th, 2019. The mulch surface will be
removed and a poured surface will be added as well
as our new wheelchair swing. Please watch for updates
on our Facebook page @Norwalkparksandrecreation
and on our website www.Norwalkparks.org.
Seasonal Help Needed! We are now hiring soccer
referees, volleyball referees, basketball scorekeepers,
complex supervisors, and volleyball coaches. To apply go
to www.Norwa]kparks.org / Employment Opportunities
and fill out the Seasonal Employment Application.
Please call us or visit our website for
further details on the following events:
Events Currently Open for Registration:
Early Bird Body Sculpting- Registration through
September 2
Adult Co-Ed Volleyball League - Registration
through September 8
Events With Upcoming Registrations:
Craft Club - Registration begins September 9
Little Dribblers Basketball - Registration begins
September 9
5/6 Grade Basketball - Registration begins
September 9
4th- 6th Grade Volleyball - Registration begins
September 9
Adult Women's Volleyball League - Registration
begins September 9
Beginning Warrior Wrestling Club - Registration
begins October 7
join this early morning class that will work on
ultimate body sculpting, Pilates, and Chico Metrics.
This class is designed to maximize core strength, firm,
and tone your butt, thighs, and arms. This class will
use dumbbells, big exercise balls (your own on
designated days) and dynabands that will put you to
the test with added intensity. Bring a mat/towel,
hand weights are optional. Mary Jane Sharp is the
instructor. Program dates are September 3 - October
17, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:30 am to 6:15 am.
Dog Swim
Have a blast with your pups at the pool on August
22nd! This event will take place from 6-7:30 pm at
the pool - $4 admission fee per dog, owners free.
Family Bingo Nights
Stop by the library on Sunday evenings and enjoy
a good time with bingo and tasty treats. Please bring
munchies or snacks to share and we provide
beverages. All ages are invited to participate. Bingo
callers are Norwalk Lions members. Program dates
are Sundays October 6, November 3, December 1,
February 2, March 1, and April 5, from 5-7 pm.
Family Open Gym
Shoot hoops or play a pick up game with friends Or
Non Registration Events: family. Bring clean tennis shoes for the floor. No
Dog Swim- August 22nd, 6:00 -7:30 pm registration required, just show up and play. For
Family Bingo Nights - Sundays October 6, residents of the Norwalk schooldistrict only. Program
November 3, December 1, February 2, March 1, and dates: Sundays, Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec 1,8,15, January
April 5, 5-7 pm 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 2-4 pm.
Family Open Gym - Sundays, 2-4 pm (see dates Drive in Trick or Treat Night : :
below) Trick or Treat night in Norwalk will be Wednesd iy,;
Drive-In Trick or Treat Night - Wednesday, October 30 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Before you head:
October 30, 5:30-6:30 pm out for a ghostly fun time in your neighborhood, be
Senior Exercise - Mondays/Wednesdays @ 10:00sure to stop by the Public Safety Building (from 5:30
a.m Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church to 6:30) to pick up your trick-or-treat bag, glow sticks,
and treats. This event is for children Preschool to
Adult Coed Volleyball League 5th grade, and will be held at the Norwalk Fire
We will continue to offer an A and B league this Station bay, drive through the South side of bay 1
fall. A league is for teams that are more competitive and 2
and B league for the non-competitive, fun league OPALS- Older People with Active Life Styles
teams. Each league will be limited to 6 teams. We Senior Citizen Exercise
will combine the leagues if needed. Officials will be Everyone ages 55 and older is invited to attend a
provided for each game. Please register as a team - free exercise program that will include stretching and
there is a minimum of six players with a maximum toning. We will meet at Christ Our Savior Lutheran
often. Program dates are Mondays in September and Church (new location) located at 515 Sunset Drive.
October. Registration is not required. This is a continuous
Early Bird Body Sculpting program every Monday and Wednesday from 10:
For those of you who get up with the chickens, come 10:30 a.m.
Capture the Heart of America Photo Contest
Entries are now being accepted into the 2019 Capture the Heart of America
photo contest. From day-to-day life on the family farm to the ever-changing
industry, agriculture has proven to be one of America's most compelling stories.
Through the contest, photographers from across the country can share their
own piece of this important story as they see it through their camera lens.
Contest categories include: Iowa Farmscapes, Life on the Iowa Farm, Silos &
Smokestacks Partner Sites, Celebrations of Iowa Agriculture, Modem Agriculture in Iowa,
and Agriculture in America. Awards presented will include Best of Show - $500, First
Place - $100 (each category), Second Place - $50 (each category), Third Place - $25 (each
category), People's Choice- $50, and lsitor Guide Photo Feature Award- $250.
Photos submitted in the contest must be agriculturally related and help to
preserve this important piece of America's story. The contest is open to amateur
and professional photographers from all over the United States. Photos must be
submitted by the individual who took the photograph. Contest sponsors, judges,
and Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area staff/members of their
immediate family are not eligible to enter. Employees and volunteers of
designated SSNHA Partner Sites are eligible to submit entries.
Contest entries are due by October 31st, 2019. Visit www.silosandsmokestacks.org/
photo-contest for online entry form and complete contest rules/guidelines.
Norwalk Food Pantry
hours are 4:30 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m. each
Wednesday.
The pantry is located
at New Life Lutheran
Church.
ARE YOU HAVING A
GARAGE SALE
IN AUGUST?
Advertise your sale in our
classifieds section for only
per word ! ! !
Only valid for garage sales being held in August.
All classified ads must be submitted and paid in
full by noon on Friday for following week's issue.
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