Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Inter-Ridge report

Inter-Ridge Recreation
Laura Spelliscy

While the temperature may feel cool, the weather is still warm enough to be outside getting active! Just 30 minutes of activity will increase your health. Go out for a walk, play a game of tennis or rake your yard. Any activity that increases your heart rate will do.

Use your community’s outdoor recreation facilities. Go play a game of tennis. Even if you have never played before, just have fun. Play a game of basketball on the outdoor courts. Anyone can shoot a game of 21. Maybe you prefer soccer. All you need for that is an open space! If you really would like a net to shoot at, most schools have a soccer field you can use. A great way to pass some time is throwing the football. A quick game of touch football is a great way to get active, and it doesn’t require anything other than a ball. You don’t have to a certain age to play any of these games. In fact, take the whole family out!

For the pre-school age children out there, Mother Goose is still running at the Gladstone Elementary School. This is a literacy program for parents and their pre-school age children. The program is on Tuesday nights in the gym from 6:45 – 7:30 p.m. No registration is required, and the program is FREE!

There will be a golf clinic held at the Gladstone Golf Course on June 13. There will be a clinic for junior golfers and a clinic for adult golfers. This is a great way to either start playing or to improve your current game. For more information, or to register, please contact Laura. Registration is required by June 5.

To contact Laura, phone either the Gladstone office at 385-2071 or the MacGregor office at 685-2202. You may also contact her by email at ridgerec@mts.net.