planning department - Town of Scarborough

July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011
Report continued from Community Services
(Donation of gifts worth $100): Black Point Inn, Calm
Waters Spa, Claudia Murray Photography, Dog Paws Inn,
Flaherty’s Family Farm & Greenhouse, Glazey Days, KJ
Awards, Land Rover & Jaguar of Scarborough, One-to-One
Bodyscapes, Pat’s Pizza, Pet Quarters, Shirley’s Hallmark,
Subway Sandwiches, The Kennel Shop, Wendy’s Old
Fashioned Hamburgers; Donors (Donation of gifts under
$100): Amato’s Italian Sandwich Shop, Bad Dog Deli,
Baskets by Jane, bei capelli, Big 20 Bowling, Chia Sen
Chinese Restaurant, Chicago Dogs, Christmas Tree Shops,
CPRC Group, Dunstan Mobil, Dunstan School Restaurant,
Estabrook’s Color Spot, Famous Dave’s, Funtown/
Splashtown USA, Gee & Bee Sporting Goods, Happy
Wheels, Henry VIII Carvery, Kamp K9, Lifestyle Fitness
Center, Lois’ Natural Marketplace, Maine Indoor Karting,
Maine Radio, Marden’s, McDonald’s, Miche Bag of
Portland, Oakhurst Dairy, Pizza Time, Portland Sea Dogs,
Scarborough Beach State Park, Scarborough Muffler
Center, Shaw’s Supermarkets, Sparkle Clean Car Wash,
Texas Roadhouse, Thai 9 Restaurant, Walgreens, and W. H.
Shurtleff & Co.
Youth Programs
We offer a variety of activities for each season to keep
children active throughout the whole year.
Summer Programs
Our summer sports camps went off without a hitch with the
help of a beautiful summer. These camps included
swimming lessons, soccer, basketball, track and field,
baseball, softball, football, tennis, lacrosse, wrestling, golf,
and horseback riding. Most of our instructors were high
school varsity coaches and without them these programs
would not have been possible. New this year was a field
hockey camp that gave girls the opportunity to hone their
skills on the pitch while having fun at the same time. We
also offered several alternatives to sport camps by offering
the extremely popular Art Attack programs, Blast Off!
Rocketry, the Engineering Challenge, and Lego Robotics.
In addition, we added an Architecture Camp, where
participants designed their dream spaces on a computer and
took a field trip into Portland to visit an architecture firm to
see how the home designing process comes together.
Another new program was the Storm Trooper Boys
Lacrosse Camp run by Camp Director Joe Hezlep, the boys
varsity lacrosse coach in Scarborough. With close to 60
athletes in this first-time program, it has become evident
how popular lacrosse is in Scarborough.
Fall Programs
The beautiful summer weather seemed to spill over into the
fall, giving us great opportunities for outdoor activities. We
offered some top-notch programs, including cross country,
mini-kicks soccer for preschool children, and field hockey.
The field hockey program traveled to surrounding
communities to compete in games. Our fall soccer program
was the largest program offered all year long. This longrunning
program was such a success because of great
teamwork from parents, coaches, and players. Designed for
children in pre-kindergarten to eighth grade, this program
teaches the basic fundamentals of soccer while at the same
time having a good time. This program has flourished over
the years because of the commitment of parents who return
year after to year to coach and ultimately recruit new
coaches.
Winter Programs
Winter came in like a lion as our beautiful fall weather
dissipated. Even though there was a fair share of
cancellations and rescheduling, we still managed to offer
several fantastic winter programs. The most popular
program was basketball with over 425 participants. Our
parent coaches were truly dedicated and, again, without
them the program would not have been possible. Indoor
soccer was another very popular program that was fast
paced, fun, and exciting for the children. Our winter
wrestling program flourished with approximately
30 participants who learned the fundamentals of wrestling
while participating in fun activities. These talented wrestlers
will help develop the feeder system for the high school
team. Other great winter programs included the Dribblettes,
a performance-based basketball program for girls
choreographed to music while dancing and dribbling at the
same time, our ever-popular softball pitching clinic, and our
Lost Valley and Sunday River snow sports programs.
Spring Programs
This spring we offered our indoor baseball, softball, and
lacrosse camps where new skills were taught to our young
players. Spring cross country, an always-popular program,
was taught by our new instructor Kristin Barry, one of the
best female runners in the state; she did an excellent job
bringing that love of running to our cross-country program.
Returning after a short sabbatical, the spring soccer foot
skills clinic returned with our new instructor Josh Needle
who managed to get the young soccer players addicted to
the game! He taught them new skills in both offense and
defense while playing fun games.
New this year was open gym basketball for students in
Grades 4 to 6. This program was an extension of our winter
basketball program and it allowed participants to continue
to develop their basketball skills after the season. Instructor
Eddie Martin created an environment that focused on
developing all basketball skills in a fun environment.
Adult Recreation Programs
Community Services offered a variety of adult programs,
including many open gym programs in basketball, indoor
soccer, volleyball, and dodgeball. Healthline and
Healthline Plus were morning exercise programs that
focused on developing cardio and muscular strength.
Instructor Morgan Swinburne was constantly changing the
workouts so participants’ bodies did not get accustomed to
the same routines. Zumba, a Latin-inspired dance and
exercise class,
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