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Page www.TheTownCommon.com April <strong>11</strong> - 17, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
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Mike Welch<br />
Amesbury Mayor Announces Summer Recreation Program for 20<strong>18</strong><br />
Continued from page 1<br />
water play. Field trips will be<br />
on every Thursday and this year<br />
trips will go to 3 pm and may<br />
include trips to Aquaboggan, One<br />
Stop Fun, Pawtuckaway State<br />
Park, Franklin Park Zoo, Boston<br />
Children’s Museum, Tuba Sliding<br />
at Ski Ward, and Boston Bounce.<br />
Each Friday we host entertainment<br />
such as a The Hampstead Stage<br />
company performing “Treasure<br />
Island.” , High Flying Frisbee<br />
Dogs, ventriloquist, magician, and<br />
animal shows. Tuesdays are special<br />
theme days which may include<br />
Pirate Day with a huge Scavenger<br />
Hunt, Amesbury’s Got Talent and<br />
a Tie Dye Summer Celebration,<br />
to name a few. We will still offer<br />
the opportunity to buy a day pass<br />
to the park program called the<br />
Lilly Pad Pass.<br />
The Tween/Teen Program will<br />
serve ages <strong>11</strong>-14 and parents<br />
will have a choice of the Park or<br />
Tween for age <strong>11</strong>. This program<br />
has been designed to hold six,<br />
1 week sessions and will meet<br />
at the Middle School cafeteria<br />
on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and<br />
Thursdays from 9:30-3:30.<br />
Tuesdays will be theme days and<br />
Wednesdays and Thursdays will<br />
be field trips. Trips scheduled this<br />
year are Franklin Park Zoo and<br />
Hill Top Fun Center; Vertical<br />
Dreams and Boda Borg Questing,<br />
Funtown Splashtown and Roll On<br />
America; Skyzone and CoCoKey<br />
water park; Fisher Cat baseball<br />
Game and Gillette Stadium<br />
Hall of fame and Canobie Lake<br />
Park and Tuba Hill sliding. Teen<br />
Patriots of the Past at the Museum of Old Newbury<br />
The Town Common Courtesy Photo<br />
NEWBURYPORT - Although many flock to<br />
Lexington and Concord for historical reenactments<br />
on Patriot’s Day, this year, north shore residents won’t<br />
have to travel so far. On Monday, April 16 from<br />
1:00-3:00pm, the Museum of Old Newbury will<br />
host a Patriot’s Day celebration featuring hands-on<br />
activities and demonstrations with historical reenactors<br />
representing nearly 100 years of American history.<br />
Patriots of the Past offers opportunities to meet a<br />
minute man, practice marching to a Civil War drum,<br />
and learn about Newburyport’s involvement in the<br />
American Revolution and Civil War.<br />
Local reenactors will help to bring the stories past<br />
patriots to life for the event. Featured reenactors include Mike Welch of West Newbury and Todd<br />
McGrath of Amesbury. Welch has been reenacting for over ten years and will portray a colonial<br />
militiaman. With an authentic costume and weaponry representing the Revolutionary era, Welch offers<br />
a glimpse of a soldier’s life during the struggle for American independence. Highlighting the American<br />
Civil War, McGrath will portray a drummer from the 17th Massachusetts, Company D. Visitors can<br />
learn about the responsibilities of Civil War drummers, and the many dangers that came with this<br />
important position. Young visitors will enjoy learning to march to the beat of the drum and exploring<br />
a Civil War tent and campsite.<br />
Patriots of the Past is a free event, sponsored in part by a grant from the Institution for Savings.<br />
The event will take place outdoors at the Museum of Old Newbury, located at 98 High Street in<br />
Newburyport.<br />
The Museum of Old Newbury preserves and interprets the history of “Old Newbury” which includes<br />
Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury from pre-settlement to the present.<br />
The Museum carries out its mission through the preservation and administration of the Cushing House, the Perkins Engraving Plant, and<br />
other historic structures on its High Street campus and furthers its purpose through lectures, exhibitions, educational programs, publications,<br />
and research.<br />
enrollment will be limited to 50.<br />
The Summer Environmental<br />
Program located at Camp Kent<br />
Nature Center serves approx.<br />
300 youth in grades 1-7 each<br />
year and offers six, one week<br />
sessions, running 9-3, Monday<br />
through Thursday. Participants<br />
will be in small groups with their<br />
peers and will participate in a<br />
variety of environmental science,<br />
outdoor skills, and adventure<br />
learning activities. Each week for<br />
grades 3-7 we will offer a hike up<br />
Powwow Hill with a free cookout,<br />
water view and Eagle watching, a<br />
paddle day to the beach in kayaks,<br />
dories and canoes; and weekly<br />
visits from wildlife specialists. In<br />
addition, programming includes<br />
a low elements challenge course,<br />
archery, kayaking, fire making for<br />
some ages, Dutch oven cooking<br />
and GPS navigation. Grades 1<br />
and 2 will be offered ponding<br />
and insect collection, wildlife<br />
presentations, animal tracking,<br />
dory rides, and scavenger hunts.<br />
This year will be a Wilderness<br />
Week including orienteering,<br />
shelter building, survival skills<br />
map reading, fire building and<br />
outdoor safety. Each camper<br />
will receive a Camp Kent t-shirt<br />
included in the program cost.<br />
Please note that we are seeking<br />
outdoor educators and naturalists<br />
to conduct family programs<br />
and environmental workshops<br />
throughout the year. Please call<br />
Camp Kent at (978) 834-0359 if<br />
you have any questions or e-mail:<br />
RJ at campkent@amesburyma.gov<br />
In addition to Camp Kent, other<br />
programs held on or near the water<br />
include a fishing program which<br />
will travel to local watering holes.<br />
Our Youth Sailing Program where<br />
we will teach the fundamentals<br />
of basic sailing on our new Pico<br />
laser sailboats, water and boating<br />
safety, sailboat rigging, reading<br />
wind direction, knot tying, and<br />
more. We will continue to offer<br />
stand-up paddle boarding and<br />
swimming instruction at Lake<br />
Gardner.<br />
The “STAR” (Summer Theater<br />
Arts Recreation) program serves<br />
grades 5-9 and will meet 4 days<br />
a week for 2 weeks from 10- 3.<br />
The “STAR” Program will hold a<br />
performance on Thursday, August<br />
9 at the Middle school auditorium.<br />
As a result of parent feedback, the<br />
“Shooting Star” program will take<br />
place in 1 week but have longer<br />
days. Grades 1-4 will learn the<br />
magic of theater through games,<br />
skits, improvisation, make up and<br />
costumes. “Shooting Stars” will<br />
have a small performance for their<br />
parents at the end of the program.<br />
Shooting Stars will work their<br />
way up to the STAR program<br />
for a more advanced theater<br />
experience.<br />
Our tennis program will be run<br />
by Brett Manoloff, Amesbury HS<br />
Girl’s Tennis Coach, and they are<br />
very popular. Other programs<br />
include Fencing, Baseball,<br />
Gymnastics, Basketball, Soccer,<br />
Archery with recurve bows, Keys<br />
for Kids, Golf with a Pro at Apple<br />
Hill Golf Course, and the very<br />
popular Bubble Soccer.<br />
The Counselor in Training<br />
Todd McGrath<br />
The Town Common Courtesy Photo<br />
Program is offered for 14-15<br />
year olds in the Preschool, Park,<br />
Theater, Tennis, Swimming,<br />
Boating and Camp Kent<br />
programs. CIT’s offer assistance to<br />
staff and will receive community<br />
service hours and training. CIT’s<br />
will need to provide a reference<br />
letter and will be interviewed for<br />
positions in May. Please see the<br />
Youth Recreation Director for an<br />
application or download online.<br />
All applications and materials are<br />
due by May 1.<br />
All brochure and registration<br />
information was mailed to<br />
Amesbury homes on February 17.<br />
New this year is online registration.<br />
Go to www.amesburyrec.com<br />
and create a membership and<br />
sign up for any program. You<br />
may pay online or mail or drop<br />
off payment to 68 Elm St.,<br />
Amesbury, MA 01913 There will<br />
be open enrollment throughout<br />
the summer for the Youth Park<br />
Program. All other programs have<br />
limited enrollment. All programs<br />
are open to out of town residents<br />
for an extra charge. Check<br />
the website for employment<br />
opportunities.<br />
For questions about the<br />
programs, please call Kathy<br />
Crowley, the City’s Youth<br />
Recreation Director at 388-8137<br />
ext.560 or e-mail at Kathleen@<br />
amesburyma.gov OR Jimmy<br />
Olsen (Assistant Youth Director)<br />
at 978-388-8137 ext.561 or<br />
olsenj@amesburyma.gov all<br />
programs and fees are subject<br />
to change pending Municipal<br />
Council appropriation.