Youth cross country skiing
program and rentals
The Presque Isle Recreation and Parks Department will be teaming up with the Nordic Heritage Center to hold a youth cross country skiing program this winter. The program will be for students grades three to eight. The program will run on Thursdays from Jan. 17th to Feb. 14th, then Wednesdays from Feb. 27th to Mar. 26th, from 3:15 to 5:00 p.m. There will also be meetings on Saturdays from Jan. 19th to Mar. 29th from 10:00 a.m. to noon, with the exception of Feb. 23rd. The fee for the program is $15 for Presque Isle residents, non-residents will be charged an additional fee. Skis are available for rental through the season through Mojo. Total packages are available at the Recreation Center for $40 before November 15th, $50 after. Please call 764-2545 for more information and/or with any questions.
Team pictures
If your child has had their team picture taken and you would like an electronic copy, please email adampirec@maine.rr.com with your child’s name, sport and team name.
Quoggy Jo ski sale
The annual Quoggy Jo ski sale will take place at the Presque Isle Recreation and Parks Department on Sunday, Nov. 4. The sale will take place from noon to 3:00 p.m. Quoggy Jo will also be buying old skis from people for the sale between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3.
Adult evening activities
Evening activities for adults have started. Activities run from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Co-ed volleyball is on Mondays, men’s basketball is on Tuesdays and Thursdays and co-ed dodgeball is on Wednesdays. There is a $1 fee per activity, and proper footwear is required.
Grades three and four
basketball preview
The Presque Isle Recreation Department will be kicking off its grades three and four basketball league this Thursday, starting with two practices for each team. The girls and boys will be getting a special treat courtesy of the University of Maine at Presque Isle basketball teams. Coach Tracy Guerrette will be bringing the women’s team down to do a mini-clinic with all the girls in the program on Thursday, Nov. 8. Coach Mike Carlos will follow, bringing the men’s team down on Friday, Nov. 9, and he’ll mix and match his players with the players in the league while running through some drills.
This will be the first time the teams have come down for this group, but the response from a similar program last year with the fifth and sixth grades was very positive.
The league takes their team names from the college games. In the girls league, the team names are: Black Bears (Maine), Irish (Notre Dame), and Terriers (Boston University). The boys take the names of Arizona, Duke, Michigan, North Carolina and Syracuse. Stop by and check out some of the action as the future Wildcat stars get their start.
Presque Isle Indoor Pool
The Presque Isle Indoor Pool is currently taking prepaid registration for the October 29 to December 22 session, which includes parent-toddler, three-year-old and four- to five-year-old, learn to swim one thru six, adult beginner and stroke improvement lessons, water walking, water running, water exercise and American Red Cross lifeguard and guard readiness classes.
The American Red Cross
lifeguard class will be offered on Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Participants must be able to swim 150 yards doing front crawl and 150 yards doing breaststroke. They also must be able to swim 20 yards, retrieve a brick and return to the deck in one minute and 40 seconds. The age requirement is 15.
The guard readiness class will be held on Wednesdays from 4:00 to 4:50 p.m. or Thursdays from 7:00 to 7:50 p.m. Participants must be at least in the level five class. This class will introduce basic rescue skills, first aid skills and CPR skills.
Water running class is on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30 to 5:20 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 to 6:50 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 to 9:20 a.m.
The basic water exercise class is held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridaya from 10:00 to 10:50 a.m. A more advanced class is offered on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m.
General swim hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 2:45 p.m. and Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 7:00 to 8:45 p.m. Call 764-2564 for more information.
Water running class is on Monday and Wednesday at 4:30-5:20 pm, Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00-6:50 pm and Saturday at 8:30-9:20 am.
Call the indoor pool at 764-2564 for more information.
