Summer program registration tonight
Summer program registration will be held this evening from 6-8 p.m. for Caribou residents only. On Thursday, June 12 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., registration will be open to both residents and non-residents.
The following is a list of the youth programs being offered by the Caribou Parks and Recreation Department for the summer season: Single A Spinners baseball for children age 5; Single A Salem Sox baseball for age 6; Double AA Sea Dogs baseball for ages 7-8; Triple AAA Paw Sox baseball for ages 9-10; Major League baseball for ages 11-12; Junior girls softball for ages 8-12 and senior girls softball for ages 13-16.
Also, tennis tikes for ages 5-8; tennis levels are beginners, advanced beginners, intermediates, advanced intermediates and advanced ladder for ages 8-18. Tennis team as well as private and semi private tennis lessons are also offered. Cheerleading is being offered for grades 4-6. Soccer is for grades 1-6.
For a complete listing of programs being offered, check out the summer program booklet which may be viewed on the department’s website, cariboumaine.org. Booklets can also be picked up at the recreation office.
Summer hours
The Caribou Wellness and Recreation Center’s summer hours are Monday through Friday from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. The facility is closed Saturdays and Sundays.
Caribou Rec XTreme registration
CRX is for youths entering grades 6-9 and promotes exciting recreational opportunities throughout Maine. The kayaking intro program, offered June 23 and June 25-27, will also be open to those in grade 5.
Upon registering, participants will be provided a detailed itinerary and recommended gear list for each week’s activity. CRX is an outdoor-based program with emphasis on encouraging kids to have fun while exercising outdoors.
Go to cariboumaine.org for a detailed look at this summer’s offerings.
Basketball league
The Caribou Parks and Recreation Department is organizing its annual Men’s Summer Basketball League. The league will begin Monday, June 23 and run through Aug. 13. Each team will play approximately 12 games, contigent on that number of teams registered. Games will take place Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6-9 p.m.
Contact the Caribou Parks and Recreation Department at 493-4224 for more information regarding league dues and registration, which ends on Friday, June 13.
ATV safety inspection
Riders of all ages are encouraged to come out to the Caribou Parks and Recreation Department and Caribou ATV Club’s safety inspection, to be held June 15 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Otter Street Park and Ride in Caribou. Come and get general knowledge on the basic fundamentals of the daily ATV inspection.
TIOS August and September schedule
The Take It Outside Series Adult programs has the August and September schedule ready for view. The following is a list of the trips being offered for adults ages 18 and over:
Aug. 23-24, Allagash Wilderness Waterway; Aug. 26, Edmundston Botanical Gardens; Aug. 28, Kings Landing; Sept. 2, Grand Fall Gorge and River Boat Lunch on St John River; Sept. 5, MIZPAH in Grand Isle; Sept. 6, Open Sky Adventures trip; Sept. 9, Ashland Lumberman’s Museum/Porter Seed Farm in Masardis; Sept. 12-14, Explore Trains, Churchill Dam Museum and canoe Chase Rapids in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway; Sept. 16, First Wind in Mars Hill tour and Hentosh Bronze tour; Sept. 18, Moose and Salmon; Sept 23., Old and New; Sept. 25, Red River Camps, Deboullie.
For more details, call 493-4224.
