HOULTON, Maine — The Houlton Recreation Department has added two more activities to the summer schedule. The first one is connected to the Caribou Marathon being held in September. As part of the marathon, there will be a Kids Marathon too. A Marathon is 26.2 miles. Children age 12 and younger interested in participating in this marathon must register at www.carioburaces.com. This event is free to all children.
How the program will work is that those interested runners will run 25 of the miles this summer here in Houlton and on Sept. 18, 2016, the group will run the final 1.2 Mile in Caribou at the Race.
Martha Bell will oversee the summer program. This group will be limited to 12 participants. There will be a parent/participant meeting on Tuesday, May 24, at 6 p.m. at the Millar Civic Center to get things organized. If your child is interested in being part of this group, call the Recreation Department at 532-1310 by May 20. This is activity is free to all that participate.
The second activity being offered is a Lacrosse Clinic. Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the U.S. and the Houlton Recreation Department will be offering introductory clinic to boys and girls between the ages of 7-12. Ken Ervin will be the instructor. The clinic will be held on Monday, July 11, through Thursday, July 15, from 9-11 a.m. at the outfield of the Bob Ruth Baseball Field in Community Park.
This clinic is limited to the first 20 youth to register. The cost is $25 for Houlton residents and $38 for non-Houlton residents. Equipment will be provided. Call 532-1310 to register. The deadline is June 1. For more information contact Ken at ken.m.ervin@gmail.com or check out Lacrosse at www.uslacrosse.org
The Recreation Department will continue to take summer registrations for programs until June 1. Those programs that still have openings are: Youth Tennis Lessons, Youth Swim Lessons (Houlton Residents Only), T-Ball, First Pitch, Youth Basketball Camp, Youth Soccer Clinic, Guitar Lessons, Keyboard Lessons, Theater Camp, Fall Soccer and Dutch Soccer Camp. To register for these programs stop by the Main Office at the Gentle Memorial Building or for more information call 532-1310.
