City of Laramie, Wyoming

Conditioning Alternatives KAYAKING & SCUBA DIVING
Take advantage of this great opportunity to keep your kayaking or scuba/snorkeling skills sharp in a controlled environment! Come to the Recreation Center on Saturday 5:00-7:30pm and Sunday from 5:00-7:00pm! Please make sure all gear is clean before bringing into the pool. Help us keep our pool water clean. (For those of you that are beginning kayakers please bring someone along with you to help you with rolls.) DROP-IN WATER POLO On Wednesday nights, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. we offer Drop-In Water Polo. If you are 13 years or older, come out and learn the basics of this great aquatic activity. There will be instructions for new players and scrimmages to hone your skills. Fee: Free with Rec Center admission.

What: Kid's Night Out
Where: Laramie Recreation Center
When: Friday, November 21, 6:30 - 10:00 p..m.
Who: Youth in kindergarten through sixth grade
Why: A night of fun for kids, of course!

Registration is limited to 30 participants, and will begin November 7 and end at noon November 21. Activities include swimming, games, and gym play. Pizza will be served. Children need to bring a swimming suit and towel. The fee is $7 per child for members and $10 for non-members. For more information, please call the Recreation Center at 721-5269.

Hurry! The deadline for registering for the 1st Annual Tomspiel, or turkey-curling competition, is
November 20!

On Sunday, November 23, teams of four bring your own brooms and wear rubber-soled shoes for some silly fun! Wear costumes, and name your teams, too, if you'd like. This will be a double-elimination tournament, and each team member will get one practice throw before game is on. We'll use frozen turkeys instead of stones for an element of fun and an equal playing field for participants!

$20 per team
Win a turkey dinner!

This Tomspiel is also a community food-drive, with non-perishable food items being the entry fee for spectators. ($1.00 per person if you have no food items.) All food donations aid the City of Laramie food drive and contributions will go directly to the Community Holidays Program. The turkeys will also be donated to local organizations holding community Thanksgiving dinners.

Register at the Laramie Community Ice & Event Center,
3510 E. Garfield, or phone 721.5261 for information or an entry form. See you soon!

Personal Trainers - Joyce Honour and Molly Boyer, certified personal trainers, are available to all Recreation Center members, to help meet your fitness goals. Both Joyce and Molly are certified through the American Council on Exercise, and come to us with a wealth of education and experience in specific areas of exercise and fitness. For more information on how to begin with a personal trainer at the Recreation Center, contact Cindy Wamberg at 721-5262.

This program is open to all players who are ready for a fun, recreational basketball league. You have the option of registering as a team or as an individual, the Recreation Division will help individuals find teams. Teams are guaranteed 10 games and there will be a tournament at end of season. Players have the option of registering in the Rec A Division, which is geared toward the more experienced and skilled player, or in the Rec B Division. There will also be a Women’s League if there is enough interest. The registration deadline is Sunday, November 16th, 8:00pm. An informational meeting for team mangers and players will be held on Thursday, November 20th,at 5:30pm at the Recreation Center. Season schedules will be available at this meeting. There will be no games scheduled over UW’s Winter Break; the last games in 2008 will be scheduled on December 18th and the first games of 2009 will be scheduled on January 12th. There will be no games scheduled during UW’s Spring Break, March 16th -20th and depending upon the number of teams registered, it may be necessary to hold the end-of-season tournament the week after Spring Break.

Calling all volleyball players! Get your team together and sign up for our recreational league. You have the option of registering as a team or as an individual. The Recreation staff will help find individuals a team. During this 10 game season, all teams will call their own games. Players have the option of registering in the Coed Rec A Division, geared toward the more experienced and skilled player, the Coed Rec B Division or the Women’s Division. The registration Deadline is Tuesday, September 2nd at 9pm. An informational meeting will be held on Thursday, September 11, 5:30pm at the Recreation Center. Season schedules will be available at this meeting. A tournament will conclude the season.

Join this instructional league to help you learn fundamental basketball skills and gain confidence in your abilities. Teams have graduated rules and competitive levels by age division. Boys and girls are separated into different leagues, with the girl’s league beginning play in October and the boys in January. All participants receive a team jersey. Teams will play one or two games per week, usually on Saturday mornings. Practices will be held after school according to the coach’s availability. Coaches are volunteer adults from the Laramie community and must complete background screening and attend coach’s orientation and training prior to the start of season. Your coach will contact you regarding scheduled practice times. A coach/parent/participant meeting is scheduled for your first practice.

Volunteer coaches are needed for this program. Call 721-5269 to volunteer as a coach or assistant coach. There will be no practices or games on November 26-29, 2008.

Location: Practices will be held at Laramie school gyms and at the Recreation Center. Practice times TBA. Games will be played at the Recreation Center and at Spring Creek Elementary School.

Would you like an exercise program that improves your balance, coordination and memory? Would you enjoy a program that lets you move in gentle, circular motions? Tai Chi is an ancient art form that can unlock your inherent gentleness, stability and flexibility. By reducing stress, we increase our ability to meet life with a clear mind and centered body. Come join us as we learn the first 19 moves of the Solo Practice Form as taught by David Dorian Ross.

Have you wanted to try Yoga but felt like all of that getting up and down on the floor was too much? Join us as we learn a Yoga style that incorporates a chair for sitting in the seated poses, balance in the standing poses and helping us up and down on the floor for some lying poses. Yoga teaches us to honor our bodies, to breathe deeply and relax in the poses. All poses can be modified for your limitations. Bring a yoga (sticky) mat and a blanket to the class.