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Treks, trips are treats at YMCA camps Sun Valley Center for the Arts
July 7-11, 2014
SUMMER ART CAMP The Art of Recycling with Danica Robrahn & Jennifer Marquez
July 7-11, Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm For students entering 3rd-6th grades The Center, Hailey $350 /$400 nonmembers Registration deadline: Monday, June 23 Scholarships available - please ask!
This week long, full-day art camp gives rising 3rd through 6th graders the opportunity to develop their artistic skills and engage with their peers and community while making original artwork. Using a variety of 2D and 3D processes, campers will spend the week exploring the concept of recycling, with field trips to see art in the community and meet local artists who use recycling in their work. The Center’s teaching artist Danica Robrahn and visiting art teacher Jen Marquez are excited to share their love of art with campers this summer!
Themed weeks keep kids busy By JEFF CORDES Express Staff Writer
Wood River YMCA program director Emilie Wark and her staff are gearing up for a busy summer of themed weeks and outdoor adventures to keep kids ages 5-11 busy in the 2014 Y Summer Day Camp. In her third year as program director, Wark recognizes that the summer camp that runs from June 9-Aug. 29 is serving a purpose in the community. Wark said, “Our camp is really creative. Our staff is always coming up with new games and little treks and adventures to keep the kids busy. “The YMCA values of respect, honesty, responsibility and caring are the focuses of our camp. We teach these through community service learning, socialization, group projects and camp fun.” The kids can attend the camp each day from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Most kids are picked up by their parents around 4:30 p.m. or 5 p.m. each day. Swimming occurs three times per week and is a big part of the camp. The first week of camp is called “Summer Start Up” from June 9-13. Final week of the 12week program is Aug. 25-29. Special features are Thursday field trips and “Friday Night Live” slide shows that incorporate music with photographs of the kids doing their activities
Be a lifeguard at the Hailey pool By EXPRESS STAFF
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FREE at the Sun Valley Center 46th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival August 8-10, daily 11am-2pm Atkinson Park, Ketchum
Kids can get their hands dirty trying some of the techniques used by the artists in the Arts & Crafts Festival. It’s free, it’s fun and it’s all for kids!
Sun Valley Center for the Arts 208.726.9491 • sunvalleycenter.org
during camp week. Among field trip highlights: Animal Safari June 16-20; Pirate Paradise July 14-18; Epic Olympics July 28-Aug. 1; Atlantis from Aug. 4-8; Outdoor Adventures Aug. 11-15 (swimming at Camp Perkins); and Green Planet Week Aug. 18-22. Early-bird rates paid by May 15 are $180 per week for Y members and $290 non-members. Day rates are $55 members, $80 non-members. Holiday Hooplah theme week from June 30-July 3 is one day shorter than the usual five-day camps, so rates are $160 members, $235 non-members. Besides the Summer Day Camp at the Y, Wark said, “We are offering climbing camps again, and this year we are also offering swim lessons.” She added, “Kids build selfconfidence, take on new challenges and have fun learning the ropes. They receive specialized instruction to help the kids build upon what they learn.” Beginning June 23 and continuing through Aug. 29, the climbing is divided into ages 5-8 (Rock Star No. 1) from 9:30-11:30 a.m., and ages 9-11 (Rock Star No. 2) from 1-3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. For more details and registration forms, visit woodriverymca. org/programs/youth-family/ camp or call Wark directly at 9286718. She can also be reached at ewark@woodriverymca.org.
Learning to be a lifeguard is a great way to spend summer if you’re a teenager with a desire to make a difference and make some money. First, you’ll have to take a comprehensive training course to lifeguard at Hailey’s Blaine County Recreation District Aquatic Center. Those interested in becoming a lifeguard at Hailey’s county pool must attend and complete a five-day Lifeguard Training Course to be held May 15-17 and May 23-24 at the Fox Acres Rd. facility across from the Community Campus. Cost is $125 per person. Scholarships are available. Register at the BCRD office in Hailey’s Community Campus building by Friday, May 9. Lifeguards must be at least 15 years of age, be physically fit and be committed to providing a safe aquatic environment. They should be able to swim four lengths of the pool (100 yards). Previous experience as a lifeguard is helpful, but not neces-
sary to take the course. The Aquatic Center is an Ellis and Associates lifeguarding facility, which means that candidates are trained by Ellis protocol. “Ellis is the recognized leader in aquatic safety,” said BCRD Fitness and Aquatics Director Cameron King. “We do not accept ‘Red Cross,’ ‘YMCA,’ or any other guard training certification.” People who complete the course will be certified in CPR, first aid and AED use. They will be trained in using supplemental oxygen and the latest in lifeguard techniques. The course is designed as a stand-alone lifeguard course for those who want the knowledge, but it is also used as mandatory lifeguard “tryouts” for those interested in working as a lifeguard this summer at the BCRD pool. “We train and then we hire,” said King. For more info, contact King at 578-5456 or e-mail cking@bcrd. org. Or sign up in person at the BCRD. Get more details on BCRD swim programs on page 15 of this special section.