Summer Sports 2013

2013 SUMMER SPORTS AND RECREATION

THE BOYS OF SUMMER

A guide to Waseca’s summer on the baseball diamond, page 3

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2013 Summer Sports and Recreation

Waseca baseball guide...................................................3 Waseca-area golf guide..................................................4 Waseca Triathlon............................................................5 Farm Camp Minnesota...................................................6 Waseca-area parks, trails and lakes guide......................7 Waseca FCA Junior Sports Clinic....................................8 Waseca-area bowling.....................................................9 Local camping............................................................10 WCER’s summer fun.....................................................11 WCER’s Pickleball........................................................12 Waseca Waterpark.......................................................13

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YOUR GUIDE TO WASECA’S BASEBALL SCENE

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aseca’s Tink Larson Field, along with other local diamonds, becomes a hotbed of baseball activity over the summer, and it’s understandable if it gets hard to keep it all straight.

Is that the VFW playing tonight, or the Braves? What’s the difference between the two teams? And what about the younger kids – where do they play?

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WHO ARE THEY? The Waseca Braves are a Class C amateur baseball team playing in the Twin Rivers League for the first time this season. The Braves players range from high school-aged kids to adults. With no Senior American Legion baseball team in Waseca this summer, several high school students and recent graduates are on the Braves roster with former players and other adults.

The Braves announced a move to the Twin Rivers League from the Southern Minny League in December 2012. The team shares a spot in the league with the Owatonna Aces, Winona Chiefs, Wanamingo Jacks, Hayfield Heat, StewartvilleRacine Sharks, Zumbrota Tigers, Rochester Roadrunners, Pine Island Pioneers, Kasson Coyotes, Plainview-Elgin-Millville Bucks and the Tri-County Tremor.

This year’s team has several returners, such as standouts Kelvin Nelson and Geno Glynn, as well as a few fresh faces. Nearing the end of the season, the Braves already have improved on last year’s 8-14 record.

COACHES: Blake Nelson, manager; Tink Larson, assistant coach RECORD (as of July 15): 10-10 OUTLOOK: The Braves had a rough

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Waseca’s Geno Glynn struck out nine batters and allowed five hits and one earned run in a complete-game victory over the New Richland Reds on Friday, July 5 at Tink Larson Field in Waseca. (Miles Trump/Waseca County News)

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WHO ARE THEY? A traditional VFW team is back in action in Waseca after a year-long hiatus.

The VFW Post 1642, made up of Waseca players ages 16-and-under, plays in the First District against teams such as Albert Lea, Austin, Cannon Falls, Century, Faribault, Knights, Mantorville, Northfield, Owatonna, Red Wing, Rockets, Spartans, Stewartville and Winona.

Last summer, the Waseca Youth Baseball Association did not field a traditional 16-and-under team. The VFW Post 1642 sponsored a 15-and-under team.

Several of the players on this summer’s team, such as Max Kaplan, Cody Ulfers, Brady Bomsta and Ben Stoesz, also played on Waseca High School’s team, which lost a large crop of seniors from the previous year (Ulfers also plays on the Waseca Braves).

COACHES: Blake Nelson, head coach; Steve Christ, assistant coach; Tink Larson, assistant coach RECORD (as of July 15): 6-13 OUTLOOK: Post 1642 has had a nice stretch during the middle of the season where it won five out of seven games, sandwiched in between two long losing streaks — a five-game losing streak to start

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A GUIDE TO WASECA-AREA’S GOLF COURSES With summer (finally) in full swing, it’s prime time for people to hit the course for another season.

There are three golf courses in the Waseca area that provide a variety of golfing opportunities during the season. Are you looking to join an 18-hole course as a member?

Would you rather play at a nine-hole public course? Maybe you’d like to tee off on the only nine-hole reversible course in southern Minnesota?

Here’s a quick guide to the Waseca area golf courses and your opportunities to play at them this summer. {span style=”text-decoration: underline;”}Waseca Lakeside Club{/span} LOCATION: 37160 Clear Lake Drive, Waseca (along the north shore of Clear Lake) HISTORY: Several local residents established Waseca Lakeside Club as a nine-hole private golf club in 1922. The club, which celebrated its 90th birthday last year, is now a semi-private 18-hole course. Nine more holes were added in 1971.

COURSE AT A GLANCE: • Private or public?: Semi-private. The club has members but is open to the public before May 1 and after Oct. 1.

• Ownership: Member-owned • Holes: 18 • Par: 71 • Yardage: Blue – 6,053; White – 5,823; Red – 4,966 • Difficulty: Moderate • Signature hole: Ninth hole – Situated near the entrance and across the street from Clear Lake, the ninth hole was reshaped and large water fountains were added as one of the course’s more recent projects.

• Driving range?: Yes • Practice putting green: Yes UNIQUE FEATURES: Lakeside is situated near Clear Lake and provides a scenic outlook from certain holes on the golf course.

GOLF PRO: Matt Hauge LEAGUES/SPECIAL DAYS: • Tuesdays – Ladies’ league • Wednesday – Men’s league • Friday, twice a month – Couples league RATES: • Lessons provided by Matt Hauge: $35 • Bag storage: $40 • Range Membership:

• Junior: $80 • Single $120 • Couple: $155 • Family $180 • Range balls (bucket): $6.50 • Guest green fees: • 18 holes: $30 • 9 holes: $17 • Golf Cars (maximum of two bags per car) • 18 holes (tax included): $30 • 9 holes (tax included): $20 • Pull carts: $3.50 • Pull carts (seasonal): $45 • Club rental: • 18 hole: $12 • 9 hole: $8 DINING SERVICES: • Tuesday: Ladies Day Dinner from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

• Wednesday: Stag Dinner from 6 to 10 p.m.

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WHAT’S NEW?: Matt Hauge was hired as the club’s new golf pro/ manager this year and began his first day in March.

CONTACT: Waseca Lakeside Club: 507-835-2574

Prairie Ridge Golf Club

LOCATION: 2000 N. Main Street, Janesville HISTORY: Prairie Ridge Golf Club opened in August of 1995 and was designed by Joel Goldstrand as the only reversible course in southern Minnesota.

COURSE AT A GLANCE: • Private or public?: Semi-private (about 50 percent of golfers are members) • Ownership: City of Janesville • Holes: Nine-hole reversible • Par: 36 • Yardage: Blue – 6,650 yards • Difficulty: Blue tee course rating: 72.3; Slope is 123 • Signature hole: Hole 2. The par3 hole on the south course starts on top of hill and finishes on a lower green surrounded by water, not far from the course’s clubhouse.

• Driving range?: Yes • Practice putting green?: Yes • Hours: Sunrise to sunset, typically April through October. Pro-

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UNIQUE FEATURES: Prairie Ridge is the only reversible course in southern Minnesota. It’s a nine-hole, par-36 reversible course designed by Joel Goldstrand.

GOLF PRO: Scott Allen, general manager and head professional LEAGUES/SPECIAL DAYS: • Monday/Tuesday League: Men’s League 9-man teams, April 22 through Aug. 22 • Wednesday Ladies: Ladies League 6-lady teams, May 8 through Aug. 7 • Men’s Match Play: 2-man 1 Best Ball of 2. Single elimination

• Ladies Match Play: 2-person 1 Best Ball of 2. Double elimination p • Fall League: 4-man teams; Aug. d 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 H • 2013 Junior Clinics: Starts July t 12 and runs for five weeks on Friday t mornings. 9 to 9:50 a.m. for ages 11f 14; 10 to 10:50 a.m. for ages 6-10.

• Thursday Seniors: Open to s golfers age 50 and up, at 9 a.m. every a Thursday (10 a.m. in spring and fall). w Format: 9-hole 4-person scramble (draw cards for teams) • Individual lessons (45 min- If extra staff is needed, $10/hourR • Big Cup Tournament, Janesutes): $35 charge will be added ville Area Golf Association Fund• Lesson packages: Three • 2013 Junior Clinics: $30 perT raiser: July 20 p 45-minute lessons ($90) student RATES: • Clubhouse rental: $25/hour.

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ADULTS, KIDS PUSH LIMITS IN TRIATHLON Seven-year-old Ella Krautkremer and her 8-year-old brother Griffin are training for the Kids’ Triathlon that will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 27 at Clear Lake Park in

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Last year was the first time that Final Stretch, a racing event organizing company, offered the Kids’ Triathlon, a modified version of the adults’ event and more than 80 children participated.

WASECA TRIATHLON Children ages 5 through 8 will swim 25 yards in waist1/3 Ironman Triathlon: deep water, bike 1.5 miles and 1-mile swim, 34-mile bike ride, run 0.5 or 0.75 miles depending on their age. Children ages 9 8.8-mile run through 13 will swim 50 yards, Sprint Triathlon: 1/4-mile bike three miles and run one swim, 14-mile bike, 4.4-mile mile. run Participants can register onLocation: Clear Lake Park, 1000 8th Ave NE, Waseca, MN line at finalstretch.com. Each child will receive a medal, race 56093 T-shirt, bib number, swim cap, Date: July 28 and snacks.

Time: 7:30 a.m. start — The Waseca Triathlon, now Wave start every three in its fifth year will be held on minutes starting with 1/3 Sunday, July 28. According to Ironman Mark Bongers, president of FiFees: nal Stretch, the event has conIndividual 1/3 Iron: $92 tinued to grow every year. Last Relay Team 1/3 Iron: $120 year, the event reached record Individual Sprint: $70 numbers with more than 380 Relay Team Sprint: $110 triathletes competing.

Final Stretch allows all For adults, the event is split participants to change race into two triathlons: the Sprint distances once registered.

Triathlon and the longer, more However, there will be a challenging 1/3 Ironman Tritransfer fee of the difference athlon. The Sprint Triathlon consists of a 1/4-mile swim in to be paid (Registration Clear Lake, a 14-mile bike ride fees) when moving from the shorter race to the longer race around the area and a 4.4-mile run around Clear Lake. and needs to be done two The 1/3 Ironman Triathlon weeks prior to the race date. ramps it up another notch — or • All Race fees are Nontwo — with a one-mile swim, Refundable a 34-mile bike ride and an 8.8• Bib Numbers are Nonmile run. Participants could Transferable from person to compete as individuals or in person or race to race relay teams. :

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Participants in the 1/3 Ironman run out of Clear Lake and run over to the bicycle station during the Waseca Triathlon last summer at Clear Lake Park in Waseca. (County News file photo)

Jesse Nelson, Red Wing High School’s cross country and track and field coach, has won the Sprint Triathlon event for the past years — every year since the event started. Do you have what it takes to unseat Nelson? Go to finalstretch.com to register for The Waseca Triathlon.

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FARM CAMP TO HELD IN AUGUST IN WASECA Last year, the first annual Farm Camp Minnesota in Waseca was so popular that camp organizers had to turn away nearly 20 people who wanted to sign up after the registration deadline.

“We really hate to do that, because we really feel there’s a big need for this,” event organizer

Kathy Guse said.

So this year, in the second annual Farm Camp Minnesota, organizers decided to turn the one-day camp into a two-day event in an effort to reach more prospective campers. Last year, 115 students attended the camp.

The purpose of the camp, which will be held Aug. 12-13 at FARM CAMP Farmamerica in Waseca, is to provide a fun environment for the MINNESOTA state’s youth to learn about modWHO: Children entering ern agriculture and understand grades three, four, five and where their food comes from. The six event is organized and sponsored WHAT: Two-day camp by farmers and agribusiness people to teach students about “who love what they do and want modern agriculture and to share that passion with Minnefood production. Tractor sota youth,” according to the event rides are included. website.

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., “They really enjoy it,” Guse said.

Monday, Aug. 12 and 9 a.m. “Last year we had so many posito 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13. tive comments about it. That was Rain or shine for both dates. good for us to hear, because then WHERE: Farmamerica, we knew that we were doing somelocated west of Waseca, MN thing right.”

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Campers participate in seven Lunch and snacks are different breakout sessions where they learn about corn, soybeans, Above, Farm Camp Minnesota participants learn about corn and its different uses. Bottom left, kids get a close-up look at a comprovided. Campers leave with a free t-shirt and other swine, dairy, beef, poultry and trac- bine. Bottom right, kids get a chance to see a variety of animals, including baby turkeys. (County News file photos) tors and farm equipment. Beef and goodies.

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A LOOK AT LOCAL PARKS, TRAILS AND LAKES Waseca and Janesville each offer their own variety of lakes, parks and trails. Below is a description of what the Janesville area has to offer, along with a chart showing the amenities of Waseca’s outdoor recreational areas.

JANESVILLE LAKES AND PARKS

Janesville residents enjoy and take pride in the great outdoors, spending much of their leisure time in or on the water and in the parks throughout the city and Waseca County.

Veterans Memorial Park is dedicated to the men and women of Janesville who served in our nation’s military and is the site of community Memorial Day and Veterans Day celebrations.

In 2009, members of American Legion Post 281 installed a veterans memorial gazebo honoring all area veterans. Fundraisers included the sale of bricks engraved with the names of veterans, which were placed in the memorial near City Hall.

The 2.27-acre park includes a picnic shelter and grill, benches and tables, shade trees, restrooms, a dedication plaque and bell, onehalf basketball court, sand volleyball court, pitch fence and playground equipment.

The park shelter is used for family events and the annual Rotary Club picnic. The park is also be the site of Karaoke in the Park and Movies in the Park throughout the summer.

Veteran’s Memorial Park also holds a 200-year time capsule to

(Chart courtesy of City of Waseca)

be opened in 2176.

North Street Neighborhood Park is a 1.26-acre park dedicated in 1938.

Park equipment was purchased with a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources grant in 2005.

Amenities include benches and

picnic tables, restrooms, horseshoe toss, swings, slides, playground equipment, balance beams, sand pit diggers and a handicap accessible path.

A one-half basketball court was installed by the city in 1995.

A horseshoe league was reac-

tivated and the league plays one night a week during summer months.

Lakeview Park, first purchased in 1947, includes an additional 20 acres on the south shore of Lake Elysian where residents and visitors can swim, fish, enjoy the play-

ground, picnic lunches and the park’s wildlife, and very soon, play sand volleyball as construction of the courts is in progress.

In the late 1950s a deer fence was installed and deer have been a part of Lakeview Park since the 1960s. There have been turkey and

emus in the park as well and the deer are rotated among the pens as they mature. Janesville Public Works staff cares for the animals year round.

Park equipment is found both on the top and bottom of the hill.

The park offers picnic shelters, a beach house and parking, and a boat landing and parking area.

The Janesville Area Jaycees helped install two softball fields and a concession stand that are used for softball tournaments and league play. The softball fields have been used for softball leagues, Little League baseball and an annual Hay Daze softball tournament.

With a Minnesota Twins grant, the city installed new player benches, new higher backstops and new fencing at the ballpark.

Recreation on Lake Elysian includes both summer and winter sports: Fishing for northern pike, walleye, black bullhead, bluegill and yellow perch.

Parks in newer subdivisions in Janesville include Rolling Acres green space, Neighborhood Park, Eastwood Estates and Northwood Park where park land is dedicated as a part of residential development agreements.

New playground equipment has been installed in Eastwood Estates Park, along with a basketball court and walking path.

Rolling Acres and Northwood Park are scheduled for future improvements including pedestrian and bicycle paths to connect the city’s easterly residential neighborhoods.

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FCA JR. SPORTS CLINIC TEACHES FAITH, SPORTS Nearly 200 students came together for the 22nd annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Junior Sports Clinic in Waseca last summer, but they didn’t attend the camp just for sports.

The three-day clinic for fourththrough eighth-graders is for athletes who want to develop their skills in sports and strengthen their faith. The camp, offered through Minnesota Fellowship of Christian Athletes, will take place July 30 through Aug. 1 at Waseca High School.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes is the largest Christian sports organization in America, according to the organization’s website. This year’s theme for the camp is Relentless.

“We want them to have a great three days of fun, we want them to have an opportunity to learn more about the sports they choose to participate in,” said John Hanson, co-director of the clinic. “We want them to recognize the value of faith in sports, and tied into that same one is an opportunity to see high school kids who … model that.”

Dozens of Waseca High School athletes attend the camp as Huddle leaders, who lead campers in groups each day.

Huddle leaders would share with their group how a Bible passage or their faith helped them get through a tough time on the competitive field, Hanson said last summer. Each group also took time to study a verse from the Bible and read devotionals each day.

Students choose a sport to participate in each morning – everything from football and basketball to wrestling and golf. In the afternoons, students in the camp compete in the Dogpatch Olympics, a circuit of competitive games that last summer included field-goal kicking, end-line soccer, volley tennis, ultimate Frisbee with a football, Frisbee

A young girl throws her Frisbee at the cross in the Frisbee golf event at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Junior Sports Clinic last summer at Waseca High School. (County News file photo)

FCA JUNIOR SPORTS CLINIC golf, kickball and more, on the large grassy area in front of Waseca High WHAT: A three-day camp for students in fourth through eighth grades who want to develop their skills in School. sports and strengthen their faith in Christ The Junior Sports Clinic ends with WHERE: Waseca High School a recap of the clinic’s three days, an WHEN: July 30 through Aug. 1 awards ceremony and a pizza party for COST: One child: $48; Two or more children from the same family: $85 camp participants, their families, staff REGISTRATION DEADLINE: July 24; Late/walk-up fee: $10 per child; Cancellation fee: $10 per child; No-show and volunteers. fee: Full payment The registration deadline for the TO REGISTER: All registrations are being taken online at https://fca.webconnex.com/MNFCA-2013camp is July 24. To register, visit http:// WasecaJSC. www.minnesotafca.org/waseca-jsc.

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BOWLING: ESCAPE FROM SUMMER HEAT Trappers Lanes in New Richland

League bowling starts September and the bowling alley will be open weekdays and weekends.

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The South Central Lakers practice bowling at Janesville Bowl Tuesday, Jan. 22 in Janesville. (County News file photos)

Minnesotans patiently wait for summer to bring warm temperatures so they can shake off their cabin fever and get outside.

But somewhere around midJuly, temperatures often creep up the thermometer from warm to down-right hot forcing folks back indoors.

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Janesville Bowl offers Monday night bowling and 2-for-1 drink specials with the purchase of food on Monday nights. League bowling kicks off in September and the bowling alley will be open weekdays and weekends. Check their Facebook page for updates.

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The bowling alley in Waterville was recently purchased by Henry VanHoudt and the name of the business was changed from DeJoy Lanes to Hoot Lanes. The alley is open from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights during the summer. League bowling kicks off in September and the bowling alley will be open weekdays and weekends. Check their Facebook page for updates.

Summer Hours: Friday and Saturday nights 6 to 10 p.m.

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KIESLER’S CAMPING AN OUTDOOR HOTSPOT East of Waseca across from Clear Lake on old Hwy. 14 is Kiesler’s Campgrounds, established more than 40 years ago by Kal and Barbara Kiesler.

They began their business in 1972 and opened the next year with 100 camp sites. Forty years later, Steve and Belinda Kiesler have just completed another summer season — 1,500 campers on 340 camping sites on 80 acres including wetlands.

Steve Kiesler said half of their campers still come from the Twin Cities, with 30 percent from southern Minnesota and the rest from Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and other states. Customers coming from Minneapolis and St. Paul tell him they don’t have to fight the traffic going to campsites in northern Minnesota to get to the Waseca site.

They tell him “it’s a no-brainer” to head south instead.

They come for a campground that provides lots of activities including a playground, a 2,000-square foot swimming pool with a 48-foot water slide, mini-golf, volleyball, basketball and shuffleboard. The “village” beyond the gates of the campground offers campers sewer, water and electric hook-ups, garbage disposal, cable TV and wireless Internet.

Kiesler is hesitant to say the campground is the top rated facility in southern Minnesota, but he believes it is in the top two or three in the area. He and his family returned to Waseca from Texas 20 years ago to take over the family business and he has no regrets.

He said Waseca has been a great place to raise a family. The biggest difference for him between his previous job and running the campground is that he was working long days for someone else, going to work before his kids were up and coming home after they were in bed.

In Waseca, he works long hours from mid-April to Oct. 1 but it is a family affair and the rest of the year is less demanding.

“We get a break in the winter,” he said. “It’s been a nice thing to do for the family.”

Today, Kiesler’s wife, Belinda Kiesler, and his daughter, Kristi, work at the campgrounds. Another daughter, Katie, lives in California.

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Kiesler’s Campground in Waseca in 2012. Steve Kiesler returned to Waseca 20 years ago to take over the family business when he parents retired. (County News file photo)

While all summers “kind of run together” in his business, this summer, with the 90-degree heat and humidity was hard on campers.

“But in the end the average came out close to other years,” he said. “It’s a weather business.”

Kiesler said the bottom line is that the percentage of people who have a chance to be in business is low and the success of a family business is even lower.

“We’ve succeeded and that makes me feel really good,” he said.

He believes the family has accomplished what his father envisioned 40 years ago: To thrive and expand and build their customer base. Along the way, they have provided employment to a lot of “good, young people” who often tell him that what they learned working at Kiesler’s Campground has helped them in many ways.

That makes him feel good, he said. He also knows that their campers shop in Waseca, eat in Waseca restaurants, purchase goods at local stores and generally add to Waseca’s economy. That also makes him feel

good.

One customer is even building a home in Waseca after getting to know the town while camping at Kiesler’s.

Kiesler campers like the combination of Clear Lake, the pool, the walking trail and activities available.

“We offer diverse activities to our customers. Every park tries to cater to a certain customer. Our customers are looking for an activity based, social experience,” he said.

The completion of the four-lane

Hwy. 14 is the culmination of a 50year process that began before Kal Kiesler started the campground.

Steve Kiesler said the lack of traffic outside the campground gates is “all positive” for them and makes it safer for their campers to cross to the lake and trail.

At work in the campground store, Nancy Christopherson of Burnsville enjoys her job as a “work camper.” She and her husband, George, work six months of the year at Kiesler’s and live in their motor

home on the grounds. They came as seasonal campers. She works in the store and tends flowers on the grounds. He parks cars and cares for the pool. Kiesler said the Christophersons are one of six couples who are work campers.

Laura Kunz of Waseca last year completed her first year as a Kiesler’s employee. She works at the store, the pool and oversees activities and crafts and loves what she does.

“It’s fun out here,” she said.

Keisler’s isn’t the only popular campground in the area; Reinbold Sportsmen Campground in Janesville also is a nearby camping option.

WHAT: Reinbold Sportsmen Campground WHERE: On County Road 53 in Janesville, near Lake Elysian.

AT A GLANCE: The campground, surrounded by wooded wetlands and farmland and a short walk from piers at Lake Elysian, provides a peaceful camping setting in Janesville, according to its website. Its located near Prairie Ridge Golf Club, the town’s golf course. In terms of amenities, the site boasts a large heated pool, a game room, a playground, a pavilion, trails for walking, biking and rollerblading, and more.

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COMMUNITY ED OFFERS SUMMER FUN Editor’s Note: Waseca Community Education and Recreation programs many summer activities for youth and adults. This column provides a glimpse at some of the things you may see around town, as well as things you can get involved in the near future.

By WCER STAFF

We are excited to have many of our favorite programs offered again: Morning baseball, tennis lessons, flag football, track & field, Tot-Lot, Fab 5’s, Super 6’s, Junior Leaders, Jumpsoles, Jr. Hoopsters, Bluejay Basketball Bonanza, Sandblast Volleyball, JET lessons, and many others.

Even though these are returning programs, be sure to look carefully at the details as some have changed days of the week or times of the day, some have lower prices and some have new locations.

There are several camp experiences available as well, including Total Tennis Training Camp (T3) on July 22-25. The Bluejay Blitz Football Camp will also be held that week, and this year we are partnering with the Waseca Youth Football Association to provide a camp experience for not only the youth, but their parents as well.

Special Events include the annual Twins Bus Trip to Target Field. This year we will watch the Twins take on the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 1. This family field trip has been very popular in the past, and fills every year, so be sure to register early.

New programs include Soccer with Coach Mila for ages 4-6, Bluejay Power for grades 7-10, and Waseca Youth Tennis League. Cardio Tennis is a great way to get fit and have fun, and now Waseca has a certified instructor.

Working with the Waseca Softball Association, will provide girls in second and third grade an opportunity for an evening softball program.

A partnership with Minnesota State University, Mankato will give youth grades K-6 the chance to “scrum on down” and play Flag Rugby. A partnership with the Waseca Community Tennis Association will provide discounts to the first 50

youth registering for morning tennis lessons, T3 camp or Waseca Youth Tennis League.

New student enrichment classes include Ceramics for Beginners, Intro to Baton Twirling, Loom Knitting and Digital Photography. Youth can keep the creative juices flowing by creating their very own Duct Tape Beach Bags. Bolder Builders will challenge young minds in a race to change the town of “Unlucky” to “Lucky” by engineering shelters to house the residents during different weather conditions. Zoo Tycoon, a 3-D Art Mess Camp will have kids create monkeys, giraffes, elephants and others with clay, drawing and painting.

More Than Pink is a new program for girls in grades 4-7 with girls empowering girls to be strong inside and out. The program covers the topics of self-worth, friendship, divorce, body image, budget, nutrition, healthy relationships, peer pressure, getting along with parents, bullying and cyber safety. The program ends with a 5K run/walk celebration.

Pickleball will be back, and outdoors at Oak Park for adults this summer, as well as volleyball leagues, Cardio Tennis and many enrichment activities.

Waseca Community Education and Recreation recognizes that families’ budgets are tight, so we do what we can to keep our costs low, and affordable for families to participate. Most classes and programs have Early Bird Rates and the Todd Mann Youth Development Grant will again have funds available for scholarships for families who qualify.

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WHERE: Bus leaves from east side of the high school COST: $22 per person INSTRUCTIONAL GYMNASTICS WHAT: Gymnastics classes that each basic to advanced skills and drills by ageappropriate activities WHEN: Grades three through five: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Aug. 5 through Aug. 19; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Aug. 6 through Aug. 20; 9 to 10 a.m., Aug. 8 through Aug. 22; Grades one and two: 9 to 10 a.m., Aug. 5 through Aug. 19; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 6 through Aug. 20; 9 to 10 p.m., Aug. 8 through Aug. 22 WHERE: Waseca Intermediate School Gymnastics Center COST: $22 DYNAMOS FOR BOYS WHAT: Boys gymnastics program for those in grades one through eight WHEN: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Aug. 5 through Aug. 19 WHERE: Waseca Intermediate School Gymnastics Center COST: $22 TOTAL TENNIS TRAINING CAMP – T3 WHAT: Program offering tennis skills, drills and games for grades 1-6 and 7-12 WHEN: Grades one through six: 3 to 5 p.m., July 22 through July 25; Grades seven through 12: 1 to 3 p.m.

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OUTDOOR PICKLEBALL OFFERED BY WCER Through the northern doors of the Central Building in Waseca, the popping of whiffle balls hitting the court and the smacking of paddles sending the balls through the air were unmistakable.

But if you walked up the nearby steps and through the gymnasium doors in January, you would’ve seen a group of people on the gym court playing something that looked like tennis. And ping pong. And badminton. All rolled into one.

The game is pickleball, a new offering through Waseca Community Education and Recreation.

“I love it, it’s fun as heck,” said first-timer Neil Dickie, 30, of Waseca, after he finished playing a game of pickleball in the gymnasium. “It’s an exercise … I did a somersault already.”

Dickie was one of roughly 15 people who showed up at Waseca Community Education and Recreation’s Pickleball Open House in January. The free event was a kick-off for the new program. This summer, Waseca Community Education and Recreation will host Pickleball So, what exactly is pickleball?

It’s a game that combines

characteristics of tennis, ping pong, badminton and even racquetball on a badminton-sized court with a 34-inch net. The game is played with a whiffle ball and wood or composite paddles that look like larger ping-pong paddles. Games, commonly played with two doubles teams squaring off against each other, are played to 11 points, and only the serving team can score points. A team must win by a two-point margin.

After a serve, the ball must bounce once on each side before it can be volleyed (hit in the air without letting it bounce on the court), and once that happens, players can choose to let the ball bounce or volley it. The only exception is the non-volley zone, a seven-foot area on both sides of the net where volleying is prohibited.

Pickleball was included in the 2013 Minnesota Senior Games in June in Owatonna.

“It’s one of the fastest growing sports in Minnesota right now,” Mary Jo Knudson, the former recreation coordinator at Waseca Community Education and Recreation, said in January. “There are groups that are forming all over the place.”

WCER’S PICKLEBALL PROGRAM WHEN: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5 through Aug. 28 WHERE: Oak Park Courts in Waseca COST: Free MORE INFO: In case of bad weather, listen to Waseca Community Education and Recreation’s cancellation line

A group of first-time pickleballers play the sport in January in the gymnasium at the Central Building in Waseca. (County News file photo)

Waseca Community Education and Recreation implemented the program after the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association, the organization’s umbrella association, “said pickleball might be the next new thing” and Knudson attended a roundtable discussion on the sport this spring, she said.

“It’s just a really, really cool sport,” she said. “It’s just taken off. Every place that starts it, they want more courts. That’s the downfall of pickleball – there doesn’t seem to be enough places to play.”

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SUMMER FUN STILL LEFT AT WATERPARK Despite a late start, the Waseca Water Park still has plenty of events scheduled for the remainder of the season.

Water Park Manager Sara Heyer said since 2007, the water park hasn’t raised admission, and despite Northfield and Owatonna opening pools of their own, attendance at the Waseca Water Park has remained steady.

Regular pool hours are noon to 6 p.m. every day through Labor Day. Heyer said after the success of Family Fun Nights last year, the water park will offer seven nights this summer where visitors can enjoy the park from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Regarding Family Fun Nights, Heyer said slotted time was taken from private rentals that would have been hosted on Friday nights and added them to Friday Fun Nights.

More time was also added for early morning lap swim times in addition to a Saturday morning lap swim.

Family Fun Nights available for the rest of the summer will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. July 19 and Aug. 9 for $3 per person.

This year only three sessions of swimming lessons were offered because Heyer said she didn’t have enough swim instructors.

“Swim lessons are guaranteed income,” Heyer said. “We fill those lessons by noon May 6 when we have registration. That’s guaranteed income to provide the services for the public.”

Daily events that place through the end of the season include: Itty Bitty Beach Party, 10 to 11:45 a.m. every Friday for $3 per person. The event is for children ages 7 and younger, unless older children are present to assist younger children. The slides and open swim is not permitted during this time.

On Wednesdays, grandparents receive free admission with each paid child.

Chautauquasize water exercise classes are offered from 10 to 11:45 a.m. Monday

Children use the pool, and the slide, at the Waseca Waterpark to beat the heat on a hot Monday afternoon last summer. (County News file photo)

through Friday for $3.

MORE INFORMATION Lap swimming is offered 6 to 7:45 p.m.

Hours Starlight Admission, after 4 pm: $3 per person per day Monday through Thursday until the end of July-September (through Labor Day): noon to 6 p.m.

Waseca Resident Rates: 10 punch card: $40; 20 punch July, 6 to 8 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and every day card: $70; 30 punch card: $105 10 to 11:45 a.m. Monday through Saturday.

Admission Non-Resident Rates: 10 punch card: $45; 20 punch On July 21, the water park hosts a MothDaily Rate: $5 per person per day card: $80; 30 punch card: $115 ers Day event where moms will get into the park for free with a paid child’s admission.

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Baseball: There’s plenty of baseball action at fields around Waseca this summer From Page 3C the season and a six-game losing streak in early July. The team is nearing the playoffs.

ROSTER: Brady Bomsta; Reed Conway; Lucas Hagel; Max Kaplan; Zak Kruger; Jack Pacz-

kowski; Ben Stoesz; Colby Sylvester; Cody Ulfers; Jake Walter; Ben Weller; Alex White; Dakota Williamson; Isaiah Williamson SCHEDULE: Saturday July 20 Division Tournament TBD TBD TBD Sunday July 21 Division Tour-

nament TBD TBD TBD nament TBD TBD TBD ASSOCIATION’S Monday July 22 Division TourFri-Sun Aug 9-11 State TournaYOUNGER LEAGUES nament TBD TBD TBD ment Ely TBD TBD WHO ARE THEY? Saturday July 27 District TourThe Waseca Youth Baseball nament TBD TBD TBD Association offers several other WASECA YOUTH Sunday July 28 District Tourbaseball leagues for younger age nament TBD TBD TBD BASEBALL groups.

Currently, the association Monday July 29 District Tour-

has 15-and-under, 13U, 12U and 11U programs, as well as a Little League Baseball Program for ages 3-10 that emphasizes skills and inhouse games.

For more information, visit www.wasecabaseballassociation. com.

Golf: New Richland’s Riverview Golf Course is nine-hole course Parks: Outdoor amenities in Janesville From Page 4C

$7.50; ½ Riding Cart: $8; Entry Fee: $5; Prizes: 100 percent payback in the form of gift certificates. No tee-time required.

• Trail pass/cart pass: • Season trail fee: $135 plus tax ($144.28) • Single-cart pass: $375 plus tax ($400.78) • Double-cart pass: $475 plus tax ($507.66) • Weekly rates: Weekday (Monday through Friday): Nine holes $15; 18 holes $21; Weekday special: $10 for nine holes on Monday through Thursday before noon • Memberships: • Family membership: $748.13 • Double membership: $667.97; 62 and older: $635.91 • Single membership: $507.66; 62 and older: $473.93 • Introduction membership: $400.78 • Student membership: $213.75 • Youth membership: $160.31 • Military membership: $422.16 • Out-of-town special: All memberships will receive a 10 percent discount for those golfers who live more than 15 miles from Janesville.

• Season driving range pass: $106.88; Each additional family member is $26.72 • Punch card: $133.59. Includes 10 rounds of nine holes, excluding tournaments and special vents.

• Range balls: • Small: $3 • Medium $5 • Large: $6 DINING SERVICES: A full-service clubhouse offers lunch or a quick snack. A variety of sandwiches are available.

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• Green fee for weekdays: • Nine holes: $13 • 18 holes: $18 • All day: $25 • Green for weekends and holidays: • Nine holes: $16 • 18 holes: $22 • All day: $30 • Cart rental: • Nine holes: $14 • 18 holes: $24 • All day: $35 • Pull carts: $1.25 • Driving range: • Small bag: $1.50 • Large bag: $3 • Friday Night Couples Special: • Non-member couple: $55 • Member couple: $35 • Memberships: • Family: Membership $634; Cart Lease: $426; Cart Shed Rent: $160 • Couple: Membership $549; Cart Lease: $426; Cart Shed Rent $160 • Single: Membership $399; Cart Lease $426; Cart Shed Rent: $160 • College: Membership $108; Cart Lease $426; Cart Shed Rent: $160 • High School: Membership: $170 DINING SERVICES: Clubhouse offers snacks, such as chips and hot dogs.

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• Tuesday: Tuesday night men’s league: COURSE AT A GLANCE: 3 p.m. to close • Private or public? Public • Wednesday: Ladies league, 3 to 7 p.m.

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• Holes: Nine • Friday: Friday night couples special • Par: 36 (after 4 p.m., cost is $55 per non-member • Yardage: White – 3,075; Red – 2,799 couple, $35 member couple) • Difficulty: Wide fairways are forgiving • Aug. 3: Karls 4 person tournament but the course is still challenging, according • Aug. 10: Geneva Cancer 3 person best to general manager John Harrington ball • Signature hole: The ninth hole, a 487RATES: yard par five. The tricky hole doglegs left across a river, goes uphill and then heads back to the right. It takes three great shots to birdie this hole.

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