June Newsletter

Issue 7 | June 2021 Contact Us ​ 60-491-0857 3 laceyparks@ci.lacey.wa.us Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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JULY 3 FIREWORKS SHOW

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Everyone's favorite summer concerts and movies are BACK for 2021! We are so excited to bring you an incredible line up of performers, musicians, and outdoor movies FREE! Guests must reserve tickets, in advance, for each event due to current Covid-19 guidelines and recommendations. Bring a blanket or chair and some snacks, then sit back and enjoy the show! Reserve your spot today!

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*We will follow all the recommended Covid-19 guidelines from the CDC and Thurston County Public Health & Social Services that are in place at the time of the event. Thank you for your patience and understanding*

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PLAY IN THE PARKS - 6 Weeks of Fun A Different Park & Performer Each Week!

Thursdays July 8 - August 12 Come and enjoy a different performer each week as you visit various local Lacey parks every Thursday. From Steel Drums and African Dancing to a Bug Chef, you won't want to miss it. Reserve your tickets TODAY!

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*Tickets are FREE but required due to Covid-19 guidelines.

PLAYGROUND PALS! Ages 6 - 12 yrs | June 28 - August 20 CURRENTLY REGISTERING! Lacey Parks, Culture & Recreation, in partnership with North Thurston Public Schools, invite you to come join the fun this

summer! Our incredible Parks and Recreation staff will be at Lacey & Lydia Hawk Elementary Schools, offering playground supervision as well as organized activities that include: arts and crafts, games, fitness, water activities, and even a summer reading program brought to you by the Timberland Regional Library. This is a FREE program, preregistration is required and you must attend a North Thurston Public School. Lunch will be provided by the Summer Food Service Program.

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Special Thanks to our Community Partners!

Summer Day Camp Programs!

Ages 5 – 12 yrs

What better time than NOW to learn a new skill or activity? Join us this summer as we host a variety of summer day camps for your child to enjoy! Some of the camps include: Art School for Kids Bricks4Kidz Floorball Gymnastics TC Media

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NEW DEPOT FACILITY AVAILABLE TO RESERVE

Reservations available Saturdays & Sundays only July-September, 2021. 8am2pm, 3pm-Dark ($100) or 8am-Dark ($200) The Lacey Depot Site includes: a Train-themed play structure, open year 'round to park visitors from 7:00 a.m. - dark, daily. In celebration of their 50th Anniversary, the Lacey Rotary club donated $50,000 to the project.

Two Restrooms (accessible from the outside of the building) Drinking Fountain Two Historic Markers (Lacey Depot and Lacey Plywood Plant, both formerly located on this site)

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JULY IS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH Lacey Parks, Culture & Recreation will celebrate Park and Recreation Month this July as we welcome back our community with a month full of events such as our concerts and movies in the park, summer day camps, sports, and more!

The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) encourages people that support parks and recreation to share their park and recreation story, as well as why their local park and recreation professionals are important to them, with the hashtag #OurParkAndRecStory.

NRPA also encourages people to get creative by submitting an original poem about parks and recreation

by July 9. Bestselling author Kwame Alexander will combine lines from your poems and create one community poem made up of our many voices that will be read online at the end of July and at the 2021 NRPA Annual Conference in September.

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MUSEUM NEWS ​Lacey Museum’s July Art Activity “Greetings from Lacey!”

During the month of July the Lacey Museum invites you to share your favorite parts of the community with us through your unique style of postcard art. Paint or sketch your favorite spaces in Lacey then head over to the museum in July to submit your art for future display. Is your favorite place one of the parks? Or even inside a local coffee shop? Share with us through a creative outlet! We are excited to see your favorite places in this amazing community.

Keep a look out near the end of June on the museum website for further information about this upcoming program. This program is for all ages!

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SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITIES Lacey Parks, Culture & Recreation is looking for dedicated and passionate people to become a part of our team this summer. If you, or someone you know, is looking for a way to make money, while helping others and having fun, check out our current job opportunities below!

Aquatic Staff I - Lifeguard & Swim Instructor Full-time Temporary Parks Maintenance Aide I & II - RAC Full-time Temporary Parks Maintenance Aide I & II - Rainier Vista On-Call Part-Time Regional Athletic Complex Maintenance Aide Recreation Aide II - Athletics

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DID YOU KNOW? Have you heard about the new Food Trucks at the Depot Site? We have food trucks now at the Depot site Tuesday through Friday 11:30 until they are sold out. Public Works Operations has worked over 160 hours to make this project successful.

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People EXERCISE MORE if they have access to PARKS and other safe outdoor places. Physical activity can reduce or prevent serious health problems.

Lacey has 26 beautifully developed parks throughout the City for play and exercise. The City’s goal, per the 2017 Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Plan is to have a park or trail located within a .5 mile radius, or 10 minute walk, from every resident. Therefore, it is a high priority for the City to enhance and continue developing parks for the community so that all people have access.

REGIONAL AQUATIC CENTER FEASIBILITY SURVEY We are passing along an important survey regarding a regional aquatic facility center study. You can help by taking the survey and share your input about two floorplan options. Please note the survey closes June 21.

We are helping to communicate the information about the project and survey however it is not a City of Lacey project. Please feel free to share the link with friends, family and on social media.

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CONTACT US City Hall office hours have been modified to Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10am-5pm by appointment only until further notice. However you can reach staff Monday - Friday 8am- 5pm.

Phone: 360-491-0857 Email: laceyparks@ci.lacey.wa.us

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