North Morrow
Volume XXVIIII Number 2
August 5, 2022
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Park wraps up summer camps for Boardman and Irrigon youth
Boardman Park & Recre- on July, 26th as a fun way to ation District’s Summer pro- wrap up the end of the program. gram Funtastic Kidz had over 300 participants during the 5week program, including about 30 Irrigon kids who had their summer camp paid by Oregon Community Summer Grant program. Some of the favorite activities included making slime and bracelets, tie-dye, crafting clay sculptures, collecting feathers and leaves for framing in nature suncatchers, and balancing on the slackline. The kids especially loved playing poison ball this summer as well as splashing around on water days. Boardman fire fighters and Boardman police of- Arts and crafts time brings out the smiles! ficers made appearances as well as weekly visits from the local library for story (Photo top right) These kids really got into their painting! (photo above time. The Morrow County right) the teens enjoyed Red Dot for all the games they could play. School District and staff at Sam (Photo below) hot summer days meant the Funtastic Kidz could enjoy Boardman elementary provided several “water days” using the park’s water toys. lunches each day and a delicious BBQ on the last day. We would like to thank all the people and organizations that helped support this year's Funtastic Kidz and Teen Summer. Teen Summer had over 65 participants during the program, with three teens from Irrigon participating. Stand Up Paddle boarding, swimming at the pool, and hanging out with friends were among some favorite activities. Everyone had a great time while bowling at Desert Lanes, and battling it out in epic paintball and Laser Tag matches at Red Dot. Teens went adventuring to Silverwood
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