Page 4 - Searcy Parks and Rec March 2015

2015 SPRING-SUMMER EVENTS
SUMMER PROGRAMS
TERRI BRANNON/SEARCY PARKS & RECREATION
Below is a sampling of summer programming that will be available this year. A compete calendar will be available May 1 at the Carmichael Community Center. Call 501-279-1010 to register
your child for these classes. Children 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. All classes are free, with the exception of Archery Week and Zoo Week.
June 2-5
ArcheryWeek Acrylic Painting Week
June 8-12
Zoo Week 1
June 15-19
Tie Dye Week 1
June 22-26
Multicultural Week
June 29-July 3
ArcheryWeek
Red,White and BlueWeek
July 6-10
Zoo Week 2
July 13-17
Wire Sculpture and Jewelry Making Week
July 20-24
Nature Week
July 27-31
Tie Dye Week 2
Aug. 3-7
Textile and Papermaking Week
APRIL
April 4, Stride to Prevent Suicide
6 a.m. to 1 p.m., Spring Park
April 4 - Searcy Parks & Recreation’s 36th Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Star ting at 8 a.m., join the Easter Bunny at the Searcy Sports Complex Adult Softball Fields on Queensway for photos and face painting. The hunt starts at 9 a.m.There will be special prize eggs, so don’t be late!
April 11, Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser
7-11 p.m., Carmichael Community Center
April 11, Friends for Life
8 a.m. to noon, Berryhill Park
April 17, Movie Night
7-11 p.m., Carmichael Community Center, for kindergartners through fourth-graders
April 18, 65 Roses Bike Tour for Cystic Fibrosis
6 a.m. to 3 p.m., Spring Park
April 21, Adult Softball
Registration Deadline
Contact Rob Stewart at 501-279-1010 at the Carmichael Community Center for details.
April 25, CASA 5K Run
6 a.m. to noon, Spring Park
MAY
May 1, Summer Programs schedule
The complete summer programs arts and crafts classes schedule will be available to the public. Pick one up at the Carmichael Center office.
period costumes will be on-site to answer questions, share facts about the buildings and pioneer life, and demonstrate pioneer crafts, including blacksmithing, spinning, quilting, knitting, leather working, Dutch-oven cooking, woodworking and more.The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May
2, and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at 200 Higginson St. Call 501-580-6633 for more information.
ONGOING
Arkansas State Police driver’s test
Driver’s tests are given Monday through Friday at the Carmichael Community Center by Sean Epperson, examiner. Written exams are offered from 9-11:30 a.m. and from 1-2 p.m. Road tests are given at 2 p.m. Applicants must sign in at 2 p.m. for the road test. For more information, call 501-279-1060 or 870- 523-4849.
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May 2-3, Pioneer Village 15th annual Spring Open House
Pioneer Village, a preservation project of the White County Historical Society, is a collection of late-19th-century buildings. Bring the family out to experience what life was like in the 1800s.Volunteers in
TERRI BRANNON/SEARCY PARKS & RECREATION
May 7, Summer Programs registration
Come by the Carmichael Center office
or call 501-279-1010 to register your
kids. Children 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Most classes are free, but you must reserve a spot.
JUNE
June 8, Summer Programs begin
1-3 p.m., Monday-Thursday
June 20, Fun Fest Carnival
9 a.m. to noon, Spring Park
JULY
July 23,Youth Soccer fall registration
5:30-7 p.m., Carmichael Community Center
AUGUST
Aug. 18, 20, 24 and 27, Optimist
Pee Wee Football and Pee Wee Cheerleading registration
5:30-8:30 p.m., National Guard Armory
For more information, call James Blankenship at 501-368-8330.The location of registration is subject to change.
Aug. 20,Youth Soccer fall registration
Searcy Sharks swim team
The Searcy Sharks (SharkATAC) will start
a new season March 30 and will have open tryouts through April 10.The Sharks have swimmers from ages 5 to 19. Over the past five years, the Sharks have had numerous Amateur Athletic Union national champions, state champions and USA Swimming Zone champs.To learn more about the Sharks, visit sharkswimteam.com.You may tryout anytime during the year. Call Chad Price at 501-281- 1304 to schedule a tryout.
Hunter Education test
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has provided a CD for you to be able to study at home at your own pace.
• More than one person may use the same
CD.
• When you are ready to test, print off the
test at the end of the CD.
• Call Mike Parsons, Searcy Parks and
Recreation director, at 501-593-9149 to
make an appointment.
• Print off the verification sheet at the end
of the CD, and bring the sheet to the Carmichael Community Center at the time scheduled to take your test.
5:30-7 p.m., Carmichael Community Center
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• Return the CD to Searcy Parks and Recreation when you come to test.