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Wednesday May 23, 2012
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Rec center preps for summer Do a lot, or just hang out
“You feel safe here; it’s a really comfortable environment for kids of every age. You’re never bored here.”
By Tristan Hiegler of the Leader
The “rec center” in Port Townsend hosts a full slate of summer camps and activities for children of all ages. Jessica Winsheimer, a Jefferson County Parks and Recreation aide supervisor, said camps are available for preschool-age students, and elementary and middle school students; in addition, there are some adult activities. Located at the corner of Lawrence and Tyler streets in Uptown, the county-owned Port Townsend Community Center is home to senior citizen programs (upstairs) and youth programs (downstairs, in the rec center). Due to budget choices, Jefferson County closed the rec center in January 2010. However, thanks to student and community activism, the center was able to reopen in July 2011. Chris Adkins, now 15, said he started a petition to bring back the rec center. “I didn’t have anywhere to go,” he said. Adkins added he had made the center a part of his daily life. In school, he went from classroom to classroom collecting signatures, and ended up with about 600. Adkins spoke before the Port Townsend City Council and explained the center’s importance. “I talked about how I really needed the rec center and how the community needs it,” he said. “You feel safe here, it’s a really comfortable environment for kids of every age. You’re never bored here.” Winsheimer said Adkins’ actions provide a positive example of youth activism and gave a great illustration of why the center matters. “You do have a voice,” she said of the center’s younger customers. “I think it’s kind of unique to our town,” she said. “People take ownership of what they want and they need.”
Chris Adkins, 15
The rec center is a popular after-school Port Townsend hangout for boys and girls of various ages. Here, fifth-grader Aden Davis (left) and seventh-grader Johnas Stocking enjoy a game of pool in the county-operated rec center’s game room downstairs at the Port Townsend Community Center. Photo by Tristan Hiegler
The center’s summer hours begin on June 18: Monday-Thursday, 1:30-8:30 p.m.; Friday, 1:30-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and closed Sunday. It boasts pool and foosball tables in the common area, and Winsheimer said kids can use an Xbox 360 gaming console with a Kinect motion sensor to play active sports games. She added that board games, such as chess, are also available. “It just doesn’t need to be movement of the body; it can be movement of the mind as well,” she said. The center has a full gym with a stage and small-scale rock-climbing wall for younger customers. Winsheimer said the center’s games room, gym or multipurpose room can be rented for private events. She said it costs $12 per two hours,
SCHOOL’S OUT ADVENTURE AWAITS Y’S IN Summer camps and classes for everyone
and the center asks for 10 percent of the revenue from ticketed events. For parents and kids wanting to check out the center before the summer camps start, Winsheimer said, there’s a free ping pong tournament and root-beer-float party on Saturday, June 2 at 5 p.m. Weeklong day camps start on June 18. The day camps are for ages 6-10 and cover a variety of subjects and activities. The Outdoor Adventure Camp is June 18-22 at the H.J. Carroll Park in Chimacum. Campers spend the week hiking, biking and playing various sports. The Food and Fun Camp runs June 25-29. Campers cook fresh food, bake treats and create food art, as well as explore centers such as the parks and the library.
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Students can choose to either build their own SCAMP during our course or work with others to build a boat. SCAMP is the wildly popular trailerable waterballasted sailing micro-cruiser designed by world-renowned New Zealand boatbuilder and designer John Welsford. You’ll build your own boat or help another build theirs, supported by John Welsford himself, Olympian Howard Rice and staff of expert boatbuilders from the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding.
BUILD A WHITEHALL PULLING BOAT WITH RICH KOLIN Part 1: June 18th - June 29th (12 days): Pattern and set-up Part 2: July 16th - July 27th (12 days): Planking and Framing Part 3: July 30th - August 10th (12 days) Frame and Finish You’ll work with a team of 6-10 summer students to build the boat from the keel up, 8:30am - 5pm daily. Tuition: $900 for individual 12-day workshops; $1,900 for all three workshops
Tuition: $995 Prior boat-building experience not necessary.
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The Art and Aquatics Camp takes place July 9-13. It involves pool time as well as opportunities to work with clay, painting materials, fiber arts and sculpture. The Kid Fit Camp, scheduled for July 23-27, combines athletic activities with cooking and gardening, as well as trips to the pool, Fort Worden and Chetzemoka Park. Art and Aquatics Camp is offered for a second session, July 30-Aug. 3, and Outdoor Adventure returns Aug. 6-10. The camps’ activities are different the second time around, but each camp’s focus remains the same. The day camps cost $150 for the whole week or $42 per day. There’s a $5 discount for each sibling enrolled in the same camp. Scholarships for camps are available; applications can be picked up at the rec center. Snacks
and art materials are provided, but campers need to bring their own lunches. For younger children, the Kinder Camp provides activities and entertainment. The two-day camp is for ages 4-5 and costs $58. The Kinder Camp has sessions on July 2-3 and July 5-6 at the rec center, and on Aug. 13-14 and Aug. 16-17 at H.J Carroll Park. Camp activities include sports fundamentals, preschool fitness, art activities and outdoor play. Also available is a basketball camp for ages 6-13. Running July 16-19 and hosted at the Mountain View Commons gym, the camp teaches fundamental skills such as dribbling, shooting and passing. Cost is $69. For slightly older children, there is the opportunity to become counselor interns. The Junior Counselors in Training (CIT) program is for 11to 14-year-olds who want to assist with running the summer camps and make the transition from camper to counselor. “They’re that in-between glue that brings the camp together,” Winsheimer said. Applications for the CIT positions were due on May 11, but according to Winsheimer, interested teens may still apply. The fee is $150 for a fullday training session plus two weeks of camp. Registration forms and applications can be picked up at the rec center at 620 Tyler St., Port Townsend, or downloaded online at countyrec.com.
Junior ExpLorErs (ages 5-7) June 25-29 or Aug. 6-10 Spend a week exploring and discovering marine and coastal life – animals, plants and secrect spots. Choose between a morning or afternoon camp.
CoastaL ExpLorErs Longboat ExpLorErs (ages 12-18) July 24-25 or Aug. 20-21 Row and sail aboard a 26-foot open boat while discovering the life beneath you through science activities. In collaboration with the NW Maritime Center.
(ages 8-12) July 9-13 Ready, set, explore! Examine the varied natural environments of beach, glacial bluff, forest, pond and meadow.
MarinE bioLogy CaMp (ages 9-13) July 30-Aug. 3 Dive into science! Spend a week discovering where marine animals live and how they survive on the shore and in the sea.
For more info, go to www.ptmsc or call 360.385.5582.