City of
PELHAM
NEWSLETTER
Embrace the Outdoors – Southern Style June 2018
Official News from the City of Pelham, Alabama
Summer activities for your family The first three of our four children were born in less than five years, and I remember thinking I’d go stir crazy if I couldn’t figure a way to get them all out of the house and do something, anything that would allow them to get out their energy and be stimulated by something other than what me or Barney episodes or the well-worn videotape of the Lion King - yes, it was a tape you placed in something called a video cassette recorder or VCR. However, all three were born in Buffalo, New York, and it’s safe to say about seven months out of the year it was too cold to take small children and infants outside. Thank God for our community’s
public library. At that renamed all 120 of time my husband was our Crayola Crayon a young cop at the colors. bottom of the food As I attended the chain usually working Pelham Library Grand when I was home. We Opening on May 17, I had no family near us, watched as so many and the kids and I young parents came spent hours at the with small children. I public library. We couldn’t help but DiFante signed up for every think how lucky they summer reading were to have such a program, craft night, movie gorgeous library with so many night and guest speaker or different planned activities and demonstration. As the children creative spaces. In addition, grew (and more came), families can walk to the park together we learned about from the library and use tracks, wildlife and space exploration, playground equipment, how to make puppets out of basketball and tennis courts socks and flowers out of tissue and soon have the opportunity paper, 100 things to create out to bring their dogs to the of pipe cleaners, and we Pelham dog park. Keeping kids
active and engaged is no easy task, and I hope our Pelham families take advantage of the wonderful opportunities listed in this month’s newsletter. If there are other activities you want to see in your parks, library and even at the ice skating rink (what a great way to beat the intense summer heat!) please share those with the library and park staff. These are your facilities and parks, and we plan and schedule based on the needs of the community. Thank you for helping us take care of these facilities. See you out at the parks. Gretchen DiFante is the city manager of Pelham.
UPCOMING EVENTS JUNE 1ST
The Incredibles YMCA Pelham Summer Dive in Movie Night 8:00 P.M.
JUNE 1ST, 8TH, 9TH, 10TH
APA Pool Tournament June 1st, 5 P.M. to 11 P.M. and 8th, 9th and 10th all day at Pelham Civic Center Come watch 750 of the best players in the nation as they compete for a trip to the national tournament in Las Vegas. Admission is free.
JUNE 2ND AND 3RD
24th Annual BUMP N’ Grind Mountain Bike Events Weekend Saturday, June 2 and 3rd, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. at Oak Mountain State Park Join us for one of the best mountain bike races in the southeast. Bump-n-Grind 24 will be June 2nd and 3rd, 2018. This is race number 7 on the SERC 2018 schedule, and a “don’t miss” event.
JUNE 5TH, 12TH, 19TH
Ballantrae Junior Golf Academy Ballantrae Junior Golf Academy is for kids ages 7 - 15 at all levels of play Sessions are divided into 3 age ranges and run one week each on Tuesdays – Fridays from 8:00 – 10:30 A.M. First session for 7 – 9 year olds begins June 5; Ages 10 – 12 begins June 12; Ages 13 – 15 begins June 19 To register, call 205-620-4653 or email japplegate@pelhamonline.com
JUNE 9TH
33rd Annual Buster Britton Triathlon Saturday, June 9 8 A.M. to 3 P.M. at Oak Mountain State Park Sprint - 400yd Swim | 12mi Bike | 3mi Run
JUNE 10TH
Flag Day Celebration 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. at the Pelham Civic Center
JUNE 14TH – 17TH
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The Alabama Wildlife Center offers educational programs and activities for children and adults throughout the year.
Fun and free things to do in Pelham The city of Pelham has a range of fun and free activities for individuals of all ages. Below are just some of the things offered throughout the city. PELHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY The new $4 million, 20,000 square-foot facility, recently opened to the public on May 17. The library is located on U.S. 31 in Pelham City Park in front of Pelham Park Middle School and Pelham Recreation Center, and features a twostory building with each floor 10,000 square feet. Summer activities for children include a Children’s Summer Reading Kickoff on June 5 featuring Red Mountain Theatre Company’s “Beauty and the Beast” from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Children can join Belle for a story and songs, and meet Belle after the event for photos.
Throughout the week, story times for children of all ages are offered on Wednesday mornings at 9:15 and 10:30 am. and a pajama story time on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. A PG movie will be shown each Monday at 2 p.m. for kids of all ages, Saturday craft days beginning at 10 a.m. until noon and a “brick brigade”, where kids under 12 are invited to exercise their creativity with Lego blocks beginning at 10:30 a.m. Other activities for adults include a program on June 4 featuring Jim Phillips, a regional historian and researcher, who will talk about early Alabama towns and personalities. Phillips will present stories, and artifacts. Seating is limited for the event, so individuals are encouraged to call the library at 620-6418 to reserve a seat. A complete list of activities can be found on the library’s
calendar by visiting pelhamlibrary.com.
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PELHAM CITY PARK Located at 555 Ballpark Road, the park is centrally located off U.S. Highway 31. There are also four additional parks located in Chandalar, Oak Mountain Estates, Mallard Point, and Fun-Go-Holler Park. The newest addition to the city’s park system is located beside the Pelham Racquet Club off Highway 52. Family tennis night at the Racquet Club is scheduled for June 29 where families are invited to participate in a free night of tennis. For more information or to sign up, visit familytennisnight.com.
ALABAMA WILDLIFE CENTER The Alabama Wildlife Center is Alabama’s oldest and
largest wildlife rehabilitation facility. According to the center’s website, the facility cares for roughly 2,000 wild bird patients from more than 100 species each year. AWC is a non-profit organization with a mission to “provide medical and rehabilitative care for Alabama’s injured and orphaned native birds in order to permit their return to the wild, and to educate people in order to heighten awareness and appreciation of Alabama’s native wildlife. The Alabama Wildlife Center is located at 100 Terrace Drive in Oak Mountain State Park. The facility is open to visitors seven days a week (including holidays) from 9 a.m until 5 p.m. While admission to the AWC is free, individuals must pay an entrance fee to Oak Mountain State Park. For more information about the AWC, visit www.awrc.org.
11th Annual Rick & Bubba Super Summer Slam Registration deadline: June 11th Player Fees: Includes Friday night pizza, Saturday lunch and tournament gift bag. $28 singles. $40 per doubles team This event is fun to watch because of the level of tennis played, and it’s free!
JUNE 15TH
The Lion King YMCA Pelham Summer Dive in Movie Night 8:00 P.M.
JUNE 15 TO 17TH
Campicon Oak Mountain State Park Camping, gaming, comics, anime, sci-fi, cos play, tournaments, vendors, live music, food trucks and more will all be a part of this new convention at Oak Mountain State Park. Tournaments include the Green Arrow Archery Tournament and Dragon Ball Z, Call of Duty and Super Smash Bros, video game tourneys. Attendees will have opportunities to win cash prizes, merchandise and gift cards. Cost $15 for a day pass
JUNE 29
Family Tennis Night at the Racquet Club!!! 6:30 – 8:00 P.M .@ Pelham Racquet Club Bring the entire family our for a Free Night of Tennis Fun at the Pelham Racquet Club. Sign up for the event at FamilyTennisNight.com
JUNE 29TH
Flubber YMCA Pelham Summer Dive in Movie Night 8:00 P.M.
Pelham City Council Members
Rick Hayes
Mildred Lanier
Beth McMillan
Maurice Mercer
Ron Scott
Gary Waters
Council President rickhayes@ pelhamalabama.gov
Council President Pro Tempore mildredlanier@ pelhamalabama.gov
Council Member bethmcmillan@ pelhamalabama.gov
Council Member mauricemercer@ pelhamalabama.gov
Council Member ronscott@ pelhamalabama.gov
Mayor mayor@ pelhamalabama.gov
CITY OF PELHAM 3162 Pelham Parkway Pelham, AL 35124 205-620-6400