Swing into some fun this year with great golf options at Pottawatomie Golf Course where those ages 60 and older can enjoy great discounts on the links. Pottawatomie’s nine-hole course offers golfers a challenging par 35 course along the Fox River. The course’s Golf Pro is Ron Skubisz, who has been playing the game since […]
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Need an excuse to exercise? To (re)connect with friends? To destress? Check off all the boxes by signing up for the St. Charles Park District softball league. Spring registration is now open. New this year is a men’s 12-inch softball league for ages 30 and older on Friday nights, and co-ed 12-inch leagues on Monday […]
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Take your next celebration or fundraising event to the Fox River with a ride aboard a paddlewheel riverboat from the docks in Pottawatomie Park. The St. Charles Park District is now offering some new cruise options including weekday group specials, private sunset cruises and fundraising opportunities. Cruising season runs May through October with several options […]
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Volunteers are the backbone of the St. Charles Park District, and while COVID-19 has restricted many of the special events where volunteer opportunities abound, the need for residents to continue lending a hand has not gone away. To help motivate individuals to volunteer, Volunteer Coordinator Lara Piner said the park district has recently implemented an […]
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Each morning the St. Charles Park District preschool teachers open the door and welcome their students to class where the young ones unzip coats, hang up backpacks, head to the sink to wash their hands and then make their way to their friends to enjoy some play time before settling into the daily lessons. The […]
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St. Charles resident Mary Tebeau loves the outdoors, but she has to admit there’s still plenty to learn about the nature. Stuck at home during the pandemic last year she discovered The Good Nature Hour, a weekly Zoom featuring Pam Otto, the park district’s outreach ambassador. Of course she had been reading Otto’s weekly columns […]
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As people find themselves more frequently at home, physical activity is more important than ever for maintaining physical and mental health. Norris Recreation Center, a facility of the St. Charles Park District, will join the American Heart Association in getting Healthy for GoodTM beginning in February with an initiative to MOVE MORE in 2021. This […]
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Kathy and Bill Swedberg have lived in St. Charles for more than 45 years, but until a few months ago, they had never realized how many parks were located within the city. The St. Charles Park District owns and manages 1,450 acres of open space within the community, and the Swedbergs are out to visit […]
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In less than an hour children are learning how to make a robot talk or creating photography animation and coding for Minecraft ™ thanks to an incredible partnership between Microsoft and the St. Charles Park District. St. Charles Park District’s Youth Program Supervisor Alex Weidner said she has enjoyed watching children as young as six, […]
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Discover what Blanding’s turtles eat for breakfast and how to prepare a meal for a bearded dragon at the St. Charles Park District’s Feed the Critters Program this winter. The program, new this year, invites visitors in small, private groups inside the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center to prepare and feed meals for the center’s animal […]
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