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Parks & Recreation Report - September 1-30, 2020

Submitted by: Mark Brislin, Director

|Upcoming Events |

|Date and Time |Event |Location |

|October 9th |Drive in Movie (In collaboration with Greater Claremont Chamber of Commerce) |Grace River Church parking |

| | |lot/Maple Ave. |

|October 26th - 4-6 pm |Spooky Ride through Moody Park (Bike Event) |Moody Park |

|October 31st – 3-6 PM |Modified Hallowesta – Drive-thru event |Monadnock Park |

Programs

• The Claremont Chamber of Commerce’s and Claremont Parks & Recreation Department’s 23rd Annual Fall Festival and Chili Cook-off will not take place on October 3 as previously scheduled due to COVID-19. Instead, they will present a distance-friendly Epic Fall Movie Night for families on Friday, October 9 at the Grace River Church parking lot on Maple Avenue.

• The Mini-Cardinals football program is a little more than halfway through their season. The flag football program for grades 2-3 has 14 kids enrolled and grades 4-6 has 33 kids enrolled.

• Fall Soccer is underway. We have 18 participants in Start Smart, 36 participants in grades K-1, 39 participants in grades 2-3, and 56 participants in grades 4-5. Thank you to all that have volunteered to make this program successful.

• The youth field hockey program is halfway through their season and has had a limited schedule due to COVID-19. There are currently 15 participants enrolled in this program.

• Fall Mini-Cardinals Youth Cheerleading started at the CSBCC on September 11th and currently has 9 participants enrolled.

• On September 12th the Parks and Recreation Department hosted a kayaking trip to the Black River. There were 11 people who attended this outing.

• We continue to offer our fitness classes and are keeping as many outdoors as we can. Class offerings now include: Arrowhead Hike, Cardio Chisel, Dance Fit, Dirty Dozen Track Fit, Hike and Squat, Move and Groove, ROTC, Tabata Track Fit, Track Fit, Track Mashup, Walk fit, and Yoga. As we look toward the fall, we continue to work on plans to bring classes back inside at the CSBCC. We are also exploring online options for those individuals that are not ready to come back to live classes but still want a good workout.

• The Adult Softball leagues wrapped up their seasons at the end of September. The Co-ed Slow Pitch league, which played on Sundays with 17 teams, ended their season at the end of September with the championship game. Congratulations to team Premier Power in the A Division and Ball Busters in the B Division for winning the championship games. The Modified League that had 8 teams ended their season on September 24th with the championship game. Congratulations to The Free Agents for winning the championship game.

• The Parks and Recreation Department is working with the Chamber of Commerce and Riverbank Church on an alternative to the traditional Hallowesta event on Pleasant Street. Due to the pandemic and the large number of participants the Hallowesta event draws, this year’s version will be a drive-thru event held at Monadnock Park from 3 to 6 PM with participation from local businesses and nonprofits. This will be a fun thrill for the entire family with treats and spooky surprises throughout your journey. For more information, please visit in the coming weeks.

Facility

• The Claremont Saving Bank Community Center reopened on June 22nd after being closed for 97 days due to COVID-19. For the month of September, we have had 3,064 members check into the facility and we have sold 332 day-passes for a total of 3,396 entries into the building for use of the facility during the month of September. We are now taking reservations for room rentals and birthday parties on a limited basis.. Please see the chart below for the break down and comparisons from the previous month. Financials for the month can be found in the Finance Director’s report.

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• The comparisons of December 2015 through September 2020 membership numbers by membership package are listed on the following page.

Parks

• Thank you to Bryce Robert Weymouth, a proud Life Scout seeking to obtain his Eagle rank. Bryce has finished his service project for the community which is a map kiosk for Moody Park. This kiosk was installed on Wednesday, September 02, 2020 near the sand pit intersections to help hikers, bikers, dog walkers and all trail users navigate their way through the many trails at Moody Park. Thank you to Bryce, Scout Troop #38, Scout Master Alex Herzog, John Lambert and all who helped with this project. Be on the lookout for more map kiosks at Moody Park in the near future.

Phase Two of the Monadnock Playground Project will include removing the old play structure. This will allow the Parks and Recreation Department and schools to repurpose this area as open space that will be available for use by the many youth sports teams that already struggle to find adequate field space for the growing numbers of participants. Phase Two of the project is expected to take place this fall.

Claremont Parks and Recreation Director, Mark Brislin, would like to thank all those who helped with the installation of the new playground including Blanc & Bailey Construction, Inc. , City of Claremont’s DPW, Claremont Fire Chief, Parks and Recreation staff and other community members.

• On Labor Day, the gates at Moody Park were officially closed to vehicular traffic on weekdays. The gates will remain open on weekends only through Columbus Day.

• It has been a busy September for the Parks maintenance crew. Stevens High School Athletics started in September and have had several home games so far this season. The Parks and Recreation Department does an amazing job preparing the fields for athletic play for both Parks and Rec Programs and School Athletics.

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Parks and Recreation Department

Mark Brislin, Director

152 South Street

Claremont, New Hampshire 03743

Ph: (603) 542-7019

Fax: (603) 542-7014

Email: mbrislin@



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