Reminders for February!
Family Bingo & Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser for Scholarships for Recreation activities. Dinner is from 5:30pm – 7:00pm and Bingo is from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at the Community Center. Bring the kids and grandkids for this fun-filled family event.
Come to the Parks Master Plan Open House on Thursday, February 27th from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm at the Community Center. Spread the word to the community to attend and give their input on the Sandy Parks & Trails.
Seniors Services
Sharon Wood Wortman, author of “The Bridge Book”, led a discussion and presentation about surprising and one-of-a-kind bridges from all over the world. The discussion included the potential billion-dollar rehab or replacement of the Burnside Bridge.
The seniors also enjoyed various trips include the Clark County Historical Museum, Movies at the Hilltop Cinema in Oregon City, shopping at the Red, White, & Blue Thrift Store and a dine out at a polish restaurant, Dolores. We have added a new trip called Local Flair to highlight the various scenes and businesses we have in this area. This month the seniors went on a tour at the Sandy Historical Society and Lunch at Brady’s Brats and Burgers. Additionally, we attend the play “Making God Laugh” at Sandy’s Actor’s Theater.
The functional fitness class that is offered twice a week reached its highest numbers last week with 32 seniors attending.
Recreation
The Winter Recreation activities are in full swing. The Acting for Kids and Teens Workshops have been very successful and interest continues to build. The PlayWell Stem programs are also getting increased participation with Bash’em Bots held at the beginning of February. The Teen Skate program has had a group of kids transported to Windell’s for Skateboarding. This program is a great beginning to this partnership with Windell’s and we plan to continue to increase our programming with them. Pink Gloves Boxing started up in January and already has a following. Our two evening classes held in the auditorium are growing and we hope to continue this trend.
Summer program and camp planning is underway with offerings open for online registration beginning Mid-March. Campu Namanu, Skyhawks sports camps, and Outdoor camps are some which are going to be offered.
Special Events
The deadline for the Oregon Mt. Hood Territory Community Partnership Program is due Feb 20th. Carol has been checking in with businesses to see who would like to participate in a Corn Hole competition. She has received a great amount of positive feedback and has approximately 22 businesses committed. She hopes to reach a goal of 32 teams. She has applied for the grant to cover the corn hole boards, bags, and score towers. The best part of this event is that the businesses will be all together at a Bornstedt Park playing against each other. At the end of the tournament, each business will walk away with their own cornhole set that includes bags and tower score with their logo on it! This is a great way to have them represent themselves and to get to know each other.
Parks
On Jan 28th, Stakeholder meetings were held throughout the day with ESA for the Parks Master Plan. The Technical Advisory Committee met on Thurs. Jan 30th to discuss input from the Stakeholders and the next steps for the process. The date of Thursday, Feb, 27th is set for the Parks Master Plan Open House which will include a community survey.