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September 2019

Written by Debbie and Lissy on October 1, 2019. Posted in Recreation

  • Started youth flag football – 33 teams
  • Started youth volleyball clinic/league
  • Held 3 free days at the Friendship Center Fitness Center
  • Kept the Scera lap pool open for water aerobics, lap swimming and club swim team
  • Held a scout pow wow at the outdoor pool on Sept 21 with 33 participants
  • Held a fall outdoor swim session at the Scera pool with 50 participants
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August 2019

Written by Debbie and Lissy on September 3, 2019. Posted in Recreation

  • Commenced demolition of the Orem Fitness Center
  • Held Co-ed adult softball tournament Aug 17
  • Held a girl’s fast pitch softball tournament Aug 30-31
  • Started fall softball softball and fall tennis
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July 2019

Written by Debbie and Lissy on August 5, 2019. Posted in Recreation

  • Moved out of the Orem Fitness Center to prep for demo
  • Opened Fitness Center operations at the Senior Friendship Center on July 15. 
  • Moved outdoor program operations to Public Works
  • Extended Scera lap swim hours to open at 6 am Mon-Fri and added Sat hours from 7-10 am.
  • Finished summer rec swim team on July 26
  • Finished adult summer softball league on July 23 and started Adult Fall Softball League on July 29
  • Summer youth camps finished on July 18
  • Finished t-ball, coach pitch, machine pitch, and girls softball programs
  • Last session of summer tennis started July 29
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June 2019

Written by Debbie and Lissy on July 2, 2019. Posted in Recreation

  • Hosted a county wide track meet on June 1 with over 800 participants
  • Started T-Ball (34 teams), Coach Pitch (24 teams), Machine Pitch (12 teams) on Sat June 1
  • Started Summer Youth Camps, Summer Tennis Lessons and League, Lacrosse
  • Started Summer Rec Swim Team 
  • Started Summer Swim Lessons
  • Hosted Rec Center Remodel Public Open House on June 27
  • Last day of operation for the current building was Saturday, June 29.   Closed for demolition and construction of the new Family Fitness Center.
  • Awarded Kyle Bilbao the Orem Rec “Volunteer of the Year” award at the annual CURPA Volunteer Award Banquet in Spanish Fork
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May 2019

Written by Debbie and Lissy on June 4, 2019. Posted in Recreation

  • Opened the Scera Park Outdoor Pool on Memorial Day weekend
  • Hosted 2 Girl’s Fastpitch Softball  Tournaments with about 40 teams from 4 states
  • Continued with GM/GC team in Fitness Center remodel design process
  • Started Girls Softball leagues and Spring Tennis
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April 2019

Written by Debbie and Lissy on May 7, 2019. Posted in Recreation

  • Our annual Easter Egg Hunt was held on Saturday, April 20 with 45+ sponsors.
  • Utah State Singles Racquetball Tournament was held on April 3-6 at the Orem Fitness Center
  • Completed Adult Volleyball leagues with 25 teams participating
  • Hosted an adult coed slow-pitch softball tournament on April 13 at Lakeside Sports Park.
  • Adult Summer Softball leagues have started with 76 men’s teams and 61 coed teams.
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March 2019

Written by Debbie and Lissy on April 1, 2019. Posted in Recreation

  • Youth and Adult Basketball finished post-season tournaments
  • Held a Youth Wrestling camp at THS
  • Held Scout Merit Badge pow-wow on March 16
  • Several staff attended the annual URPA conference March 11-13
  • Independent Red Cross Lifeguard Examiner Service was conducted March 19 and results were “close to an A+ rating”. 
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February 2019

Written by Debbie and Lissy on March 5, 2019. Posted in Recreation

  • Held 5th annual “Pickled Pink” Pickleball tournament Feb 23-24 with a full field of participants
  • Held Rifle Shooting merit badge pow-wow
  • Held Hunter Ed class with max participants
  • Started Spring Floorball league
  • Hosted softball umpire training
  • Hosted monthly sports camps
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December + January

Written by Debbie and Lissy on February 5, 2019. Posted in Recreation

DECEMBER

  • Dance Recital held Dec 13th
  • Coaches meetings for youth basketball held Dec 4th
  • Annual pass sale held
  • RFP closed on Dec 2oth for Architect for fitness center remodel

JANUARY

  • Held a pistol shootout on Jan 5 
  • Held a Boy Scouts merit badge pow-wow for first aid, swimming and lifesaving merit badges on Jan 19.
  • Held the Annual Orem Open Racquetball Tournament Jan 23-25.
  • Hosted the City of Orem Centennial Kick-off party Sat, Jan 26.
  • The youth basketball season started this month with 90 teams total.
  • The Winterman indoor triathlon started on Jan 28.
  • 2 youth sports camps were held this month.
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December 2018

Written by Debbie and Lissy on January 29, 2019. Posted in Recreation

  • Dance Recital held Dec 13th
  • Coaches meetings for youth basketball held Dec 4th
  • Annual pass sale held
  • RFP closed on Dec 2oth for Architect for fitness center remodel
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