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

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

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

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.

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”.

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

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

DECEMBER

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.

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

Written by Debbie and Lissy on December 12, 2018. Posted in Recreation

On Tuesday, November 6, the voters of Orem City approved a general obligation bond question on the ballot allowing the city to move forward in the construction of a complete renovation of all “dry” parts of the Orem Family Fitness Center. The vote allows the city to finance the project using dedicated monies set aside from the city’s property taxes.
Since 1982, Runner’s Corner & the Orem Fitness Center have sponsored the most prize-laden Thanksgiving Day Run/Walk in Utah. This event was held on Thanksgiving morning.