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Look at all we've got happening this month:
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Wildwood Garden Club 26th Annual Plant & Herb Sale
Saturday, May
22, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Wildwood Cultural Center
/ Get Directions
The Garden Club will have a great selection of
outdoor plants, herbs and tomato plants at reasonable prices for your garden.
All proceeds benefit the Wildwood Garden Club. The plant sale is held
rain or shine! For more information, please call (440) 974-5735. Plant Sale Flier
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Wildwood Singers Present America:
A Musical Salute
Friday, May 7, 7:30 p.m.
Mentor Senior Center
Come join us as we travel the vast, exhilarating landscape of
American music! You will enjoy a broad spectrum of music written by
influential American composers like William Billings, Stephen Foster, and Scott
Joplin to more recent musical giants in popular, classical, folk,
country-western, musical theater, jazz and rock music. Refreshments will be provided. Tickets are available at
the Mentor Senior
Center, Mentor Recreation
Department, and Wildwood
Cultural Center. For more information, call (440) 974-5735. Tickets are $5 per person, children under 12 years are free.
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Black  Brook GC Receives Award
The City
of Mentor's Black Brook Golf Course and Driving Range
has been selected as grant recipient of the 2010 PGA Family Course Equipment
Grant by the National Recreation and Park Association and The P.G.A. of America. As one of 60 Park and Recreation agencies
selected, Black Brook Golf Course will serve to build and sustain programs and
opportunities to engage young people and their families, in programs that will
foster increased participation in golf, environmental conservation and health
and wellness.
In addition, the course has added another set of tees dedicated to senior
golfers, set to open April 15. The tees will measure 5,838 yards
compared to the white tees which measure 6,073 yards. The course will now have
five sets of tees to accommodate every age and golfers of all abilities.
Call Black Brook at 951-0010 to schedule tee times today!
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Just Kids Stuff Garage Sale
Thursday, May 27, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Garfield Park Pavilion
Clean out the toy boxes, closets, and attics, and get ready for the Just
Kids' Stuff Garage Sale. Reserve city-owned tables beginning May 3 for
residents and May 17 for nonresidents or set up your own table on a 10' x 10'
space for the same fee, collected the morning of the sale. Please keep the
following rules in mind when planning your sale: You may not sell out of your
car, or hang items on clotheslines from the trees or pavilion. An adult must be
present at each table. Residents should be prepared to show a current utility
bill and driver's license to receive the resident rate.
Residents:
$20 Nonresidents: $25.
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Pitch, Hit & Run Competition
We're hosting the annual Aquafina Pitch, Hit and Run
Competition on Tuesday, May 4, from 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. at the Civic Center Ball
fields next to Mentor
High School. This free competition is open to boys and
girls who are age 7-14 as of July 18, 2010. Players compete in three events; batting, which
includes 3 swings off a batting tee, judged for distance and accuracy; pitching,
which requires 6 pitches from 45 feet away to a "strike zone" target; and
running, which is a timed event which will measure a competitor's speed in a
sprint from second base to home plate.
Participants
should bring their own ball glove. No
metal spikes will be allowed. Balls and
bats will be provided, though competitors may also use their own bat if they
choose. Winners in the local meet
advance to sectionals, team, and then national finals at the All-Star Games
this summer.
On-site
registration begins at 3:45 p.m. Should
it rain, the competition will be rescheduled for Thursday, May 6.
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News from Mentor Senior Center
Hollywood Gala 2010
Friday, May 21, 7 - 9 p.m.
Mentor Senior
Center
Mentor's One
Act Theater presents this Frank Krupa
& Jim Zofchak production - a
glittering evening of high energy comedy, headliner music, dancing and fabulous
celebrity impersonators. See and hear Judy Garfland, Marilyn Monroe, George
Burns, Doris Day, Shirley Temple, Mae West, Betty Grable, Hedda Hopper and more!
The show includes insider stories, trivia quizzes, souvenir programs,
refreshments and a classic film poster display. Cost to attend is $5 before May 14 and $7
after. Call the Mentor
Senior Center
at 974-5725 book your reservation.
Visit Mentor Senior Center on the web
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Golf Specialty Training - Short Game
 Golfers will get professional instruction and learn the
proper techniques involved with the short game including chipping, pitching,
and putting in this 1½ -hour class with a maximum of six students. The next class is Wednesday,
May 5 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Cost is $29 for Mentor residents and $35 for nonresidents.
Call (440) 974 5720 or register online at www.cityofmentor.com/play.
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 Time to Put Your Paddles in the Water
Spring leads into summer and while the waters may still be cool, it's time to start enjoying the many paddling opportunities right here in Mentor!
Kayaking for Beginners, a 2-hour class offered May 26, will teach you all the basics of kayaking in the safe protected waters of the Mentor Lagoons.
Paddling 101: The Right Way to Paddle a Canoe, offered May 23 from 1 - 3 p.m., will give you pointers and important safety information for safe paddling, whether you're fishing or just paddling for fun.
And just for fun, we've got a dozen other paddling activities just for you this summer. Get our 2010 Paddling & Boating flier and find the paddle that's right for you. |
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Mentor Day at Progressive Field
Saturday, May 22, 7:05 p.m. game time
Tickets: $15, Ticket & Raffle Combo: $20
Join in on Mentor Day as the Indians roar into gear against the Reds in an all-Ohio
battle. Ticket sales benefit City of Mentor,
Mentor Top 25 and United Way
of Lake County. Get
$20 mezzanine tickets for only $15. Purchase raffle tickets for $10 or buy your
game ticket and raffle ticket all for only $20. Raffle prizes include use of a
16/person suite the day of the game; club seats for any other game (except
Yankees); a Batting Practice Experience package for four which includes going
down to batting practice with the pros before a game; and the opportunity to be
an Honorary Bat Kid for the July 16 game! Stop by the Mentor Recreation
Department to purchase game tickets and raffle tickets through May 20 or call 974-5720 to order by
phone.
Ment or Appreciation Day
with the Lake County Captains
Monday, June 28, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $6
Enjoy a great night of family fun and cheer with the Lake County Captains as they play the Great Lakes Loons. Activities include the ceremonial first pitch,
National Anthem and on-field contests with members of the Mentor community. Get $9 seats for only $6,
making it a fun and affordable night out for your family! It's also Buck Night
at the stadium so you can enjoy many food and beverage items for only a buck!
Purchase tickets at the Recreation Department or call 974-5720 to order by phone.
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Help Us Walk 100-Miles In One Day
100 Mile Fun Walk
Saturday, May 22, 9 a.m.
Mentor Municipal Center
Join the Mentor Recreation Department as we kick off summer with a free, fun
walk with a goal of walking a combined 100 miles together in one morning! With
100 people, it's an easy 1 mile walk. With 50 people, we'll walk 2 miles! The
walk is FREE and for everyone, and your mileage that day counts toward your
goal if you're participating in the Mentor in Motion Club. (Wear your 100-Mile t-shirt if you have
one!) We'll also use this day as our kick-off to our new Saturday Morning
Wake-Up Walks, which begin June 12. There is no cost to come out and walk with
us and no registration is required. Just meet in front of the Mentor Municipal
Center at 9 a.m. and join
us for a fun walk! Questions? Call Mentor
Recreation at (440) 974-5720.
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Memorial Day Walking Parade & Ceremony
Monday, May 31
The City of Mentor will honor our military
members and those who have served with a processional walk to Mentor Cemetery
on Monday, May 31. We are honored to
announce that Retired Army General Dennis Lutz, will provide the Memorial Day address. General Lutz served in the U.S. Army for 34
years, retiring in September of 2009.
Invited
units will gather in the Heinen's parking lot at 9 a.m. with step-off to Mentor
Cemetery scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Groups wishing to participate in the parade
and/or memorial services should call the Recreation Department at (440) 974-5720 before May 7.
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Lifeguard Crash Course Offered
Get your American Red Cross training and learn to be a lifeguard. Students
must attend all classes and pass written and practical test to receive
certification. Included in the course is Lifeguarding, First Aid and CPR for
Professional Rescuer. Students must be 15 years old and bring proof of age to
first class. The following prerequisites will be tested the first day of
class. Students who do not meet these minimum requirements will not be
permitted to continue with the course but will receive a refund:
1. Swim 300 yards continuously, using the strokes in the following
order: 100 yards front crawl using rhythmic breathing and stabilizing
propellant kick, 100 yards of breaststroke, 100 yards of front crawl and/or
breaststroke. (can be a mixture of front crawl and breaststroke).
2. Swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive to a
minimum depth of 7 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, return to the surface and
swim back to the starting point, keeping the face above water and holding the
10-pound object with both hands.
Class is Monday - Friday, June 14 - 18, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily at Civic Center Pool. Course fee is $185 for residents and $225 for nonresidents. Pre-registration is required. Register here or call the Recreation Department at 974-5720.
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Thanks for taking the time to learn more about Mentor Parks & Recreation. If you have comments or suggestions, please contact us at recreation@cityofmentor.com or call us (440) 974-5720.
Sincerely, Mentor Recreation Department
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