Parks & Recreation Office Hours
The Parks
& Recreation Department is located in the Public Service Center at 4811 N
Saginaw Rd. Regular office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
Pitch Hit and Run
We will be hosting the 2010 Pitch Hit & Run
program presented by Aquafina and Major League
Baseball. The program takes place on Saturday, April 24th from 1-3 p.m. at Optimist Park, 821
Waldo Ave. The event is FREE and Boys and girls compete separately! Click
here for more details.
Tunes by the Tridge
Spend your Thursday evenings in the summer
listening to bands near the Tridge. Please note the Friday night concert! The 2010 bands scheduled to play are as
follows:
|
Date |
Band |
Genre |
|
Thursday,
June 03, 2010 |
Noel Leaman Dueling Pianos |
Pianos |
|
Thursday,
June 10, 2010 |
ShooBooty |
Rock |
|
Thursday,
June 17, 2010 |
Hurry the Jug |
Celtic/Folk |
|
Thursday,
June 24, 2010 |
Butch Heath and the Country
Reunion Band |
Country |
|
Thursday,
July 01, 2010 |
Calvarymen Quartet |
Christian |
|
Thursday,
July 08, 2010 |
Brett Mitchell & the giant
GHOST |
Pop Rock |
|
Friday,
July 16, 2010 |
Sinclairs |
Classic Rock |
|
Thursday,
July 22, 2010 |
Resonators |
Percussion |
|
Thursday,
July 29, 2010 |
The Saucecats |
Zydeco/Mardi
Gras |
|
Thursday,
August 05, 2010 |
Battle of the Bands |
Christian/Rock |
Chemical City Band
Enjoy listening to the Chemical City Band perform
on Wednesday evenings in the summer beginning at 8:00 p.m. Concerts are held at
Central Park’s Ted Nicholson Band Shell. The scheduled 2010 dates are as
follows: June 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14,
21, 28.
Intellectual Disabilities
Program
Mission Statement: The Drop-In Supervised Intellectual
Disabilities Program is dedicated to providing an enriching and enjoyable
environment for participants ages 15 and older.
This program will give the participants the opportunity to meet new
friends, gain confidence and make lasting memories throughout the summer. We will continue to meet the participant’s
needs of an educational, yet fun summer program. The program runs for eight weeks from
mid-June through August. Activities are held Monday-Thursday from 7:00-9:00
p.m. Participants can sign up at any point throughout the program. Registration forms are available on-site, at
the Parks and Recreation Office and below.
The Intellectual Disabilities Program
schedule for 2010 will be posted here when it is complete along with a
registration form. We enjoyed all who participated in 2009 and look forward to
planning an exciting calendar of events for this summer.
Midland County Sports Hall of Fame
The Midland County
Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1990 by the Amateur Sports Capital
Committee of the Midland County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The express
purpose of the Hall of Fame is to honor athletes, sports persons, coaches,
administrators and benefactors who have made a significant impact on Midland
sports programs. If you have a worthy
candidate in your organization please be encouraged to nominate them! Forms are available at the link below,
Midland Parks and Recreation Office and at the Midland Chamber of Commerce and
Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Forms
must be received by June 15 to be eligible for the 2010 Hall of Fame. Winners and nominators will be contacted via
telephone once the 2010 Class has been selected. For those individuals who are not selected,
all nomination forms are held for a period of three years. The Hall of Fame is currently located at the
Midland Civic Arena at
Please click here for
the 2010 Hall of Fame Nomination Form.