Garden City Recreation Department News: April 10, 2012

2012 Garden City Pool Applications Now Available

Get a head start on the summer. 2012 Garden City Pool applications have been sent to all residents! Check out the splash, see all the great events planned, and join us for another summer of Fun in the Sun at the GC Pool. If you did not receive your application, please visit the website at www.gardencityrecreation.org or visit the administrative office at 108 Rockaway Ave.

Garden City Recreation and Parks Department News: April 3, 2012

Time for an Easter Egg Hunt

The Garden City Recreation Department is once again sponsoring the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7 at Garden City Community Park. This year three hunts will be held beginning at 10 a.m. with three age divisions: preschool to kindergarten, grades one and two; and grades three to five.

Special eggs will be stuffed and hidden for all divisions and each hunt will also feature a grand prize (an Easter basket filled with goodies), which will go to the youngster who finds the egg marked “Number 1 Lucky Egg.”

Garden City Community Park News: April 3, 2012

Registration for Womens Tennis Leagues Begins

Sign ups for the 2012-13 Community Park Tennis Center weekday women’s tennis leagues are underway. All players wishing to join can pick up and fill out an application at the Community Park Clubhouse, or download an application at www. gardencityrecreation.org.

GC Athlete Commits To Play Soccer at Belmont-Abbey College

On Wednesday, Feb. 8, Kellenberg Memorial held an Athletic Signing Day. Senior Kevin Liddy of Garden City has committed to play soccer at Belmont-Abbey College. The Marianist community, administration, faculty and staff would like to congratulate Kevin for his hard work, effort, commitment and success in the classroom, on the athletic fields and in celebrating his faith as a valued member of the Kellenberg Memorial Family. He has taken the next step in his educational growth as he commits to the college he wishes to attend and agrees to participate in collegiate athletics at the highest level.

Garden City Community Park News: March 27, 2012

Registration for Women’s Tennis Leagues Begins

Sign ups for the 2012-2013 Community Park Tennis Center weekday women’s tennis leagues are underway. All players wishing to join can pick up and fill out an application at the Community Park Clubhouse, or download an application at www.gardencityrecreation.org.

Garden City Community Park News: March 20, 2012

Registration for Women’s Tennis Leagues Begins

Sign ups for the 2012-2013 Community Park Tennis Center weekday women’s tennis leagues are underway. All players wishing to join can pick up and fill out an application at the Community Park Clubhouse; or download an application at www.gardencityrecreation.org.

Current players have the first choice to rejoin their league and must be signed up for next season by Friday, April 27. After this date openings will be filled on a first-come, first- served basis by qualified players. If you do not come in first or second in your current group and you wish to move up, you may tryout for the group. If the pro ranks you at that level and there are openings, you can move to the next level. So get your application in as soon as possible.

Garden City Recreation and Parks Department News: March 20, 2012

2012 Garden City Pool Applications Now Available

Get a head start on the summer. 2012 Garden City Pool applications have been sent to all residents! Check out the ‘Splash,’ see all the great events planned, and join us for another summer of ‘Fun in the Sun’ at the GC Pool.” If you did not receive your application, please visit the website at www.gardencityrecreation.org or visit our Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Ave.

Please note: Swim Lesson Registration Form was inadvertently left out of the mailing. If you need this form you may download it from our website or visit our office for a copy. You can also make your own by listing your child’s name, address, phone number, birth date, grade he/she will be entering in September and the session and class code for which you are registering with a first and second choice. Mail all information with full payment of $15 for each child with your pool application. A separate $15 check must be enclosed for each child. Please make all checks payable to the “Inc. Village of Garden City.”

Garden City Swimmers to Compete at Junior Olympics

Garden City residents Ryan Brown, Kimberly Chan, Julia Hall, Cara and Finola Heaney, Natasha Senken, and Veronica Trzeciak have qualified for the Metropolitan Swimming Junior Olympics to be held in West Nyack, New York. The athletes will be competing for their club team Long Island Aquatic Club during the three-day competition. Long Island Aquatic Club, located out of Garden City, is the premier USA Swimming club on Long Island.  The team regularly sends swimmers to compete at regional and national competitions, and has already qualified seven swimmers for the USA Swimming Olympic Trials this summer.

Garden City Recreation Department News: March 13, 2012

2012 Garden City Pool Applications Now Available

Get a head start on the summer. 2012 Garden City Pool applications have been sent to all residents! Check out the ‘Splash,’ see all the great events planned, and join us for another summer of ‘Fun in the Sun’ at the GC Pool.” If you did not receive your application, please visit the website at www.gardencityrecreation.org or visit our Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Ave.

Garden City Grads Play for the Harvard Crimson

Pictured are Stephen Jahelka (#41), Brian Fischer (#39) and Sean Mahon (#27). All are Garden City residents and 2011 graduates. Jahelka and Fischer played lacrosse for Garden City High School and Mahon played for Chaminade. They are now playing together for the Harvard Crimson, who are off to a 2-0 start this season.