Early morning lap swim at the Rossland Pool is now on Tuesday mornings from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Cost is $2 for members and $5 for non members. Interested in private lessons for yourself or your little one? We offer half hour, private lessons for $15. Please contact the pool or the recreation department to discuss available times and Instructors.
The Rossland Pool has a Bronze Star course running next week, that’s not advertised in the Rec. Brochure. With the Grade 6s and 7s out of school next week, this is a great opportunity to keep them busy, and to also introduce them to lifeguarding. The course will run on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Bronze Star is the entry level training course for Lifeguards and provides excellent preparation for the Bronze Medallion course. Participants develop problem solving and decision making skills as individuals and as partners. This is a 12-hour course for preteens 11-13 years.
If you’ve always wanted to learn to sail, the Kootenay Sailing Association is starting a Youth Sailing Club on Thursdays at 4:45 p.m. Come down to the Prestige Hotel dock to register and to check out the club’s new boats. In order to get the opportunity to come sailing on the KLSA boats all you need is a 2011 KLSA membership which is $30 for a youth, $50 for one adult or $65 for a family. The club has three Optis for kids under 130 lbs., one Albacore large dingy and a West Wight Potter 19 which is a nice little cruising boat. If you have any questions, please contact David Oosthuizen at 250-352-1312.
The Rossland Public Library has their Summer Reading Club information out and this year’s theme is “Savour Each Word…discover the deliciousness of reading”. With games to play, crafts to make and stories to tell, there’s lots of fun to be had. For more information about age groups and times, please contact the library at 250-362-7611 or rplsrc@gmail.com
AquaTot lessons at the pool started on Tuesday, June 21 and will run for the duration of the summer on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to noon. This half-hour lesson is for parents and tots to enjoy social time in the water and introduce skills like buoyancy, movement, floating and active water play. The lessons are drop in and parents can enjoy coming as often or as little as summer holidays permit. Cost is $2 for members and $3 for non members.
Interested in playing softball with other families? The recreation department has set aside Cooke Avenue ball field in lower Rossland, on Friday nights, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Grab your gloves, your bats and your kids and head out to Cooke Avenue field for a casual, relaxed game of softball. This is a co-ed, multi age, recreational, fun game organized by the families that show up. Tell your friends! The more families who show up, the more fun you’ll have! Adults will be responsible for ensuring safety, common sense and fair play.
If you’re interested in adult roller hockey at the Rossland Arena, a new co-ordinator has started up the sport. Days of the week and times may change in the future. If you’re interested in playing, please contact Hart Joron at joron_k12_hart@hotmail.com Hart will be able to answer any questions about drop in fees and equipment required.
Junior roller derby in the Rossland Arena has started up, with regular, weekly practices on Sundays from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Equipment can be purchased at RossVegas or from several online retail stores. For more information, please contact Darlene, the co-ordinator at darjamin@telus.net. Junior derby is for girls ages 5-18 years, with the different age categories being split out for safety. There is no contact allowed for junior derby, so there’s no reason to not give it a try!
The Rossland Mountain Market will be taking place every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in downtown Rossland from June 30 to Sept. 29. The Rossland Mountain Market is coordinated by Rossland REAL Food and supports local entrepreneurs to sell their homemade and homegrown goods. The market also strives to work with the local business community and welcomes their ideas and suggestions for the 2011 market season.