Montague Summer Camp Registration: Registration has begun for Montague residents; nonresidents may start to register on Monday, April 30. Program dates: Monday, July 2, to Friday, Aug. 17; Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Discovery and Sports and Adventures). We offer Theme Weeks, field trips, special events and trips to Laurel Lake. Fee schedule: Discovery Program (Unity Park), Montague residents $75/child/week, nonresidents $90/child/week. Sports and Adventures (Turners Falls High School) Montague residents $85/child/week, nonresidents $100/child/week.
Warrior Dash Adventure Course Race: For children ages 5 to 12. Saturday, June 9, at 2 p.m. at Hillcrest Elementary School fields. Fee: Montague residents $10, nonresidents $15. We’re partnering with Hillcrest Elementary School to bring the community its first adventure race. Children will be given the task of racing through a pre-designed course with multiple obstacles. Racers will compete in separate age categories: 5 to 6, 7 to 8, 9 to 10 and 11 to 12; with boys and girls winners crowned in each category. The course may vary between some age groups. Shirts and sneakers required (no sandals or open-toed shoes). Proceeds benefit MPRD’s Scholarship Program and the Hillcrest Playground Project Fund. Sponsors still needed.
Unity Park Community Garden Spring Clean-up Saturday, April 14, at Unity Park. Come join the Great Falls Apple Corps in the clean-up efforts. We will be opening up the garden and preparing the beds for a productive summer. Come and meet your neighbors, sign up for a garden plot, share ideas and get your hands dirty. Come an hour early at 9 a.m. for an “Eat the Weeds” workshop to discover which common weeds are edible (even yummy!) before we pull ’em all out.
The Spring Programs Brochure is available at: www.montague.net. Montague Parks & Recreation Department, 56 First St., Turners Falls MA 01376. Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 863-3216 or like us on Facebook for more information.