The city has just opened registration for fall programs offered by the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department. This includes new activities such as Adapted Aquatics, TRX Fitness and ZumbaTomic for Kids. It’s all featured in the fall Let’s Play! Recreation guide, which will be mailed to all residents this week. Or you can view it online now. Many programs fill up quickly so you&... »
As the city continues to grapple with another tight budget, parks officials are turning to advertising to make up some of the difference. The city council just approved a new corporate sponsorship policy for the Parks and Recreation Department. “This new policy provides our department with guidelines and procedures to find major corporate sponsors for programs, activities and facilities, including... »
Time to play ball! Registration for the city of Lynnwood Adult Softball Leagues begins for returning and new teams on Jan. 23 and 25, respectively. This year, all teams will play 10 regularly scheduled league games (weather permitting) with the top four teams in each division to play in a season-ending tournament. Spring league games begin Feb. 26, 2012. Fees are $650 per team for men, women or c... »
Come put the par in party. You’re invited to the Lynnwood Golf Course 20th anniversary and customer appreciation event for golfers who helped pay off the 20 year construction bonds. In 1991, the Lynnwood Golf Course opened next to Edmonds Community College. The 18 hole course was constructed and financed by general obligation bonds. After 20 years and more than 1.1 million rounds later, golf... »
The pools and locker rooms at the new Rec Center will be closed from Sept. 5 (Labor Day) through Sept. 13 for maintenance and repairs. Aquatic Supervisor Bill Haugen told us during the closure they will be addressing a locker room floor drainage issue, in addition to re-piping some of the pool components to allow for more efficient maintenance. The weight room, racquetball courts and fitness space... »
Next month the city will open a place for teens to hang out. Oddly enough, it will be at the Lynnwood Senior Center. Officials say the Drop Spot teen center will be a safe, positive and supervised place for teens to hang out and make new friends. Activities will include video games, board games, computer lab, homework help, movies, arts and crafts, cooking, snacks, DIY projects, workshops, service... »
It’s been open less than three months and already Lynnwood’s new Rec Center is proving to be a huge draw. It’s so popular, every open swim session has sold out since they opened April 28. “That means a minimum of 300 people have entered the building for a 2 ½ period. On many days, we are allowing additional people into the facility about 90 minutes after the start of the open swim. This is helpin... »
Yesterday’s story about the new Stadler Ridge Park had someone wondering about the plans for Doc Hageman Park on 178th Street SW/Maple Road in unincorporated Snohomish County. It turns out the plans for Doc Hageman Park are on hold for now. The city received a $500,000 state grant for the project in 2009. The grant required an equal amount in matching funds. However, during last year’s... »
After some delays, plans are moving forward on a new community park on 33rd Place W. in northeast Lynnwood. The future Stadler Ridge Park sits on a two acre parcel of land the city acquired in 2001. It’s named for the Stadler family that settled there in the early 20th century. The city says the project “will meet the recreational needs of an underserved neighborhood that has grown in population i... »
The ribbon has been cut and Lynnwood’s newly expanded Rec Center is now open to the public. The 16-month, $25 million renovation adds dozens of new and improved activities for people of all ages. Kids can clock their speed down the two water slides, float in the lazy river, play water basketball or volleyball, or get splashed by the 50-gallon bucket. There are also family and adult hot tubs, welln... »
At 11:30 a.m. today, city officials will cut the ribbon and open the newly remodeled Rec Center. Free swimming and tours will be available between 1 – 3 p.m. and 6 – 8 p.m. The renovation of the 33 year-old building, with a cost of $25 million, adds 16,000 square feet of new space with a focus on aquatics and fitness. It features a new recreation pool with two water slides, a river wit... »
The renovation of the Lynnwood Recreation Center is nearly complete. The grand opening was orginally planned for April 14 but it has been pushed back. A new opening date has not yet been announced. “There is an extensive ‘punch list’ of items to be completed before a permanent Certificate of Occupancy can be issued by the city. Until then, staff training and equipment installati... »
We’re getting our first look at the pool at the new Lynnwood Recreation Center. The pool has several areas for different activities. The beach swim has a shallow water playground for families with small children. The recreation swim area has two water slides, a river with current and a family hot tub. The open swim section has a recreation pool with slides, lap pool with diving board and basketbal... »
Both of the water slides have arrived at Lynnwood’s new Recreation Center and are now being installed. The 205-foot-long innertube slide will accommodate up to two riders at a time. You will enter the slide and quickly exit the building in a fully enclosed and temperature-controlled tube. After a series of dips and turns, you’ll exit into the 3.5-foot deep splash pool where you can con... »
Crews are getting ready to install the new play equipment at the Lynnwood Recreation Center. “The Edge” play structure will be on the outdoor patio north of the new leisure pool. It features all sorts of play elements including spinning, sliding, climbing, rocking, balancing, social and pretend play for kids of all abilities. It will have a stainless steel slide, curly climber, climbin... »
While crews remodel the inside of the Lynnwood Recreation Center, two new elements have been added to the exterior. A reflexology path has been installed, one of several wellness activities that will be available at the renovated facility. It’s a cobblestone path with stones of many different sizes and shapes. Walking a reflexology path has been part of many Asian cultures for thousands of ... »
As we reported last week, the city-run Kids Klub preschool program is on the chopping block as Lynnwood officials look for ways to plug an estimated $21 million budget gap. A group of parents has protested the proposed cut because they say it would be difficult to find a new preschool in the middle of the year. Now it appears city officials are looking for ways to possibly save the program. Parent... »
A popular city-run preschool program is on the chopping block as Lynnwood officials look for ways to plug a $21 million budget gap. But one group of concerned parents is not letting it go without a fight. Like all city departments, Parks and Recreation is looking for ways to trim its budget. Department managers have been told to cut $1.9 million. The Kids Klub preschool is on the list of proposed ... »
Crews building the new Lynnwood Recreation Center are about to reach another milestone. They’re almost done with the overflow parking lot across the street from the facility. Paving and striping in the parking lot at the corner of 44th Avenue West and 188th Street SW were recently finished. Sidewalks and lot entrances will be next, followed by installation of the irrigation system and light ... »
Lynnwood’s annual Shakespeare in the Park series kicks off tomorrow night. The shows are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Lynndale Park’s amphitheater (18927 72nd Avenue West). The city suggests you arrive early for good seats and bring a blanket or chair. Food will be available at a concession stand. The shows are performed by professional theater troupes Wooden O and GreenStage.... »
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