Staff Reports
North Tonawanda, NY — The North Tonawanda summer playground program is scheduled to begin next week, the city’s Department of Youth, Recreation and Parks announced.
Payne Park will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday beginning June 25, with a free lunch program served daily from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
A variety of activities will be offered at the park, including arts and crafts, sports, games, contests and water games. A weekly schedule of daily events will be available at the playground or at Memorial Pool in the lobby.
Special events will be held at the park beginning July 8 and are free and open to the public. The schedule is as follows: Reptile Man, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. July 8; make your own ice cream, 1 p.m. July 15; gold fish dive, 10 a.m. July 22; NT Amazing Race Scavenger Hunt, 1 p.m. July 29; rock wall, 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 5; water bikes at the canal, 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 12.
Arts and crafts attendants will be at Payne Park from 10 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday and at these playgrounds on the following days: Monday — Leah, 1:15 to 3 p.m. ; Tuesday — Remington, 1:15 to 3 p.m.; Wednesday — Payne Park, special events day, 1:15 to 3 p.m.; Thursday — Pinewoods, 1:15 to 3 p.m.; Friday — Wurlitzer, 1:15 to 3 p.m.
The weekly sports program at Wurlitzer Park will run from June 30 through Aug. 20, with different activities scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program is free, and participants will receive prizes.
In addition, Pinewoods Play Days will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 6-10 and Aug. 3-7. Qualified attendants will be at Pinewoods Park for an all-day play day for children ages 5 to 13. Children should bring their own lunch.
Participants should pre-register at the Recreation Department or by calling 695-8520. The program is free, but children must stay for the whole four hours.
For more information on North Tonawanda’s summer playground program, call the Recreation Department or visit their Web site at www.ntyouthcenter.bravehost.com.
