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FALL
Activity
GUIDE
GREAT BEND RECREATION COMMISSION
ONLINE REGISTRATION
www.greatbendrec.com
CALL US 620-793-3755
REGISTER: SEPT. 20, 2021
l The GBREC continues to monitor regulation changes and local mandates to ensure the safety of our participants and members while
attending the facilities and our programs.
l The Recreation Commission has put in place preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
l The Recreation Commission recommends that Masks be worn. Social distancing 6 ft. guidelines should be followed without masking.
l Sports spectators/fans/500 + indoor event spectators maybe limited and adhear to mask or attendance guidance by county, state,
federal, KRPA, KSHSSA as notified.
DROP-IN MEMBERSHIP PROCEDURES
The Rec Center and Activity Center are open for individuals wanting to walk or play basketball, but we ask participants to first get a free
membership card from our front desk upon entering our buildings. Participants will be asked to scan in each time they plan to use our gym
facilities or walking track.
PG2 GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755
620-792-3214
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GBREC
PO Box 353
Great Bend, KS 67530
Scholarships Residents of USD#428 school district meeting certain guidelines maybe
eligible for scholarship assistance for their children ages 18 and younger. If approved,
scholarship funds cover 50% of the program fee and applicants are asked to pay the
remaining balance. Some activities are exempt from the scholarship program. Application
620.793.3755
forms must be submitted 5 business days prior to registering at GBRec Office. Recipients
620.792.3838 fax must attend 75% of activity. T-shirt fee not covered by scholarships.
Registrations & Cancellations We ask you to register at least (4) four business days
prior to start dates to prevent cancellations due to low enrollment. Fees are due at the time
of registration. We reserve the right to cancel, combine, or divide activities based upon
enrollment. Information is subject to change regarding times, dates, locations and
instructors. Check our website & Facebook for updates.
Refunds Refund requests must be made 24 hours prior to the scheduled starting date of
https://greatbendrec.com/contact/ the activity. Refunds not granted after that time. No pro-rated refunds. There is a $5.00
service charge on all refunds. T-shirts cost will be reduced from the activity fee if applicable.
No refunds on Wellness memberships, and trips. Team fees refunds will be allowed if request
is made prior to the registration deadline.
Wait List If class or team has met its maximum enrollment, patrons have the option to add
a name to the wait list. Should a spot open, you will be contacted. Patrons cannot be
enrolled in a program and be on a waitlist for another session of the same program.
Photography/Video Great Bend Rec reserves the right to use all photographs and video
of participants for promotional purposes, including print, digital, and social media
FACEBOOK FRIEND: promotions.
GREATBENDREC Lost & Found Items of value are kept for one (1) month and than donated to a local,
non-profit agency. Water bottles are not kept.
Class Attendance Sorry, children are not allowed to attend classes with their parents.
Siblings of class participants are not permitted in teaching areas.
For Your Convenience We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover.
Fall Registration Begins Monday, September 20, 2021 at the GreatBend Rec Office
located at 1214 Stone Street. Hours: 8:30am to 5:00 pm Monday-Friday
www.greatbendrec.com
GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755 PG3
Connect with us @ greatbendrec
WAYS TO REGISTER
ONLINE at www.greatbendrec.com
CONTENT IN PERSON at GBREC CENTER, 1214 Stone Street
INFORMATION 2-4 M-F 8:30 am-5:00 pm
PARENT/CHILD 5-6
PRESCHOOL/TODDLER 7 COMMISSIONERS
YOUTH ENRICHMENT 8-14 Bruce Hofeling
Dr. Teri Turkle Huslig
YOUTH SPORTS 15-16 Andrea Bauer
ADULT SPORTS 17-18 Sue Cooper
ADULT ENRICHMENT 19-22 Dr. Jonathan Pike
ADMINISTRATION
WELLNESS 23-25 Diann Henderson, Executive Director & Superintendent
ADAPTIVE 26 Chris Umphres, Asst. Superintendent/Sports Director
Garet Fitzpatrick, Enrichment & Activity Center Director
VIRTUAL 27 Megan Hammeke, Senior, Aquatics, SN Director
EVENTS 28 RECREATION STAFF
Paul Zamarripa, Asst. Sports Director
CODES: FACILITY Aaron Fuller, Athletic Sports Supervisor
Vandy Simpson, Office Clerk/Office Manager
REC GB Recreation Center, 1214 Stone
LeaAnn Leroy, Enrollment/Customer Service Specialist
ACTCTR GBRC Activity Center, 2715 18th Street Jerry Richards, Maintenance & Custodian
C/A City Auditorium, 1223 Williams
KWEC Kansas Wetlands Educational Center,
US Hwy. 156 GBRC Mission Statement
The Great Bend Recreation Commission is a public supported agency serving the
ZOO Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo, 20th & Main citizens of USD#428. We are dedicated to providing quality leisure, cultural, sports,
fitness and educational programs to improve your quality of life and the community.
BRITSP Brit Spaugh Park, 20th & Main
SRCTR GB Senior Center, 2005 Kansas
VETS Veterans Memorial Park/Lake/
Ballfields, 17th St. Terrace & McKinley
JEFF Jefferson Elementary School, 2716 24th
LIN Lincoln Elementary School, 5630 Broadway
EISEN Eisenhower Elementary School, 1212 Garfield
PRK Park Elementary School, 1801 Williams
TENNIS Shannon Schartz Tennis Courts, 17th St. Terr.
WEST Westfall Ballfield, 1212 Garfield Recreation & Parks are wondrous places to PLAY, LEARN and
EXPLORE. Peaceful retreats from the pace and pressures of everyday life, they bring
WET Wetlands Aquatic Facility, 20th & Main us family gatherings, ball games, wellness programs, afterschool programs, long walks
WAL Walnut Bowl, 3101 Washington and wildlife waiting to be discovered. To ensure our recreation programs, recreation
centers, and public outdoor spaces inspire generations to come, we need your help.
STO Stoneridge Golf Course, 24th /Frey Support our local Recreation Commission, call 620.793.3755.
LANG Langrehr BallField, 2nd /McKinley
GBSC Great Bend Sports Complex, 2nd & McKinley Great Bend Recreation Commission Foundation
EXTOF Barton County Extension Office, 1800 12th 620.793.3755
501C (3) Non-Profit Organization, Dr. Teri Turkle Huslig, President
PG4 GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755
IMAGINATION PLAYGROUND
Bring your tots and enjoy yourself at the GBRC Activity Center. These free drop-in
activities are recommended for children ages 2 and older. All children MUST be
accompanied by an adult 18 and older.
Morning Hours are 9:30 – 11:00 am on the first and third Wednesdays: October 6th,
20th, November 3rd, 17th, December 1st, 15th, January 5th, and 19th.
TODDLER ART
A fun introductory class in creativity! Preschoolers will create a variety of art projects.
Assist your child in discovering their talents. A parent or grandparent needs to
accompany each child to class.
Instructor: Cindy Warner
Enrollment: Max. 12
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#304333B 2-3 yrs 10/6-10/27 W 9:30-10:15amREC
MOMMY AND ME HALLOWEEN PAINTING
Are you looking for a fun evening to spend with that special child? If so, join us and
have a good time creating this fun Halloween project together. Children must be
accompanied by at least one adult.
Instructor: Margaret Bartholomew
Enrollment: Max. 14
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309006A 4-10 yrs 10/7 TH 6:30-7:30pmREC
ALL AGES
Children must be accompanied by one adult MOMMY AND ME COOKING
Join us for this fun and yummy cooking class. You bring the kids, and we’ll bring the
STORYWALK AT THE GREAT BEND REC ACTIVITY CENTER food and fun just in time for lunch! An adult must accompany children. No scholarships
Join Donna Krug, Cottonwood District FCS Agent, and her helpers at the Activity are available for this program.
Center for these StoryWalk adventures. StoryWalks are books that will be displayed Instructor: Linda Pearson
on white boards as children walk in the area surrounding the My BackYard Playground Enrollment: Max. 6
or inside the Activity Center. The goal of StoryWalk is to read and exercise together Fee: $10.00
with your child. These StoryWalks are a free drop-in program that will be held between Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#304326A 3-5 yrs 10/8 F 11:15-12:30pmREC
10:00 – 11:30 am. This program targets pre-school age children with their parents or
#304326B 3-5 yrs 11/5 F 11:15-12:30pmREC
caregivers. Each date will be a different story.
These walks will be held on:
Wednesday, September 22nd SPOOKY SATURDAY CRAFTS
Wednesday, October 6th Spend some family time creating this fun Halloween craft.
All children must be accompanied by at least one adult.
Instructor: Karen Clark
MORNING AT MY BACKYARD PLAYGROUND Enrollment: Max. 14
The Activity Center will be closed due to maintenance, but the My BackYard
Fee: $10.00
Playground will be open for some fun. So, load up the kids and enjoy being outside Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
playing with other kids between 10:00 – 11:30 am on Wednesday, September 22nd. #309006G 4-10 yrs 10/9 S 9:30-10:30amREC
The GB Rec will have some special handouts while supplies last. Donna Krug,
Cottonwood District FCS Agent, will also have a StoryWalk set up that day for you to
walk through and read a story to your child. This is a free drop-in program that a parent MARSH UNDER THE MOON
or grandparent needs to accompany child to. You’ve seen Cheyenne Bottoms in the daytime, but what happens when the sun goes
down, and the moon rises over our marsh? Register with an adult to come out to the
Kansas Wetlands Education Center for an evening of spider sniffing, bat detection, and
LITTLE ZOO CRITTERS checking out the eye shine of various wetland animals. Fluorescence (emission of light)
Meet us at the Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo and learn all about different animals. Zoo occurs frequently in nature in some minerals and in many biological forms. We’ll check
staff will show us some of the fun animals they have at the zoo. We’re also going to out some examples and play some of our own glow-in-the-dark games! Participants will
be making a fun craft project each time. A parent or grandparent needs to accompany roast hot dogs and enjoy smores in the KWEC fire pit. We’ll spend much of the program
each child to class. outdoors, so dress for the weather and wear closed toed shoes. This program will be
Instructors: Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo Staff & held at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. The program is
Cindy Warner open to children ages 6 – 12 accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is required and
Enrollment: Max. 10 is due by Tuesday, October 12th. No scholarships are available for this program.
Fee: $10.00 Instructors: Mandy Kern & Pam Martin, KWEC Program Specialists, & GBRC Staff
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place: Enrollment: Max. 15
#304333A 3-5 yrs 10/5-10/26 T 9:30-10:30amZOO
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309008A 6-12 yrs 10/15 F 6:00-9pm KWEC
GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755 PG5
COOKING CHRISTMAS GOODIES
Spend some quality time with that special little one baking some Christmas goodies
together. An adult must accompany children. No scholarships are available for this
program.
Instructor: Linda Pearson
Enrollment: Max. 6
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#304326C 3-5 yrs 12/10 F 9:30-11am REC
HOLIDAY CRAFTS
Decorate this family holiday decoration as a family to help spruce up your home.
Children must be accompanied by at least one adult.
Instructor: Karen Clark
Enrollment: Max. 14
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309006E 4-10 yrs 12/11 S 9:30-10:30amREC
MOMMY AND ME CHRISTMAS GIFT
Why not spend some time with your child making a special Christmas gift together that
your child can give to someone for a gift this year? Children must be accompanied by
at least one adult.
Instructor: Margaret Bartholomew
ALL AGES Enrollment: Max. 14
Children must be accompanied by one adult Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309006F 4-10 yrs 12/16 TH 6:30-7:30pmREC
PAINTING PUMPKINS WITH DAD
Spend time painting a pumpkin for Halloween with that special child in your life. An
adult male must accompany children to the class. SNOW SCULPTURES WANTED
Instructor: Cindy Warner The GBRC would like you to share all the hard and creative work you put into your
Enrollment: Max. 14 Snow Sculpture on our Facebook page. After a snow, be watching our Facebook
Fee: $10.00 page for the Snow Sculpture Post and then simply take a photo of your 2021/22 snow
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place: sculpture and share it in the comment section. Each snow will have an ending date
#309006B 3-5 yrs 10/27 W 6:30-7:30pmREC
depending on the amount of snow received to post your sculptures by. After each
snow, be looking for a new Snow Sculpture post to share your photos in. The first of
THE GREAT FACEBOOK JACK-O-LANTERN PATCH April we will randomly pick 3 entries out of all the entries that will receive a gift
It’s always fun to see all the creative Jack-O-Lanterns everyone carves and decorates package from the Great Bend Rec.
for Halloween. The GB Rec wants to help you show off your Jack-O-Lantern this
Halloween with the Great Facebook Jack-O-Lantern Patch. On Thursday, October
28th, we will post a Great Jack-O-Lantern Patch post on our Facebook page. Then
simply take a photo of your 2021 Jack-O-Lantern and share it in the comment section
under that post. We will randomly pick 3 entries that will receive a Halloween package
for entering your Jack-O-Lantern. For your photo to be eligible to be entered in the
drawing, your photo must be entered by Noon on Monday, November 1st. Winners will
be contacted the week of November 1st.
HAPPY FALL
Join us and create a great fall project using all the wonderful colors of fall in this fun
family class. Children must be accompanied by at least one adult.
Instructor: Karen Clark
Enrollment: Max. 14
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309006C 4-10 yrs 11/6 S 9:30-10:30amREC
MOMMY AND ME CRAFTING & PAINTING
Come on, join us, and spend some quality time with your child making a fun craft
project together. Children must be accompanied by at least one adult.
Instructor: Margaret Bartholomew
Enrollment: Max. 14
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309006D 4-10 yrs 11/18 TH 6:30-7:30pmREC
PG6 GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755
SANTA ELVES
We will be busy as an elf preparing a special Christmas present for mom or dad.
Instructor: Marti Smith
Enrollment: Max. 14
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309007A 4-5 yrs 12/9 TH 3:30-5pm REC
THE GREAT FACEBOOK JACK-O-LANTERN PATCH
It’s always fun to see all the creative Jack-O-Lanterns everyone carves and
decorates for Halloween. The GB Rec wants to help you show off your
Jack-O-Lantern this Halloween with the Great Facebook Jack-O-Lantern Patch.
On Thursday, October 28th, we will post a Great Jack-O-Lantern Patch post on
our Facebook page. Then simply take a photo of your 2021 Jack-O-Lantern and
share it in the comment section under that post. We will randomly pick 3 entries
that will receive a Halloween package for entering your Jack-O-Lantern. For your
photo to be eligible to be entered in the drawing, your photo must be entered by
Noon on Monday, November 1st. Winners will be contacted the week of
November 1st.
SNOW SCULPTURES WANTED
The GBRC would like you to share all the hard and creative work you put into
your Snow Sculpture on our Facebook page. After a snow, be watching our
Facebook page for the Snow Sculpture Post and then simply take a photo of
your 2021/22 snow sculpture and share it in the comment section. Each snow
will have an ending date depending on the amount of snow received to post
AGES 3-5 YRS your sculptures by. After each snow, be looking for a new Snow Sculpture post
For a positve Recreation Experience, to share your photos in. The first of April we will randomly pick 3 entries out of all
all children must be potty trained to enroll. the entries that will receive a gift package from the Great Bend Rec.
SANTA’S WORKSHOP
PRESCHOOL EXPRESS This year’s Santa’s Workshop will be held on Monday, December 6th, 2021, from
All aboard! Creativity is fun on board the Preschool Express. Your child will create a 6:00 – 8:00 pm in the City Auditorium. Keep your eye out for additional
variety of art projects and holiday crafts. Learning is fun on the Preschool Express. information.
Come see what is just around the bend. No class November 3rd.
Instructor: Marti Smith MY CHRISTMAS TREE
Enrollment: Max. 14 Every year you see photos of beautifully decorated Christmas Trees. We would
Fee: $15.00 like to share your Tree on our Facebook page. On Friday, December 10th, we
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place: will post a My Christmas Tree post on our Facebook page. Then simply take a
#304333C 4-5 yrs 10/6-11/17 W 3:30-5pm REC
photo of your 2021 Christmas Tree and share it in the comment section under
that post. One entry per person. We will randomly pick 3 entries that will receive
MOVIN & GROOVIN WITH MUSIC a Christmas package for entering your Christmas Tree. For your photo to be
Participants will explore the world of music, dance and fun stories with music, eligible to be entered in the drawing, your photo must be entered by Noon on
movement, and rhythm of motion. Kids will make music, sing songs and dance while Monday, December 13th.
playing instruments in this grooving class.
Instructor: Debbie Koch
Enrollment: Max. 14
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#304322A 3-5 yrs 10/7-10/28 TH 9:00-10am ACTCTR
JR ALL-STAR
During this Jr All-Star class, your active child will experience fitness, sports, motor
skills and other action-packed games and activities. These activities will include
musical games, basic motor skills such as throwing, catching, shooting, kicking and
more. Make sure your All-Star wears appropriate clothing for active play. No class
November 25th.
Instructor: Debbie Koch
Enrollment: Max. 14
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#304322B 3-5 yrs 11/4-12/2 TH 9:00-10am ACTCTR
GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755 PG 7
CREATING ARTS & CRAFTS
Join your friends and let your creative mind and artistic abilities loose as you make
some fun projects. This class is full of seasonal crafts, painting, holiday themed proj-
ects and more.
No class October 19th, 20th & 21st.
Instructor: Nancy Schuetz (Jefferson)
Instructor: Linda Pearson (Eisenhower & Lincoln)
Enrollment: Max. 12
Fee: $15.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#304311H 5-12 yrs 10/5-11/16 T 3:30-5pm JEFF
#304311I 5-12 yrs 10/6-11/17 W 3:30-5pm EISEN
#304311J 5-12 yrs 10/7-11/18 TH 3:30-5pm LIN
CREATIVE COOKING
This class is intended to give your child the opportunity to create some very simple
cooking projects and snacks. Partial scholarship available.
No class October 20th.
Instructor: Cindy Warner
Enrollment: Max. 12
Fee: $15.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#304326D 6-12 yrs 10/6-11/17 W 3:30-5pm LIN
FRANKIE-STEIN
This Frankenstein will not scare off anyone but will be fun to paint.
AGES 5-12 Instructor: Linda Pearson (Lincoln)
ENRICHMENT Instructor: Marti Smith (Eisenhower)
Instructor: Nancy Schuetz (Jefferson)
Enrollment: Max. 12
ADVENTURES IN ARTS & CRAFTS AT PARK Fee: $10.00
Are you looking for an adventure in arts and crafts? If so, we have just the classes for Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
you at Park School. Each week will be full of different art and craft projects that may #309007D 5-12 yrs 10/11 M 3:30-5pm LIN
include ceramics, painting, cartooning, special holiday projects, crafts, drawing, along #309007E 5-12 yrs 10/12 T 3:30-5pm EISEN
with other fun arts and crafts adventures. #309007F 5-12 yrs 10/14 TH 3:30-5pm JEFF
Instructor: Trisha Ryff
Enrollment: Max. 12 BACKPACK SEWING
Fee: $15.00 Are you wanting to learn how to sew? If so, join us and sew your very own backpack
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#304311A 5-12 yrs 10/5-10/7 TWTH 3:30-5pm PRK to carry books, tennis shoes, cell phone or whatever else you want to carry. A sample
#304311B 5-12 yrs 10/11-10/14MTWTH 3:30-5pm PRK of the project will be in the Great Bend Rec Office (1214 Stone St.) for you to look at.
#304311C 5-12 yrs 10/25-10/28MTWTH 3:30-5pm PRK Students will need to bring ½ yard (18” x 45”) heavy weight fabric. The GBRC will
#304311D 5-12 yrs 11/1-11/4 MTWTH 3:30-5pm PRK
provide the cording.
#304311E 5-12 yrs 11/8-11/11 MTWTH 3:30-5pm PRK
#304311F 5-12 yrs 11/15-11/18MTWTH 3:30-5pm PRK Parents are welcome to attend this class with their children. This program will meet
#304311G 5-12 yrs 11/29-12/2 MTWTH 3:30-5pm PRK at the Cottonwood Extension District Office (1800 12 St.). The deadline to sign up is
Tuesday, October 12th.
Instructor: Cindy Warner
CERAMICS & CRAFTS Enrollment: Max. 6
Don’t miss out on this popular ceramic class. We have fun projects picked out just for Fee: $15.00
you. Students will also enjoy making some general crafts. Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
No class October 19th. #309007G 9 and older10/19 T 3:30-5:30pmEXTOF
Instructor: Cindy Warner
Enrollment: Max. 12
Fee: $15.00 PAINT’N PUMPKINS
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place: Pick out your pumpkin, paint a funny face, add a hat or some other fun things to it and
#304319A 5-12 yrs 10/5-11/16 T 3:30-5pm LIN then you will have your own Halloween Jack-O-Lantern.
Instructor: Linda Pearson (Lincoln)
Instructor: Marti Smith (Eisenhower)
MY FUNNY FRIEND Instructor: Nancy Schuetz (Jefferson)
Let your creative mind run wild painting this upside-down pineapple into a fun filled Enrollment: Max. 12
friend. Fee: $10.00
Instructor: Marti Smith (Eisenhower) Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
Instructor: Nancy Schuetz (Jefferson) #309007H 5-12 yrs 10/25 M 3:30-5pm LIN
Enrollment: Max. 12 #309007I 5-12 yrs 10/26 T 3:30-5pm EISEN
#309007J 5-12 yrs 10/28 TH 3:30-5pm JEFF
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309007B 5-12 yrs 10/5 T 3:30-5pm EISEN
#309007C 5-12 yrs 10/7 TH 3:30-5pm JEFF
PG8 GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755
BIRDS: THE MASTERS OF ADAPTATION
Birds are masters at adaptation. We can learn a lot by looking at their beaks and feet.
Learn how you can determine what type of habitat a bird lives in and what food it eats
through a fun hands-on activity using tools to mimic beak sizes and shapes. We’ll
build birds with different features and determine what adaptations they are best suited
for. Looking at mounts of common Cheyenne Bottoms birds, we’ll sculpt our own birds
to take home.
Instructor: Mandy Kern, KWEC Program Specialist
Enrollment: Max. 12
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309007Q 5-12 yrs 11/15 M 3:30-5pm LIN
#309007R 5-12 yrs 11/16 T 3:30-5pm EISEN
#309007S 5-12 yrs 11/18 TH 3:30-5pm JEFF
DECK THE HALLS
Surprise everyone with these Christmas decorations! These holiday decorations will
bring the Christmas spirit to any room.
Instructor: Linda Pearson (Eisenhower & Lincoln)
Instructor: Nancy Schuetz (Jefferson)
Enrollment: Max. 12
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#304311K 5-12 yrs 11/30-12/2 TWTH 3:30-5pm EISEN
#304311L 5-12 yrs 12/7-12/9 TWTH 3:30-5pm LIN
#304311M 5-12 yrs 12/7-12/9 TWTH 3:30-5pm JEFF
AGES 5-12 SANTA ELVES
ENRICHMENT We will be busy little elves preparing a special gift for someone this Christmas during
this class.
Instructor: Nancy Schuetz (Jefferson)
HAPPY FALL SCARECROW Instructor: Marti Smith (Eisenhower)
Welcome in Fall with this scarecrow. Instructor: Linda Pearson (Lincoln)
Instructor: Linda Pearson (Lincoln) Enrollment: Max. 12
Instructor: Marti Smith (Eisenhower) Fee: $10.00
Instructor: Nancy Schuetz (Jefferson) Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
Enrollment: Max. 12 #309007U 5-12 yrs 12/2 TH 3:30-5pm JEFF
Fee: $10.00 #309007V 5-12 yrs 12/7 T 3:30-5pm EISEN
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place: #309007W 5-12 yrs 12/13 M 3:30-5pm LIN
#309007K 5-12 yrs 11/1 M 3:30-5pm LIN
#309007L 5-12 yrs 11/2 T 3:30-5pm EISEN
#309007M 5-12 yrs 11/4 TH 3:30-5pm JEFF CHRISTMAS GIFT CERAMICS
Are you looking for a Christmas gift idea for someone? If so, why not give that person
a ceramic piece that you painted yourself. We have several odds and ends of ceramic
GOBBLE GOBBLE Y’ALL pieces left over that you can pick from.
Join us and decorate this Gobble Gobble Y’all to welcome your Thanksgiving guests Instructor: Cindy Warner
this year. Enrollment: Max. 12
Instructor: Linda Pearson (Lincoln) Fee: $10.00
Instructor: Marti Smith (Eisenhower) Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
Instructor: Nancy Schuetz (Jefferson) #309007Y 5-12 yrs 12/8 W 3:30-5pm REC
Enrollment: Max. 12
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place: CHRISTMAS CANVAS
#309007N 5-12 yrs 11/8 M 3:30-5pm LIN This fun Christmas canvas painting would make a great gift for a teacher, grandparent,
#309007O 5-12 yrs 11/9 T 3:30-5pm EISEN or anyone else you may be wanting to give a personally made gift to. Who knows you
#309007P 5-12 yrs 11/11 TH 3:30-5pm JEFF
may like it so much you may keep it for yourself?
Instructor: Linda Pearson
MY HAPPY DOG Enrollment: Max. 12
Join us and see if you can paint your dog or if you don’t own a dog, show us what your Fee: $10.00
dog would look like if you owned one. Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309007Z 7-12 yrs 12/15 W 3:30-5pm REC
Instructor: Linda Pearson
Enrollment: Max. 12
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309007T 5-12 yrs 11/29 M 3:30-5pm LIN
GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755 PG9
OUT OF THIS WORLD KIDS’ DAY OUT
Meet your friends at the Activity Center for an out of this world experience. Join us as
we meet the planets while building a model solar system out of slime! Participants will
create a model of the solar system to hang at home. Ms. Charlotte Cates from Barton
Community College will lead this mission in the morning. The afternoon will be filled
with crafts, games, and other fun organized activities. Pizza, fruit, and beverages will
be provided for lunch along with snacks in the morning and afternoon. The deadline to
sign up is Thursday, December 16th. Partial scholarships are available.
Instructors: Ms. Charlotte Cates, Barton Community College, & GBRC Staff
Enrollment: Max. 20
Fee: $15.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309008E 6-12 yrs 12/22 W 9am-4pm ACTCTR
ONLINE REGISTRATION
AGES 5-12 AVAILABLE NOW!
www.greatbendrec.com
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
MARSH UNDER THE MOON
You’ve seen Cheyenne Bottoms in the daytime, but what happens when the sun goes
down, and the moon rises over our marsh? Register with an adult to come out to the
Kansas Wetlands Education Center for an evening of spider sniffing, bat detection,
and checking out the eye shine of various wetland animals. Fluorescence (emission of
light) occurs frequently in nature in some minerals and in many biological forms. We’ll
check out some examples and play some of our own glow-in-the-dark games! Par-
ticipants will roast hot dogs and enjoy smores in the KWEC fire pit. We’ll spend much
of the program outdoors, so dress for the weather and wear closed toed shoes. This
program will be held at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
The program is open to children ages 6–12 accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration
is required and is due by Tuesday, October 12th. No scholarships are available for this
program.
Instructors: Mandy Kern & Pam Martin, KWEC Program Specialists, & GBRC Staff
Enrollment: Max. 15
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309008A 6-12 yrs 10/15 F 6:00-9pm KWEC
AIRPLANES AND STEM KIDS’ DAY OUT
The morning will start out at the Great Bend Rec Activity Center. Then after a few ac-
tivities, we’re going to load up on a bus and head out to Barton Community College. At
the college, kids are going to explore physics of flight with a paper airplane challenge.
We will learn about lift, drag, and gravity by folding paper airplanes from templates,
then we will build and test our own designs to see which plane can stay in the air lon-
gest, farthest, and is most accurate. Participants will be required to bring a lunch and
beverage in a cooler (with ice if needed). After lunch, we’re off to the Kansas Wetlands
Education Center for some STEM activities. Invertebrates play an important role in
the wetland ecosystem and are numerous at Cheyenne Bottoms. Come discover the
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math behind these critters through a variety of
hands-on, interactive activities. After the KWEC, we’ll head back to the Activity Center
where we’ll spend the rest of the day doing crafts and organized activities. Students
will be bused by USD 428, so please make sure you fill out a transportation form when
you register your child. Participants will be required to wear mask while being trans-
ported by USD 428.
Partial scholarships are available.
Instructors: Ms. Charlotte Cates, Barton Community College, Mandy Kern, KWEC
Program Specialist, & Linda Pearson
Enrollment: Max. 20
Fee: $15.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309008D 6-12 yrs 10/22 F 9am-4pm ACTCTR
PG10 GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755FALL CHEYENNE BOTTOMS TOUR
Cheyenne Bottoms is the largest marsh in the interior of the United States. Take a
driving tour around our wetland looking for birds like the American White Pelican,
Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, American Avocet and more! We will also walk out on
the dike roads to really immerse ourselves into the habitat. Wear closed toed sturdy
shoes. On the hikes, we will collect insects and plants to identify and look at under
microscopes. A brief visit to the Kansas Wetlands Education Center will kick-start our
adventure. After our Cheyenne Bottoms Tour is over at the KWEC, we’ll enjoy lunch
outside the KWEC. Each participant will be required to bring a lunch and beverage in a
cooler (with ice if needed). After lunch, we’ll load back up on the bus and return to the
Activity Center to finish off the day with some other organized activities.
Students will be bused by USD 428, so please make sure you fill out a transportation
form when you register your child.
Participants will be required to wear mask while being transported by USD 428.
Snacks and beverages will be provided in the morning and afternoon. Partial scholar-
ships are available.
The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, September 29th.
Instructors: Mandy Kern, KWEC Program Specialist, & Linda Pearson
Enrollment: Max. 20
Fee: $15.00
AGES 3-12 Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309008B 6-12 yrs 10/4 M 9am-4pm ACTCTR
NATURE
BUGGIN’ KIDS DAY OUT
MARSH UNDER THE MOON If you’re interested in bugs, we have a Buggin’ kind of day for you. Have you ever
You’ve seen Cheyenne Bottoms in the daytime, but what happens when the sun goes chased butterflies or caught lady beetles to get a closer look at them? If so, you have
down, and the moon rises over our marsh? Register with an adult to come out to the been attracted by the largest group of animals on earth – insects! During a presenta-
Kansas Wetlands Education Center for an evening of spider sniffing, bat detection, tion by staff from the Cottonwood Extension District in the morning, you will get to
and checking out the eye shine of various wetland animals. Fluorescence (emission of learn more about insects – see the world through their eyes, even invent a bug of your
light) occurs frequently in nature in some minerals and in many biological forms. We’ll own! In the afternoon, staff from the Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo will be bringing over
check out some examples and play some of our own glow-in-the-dark games! Partici- some of their insects and maybe some animals that enjoy insects as their main food
pants will roast hot dogs and enjoy smores in the KWEC fire pit. We’ll spend much of source for a short program. The day will also include crafts and other organized activi-
the program outdoors, so dress for the weather and wear closed toed shoes. This pro- ties. Participants will enjoy pizza, fruit, and a beverage for lunch. Snacks and bever-
gram will be held at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. The ages will be provided in the morning and afternoon. Partial scholarships are available.
program is open to children ages 6 – 12 accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is Instructors: Stacy Campbell, Ag & Natural Resources Agent, Lauren Fick, Horticulture
required and is due by Tuesday, October 12th. No scholarships are available for this Agent – Both from the Cottonwood Extension District, Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo
program. Staff & Linda Pearson
Instructors: Mandy Kern & Pam Martin, KWEC Program Specialists, & GBRC Staff Enrollment: Max. 16
Enrollment: Max. 15 Fee: $15.00
Fee: $10.00 Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place: #309008C 7-11 yrs 10/15 F 9am-4pm ACTCTR
#309008A 6-12 yrs 10/15 F 6:00-9pm KWEC
BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL
BIRDS: THE MASTERS OF ADAPTATION The Kansas Wetlands Education Center celebrates the annual Monarch butterfly fall
Birds are masters at adaptation. We can learn a lot by looking at their beaks and feet. migration with a butterfly festival on Saturday, September 18th, from 9:00 am to noon,
Learn how you can determine what type of habitat a bird lives in and what food it eats where participants immerse themselves in all things butterfly and have the opportunity
through a fun hands-on activity using tools to mimic beak sizes and shapes. We’ll build to capture and tag monarch butterflies.
birds with different features and determine what adaptations they are best suited for. Enjoy the antics of fantastical puppets, operated by Stone Lion Puppet Theatre, as
Looking at mounts of common Cheyenne Bottoms birds, we’ll sculpt our own birds to they present “Backyard Buggin”. At this free event, crafts and activities for kids are
take home. planned in addition to an insect zoo, live bee exhibit and door prizes. Light refresh-
Instructor: Mandy Kern, KWEC Program Specialist ments will be served. Gather information on how to attract butterflies to your yard and
Enrollment: Max. 12 composting from the Master Gardeners, view some of the foliage and flowering plants
Fee: $10.00 in the KWEC wildflower/butterfly garden and take home a free milkweed plant. Tags
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309007Q 5-12 yrs 11/15 M 3:30-5pm LIN and nets will be provided along with instructions on how to tag and record data about
#309007R 5-12 yrs 11/16 T 3:30-5pm EISEN captured monarchs. The tagging project is an ongoing research project through the
#309007S 5-12 yrs 11/18 TH 3:30-5pm JEFF University of Kansas Monarch Watch. In past years, Monarch butterflies have been
recovered at overwintering sites in Central Mexico about 1,125 miles away. For more
information, contact the KWEC at 1-877-243-9268.
FISHING INSTEAD OF WISHING!
Do you enjoy fishing, but don’t have the equipment? Stop by the
Recreation Center Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. and check out a fishing pole and a tackle box. This program is
sponsored by the Great Bend Rotary Club.
GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755 PG11LONGEST TAIL FEATHER CONTEST
Pheasant hunters galore! Bring the tail feather from your prize bird to the GBRC
office to enter it in our Longest Tail Feather Contest. The contest will run through
the 2021/22 Pheasant hunting season. All entries must be turned in by Wednesday,
February 2nd, 2022. New for this year we are having 3 divisions. Division I - 17 & under
during the 2021/22 pheasant season, Division II - Female and Division III - 18 & older.
Only one entry per hunter and you must declare what division you are entering in.
The winner in each division will receive a $50.00 Chamber Gift Certificate and plaque
donated by No Limits Kennels, LLC., Quail Forever and Identifications Co. Awards &
Screen Printing. The winning entries will become property of the GBRC.
KWEC HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
Join the staff of the Kansas Wetlands Education Center in celebrating the Christmas
season Cheyenne Bottoms style, with a Holiday Open House from 9:00 am to Noon
on Saturday, December 4th. Kids can decorate a gingerbread birdhouse, and families
will enjoy other festive crafts and activities and gift store promotions. Christmas cook-
ies, breads and warm beverages will be served to jumpstart your Christmas cheer. All
events are free and open to the public. However, preregistration for the gingerbread
birdhouse activity is required by November 22nd. To register and for more information,
call 877-243-9268 or visit wetlandcenter.fhsu.edu.
AGES 3-15
NATURE
WILD ABOUT KANSAS 2021 PHOTO CONTEST
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks are proud to announce the annual
“Wild About Kansas” photo contest. This contest showcases Kansas outdoors through
the lens of amateur and professional photographers. Participate and show us what
makes you Wild About Kansas. Wild About Kansas is open both to residents and non-
residents of any age. Photos must be the participant’s original work and must have
been taken in the state of Kansas. Photos from participants under the age of 18 will be
placed in the youth division. All others will compete in the adult division. The contest
is divided into five categories: Game Species, Non-games Species, Landscapes, Out-
door Recreation and Hunting and Fishing. Participants can submit up to three photos
total. Photos will be judged on creativity, composition, subject matter, lighting, and
overall sharpness. Mailed entries and photos less than 1 MB will NOT be accepted.
Entry deadline is October 18th, 2021, and an entry form must be submitted for each
participant. For more information, official rules, and entry form, visit ksoutdoors.com
and click “Publications,” then “2021 Wild About Kansas Photo Contest.”
KANSAS HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE INTERNET -
ASSISTED
This class will be held on Saturday, October 23rd, from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm for students
11 and older at the Great Bend Police Training Facility (995 K Ave.). Students must
pre-register for this course at www.safehunters.com (registration opens September
15th) before completing the no-cost on-line course at www.kdwpt.state.ks.us. Stu-
dents are required to bring their results from the chapter quizzes that they will take
off this site. Students must print the “completion certificate” after completing the
on-line course work and turn it into the instructor at the start of the Field Day class.
The on-line course work could take up to 5 hours or longer to complete depending on
the student’s reading comprehension skills. Class is limited to 21 participants at the
beginning of class. Students will be tested over the on-line course materials. A pre-test
will be administered at the beginning of the Field Day. A passing score of 22 correct
answers out of 25 questions is required to proceed with the rest of the course. If a stu-
dent does not pass this test, they will NOT be allowed to continue the class. For more
Hunter Education information, age requirements and other details, go to the Kansas
Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism at www.kdwpt.state.ks.us.
Pheasants Forever will provide a light lunch for students. Tim Boxberger will be the
lead instructor along with other certified Kansas Hunter Education instructors.
PG12 GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755BUGGIN’ KIDS DAY OUT
If you’re interested in bugs, we have a Buggin’ kind of day for you. Have you ever
chased butterflies or caught lady beetles to get a closer look at them? If so, you have
been attracted by the largest group of animals on earth – insects! During a presenta-
tion by staff from the Cottonwood Extension District in the morning, you will get to
learn more about insects – see the world through their eyes, even invent a bug of your
own!
In the afternoon, staff from the Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo will be bringing over some
of their insects and maybe some animals that enjoy insects as their main food source
for a short program. The day will also include crafts and other organized activities.
Participants will enjoy pizza, fruit, and a beverage for lunch. Snacks and beverages
will be provided in the morning and afternoon. Partial scholarships are available.
Instructors: Stacy Campbell, Ag & Natural Resources Agent, Lauren Fick, Horticulture
Agent – Both from the Cottonwood Extension District, Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo
Staff & Linda Pearson
Enrollment: Max. 16
Fee: $15.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309008C 7-11 yrs 10/15 F 9am-4pm ACTCTR
AGES 6-15 HALF A DAY OF SPOOKY CRAFTS
DAY CAMPS
Join us for an afternoon of making some fun Halloween crafts. The afternoon will also
include a yummy snack.
Instructor: Cindy Warner
Enrollment: Max. 20
BABYSITTING 101 Fee: $10.00
This course gives participants the knowledge, skills, and confidence to care for tod-
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
dlers through school-aged children. Topics include safety issues, preventing injuries #309007B1 6-12 yrs 10/21 TH 1:00-5pm ACTCTR
and illness, basic childcare, and age-appropriate activities to do with children. Each
student will receive a wealth of information. Students will also learn how to make a
snack for kids. Pre-registration is required by September 29th. Participants must be 11
by the class date.
Instructors: Michelle Beran, Cottonwood Extension District 4-H & Youth Development
Agent, & Margaret Bartholomew
Enrollment: Max. 12
Fee: $10.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309007A1 11-15 yrs 10/4 M 1:00-5pm EXTOF
FALL CHEYENNE BOTTOMS TOUR
Cheyenne Bottoms is the largest marsh in the interior of the United States. Take a
driving tour around our wetland looking for birds like the American White Pelican,
Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, American Avocet and more! We will also walk out on
the dike roads to really immerse ourselves into the habitat. Wear closed toed sturdy
shoes. On the hikes, we will collect insects and plants to identify and look at under
microscopes. A brief visit to the Kansas Wetlands Education Center will kick-start our
adventure. After our Cheyenne Bottoms Tour is over at the KWEC, we’ll enjoy lunch
outside the KWEC. Each participant will be required to bring a lunch and beverage in
a cooler (with ice if needed). After lunch, we’ll load back up on the bus and return to
the Activity Center to finish off the day with some other organized activities.
Students will be bused by USD 428, so please make sure you fill out a transportation
form when you register your child.
Participants will be required to wear mask while being transported by USD 428.
Snacks and beverages will be provided in the morning and afternoon. Partial scholar-
ships are available. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, September 29th. Partial
scholarships are available.
Instructors: Mandy Kern, KWEC Program Specialist, & Linda Pearson
Enrollment: Max. 20
Fee: $15.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309008B 6-12 yrs 10/4 M 9am-4pm ACTCTR
GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755 PG13HOLIDAY KIDS’ DAY OUT
Meet your friends at the Activity Center for some fun over the break. This fun day
will include crafts, games, bowling, snacks, and other fun organized activities. In the
afternoon, we are off to Walnut Bowl for some bowling. Students will be bused by USD
428, so please make sure you fill out a transportation form when you register your
child. Participants will be required to wear mask while being transported by USD 428.
Students will enjoy pizza, fruit, and beverages for lunch along with snacks in the
morning and afternoon. The deadline to sign up is Tuesday, December 21st. Partial
scholarships are available.
Instructors: GBRC Staff
Enrollment: Max. 24
Fee: $15.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309008F 6-12 yrs 12/29 W 9am-4pm ACTCTR
MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE
AGES 6-15 This dance is open to all Great Bend Middle School students. The
dance will be held on Friday, October 8th, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the
DAY CAMPS Great Bend Rec Activity Center. Entry fee is $5.00 per student. Stu-
dents need to show GBMS student ID cards when entering dance. The
dance will be supervised by staff from the 20th Judicial District Juvenile
AIRPLANES AND STEM KIDS’ DAY OUT Services and Great Bend Recreation Commission. Pizza will be avail-
Don’t miss the plane ride of a good time on your day out of school. The morning will
able for $1.00 per slice. Popcorn and water will also be provided for no
start out at the Great Bend Rec Activity Center. Then after a few activities, we’re going
charge. Please give the GBRC a call at 793-3755 ext. 110 if you have
to load up on a bus and head out to Barton Community College. At the college, kids
any questions.
are going to explore physics of flight with a paper airplane challenge. First, we will
learn about lift, drag, and gravity by folding paper airplanes from templates, then we
will build and test our own designs to see which plane can stay in the air longest, fly
farthest, and is the most accurate. Each participant will be required to bring a lunch
and beverage in a cooler (with ice if needed). After lunch, we’re off to the Kansas Wet-
lands Education Center for some STEM activities. Invertebrates play an important role
in the wetland ecosystem. From terrestrial and aquatic insects. To crustaceans, and
gastropods, these animals without backbones are numerous at Cheyenne Bottoms.
Come discover the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math behind these critters
through a variety of hands-on, interactive activities. After the STEM activities are over
at the KWEC, we’ll load back on the bus and head back to the Activity Center where
we’ll spend the rest of the day doing some crafts and organized activities. Students will
be bused by USD 428, so please make sure you fill out a transportation form when you
register your child. Participants will be required to wear mask while being transported
by USD 428.
Partial scholarships are available.
Instructors: Ms. Charlotte Cates, Barton Community College, Mandy Kern, KWEC
Program Specialist, & Linda Pearson
Enrollment: Max. 20
Fee: $15.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309008D 6-12 yrs 10/22 F 9am-4pm ACTCTR
OUT OF THIS WORLD KIDS’ DAY OUT
Meet your friends at the Activity Center for an out of this world experience. Join us as
we meet the planets while building a model solar system out of slime! Participants will
create a model of the solar system to hang at home. Ms. Charlotte Cates from Barton
Community College will lead this mission in the morning. The afternoon will be filled
with crafts, games, and other fun organized activities. Pizza, fruit, and beverages will
be provided for lunch along with snacks in the morning and afternoon. The deadline to
sign up is Thursday, December 16th. Partial scholarships are available.
Instructors: Ms. Charlotte Cates, Barton Community College, & GBRC Staff
Enrollment: Max. 20
Fee: $15.00
Code: Age: Date: Day: Time: Place:
#309008E 6-12 yrs 12/22 W 9am-4pm ACTCTR
PG14 GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755YOUTH BASKETBALL
3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grade boys and girls. Players will learn the basic skills during prac-
tice and play games on weekends/weekdays. Teams will play 7 games with volunteers
as coaches. All participants will receive a t-shirt. Practices begin 2 weeks before the
starting date and a coach will call.
Early Bird Registration: 9/20/21 – 1/16/22
Early Bird Fee: $30.00
Registration: 1/17/22 – 1/30/22
Fee: $40.00
Starting Date: 3/5/22
MIDDLE SCHOOL INDOOR SOCCER
7th and 8th grade boys and girls are invited to participate in our indoor soccer program.
Teams will play 7 games with volunteers as coaches. All participants will receive a t-
shirt. Practices begin 2-3 weeks before the starting date and a coach will call.
Early Bird Registration: 9/20/21 – 10/17/21
Early Bird Fee: $30.00
Registration: 10/18/21 – 10/31/21
Fee: $40.00
Starting Date: 12/5/21
BUMPER BOWL OF TINY TYKES
Introduce your preschooler to this fun activity. Let’s Go Bowling! Your preschooler will
be instructed on how to roll the ball down the lanes and knock down those pins! A fun
activity for the whole family. For more information and to get registered, please call
Walnut Bowl at 793-9400 by September 23rd.
Instructor: Walnut Bowl Staff
AGES 4-15 Fee: $10.00
SPORTS Age:
3-5 yrs
Date: Day:
9/30-10/21 TH
Time:
4-5pm
Place:
WAL
INSTRUCTIONAL INDOOR SOCCER
NEW this year. All 4 & 5-year-old boys and girls are invited to enroll in our Instructional 10 FOR 10 BOWLING LEAGUES
Soccer program. Players meet for 4 weeks on Tues/Thurs and learn soccer skills and It’ll be the most fun you’ll have playing one of America’s fastest growing recreational
play small games on those scheduled nights. sports. When you join the 10 For 10 bowling league you get: a free bowling ball,
Early Bird Registration: 9/20/21 – 10/3/21 1-year USBC basic youth membership and card, USBC recognized average, eligibility
Early Bird Fee: $25.00 for tournament competition and league award emblems. The league is open to chil-
Registration: 10/4/21 – 10/17/21 dren ages 4 thru 10 and runs 10 weeks and has a one-time fee of $100. That covers
Fee: $35.00 all your bowling (20 games) and shoe rental fees for the league. For more information
Starting Date: 11/9/21 and to get registered, please call Walnut Bowl Staff at 793-9400 by September 23rd.
YOUTH INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUES JUNIOR / FAMILY INSTRUCTIONAL DISC GOLF LEAGUE
All Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th grade boys and girls are invited to participate Do you want to learn how to play frisbee golf? Randy Goering is looking for kids 8
in our very popular indoor soccer program. Teams will play 7 games with volunteers years of age or older and/or families that want to learn. We will meet for 6 weeks start-
as coaches. All participants will receive a t-shirt. Practices begin 2-3 weeks before the ing September 23rd at 3:30pm at Vets Memorial Park Disc Golf Course and learn the
starting date and a coach will call. basics of the sport. We will supply the discs; you supply the desire to learn.
Early Bird Registration: 9/20/21 – 10/17/21
Early Bird Fee: $30.00
Registration: 10/18/21 – 10/31/21
ADULT YOUTH BOWLING LEAGUE
Get registered for Adult & Youth Bowling League. This league is geared for children
Fee: $40.00
ages 8–17 accompanied by an adult. The league will run for 12 weeks starting Sep-
Starting Date: 12/4/21
tember 12th and end on November 28th. Each week participants will bowl 3 games.
The fee is $8.00 per person each week (this includes shoe rental). To get registered,
INSTRUCTIONAL YOUTH BASKETBALL please call Walnut Bowl at 793-9400 by September 6th.
For 1st and 2nd grade boys and girls. Kids will learn basic basketball skills during prac-
tice and play games at the end of the program. This is a four-week program that will
meet Tues/Thurs at the GBRC Activity Center. All participants will receive a t-shirt and
medal.
Early Bird Registration: 9/20/21 – 1/23/22
Early Bird Fee: $25.00 ONLINE REGISTRATION
Registration: 1/24/22 – 2/6/22 AVAILABLE NOW!
Fee: $35.00
www.greatbendrec.com
Starting Date: 3/1/22
GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755 PG 15SPORTS-HIGH SCHOOL
AGES 16 & UP
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ INDOOR SOCCER
9TH – 12TH Grade
This program was developed to help high school girls’ grades 9-12 get ready for their
Spring outdoor soccer season. Teams will play a maximum of 8 games on weekdays/
weekends in the City Auditorium. 8 team maximum and 4 team minimum. Cost in-
cludes a team game ball.
Early Bird Registration: 9/20/21 – 10/31/21
Early Bird Fee: $130.00
Registration: 11/1/21 – 11/21/21
Fee: $140.00
Starting Date: 12/5/21
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ INDOOR SOCCER
9TH – 12TH Grade
Indoor soccer for high school boys’ grades 9-12. Teams will play a maximum of 8
games on weekdays/weekends in the City Auditorium. 8 team maximum and 4 team
minimum. Cost includes a team game ball.
Early Bird Registration: 9/20/21 – 10/31/21
YOUTH SPORT PHOTO NIGHT Early Bird Fee: $130.00
Registration: 11/1/21 – 11/21/21
Fee: $140.00
Flag Football: September 27th and 29th - Activity Center Starting Date: 12/5/21
Outdoor Soccer: September 28th and 29th - Activity Center
YOUTH TOURNAMENTS
Instructional Outdoor Soccer: September 21st - Brit Spaugh North
Instructional Volleyball: October 7th - City Auditorium
Elementary Volleyball: October 7th - City Auditorium
Instructional Indoor Soccer: November 11th - Activity Center YOUTH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Indoor Youth Soccer: December 13th - 15th - Activity Center GBRC has partnered with Kansas Youth Basketball Academy Foundation to offer the
VOLUNTEER COACHES
5th Annual tournament. Our tournament is geared for all levels of play. Form your own
team of players and sign up at: www.kbaf.org
Ages: 1/2 Grade, 3/4 Grade, 5/6 Grade
Tournament Date: February 6th
COACHES NEEDED!
The Recreation Commission heavily relies on parents and/or volunteers stepping up
and making a difference in kids’ lives by coaching. All the training and resources are PICKLEBALL TURKEY CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
provided, we just ask for you to take the time to guide our youth towards the future! Annual Pickleball Tournament will be back this fall. Stay tuned for further information.
Practices are scheduled on your free time. All you must do is attend a coaches There will be multiple divisions available for all skill levels.
meeting, pass a background check, get NYSCA certified, and be a leader during Tournament Date: November 13
practices and games! If you would like to be a coach or would like more information, Fee: $35 per team
contact Aaron in the Sports Department at 793-3755 x 118.
NATIONAL YOUTH SPORTS COACHES ASSOCIATION DISC GOLF TOURNAMENTS
The Great Bend Disc Golf Course is available throughout the year with league play
(NYSCA) during the week on Tuesday nights and tournaments throughout the year. Enrollments
NYSCA certification is important enough for the Recreation Commission to make can be done on the day of the tournament, on our website or through www.discgolf-
it mandatory for all youth sport coaches. You must attend the Certification Clinic to scene.com. Flyers and additional information will be available as dates get closer.
coach the sport you are interested in coaching. This clinic will cover useful and There are all levels available for all skill levels. GBRC will check out discs for those
interesting tips to aid you in your experience such as the psychology of coaching youth that would like to get started.
sports, maximizing athletic performance, first aid, safety, how to organize a fun and Tournament Dates: TBA
interesting practice and tips on teaching sports techniques. If you would like to be a Fee: $20-$40, depending on level of play
coach or would like more information, contact Paul in the Sports Department at
793-3755 x 117.
620-792-3214
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text messages or use the free app in
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PG16 GBRC INFORMATION 620.793.3755FALL VOLLEYBALL SESSION 2
Let’s play some volleyball indoors where it is nice and warm. A variety of leagues
offered for everyone to get some exercise, socialize, and have fun. Leagues will play
8 games with a 9-team maximum and 4 team minimum. Games will be played at the
Panther Activity Center on Mondays and Wednesdays and the City Auditorium on
Fridays.
Early Bird Registration: 9/20/21 - 10/17/21
Early Bird Fee: $45.00
Registration: 10/18/21 - 10/31/21
Fee: $55.00
League Starting Dates: Week of November 8th
Leagues Offered:
Game Days League/Level of Competition
Mondays Women’s Recreational
Mondays Women’s Intermediate
Mondays Women’s Competitive
Wednesdays Coed Recreational
Wednesdays Coed Spiking
Fridays Coed Recreational
Fridays Coed Intermediate
SPRING VOLLEYBALL LEAGUES
Let’s play some volleyball indoors where it is nice and warm. A variety of leagues
offered for everyone to get some exercise, socialize, and have fun. Leagues will play
8 games with a 9-team maximum and 4 team minimum.
Games will be played at the Panther Activity Center on Mondays and Wednesdays
AGES 16 & UP and the City Auditorium on Fridays.
SPORTS
Early Bird Registration: 9/20/21 – 1/9/22
Early Bird Fee: $45.00
Registration: 1/10/22 – 1/23/22
Fee: $55.00
MORNING AND NOON BASKETBALL
League Starting Dates: Week of February 7th
The Morning Basketball Association (MBA) and Noon Basketball Association (NBA)
Leagues Offered:
have combined and now require a basketball membership. Both are open year-round
Game Days League/Level of Competition
Monday through Friday with morning ball starting at 5:30am and noon ball starting at
Mondays Women’s Recreational
noon. You will be required to bring and scan your membership card before all sessions.
Mondays Women’s Intermediate
Fee: $20.00 annually
Mondays Women’s Competitive
Wednesdays Coed Recreational
FALL 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL LEAGUE Wednesdays Coed Spiking
Put your team together and join us for some 3 on 3 basketball! Teams will play 8 Fridays Coed Recreational
games in a nightly best of three format. Games will be played on Sunday and Fridays Coed Intermediate
Wednesday evenings.
Registration: 9/20/21 - 10/3/21
Fee: $55.00 DROP IN HORSESHOES
League Start Date: 10/10/21 Are you 16 years old or older and enjoy playing horseshoes? If so, we have a night
set up for people interested in playing horseshoes. Once a week, individuals can get
together and play. This free drop-in event will be held at the horseshoe pits located
INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE in Brit Spaugh Park (across from Park Elementary School). This drop-in night will be
Teams will play 7 games on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and conclude with a held on Thursday evenings beginning September 23rd and running thru October 28th
single elimination tournament. A game ball is included in the team fee. starting at 6:30 pm. Please bring your own horseshoes.
Early Bird Registration: 9/20/21 - 10/17/21
Early Bird Fee: $260.00
Registration: 10/18/21 - 10/31/21 DISC GOLF WINTER MARKSMAN LEAGUE
Fee: $280.00 This is a nationally recognized league that focuses on Disc Golf putting. This league
League Starting Date: 11/16/21 is perfect for beginners and advance players. Junior (14 years and younger) and Adult
(15 years and older) divisions are available. The league will run in February 2022, but
registration starts November 1st and must be completed before January 13, 2022.
CORNHOLE LEAGUE League fee is $15.00 and this includes a commemorative disc from Dynamic Disc.
If you love playing cornhole, now is the time to put your skills to the test. Two divisions More information can be found at https://udisc.com/marksman/. GBRC has discs
offered, Rec or Competitive. Minimum of 2 players per team, with a maximum of 2 available for anyone to use during the league.
substitutes. League will meet on Sundays at 3:30pm.
Registration: 9/20/21 - 9/26/21
Fee: $10.00
JUNIOR / FAMILY INSTRUCTIONAL DISC GOLF LEAGUE
Do you want to learn how to play frisbee golf? Randy Goering is looking for kids 8
League Start Date: 10/3/21
years of age or older and/or families that want to learn. We will meet for 6 weeks
Game Days League/Level of Competition
starting September 23rd at 3:30pm at Vets Memorial Park Disc Golf Course and learn
Sunday Recreational or Competitive
the basics of the sport. We will supply the discs; you supply the desire to learn.
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