City of St. Marys Parks and Recreation

Looks like a great start to summer! We are open this weekend, Saturday and Sunday from 12-5PM for the start of our summer season! Summer hours are as follows:... Sunday/Saturday: 12-5PM Monday-Friday: 12-7PM We will not be having lap swim this year due to Blue Tide Swim Team and swimming lessons utilizing the pool in the early hours of the morning. An extra special surprise is scheduled---stay tuned for more details! Aqua Zumba is back on Tuesday's at 6PM with Lacy Lacy Rivett Nicklas--$5.00 drop in program. The Wibit (inflatable course) will be in the water on the weekends. There are still openings for swimming lessons, please register online at stmarys.recdesk.com. We are honoring the preseason discount membership rate until Friday, June 4th. Memberships can also be purchased online. Cost of membership will go up starting June 5th. The pool number is 834-9417 if you have questions!

Unfortunately, the Community Pool will NOT be open for swimming tomorrow Sunday, May 30th due to low temperatures. We will be there again for you to pick up mem...berships from 12-5pm. We are planning to open the pool for swimming on Monday, May 31st from 12-5pm! The baby pool is still under maintenance and will be up and running as soon as we can get it ready! Again, thank you for your understanding and patience!

The Community Pool will NOT be open for swimming on Saturday, May 29th due to low temperatures. However, we will be there for you to pick up memberships from 12...-5pm. Sunday weather is iffy, but we will try to be open. We will let you know! Monday is looking good and we will plan to be open from 12-5pm. Thank you for the understanding and patience! The baby pool is under maintenance and will be up and running as soon as we can get it ready! The pool will open for the summer season, Saturday June 5th!

YOGA IN THE PARK! Registration through Temple Studio!

Prepping for summer! Huge delivery of yard games for the Community Pool today! More to come!... Are there any games in particular you would like to see this summer? Shout em' out in the comment section!

WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY 5th: The ice skating rink at Benzinger Park will be open this weekend! Friday: 4-7PM Saturday: 3-7PM... Sunday: 1-5PM Please be patient with us as this is our first year with the new rink---there are definitely some kinks to work out, but we are super excited about this project funded by the Women Who Care! There will be skates available as well as some warm refreshments and popcorn. Bathrooms will be open as well. We are limiting the number of people inside the building to no more than 10 at a time (due to COVID restrictions). If you have questions, please contact Dani at 814-781-1718 ext 732. The rink at Kaulmont is open as well---please understand that there will NOT be any supervision at this facility, nor will the building be open. We hope to have this facility open with supervision possibly for 2022. Thank you for your support and patience! *We do not respond to comments or messages. ****Our rink is only supervised on CERTAIN weekends depending on the weather. We will post here online whether or not the rink is open.

Today is the last day to purchase your Community Pool membership at the holiday discount price. In order to receive your discount for a last minute purchase, you must purchase in person at City Hall between 8AM-4PM, today only. Forms can be downloaded and printed online at www.stmaryspa.gov or picked up in the Parks & Recreation Office. ... Questions, please contact the Parks & Recreation Director at 814-781-1718 ext: 732. Happy Holidays!

WEEKEND OF JANUARY 29TH:

DECEMBER 16TH IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE COMMUNITY POOL HOLIDAY MEMBERSHIP SALE The City of St. Marys Parks & Recreation will be offering the annual Community Pool... Membership Holiday Sale for the 2020 season beginning November 20th-December 16th. We ask that you PLEASE read the form in its entirety before placing your order. We will be accepting checks or money orders ONLY. Forms can be found online at www.stmaryspa.gov or at City Hall M-F from 8-4PM. Questions can be directed to Dani Schneider, Parks & Recreation Director at 781-1718 ext 732. Thank you for your continued support! See more

WEEKEND OF JANUARY 29th: The ice skating rink at Benzinger Park will be open this weekend! Friday: 4-7PM... Saturday: 1-8PM Sunday: 1-6PM Please be patient with us as this is our first year with the new rink---there are definitely some kinks to work out, but we are super excited about this project funded by the Women Who Care! There will be skates available as well as some warm refreshments and popcorn. Bathrooms will be open as well. We are limiting the number of people inside the building to no more than 10 at a time (due to COVID restrictions). If you have questions, please contact Dani at 814-781-1718 ext 732. The rink at Kaulmont is open as well---please understand that there will NOT be any supervision at this facility, nor will the building be open. We hope to have this facility open with supervision possibly for 2022. Thank you for your support and patience! *We do not respond to comments or messages. ****Our rink is only supervised on CERTAIN weekends depending on the weather. We will post here online whether or not the rink is open.

The City of St. Marys Parks & Recreation will be offering the annual Community Pool Membership Holiday Sale for the 2020 season beginning November 20th-December 16th. We ask that you PLEASE read the form in its entirety before placing your order. We will be accepting checks or money orders ONLY. Forms can be found online at www.stmaryspa.gov or at City Hall M-F from 8-4PM.... Questions can be directed to Dani Schneider, Parks & Recreation Director at 781-1718 ext 732. See more

Big news for everyone participating in virtual schooling We are so fortunate to be able to be a part of this service to our community!

Come join us this Saturday at Memorial Park for a COVID friendly Halloween Drive Thru!

A big thank you to Tim Pearson, one of our biggest supporters. City of St. Marys Parks and Recreation has truly grown so much in the last few years because of the visions he’s had and the impacts he’s made. We wish you the best of luck in the future!

Join us for Halloween at Memorial Park! This event takes place of the Rotary Club’s Annual Halloween Parade for 2020 due to COVID-19.

There are big things coming, St. Marys! We are more than excited to move forward on improving our parks and open spaces! Thank you to DCNR and Tina Gradizzi for helping us through this whole process!...

We would like to thank everyone in the community for another wonderful summer season! Though 2020 has not been the easiest, we appreciate the understanding and cooperation from you all. As a reminder, offices at Benzinger, Memorial, and the Community Pool are closed until next year. We are optimistic that we will be able to have a few events this fall/winter and will update you accordingly.... We have SO many new things to come for 2021! If you need to get in touch with the Parks and Recreation Director for information on other park/pool related topics, please call City Hall at 814-781-1718 ext 732. City of St. Marys Parks and Recreation Staff

NEW HOURS EFFECTIVE FRIDAY, AUGUST 7th 2020: M-F: 12-4:30 Sat: 12-5:00 Sun: CLOSED... LAP SWIM WILL STILL BE HELD M-F 10-11AM. Community Pool will close for the summer on August 21st at 4:30PM Thank you to everyone for another amazing summer! We appreciate everyone’s support and plan to have an even better summer in 2021! Holiday passes will be sold in November as we work to create a more streamlined system. We will update you as necessary! City of St. Marys Parks and Recreation Staff The reason for the hour change is due to the fact that we will be short staffed due to colleges going back early and HS sports beginning. We appreciate your understanding. We work very hard to provide a schedule that works as best as possible for everyone.

ATTENTION PARENTS: Youth Boys Basketball at Memorial Parkplayoff games are rescheduled for Tuesday, August 4th due to the courts being wet this morning. Arts in Education with ECCOTAyou may pickup your child’s artwork no later than 11:00AM Friday, July 31st at the Memorial Park Clubhouse. ... If you have questions, please call Dani Schneider at 781-1718 ext 732. Thank you!

Movement on Depot Street for the new park is coming along nicely! We are excited to be a part of the improvement process to downtown St. Marys!

We are looking for individuals who would be interested in providing tennis and/or pickleball lessons for the 2021 season. You set your own schedule! If interested, please email Dani Schneider at [email protected] or call 781-1718 ext 732. ... Thanks!

The fire at Luhr Park has been put outno damages have occurred. The cause of this fire was completely accidental (after we had a piece of equipment removed). Thank you to everyone who helped and especially to the individual who called it in! We appreciate our Park Watchers

Don’s Pizza 3 on 3 Pizza Tournament starts back up TONIGHT at 7pm! Held at the Memorial Park basketball courts-open to all ages! Winners receive pizza coupon from Don’s!... This is a show up league!

A reminder that if you play in the adult sport leagues, payment is due TONIGHT by 7pm unless you play after 7PM (you can turn it in at the game tonight). If payment is not received, you will no longer be eligible to play in the league. Payment can be made by CHECK or MONEY ORDER ONLY to St. Marys Recreation Fund. Thank you!

If your temperature was taken before a volleyball or basketball game and you were sent home, please know that we now understand it was a false reading. Due to the high heat outside, temperatures are being read far above normal. There is no cause for alarm for those individuals who were sent home due to their temperature reading. Our staff has been complying with changes on a daily basis. Please understand that we are learning as we go as well and we will continue to make cha...nges as we see fit. As always, we appreciate the support and patience as we work our way through this time. Things aren’t always smooth sailing, but we will get there! We hope everyone has a happy and healthy weekend!

5 gallon buckets for sale at the pool! $2.00 a piece! We do not recommend using them for food, as they were filled with chlorine tablets. There are LOTS more in the back!

A portion of the pool fence was painted today, therefore this section has been roped off. Please be advised when looking for a place to sit. There is still plenty of room, just stay away from the fence line. Thank you!

Adult Sport Leagues and Don's Pizza Tournament: All players are asked to wear a mask for sign-ins, and at times when they are not engaged in play. All players will be temperature screened before any games can begin and if they have a temperature of 100.4 or higher they will be denied access to the game(s).... There are only allowed to be 2 spectators per player, and they must wear masks if sitting on the bleachers. This will be enforced by Activity Leaders and Program Coordinators. All bleachers will be wiped down before the games start, and after the games end that night. All areas of play (example: basketballs and volleyballs) will be disinfected periodically during the games. *IF YOU HAVE NOT PAID YOUR LEAGUE DUES, YOU MUST PAY BY JULY 10TH. CHECKS CAN BE MADE OUT TO ST. MARYS RECREATION FUND. WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING CASH PAYMENTS.* Day Camps: these programs will start on 7/13/20. All children will be temperature checked before entering the camp and if they have a temperature of 100.4 or higher they will be sent home. All designated adults will be asked if the child are exhibiting any listed symptoms. Children will be required to wear a mask when not six feet apart from one another. Frequently touched surfaces will be cleaned and disinfected on a regular basis. DAY CAMP OPENINGS: We will be posting information regarding any openings tomorrow! If you have questions, please email [email protected] or call the Parks and Recreation office at 781-1718 ext 732

Effective July 4, 2020 Patrons will be temperature checked prior to admittance. Their temperature must read 100.4 or below. Mask requirement:... Patrons must wear a mask unless they have an underlying health concern where it is not feasible to wear one. Masks are to be worn at the entrance to the pool, in the bathrooms, at the concession stand, and at all times where 6 feet apart can not be maintained. Our employees wear masks when unable to maintain the 6 feet rule except for the times that lifeguards are in their shift stations. We continue to follow guidance set forth by the CDC and PA Department of Health. The situation we currently are in is not ideal, but we try to make the best of everything and to keep our community as safe as possible. We appreciate the patience and support from the community during these times. If you have questions, please call Human Resources at 781-1718 ext 247. We hope everyone enjoys the rest of the summer!

We could not be prouder of our team!

Temple Studios holds these classes at Memorial Park tennis courts! Book on the Mind Body App!

Starting tomorrow the St. Marys Community Pool will be offering a lap swim from 10am-11am Monday through Friday. The cost of admission is $2 and is open to Elk County residents. There will be no lap swim on Friday July 3rd.

We have openings for the following Day Camps running from June 22-July 3rd from 10-3:30: Benzinger Park Nature Camp PreK-1st: 3 SPOTS Camping/Outdoors 2-5th: 2 SPOTS... Memorial Park Backyard Games Pre-K-1st: 3 SPOTS Sports Camp: 2-5th: 3 SPOTS Sign ups will be at the Memorial Park Office by Playland TODAY until 4PM. In person sign ups only, please. First come-first serve! Arts in Education with ECCOTA begins: June 29-July 27th MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS from 9:30-11:30 at the Memorial Park Clubhouse.

Isabelle Caskey This is my first year working here, my favorite thing about the pool is definitely the baby pool and watching all the children swim for the first time. My hobbies include, playing basketball and soccer and running track. When we return to school in the fall I will be a junior attending SMASD. One interesting fact about me is that I have five siblings.

Tami Geci This is my second year working as a lifeguard at the pool. My favorite thing about the pool is the slide. I play volleyball, basketball, and softball. I am going to be a junior in high school. A random fact about me is that people confuse me with my older sister Sami.

To clarify on some very mixed messages circulating throughout the community... The parks are NOT closed. Adult Sport Leagues are the ONLY events that are cancelled for the next two weeks! Please do your research by calling us if you have questions: 781-1718

My name is Taylor Belsole. I’ve been a lifeguard for 3 years. My favorite thing about the pool is seeing all the kids have a fun time each and everyday. My hobbies include running, swimming, and playing sports. I am in 12th grade. A fun fact about me is that I am 6’5, I run everyday and I’m adopted.

My name is Lauren Rakieski. I have been at the pool since I was in Preschool. I started swimming lessons there since I was 5 years. The diving board is my favorite part. I love jumping, diving and flipping straight off. Sometimes it can be painful, but worth it. I am in 9th grade and moving up to 10th grade. My favorite thing to do is dance. I have been dancing for 8 years now.

Re: UPDATE TO SUMMER PROGRAMS *please read entire post* ADULT SPORT LEAGUES ARE CANCELLED FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS:... Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Don’s Pizza Tournament Co-Ed Volleyball Women’s Power We will be contacting captains and co-captains with updates in the meantime. *THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE YOUTH PROGRAMS (I.E: YOUTH BASKETBALL, DAY CAMPS, ARTS IN EDUCATION, ETC.) PLEASE SHARE THIS POST.

JUNE 22, 2020 Due to storms predicted throughout the evening, we have decided to close the pool for the remainder of the day. We hope to be open tomorrow!... Thanks everyone and have a good night!

UPDATE ON SUMMER-ADULT SPORT LEAGUES: Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Don’s Pizza Tournament... Co-Ed Volleyball Women’s Power Cancelled for the next 2 weeks. We will be contacting captains and co-captains with updates in the meantime. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST.

Small improvements to our parks by our AMAZING staff

The staff at our parks and pool work very hard to keep things clean and ready for next day use, but when we come back EVERYDAY to see this at the basketball courtsit’s upsetting. If you use the parks, please do your part and take care of them. These photos were taken at the Memorial Park basketball courts. There were about 40 some people here last night on the courts around 8:30. ... Please share! Thank you for helping us keep our parks beautiful!

We still have 3 more spots open for sign ups for the Arts in Education program with Elk County Council on the Arts! This program is for students in grades 6-8th! Please call 781-1718 ext 732 if you would like to sign your child up!

POOL IS NOW OPEN Baby pool is closed today. Memberships are available ALL SUMMER LONG!

The entrance to Benzinger has been a long time coming! Our staff is amazing!! Thank you Chris Kline and St. Marys Stone Mulch and More!

SPORT LEAGUE SIGN UPS ARE DUE FRIDAY, JUNE 12th BY 6PM Monday’s: Women’s Basketball at Benzinger Tuesday’s: Men’s Basketball at Benzinger Wednesday’s: Co-Ed Vol...leyball at Benzinger Thursday’s: Women’s Power Volleyball at Memorial and Men’s Basketball at Benzinger 3on3 HS/College Basketball Pizza Tournament is held at 7pm on Monday’s at Memorial Park (this is a show up league) Forms can be picked up at the Memorial Park Clubhouse from June 10-June 12 from 1-6PM. They are also available to print online at www.stmaryspa.gov under the Parks and Recreation tab. Captains will be contacted with information on schedules.

UPDATE: DAY CAMPS ARE FULL SPORT LEAGUE SIGN UPS DUE FRIDAY JUNE 12th. With Elk County now in the Green Phase, the City of St. Marys Parks and Community Pool are officially able to plan for a season!... We take safety very seriously, which is why we created the COVID19 Safety Plan which you can view here https://bit.ly/3eVruBP. Park program sign ups will be held at the Memorial Park Clubhouse (Scout House) beginning June 8th-June 12th from 1PM-6PM. Programs include Youth Day Camps (PreK-5th grade), Arts in Education (6th-8th grade), and basketball programs (4th-9th grade). Basketball and Volleyball league sign ups will also be taking place at the Clubhouse. The Community Pool will officially open on June 15th at 12:00PM. We will be re-offering memberships for a discount! For details and additional information on park programs and the pool, please read the update at https://bit.ly/3gYBR9P. #smparks #stmaryspa #pawilds #summer2020

We are so lucky to have our new staff with us this year!!

Please be directed to our website https://bit.ly/3gYBR9P to answer any of your questions on ages, activities, etc. We do not respond to FB messages! We want to thank our AMAZING community for a first day of sign ups. As you know, we have had to regulate the amount of children in our camps due to COVIDtherefore, all Day Camps are currently full. There are still spots for youth basketball and Arts in Education with ECCOTA.... Day Camps are 10-3:30pm Youth basketball is 9:30-11:30 AIE is 9:30-11:30 Adult sport league forms are available at Memorial Park Clubhouse and online at https://bit.ly/3gYBR9P Sign ups for programs are still being held until Friday at the Clubhouse from 1-6pm. Pool memberships are being sold at the holiday discount sale for EVERYONE this week until Thursday from 4-7 at the pool. Or you can purchase them on the first day of the pool season We TRULY appreciate the support from everyone as we work through everything.

UPDATE: DAY CAMPS ARE FULL With Elk County now in the Green Phase, the City of St. Marys Parks and Community Pool are officially able to plan for a season! We take safety very seriously, which is why we created the COVID19 Safety Plan which you can view here https://bit.ly/3eVruBP.... Park program sign ups will be held at the Memorial Park Clubhouse (Scout House) beginning June 8th-June 12th from 1PM-6PM. Programs include Youth Day Camps (PreK-5th grade), Arts in Education (6th-8th grade), and basketball programs (4th-9th grade). Basketball and Volleyball league sign ups will also be taking place at the Clubhouse. The Community Pool will officially open on June 15th at 12:00PM. We will be re-offering memberships for a discount! For details and additional information on park programs and the pool, please read the update at https://bit.ly/3gYBR9P. #smparks #stmaryspa #pawilds #summer2020

UPDATE: DAY CAMPS ARE FULL If you are looking for more information on programs, please see this website as it will explain everything needed! We appreciate your patience as we work to make things exciting for our community! We also apologize for any inconvenience our program sign ups may be causing this year, but this is the easiest route for us right now. Next year, we are hopeful everything will be online!... http://www.stmaryspa.gov//files/2020/2020-Program-plans.pdf

Find out more on our amazing park staff!

POOL IS OPENING FOR THE 2020 SUMMER SEASON! We thought it would be neat to share a video of how we fill the pool! Thanks to the St. Marys Water Authority and our AWESOME maintenance guy, Russ Snelick! We could not do it without you! Details coming tomorrow!

Thanks to the St. Marys Public Library for this AMAZING Story Walk at Memorial Park! There are 18 pages located on the pathway on the way to the LL concession stand. Our staff is getting ready to place another one at Benzinger Park as well! Stories will change every two weeks and will then move to Kaulmont and Luhr Parks!

Bathrooms at Luhr, Benzinger, and the outside ones at the Memorial Park Clubhouse (Scout House) are now open to the public. We are working on a small remodel on the bathrooms closest to Playland, so they will be unavailable until further notice. Park staff will be cleaning and sanitizing these bathrooms Monday thru Friday at 8:00AM and 3:00PM. Again, we thank you for your patience as we work to open our facilities to the public!... Stay tuned for tomorrow when we open sign ups for youth and adult programs! Questions: call Dani at 781-1718 ext 732

Playgrounds are now open! We remind everyone to social distance while visiting. We are working to open bathrooms as well, and will be posting an update. Playgrounds will be disinfected M-F from 8:30-9:30AM. ... We truly appreciate everyone’s patience as we work to keep our community safe and healthy! Questions, please contact Dani Schneider at 781-1718 ext 732

Good news coming soon! Stayed tuned!

We are looking for a refrigerator-sized box for a summer camp idea! If you can help us out, call 781-1718 ext 732 or comment on this post!