DeKALB This Valentine’s season, join the DeKalb Park District in attending their annual Daddy Daughter and Heroes Dance on Saturday, Feb. 19 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The dance will be held at the Hopkins Park Community Center, 1403 Sycamore Rd. in the Terrace Room. The theme for the dance is “Luau Princess” and will include activities.
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Outdoor Adventures is hosting a kayak pool workshop from 1-3 p.m. March 7 at Huntley Middle School, located at 1515 S. 4th Street. Registration costs $25, and the deadline to register is March 6; spaces are limited.
During the workshop, participants will be taught about numerous kayaking skills such as boat care, rescue techniques, paddle strokes and many more. Equipment and instruction with an experienced instructor is included with the registration fee. Masks are required to wear before entering the pool. To register, visit the DeKalb Park District’s website.
“There’s no training like this anywhere near this level, or as close to DeKalb,” Dan Dunne, graduate assistant for Outdoor Adventures, said. “It’s really cool because you learn a lot in a really short time, and it’s high quality training.”
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DeKalb With snow finally falling, people are shopping for sleds and looking for the best place to use them in DeKalb. A sled hill is at Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Rd.
The sled hill is open during normal park district hours of operation Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 30 minutes before sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset, according to the DeKalb Park District’s website.
Residents and non-residents of all ages are allowed to use the hill, but a parent or guardian must keep an eye on their children, according to the website.
Phase four COVID-19 restrictions are still in place, so no more than 25 people can be at the sled hill at one time, and face masks must be worn when social distancing cannot be practiced, according to the website.
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The DeKalb County Community Gardens isn t just about food. They also have a hand in a new collaboration called The Basics Toddler Garden Project. Spokesperson Jackie DiNatale said the garden in Welsh Park will be for kids up to age five and their caregivers and fits in with the overall DCCG mission. Included in the plans for the toddler garden are raised garden beds, just like we do in other community gardens, she said. So in the spring, they will be planted and become a community garden for that neighborhood.
DiNatale said that 80% of brain growth occurs in the first five years of life.