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Anderson Hospital sponsors RP Lumber Center s fitness room
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EDWARDSVILLE As construction progresses, Edwardsville’s newest recreational facility recently signed on a new major sponsor.
The RP Lumber Center, a state-of-the-art facility, is the third and final recreational development to be completed as part of the “A Better Place to Play” initiative. It features an ice rink, teen center and 175-meter indoor track, located off of Tiger Drive and Governors’ Parkway, in Edwardsville. Anderson Hospital, located in Maryville, will be sponsoring the large fitness center located within the complex.
Anderson Hospital President Keith Page, and chief executive officer, said he is enthusiastic about the hospital’s involvement in the new recreational development.
By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
Four Metro-East communities are challenging each other to see who can become the fittest community of 2021. Collinsville, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, and Maryville are hosting their first-ever Mayors Fitness Challenge, and all residents are invited to participate.
The challenge will last eight weeks total but those interested can register any time during that period. Edwardsville Park & Rec special events coordinator Trina Vetter tells The Big Z this is for people that either live or work in the participating communities.
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The challenge runs from February 15 to April 12. At the end of the competition, the community with the most minutes will win a trophy and each participating member of that community team will receive a free shirt.
Edwardsville, Glen Carbon solidify partnership for TheCENTER
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Rendering of TheCENTER’s main entranceCourtesy of the City of Edwardsville
The City of Edwardsville and the Village of Glen Carbon officially are partners in the project to build a proposed ice rink, track, fitness and teen center.
This new development, called TheCENTER, will be located in Edwardsville by Edwardsville High School, off Tiger Drive and Governor’s Parkway.
The two entities already partner on the community pool at SIUE and this agreement is another example of their city-village collaboration.
TheCENTER is the third and final park project to be completed as part of the “A Better Place to Play” Campaign. This community-centered facility is a recreational complex that will offer its residents and surrounding communities a year-round option for skating, exercise and more. It offers one of the only 175-meter special surface tracks in the area and will also offer