bulleti I f o r m a t i v e SUMMER 2013 City Uveils New Website Startig July 1, 2013, you will be able to look up your water usage history, your bill, ad pay olie. - Assistat City Maager Moica Irela cotets Beig Gree... 2 Dog Liceses... 2 Keep Laws & Lake Clea... 3 Household Hazardous Waste... 4 Parks & Recreatio Iformatio.. 5 Summer Program Iformatio... 6 Adult Programs... 7 Youth Aquatic & Red Cross Programs... 10 Youth Teis Lessos... 12 Youth Ballet, Jazz & Basketball... 17 Family Programs... 18 City Directory... 20 Automatic Water Bill Paymet... 20 The ew Grosse Poite Farms website www.grossepoitefarms.org will allow for residets to sig up for recreatio programs ad pay olie startig May 15, 2013! If you are a Facebook fa or a Twitter follower, you got a seak peek at the ew website desig. It is also our goal to provide more comprehesive tools for residets of Grosse Poite Farms to register for classes, dowload/submit park forms, ad to provide a web-based program to distribute curret iformatio o facilities ad programs, said Coucilma Marti West, Chairperso of the Grosse Poite Farms Commuicatio Committee. The site will be used for more tha parks ad recreatio. You ca easily avigate through residet, departmet ad govermet pages with ease o the platform. Plus there will be more to come. Do t forget to like us o Facebook, follow us at Twitter, ad check out our Flickr page! https://www.facebook.com/grossepoitefarms?ref=t_tm https://twitter.com/gpfarmstweets http://www.flickr.com/photos/grossepoitefarms Startig July 1, 2013, you will be able to look up your water usage history, your bill, ad pay olie, said Assistat City Maager Moica Irela. Residets ad realtors will also have olie access to the assessig files, view tax bills, ad pay those olie as well. The goal is to be as automated as possible. The site will evetually allow for all permits, liceses, ad fees to be requested ad paid for olie!
city ews city ews Beig Gree ad Preppig for Summer Keep Laws Gree ad the Lake Clea It is sprig cleaig time! The City of Grosse Poite Farms ad the Clito River Watershed Coucil wat to remid you to help keep the watershed clea too! May items foud i homes, garages, ad yards ca cause serious stormwater pollutio if they are washed ito the storm drais ad allowed to flow utreated ito Lake St. Clair. Everyoe ca prevet stormwater pollutio by takig simple steps, such as takig household cleaig or pesticide materials to a Household Hazardous Waste collectio evet. There will be a Hazardous ad E-Waste drop off day, May 18 9 am 2 pm at Pier Park. See iformatio o page 4 of this Bulleti for more details. The City ad the Clito River Watershed Coucil also remid residets to make sure to put all pet waste, ad household trash i the garbage. Compost yard waste at home or sed to your waste collector separate from trash. Remember, if you would t put it directly ito the lake, do ot put it i the storm drai. Helpful tips for keepig the watershed clea: Never dispose of pait or pait-related products ito the gutters or storm drais. This is illegal dumpig. Do ot blow, sweep, hose or rake leaves or other yard trimmigs ito the street, or storm drai. For oe time use items, oly buy what you eed, so storage or waste will ot be a problem. Oil-based paits should be cleaed with pait thier. Pait thier ca be filtered ad reused. Used thier ca be set aside i a closed jar to settle out pait particles ad ca be stored i a well-vetilated locatio. Choose earth friedly ladscapig. Use o-toxic products for your garde ad law wheever possible. Use pesticides sparigly. Clea up after your pet. Practice good car care. Coserve water. Remember to Reew Dog Liceses Uder City ordiace, all dogs over six moths of age must be licesed aually. Liceses expire o April 30 of each year. O May 1st, the Police Departmet begis to issue violatios to all owers of ulicesed dogs. Liceses may be obtaied at City Hall durig regular office hours: Moday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Origial Dog Liceses are $5.00. Reewal Dog Liceses are $5 UNTIL April 30th. O May 1st, the reewal price icreases to $10.00. To obtai a dog licese, you must produce a certificate by a licesed veteriaria showig the dog has bee immuized agaist rabies for the period through May 1st of the licesig year. Owig a dog is a resposibility. Please clea-up after your pet. Dog owers may also wat to obtai a Pass for the City s Dog Park, which is located i the back parkig lot ear Moross ad Mack. Dog Park Pass applicatios ca be dowloaded at www.grossepoitefarms.org. Are you i the habit of applyig fertilizer or payig someoe to fertilize your law every sprig? Did you kow that whe fertilizer is applied improperly it may pollute Lake St. Clair? Though we all wat to have gree ad luscious laws this sprig ad summer, we also eed to be aware of the potetial hazards our law care practices may cause. Whe too much fertilizer is applied, it washes off easily ad becomes very harmful to the eviromet. This is especially true whe a rai storm comes. Rai ca wash fertilizer straight ito the storm drai. Most storm drais empty ito our lakes, rivers ad streams. Some tips to keep i mid: Mow at least 3 high. Retur clippigs to recycle utriets ad sweep or blow clippigs from walks ad driveways oto the law. Taller grass crowds out weeds ad promotes deeper roots, deeper roots help the law survive droughts. Fall is the best time to fertilize your law. Be patiet i the sprig - wait util May to fertilize. Do t fertilize if the groud is froze or saturated with water. Do t guess, soil test for proper fertilizer recommedatios. Choose law fertilizers with low or o phosphorus (the middle umber) ad follow the directios. For a list of watershed friedly fertilizers visit: http://www.crwc.org/stormwater-protectio/ Maitai a NO APPLICATION zoe ear lakes, rivers, streams ad storm drais. Never discharge clippigs ear lakes, rivers, streams or drais. Sweep fertilizer graules from walks ad driveways oto the law. Do t soak your law ad avoid ight waterig. Waterig should ot produce puddles; lighter, more frequet waterig is best. Brow laws are OK; dormacy is a atural respose to drought, however, some water may be ecessary durig a exteded drought of more tha a moth. For home law care tips, visit: http://turf.msu.edu/home-law-articles or http://www.healthyladscapes.com. For a list of law professioals who participate i the Healthy Law Care Program for Watershed Protectio, visit www.ladscape.org/healthylawcare_pro.html. For more iformatio o Lake St. Clair, visit www.crwc.org. 5 Simple Ways you Ca Help Lake St. Clair Use a pooper scooper! Bacteria, parasites ad viruses from pet waste ca easily wash ito storm drais ad ed up i the river without beig treated. Limit your pesticide ad fertilizer use. Pesticides are oe of the biggest pollutats of all. Limit fertilizer use, ad make it a habit to sweep your grass clippigs oto the law rather tha ito a catch basi. Check your vehicles for fuel ad oil leaks. Whe it rais, grease ad oil drippigs wash ito storm drais, ad go straight ito our rivers ad streams. Wash your car o the law or go to a car wash (where the water will go to a wastewater treatmet plat). Dirt ad oils you wash off ca harm fish ad aimals if it goes straight ito the storm drai. Grass filters pollutats ad you ll water your law at the same time! Remember, oly rai i the drai! I other words, use trash cas! Eve if it meas a slight icoveiece for you, it s better off for everyoe who shares Lake St. Clair! 2 l
IMPORTANT NOTICE: city ews Household Hazard & E-Waste Drop-Off Day Hosted by the City of Harper Woods SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013, 9:00 am 2:00 pm PIER PARK, 350 LAKE SHORE ROAD HAZARDOUS WASTE ACCEPTABLE ITEMS Workshop Glue Wood preservatives Oil-based pait Latex pait** Varish Garage Brake/trasmissio fluid Atifreeze/coolats Battery acid Fuel oil/gasolie Petroleum solvets Propae gas taks** #20 propae taks HAZARDOUS WASTE UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS Ukow or ulabeled material Commercially geerated waste Radioactive material E-WASTE UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS Air coditioers, de-humidifiers Refrigerators This evet is ope to residets of the City of Grosse Poite, Grosse Explosives Poite Park, Grosse Miscellaeous Shock-sesitive material Poite Farms, Grosse Ove ad drai cleaer such as; chemical lab Poite Shores ad materials or picric acid Harper Woods. Bleaches ad disifectats Motor oil A valid driver s licese Expired medicie is required to verify Medical waste Fluorescet lamps Grosse Poite/Harper Furiture ad metal polishes Woods residecy. E-WASTE Floor care products Questios may be ACCEPTABLE ITEMS directed to Terrace Nail polish Epoxy ad solvets Most ay electroics Brea at the City of with a plug Grosse Poite Farms Photographic chemicals (313) 885-6600 Aswerig machies Mercury thermometers Batteries cell or computer Shreddig Smoke alarms** type (ot alkalie batteries) Services Household batteries** Cameras Garde Car batteries Fugicides Cell phoes Herbicides Computers, moitors, Isecticides scaers Rat poiso Paper shredders Power tools Priters & toers cartridges TV s, DVD players Freezers Large appliaces stove washers dryers hot water taks dish washers Smoke detectors Equipmet with PCBs (capacitors) Mercury cotaiig devices SATURDAY, MAY 18 NOON 2:00 pm Geeral Shreddig will be at the Pier Park Parkig lot to shred persoal documets such as tax returs ad bills. Staples ad paperclips DO NOT have to be removed. Paper oly please! (Limit of 3 copy or baker s boxes per household) Parks & Recreatio Summer 2013 Iformatio 2013 Park Passes 2013 Park Pass Applicatio is available at the City Offices, the Parks ad Recreatio Office or olie at www.grossepoitefarms.org. Park Passes are issued to all residets, 8 ad older. All Park Passes expire o December 31. All iformatio must be complete i order to have your ew passes processed. All residets, 18 ad older, must show valid ID whe pickig up Passes. Husbads ad wives may pick up each others Passes. If you would like to request a Temporary No-Residet Park Pass, Caregiver Park Pass or Dog Park Pass, please complete a Applicatio two weeks before the Pass is eeded. Pier Park Voluteer Opportuity The Pier Park offers may family evets. These evets have grow greatly through the years. To make every evet a success, we are lookig for voluteers from our commuity. If you are iterested i beig added to our list of voluteers, please call 343-2405. Pier Park Iformatio Office Phoe Number 343-2405 Park Hours May 1 October 31 6:00 am Midight November 1 April 30 8:00 am 9:00 pm Parks ad Recreatio Office Hours May 1 October 31 8:00 am 9:00 pm November 1 April 30 8:00 am 5:00 pm Pool Hours May 25 Jue 15 Large Pool: Noo 8:00 pm Wadig Pool ad Splash Playgroud: Noo 6:00 pm Jue 16 September 2 Large Pool: 10:00 am 9:00 pm Wadig Pool ad Splash Playgroud: 10:00 am 7:00 pm September 3 6 Large Pool: 4:00 pm 8:00 pm Wadig Pool ad Splash Playgroud: Noo 6:00 pm (Weather Permittig) September 7 8 Large Pool: Noo 8:00 pm Wadig Pool ad Splash Playgroud: Noo 6:00 pm (Weather Permittig) Beach No Lifeguard o Duty Scheduled Pool Closigs Park ad Pool hours are subject to weather coditios. Pier Park Programs take priority over ope swim times ad use of other Park Facilities. The Large Pool will close July 28 at 3:00 pm for the Aual Sychroized Swimmig Show. The Large Pool will close Jue 26, July 10 ad July 17 at 3:00 pm for home Swim Meets. The pool will reope after cleaup of these evets. 4 l **Please ote: These items are ow acceptable for the 2013 Household Hazardous Waste Day! Coect with us o our facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/gpfpierpark
Summer 2013 Programs Registratio Guidelies All Recreatio Programs require pre-registratio. Please register by the deadlie oted i each descriptio i order to prevet the program from beig cacelled. * Walk-i at the Park ad Recreatio Office is the most efficiet way to register. All Registratio Forms must be complete icludig birthdays ad residets sigature, registratios will ot be processed without complete iformatio. ** If you would like a Registratio Form mailed or emailed to you please call 343-2405. Boat Wells are Available As of April 2013, the City of Grosse Poite Farms has a limited amout of boat wells available at Pier Park. Curretly there are both 30 ad 37 boat wells available for residets. There are o waitig lists for 30 ad 37 boat wells. This iformatio is subject to chage. The Pier Park maria icludes 333 moorig spaces for boats ragig from persoal watercraft floatig platforms to 55-foot moorig spaces. Shore power electrical service ad water are available at pedestals for moorig spaces 25 feet ad loger. Shared electrical service plugs ad water are available for boat wells uder 25 feet. Wi-Fi ad 24 hour security is available from May 1 through October 31. Refud Policy Programs will ot be prorated. No refuds will be made after the start date of each program. Requests must be made i writig ad submitted to the Parks ad Recreatio Office. Full refuds will be made for ay program that is caceled by the City. Note: The first day to register for all programs, except youth swim lessos, swim team ad sychroized swim team, is Tuesday, May 16 at 8:30 am A boat lift is available to lauch boats with trailers. The boat lift has restrictios ad physical limits as to what size of trailers ca be lauched. The maximum size trailer that ca be accommodated is 21. There are 120 kayak storage racks with a beach lauch area. Although, curretly there are waitig lists for all size kayak racks. Residets iterested i a boat well should either call the Parks ad Recreatio Office or drop i durig regular office hours for more iformatio. Residets must complete a Harbor Moorig Applicatio ad pay the required applicatio fee to be cosidered for a boat well at Pier Park. Harbor facilities are oly available to residets of Grosse Poite Farms. Adult Aquatic, Athletic & Recreatio Programs Adult Water Aerobics Water Aerobics is a ejoyable, low impact aerobic workout with the primary purpose of ehacig the cardiovascular ad respiratory systems. Water resistace also helps to build stregth ad edurace. Water s buoyacy makes you feel 90% lighter. Thus, you ca ru, jump ad play i the pool without the joit problems ad for idividuals recoverig from ijuries. Perhaps best of all, you ca keep cool while havig fu i the su. No swimmig skills or special equipmet is eeded. Suscree ad su hat recommeded. It is recommeded that you receive your doctor s approval prior to ay exercise program. Class size is limited. Attedace will be take. Participats must atted class time that they are registered for. #2051 11 Weeks, Jue 17 August 28, $55.00 Moday/Wedesday,1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Large Pool Registratio Begis May 15 #2052 11 Weeks, Jue 18 August 29, $55.00 Tuesday/Thursday, 7:00 pm 8:00 pm Large Pool Registratio Begis May 15 Early Morig Swim Early Morig Swim is iteded for serious lap swimmers oly! Swimmers will have exclusive use of lap laes to swim laps. Attedace will be take daily. Please ote, depedig o how may people show up, laes may eed to be shared. #2001 11 Weeks, Jue 17 August 30, $55.00 Moday through Friday, 6:30 am 7:30 am Adult Teis Lessos Teis is a lifetime ad life-chagig sport. Get a great workout while learig the fudametals of teis. Classes will cover stroke productio, proper footwork, court positioig, ad rules of the game. Please wear teis shoes ad brig a racquet ad water bottle. #2002 3 Weeks, Jue 11 Jue 27, $90.00 Tuesdays/Thursdays, 6:30 pm 8:00 pm Registratio Deadlie is Jue 4, 2013 #2003 3 Weeks, July 9 July 25, $90.00 Tuesdays/Thursdays, 6:30 pm 8:00 pm Registratio Deadlie is July 2, 2013 #2004 3 Weeks, July 30 August 15, $90.00 Tuesdays/Thursdays, 6:30 pm 8:00 pm Registratio Deadlie is July 23, 2013 6 l
Adult Aquatic, Athletic & Recreatio Programs cotiued It s Your Back Yoga for Adults Take time for yourself! Nurture your mid ad take care of your body i this challegig yet relaxig yoga practice. A combiatio of postures ad breathig techiques that help prevet, as well as treat, back pai. Move through flows that stregthe muscles which support your posture ad legthe ad relax areas that are tese ad tight. A great class for begiig as well as experieced yoga studets. #2014 Heidi George, Certified Yoga Istructor 6 Weeks, Jue 19 July 31, $72.00 No Class July 3 Wedesdays, 5:45 pm 6:45 pm Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is Jue 12, 2013 Early Morig Yoga Hatha Flow Start your day urturig your mid ad takig care of your body. Please joi i this challegig yet relaxig practice that will focus o stretchig ad stregtheig your muscles as well as your mid. Great for begiers, as well as the seasoed yoga practitioer. #2005 Heidi George, Certified Yoga Istructor 10 Weeks, Jue 18 August 27, $120.00 No Class July 2d Tuesdays, 6:45 am 7:45 am Great Room, Commuity Buildig, if weather permits class will be held outside Registratio Deadlie is Jue 11, 2013 Itro to Stad Up Paddleboardig Lear everythig you eed to kow about Stad Up Paddleboardig (SUP). You ll lear critical balace ad cotrol skills that will help you quickly advace. We ll teach you the basics of board ad paddle types, how to properly hadle your board, ethics of surfig, water safety, basic paddle strokes ad more! All classes are taught by istructors from Great Lakes Surf Shop ad will be taught at the Beach. All equipmet is icluded. #2006 4 Weeks, Jue 1 Jue 29, $185.00 No Class Jue 15th Saturdays, 10:00 am 11:30 am Registratio Deadlie is May 25, 2013 #2007 4 Weeks, Jue 4 Jue 25, $185.00 Tuesdays, 10:00 am 11:30 am Registratio Deadlie is May 28, 2013 #2008 4 Weeks, July 6 July 27, $185.00 Saturdays, 10:00 am 11:30 am Registratio Deadlie is Jue 29, 2013 #2009 4 Weeks, July 10 July 31st, $185.00 Wedesdays, 10:00 am 11:30 am Registratio Deadlie is July 2, 2013 #2010 4 Weeks, August 8 August 29, $185.00 Thursdays, 10:00 am 11:30 am Registratio Deadlie is July 30, 2013 #2011 4 Weeks, August 10 August 31st, $185.00 Saturdays, 10:00 am 11:30 am Registratio Deadlie is July 27, 2013 Adult Aquatic, Athletic & Recreatio Programs cotiued Paddleboard Yoga Workshop Everyoe is welcome to ejoy this two-hour class, so if you ve ever paddled before, do t worry! We will teach you the basics so you feel comfortable while doig simple yoga poses o our stable paddleboards. This class offers a uparalleled workout ad a experiece that you will ever get i a gym. Come take i all that ature has to offer! #2012 Saturday, Jue 22, $40.00 ($30.00 if you already have a board) 12:30 pm 2:30 pm Registratio Deadlie is Jue 15, 2013 #2013 Saturday, July 20, $40.00 ($30.00 if you already have a board) 12:30 pm 2:30 pm Registratio Deadlie is July 12, 2013 Low Impact Combo This exercise class icorporates plety of resistace equipmet (body balls ad elastics) as well as use of free weights. Plety of stretchig fiishes each hour. Please brig a mat ad a bottle of water to every class. #2015 Cheryly Pellegrio, MA, Persoal Traier 10 Weeks, May 20 July 26, $110.00 Moday/Wedesday/Friday 9:00 am 10:00 am No Class May 27th Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is May 20, 2013 #2016 Cheryly Pellegrio, MA, Persoal Traier 10 Weeks, July 29 October 4, $110.00 Moday/Wedesday/Friday 9:00 am 10:00 am No class o September 2d Great Room, Commuity Buildig Basic Boatig Course The fiest NASBLA-approved boatig safety course available, followed by a boatig licese test for boatig certificatio. You ll receive a 244-page full-color book, comprehesive boatig safety lessos, itroductio to avigatio, ad oe CD ad DVD. Studet will lear lies, kots ad hitches. O completio of proctored exam studets will receive USPS ABC3 Certificates ad DNR Certificates. #2017 Grosse Poite Power Squadro 5 Weeks, Jue 3 July 1, $60.00 Moday, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Coferece Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is May 28, 2013 #2018 Grosse Poite Power Squadro 5 Weeks, July 8 August 5, $60.00 Moday, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Coferece Room, Commuity Buildig Hads o First Mates to Captai Course This course is desiged to provide istructorled classroom boatig safety istructios ad supervised hads o boatig operatios. Class size is limited to six first mates. #2019 Grosse Poite Power Squadro (Chet Dubar ad Dave Charvat) 2 Weeks, Jue 5 & Jue 12, $40.00 Wedesday, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Pier Park Harbor Registratio Deadlie is May 29, 2013 #2020 Grosse Poite Power Squadro (Chet Dubar ad Dave Charvat) 2 Weeks, Jue 19 & Jue 26, $40.00 Wedesday, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Pier Park Harbor Registratio Deadlie is Jue 12, 2013 8 l
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Parks ad Recreatio staff WILL BE checkig birth certificates of all 4-year-old ad 5-yearold residets sigig up for group swim lessos this year. Please brig your child s birth certificate to registratio. Parets without their child s birth certificate will ot be able to register their child for swimmig lessos. Registratio for Paret ad Tot Swim begis May 16, 2013. Class Descriptios Youth Aquatic & Red Cross Programs First Sessio Registratio: Saturday, Jue 8, 8:00 am, Pier Park Commuity Buildig Class Dates: Jue 17 28, M-F Class Times: 9:15 am, 10:15 am, 11:15 am, ad 12:15 pm Class Levels**: Level I, Level II, Level III, Level IV, Level V, ad Level VI **Not All Levels Are Available At All Times Secod Sessio Registratio: Saturday, Jue 8, 8:00 am, Pier Park Commuity Buildig Class Dates: July 8 19, M-F Class Times: 9:15 am, 10:15 am, 11:15 am, ad 12:15 pm Class Levels**: Level I, Level II, Level III, Level IV, Level V, ad Level VI Third Sessio Registratio: Saturday, July 20, 8:00 am, Pier Park Commuity Buildig Class Dates: July 29 August 9, M-F Class Times: 9:15 am, 10:15 am, 11:15 am, ad 12:15 pm Class Levels**: Level I, Level II, Level III, Level IV, Level V, ad Level VI Swim Lessos O Jue 8, register for either Sessio 1 or Sessio 2, ot both. Paret/Ifat ad Paret/Tot registratio has begu. Childre iterested i Level I must be at least 4 years of age by the first day of the class ad must provide a copy of a birth certificate to prove age. Parets may ot register their childre util they are able to show proof of age. Swim lessos are ope to Grosse Poite Farms childre oly. Lessos ru 45 miutes, Moday through Friday, for two weeks. Levels I ad II will be i the water for 30 miutes ad focus o water safety for the remaiig 15 miutes. The cost is $50.00 per child. Levels I & II are limited to six studets per class. All other Levels are limited to eight studets per class. Please read all registratio iformatio to avoid ay icoveieces. Youth Aquatic & Red Cross Programs cotiued Paret ad Tot Swim #2029 5 Weeks, Jue 25 July 30, $50.00 Tuesdays/Thursdays, 6:00 pm 6:30 pm No Class July 4th Registratio begis May 16, 2013 #2030 10 Weeks, Jue 1 August 10, $50.00 Saturdays, 9:00 am 9:30 am No Class July 13th Registratio begis May 16, 2013 Swim Chicks Sychroized Swim Team (Ages 8-17) The Sychroized Swim Team combies swimmig skills, ballet, ad music to create routies that will be performed i a Aual Show o Suday, July 28th. Team fee icludes a t-shirt but does ot iclude a Team Suit; which is a requiremet for participatio. All past swimmers will receive a packet i the mail. If you are iterested i receivig a packet, please call the Parks ad Recreatio Office, or email sychro@grossepoitefarms.org. #2028 Ages 8-17 Jue 17 July 28, $95.00 Moday through Thursday, 10:00 am Noo Registratio Deadlie is Jue 7, 2013 Swim Team: Barracudas The Barracudas compete agaist each of the Grosse Poites ad St. Clair Shores. All past swimmers will receive packets by email. If you are iterested i receivig a packet, please call the Parks ad Recreatio Office or email swimteam@grossepoitefarms.org. #2022 Ages 6-17 May 29 July 25, $135 ($90 per each additioal swimmer) Moday through Saturday Registratio Deadlie is May 24, 2013 Red Cross Traiig The America Red Cross Lifeguard Course provides etry- level lifeguard participats the kowledge ad skills to prevet, recogize, ad respod to aquatic emergecies ad to provide care for breathig ad cardiac emergecies, ijuries ad sudde illesses util emergecy medical services (EMS) ca take over. The class is limited to te studets. Participats must be 15 years of age by the last day of class. There are o make-up sessios. Please do ot register if you do ot ited to be preset every day of class. #2021 Kara Reyolds 5 Days, July 29 August 2, $200.00 9:00 am 3:00 pm Coferece Room, Commuity Buildig, Paret ad Tot (ages, 1 ½ - 3 years old) With the paret s assistace, toddlers will focus o water exploratio, floatig, basic locomotio, stroke readiess ad stroke developmet. Skills will be itroduced through games, sogs ad activities. Lear to Swim Program (ages 4 years old ad up) Level 1 Itroductio to Water Skills To begi developig positive attitudes, good swimmig habits ad safe practices i ad aroud the water. Level 2 Fudametal Aquatic Skills Gives participats success with fudametal skills, icludig learig how to float without support ad to recover to a vertical positio. Level 3 Stroke Developmet Builds o the skills leared i Level 2 through additioal guided practice i deeper water. Level 4 Stroke Improvemet Develops cofidece i the skills leared ad improves other aquatic skills. Level 5 Stroke Refiemet Provides further coordiatio ad refiemet of strokes. 2013 Barracuda Swim Meet Schedule GPF@ GPW Date: Wedesday, Jue 19 Relay Meet @ SCS Date: Saturday, Jue 22 Time: 10:00 am GPP@ GPF Date: Wedesday, Jue 26 GPF@ GPC Date: Wedesday, July 3rd SCS@ GPF Date: Wedesday, July 10 GPS@ GPF Date: Wedesday, July 17 Prelims Hosted by GPS @ GP South Date: Tuesday, July 23rd Time: TBD Fials Hosted by GPS @ GP South Date: Wedesday, July 24 10 l
12 l Youth Teis Lessos This summer, the Grosse Poite Farms Pier Park Teis classes will follow the USTA Te ad Uder Teis 3 Stage System. This progressio system is used atiowide as well as i Caada ad Europe ad it is the progressio that all the top academies use with their juiors. This system has bee desiged to make teis more fu, easier, safer ad more ecouragig for youger players. Each of our staff members have udergoe traiig i each of the 3 stages. For more iformatio o this system, please visit the USTA website for a full descriptio ad video tutorials of the process. Stage 1 This stage is coducted o a 36 court, usig red teis balls that are 15% larger. This stage is iteded to itroduce players to all of the proper strokes: forehad, backhad, volleys, overhead ad serves, ad also to itroduce the cocept of rallyig. Studets at this stage are expected to have a workig kowledge of all strokes ad have the ability to rally the ball over the et before movig o to Stage 2. Stage 2 Istructio is coducted o a 60 court, usig orage balls that have approximately 50% of the compressio of yellow balls. Havig mastered their strokes ad the ability to rally, studets o these courts will be cotiuig to work o proper techique, as well as learig how to play sigles ad doubles poits ad matches ad begi to lear basic strategy. Stage 3 Stage 3 teis is played o a full size court usig gree balls, with 75% of the compressio of yellow balls. Players at this stage should ow have the kowledge ad ability to play poits, cotrol where they hit the ball ad cosistetly make ad retur serves. Istructio focuses o cotiuig to improve techique, more advaced footwork ad more complex match play situatios. Begier Teis This program is desiged to teach older kids the basic strokes, footwork ad rally skills o a full size court, with yellow (regular) balls i a maer that is more suited to their age, height/weight ad coordiatio. Istructio begis with basic stroke work, quickly addig footwork ad rally skills ad culmiatig i poit play. Advaced Teis Advaced Juior Teis is for players who are already familiar with all the strokes, footwork ad strategy ecessary to play a match. Istructio i this class will work o cotiuig to polish all strokes ad footwork, ad itroduce more advaced sigles ad doubles strategies. Placemet ito the differet stages should be based o experiece ad age. However, there are other importat factors such as the height of the child, eye-had coordiatio ad movemet abilities. We ecourage parets to put their child i the class that most fits their child, but uderstad that sometimes the player s available times just do ot correlate to the proper class. I such situatios we ecourage attempted participatio, but ask that participats/parets uderstad that class curriculum caot be altered for just oe child. You may begi sigig up for Youth Teis Lessos o May 16, alog will all other summer programs, except Youth Swim Lessos, Swim Team ad Sychroized Swim Team. You do ot have to wait for the Swim Lesso sig-up date as doe i the past. Classes will be held rai or shie. Refuds will ot be give due to poor weather. I the evet of poor weather, class will be held uder the pavilio for verbal istructio. If weather is too extreme, a sig will be posted o the gazebo for istructios o where to proceed idoors. Youth Teis Programs cotiued Stage 1 Teis Lessos This class is for our yougest studets, ages 4-8, who are ew to teis. It is coducted usig larger, slower ad safer, red balls, ad istructio is coducted o a 36 court. This is the class for child: if your child is 6 or youger if your child is 8 or youger ad has ever played before if your child is 8 or youger, has played some teis ad caot yet rally #2100 10 Days, Jue 17 Jue 28, $50.00 #2101 5 Days, Jue 17 Jue 21, $35.00 #2102 5 Days, Jue 24 Jue 28, $35.00 #2200 10 Days, July 8 July 19, $50.00 #2201 5 Days, July 8 July 12, $35.00 #2202 5 Days, July 15 July 19, $35.00 Registratio Deadlie is July 8, 2013 #2300 10 Days, July 29 August 9, $50.00 #2301 5 Days, July 29 August 2, $35.00 #2302 5 Days, August 5 August 9, $35.00 Registratio Deadlie is July 29, 2013 There are o limits to the amout of participats i the Youth Teis Lesso program. So if you caot make it to the May 16 registratio, do t worry! You have util 1 week prior to each class begiig to register.
14 l Youth Teis Programs cotiued Stage 2 Teis Lessos This class is for studets, ages 6-10, who are ew to teis, but because of size ad age, eed to be i Stage 2, or for our youger studets who are just makig the trasitio from the 36 court to the larger court. This class is coducted o the 60 court usig slower, but ormal size, orage balls. This is the class for child: if your child is age 8-10 but ever played teis before. if your child is age 6-8 ad is familiar with all the basic strokes ad ca maitai a steady rally. #2103 10 Days, Jue 17 Jue 28, $50.00 #2104 5 Days, Jue 17 Jue 21st, $35.00 #2105 5 Days, Jue 24 Jue 28, $35.00 #2203 10 Days, July 8 July 19, $50.00 #2204 5 Days, July 8 July 12, $35.00 #2205 5 Days, July 15 July 19, $35.00 Registratio Deadlie is July 8, 2013 #2303 10 Days, July 29 August 9, $50.00 #2304 5 Days, July 29 August 2, $35.00 #2305 5 Days, August 5 August 9, $35.00 Registratio Deadlie is July 29, 2013 Stage 2 & 3 Teis Lessos This class is for studets, ages 6-10, who have fully mastered the Stage 1 skills. Based o ability, age ad size, this class will be separated ito the two differet stages. It is likely that may studets will begi makig the trasitio betwee stages ad sped time i both. This is the class for child: if your child is able to maitai a log (10+ shots) rally. if your child ca cosistetly make ad retur a serve. if your child has a kowledge of basic scorig ad match play. #2106 10 Days, Jue 17 Jue 28, $50.00 #2107 5 Days, Jue 17 Jue 21, $35.00 #2108 5 Days, Jue 24 Jue 28, $35.00 Youth Teis Programs cotiued #2206 10 Days, July 8 July 19, $50.00 #2207 5 Days, July 8 July 12, $35.00 #2208 5 Days, July 15 July 19, $35.00 Registratio Deadlie is July 8, 2013 #2306 10 Days, July 29 August 9, $50.00 #2307 5 Days, July 29 August 2, $35.00 #2308 5 Days, August 5 August 9, $35.00 Registratio Deadlie is July 29, 2013 Begier Teis Lessos This class is for studets who 10 ad older, but ewer to teis. Participats i this class will be taught the very basics of the game usig the regulatio court size ad regular balls. This is the class for child: if your child is older tha 10 ad has ever played teis before. if your child has participated i teis i oe of the te ad uder stages, but ever participated i full court, regular ball classes. #2109 10 Days, Jue 17 Jue 28, $50.00 #2110 5 Days, Jue 17 Jue 21, $35.00 #2111 5 Days, Jue 24 Jue 28, $35.00 #2209 10 Days, July 8 July 19, $50.00 #2210 5 Days, July 8 July 12, $35.00 #2211 5 Days, July 15 July 19, $35.00 Registratio Deadlie is July 8, 2013 #2309 10 Days, July 29 August 9, $50.00 #2310 5 Days, July 29 August 2, $35.00 #2311 5 Days, August 5 August 9, $35.00 Registratio Deadlie is July 29, 2013
Youth Teis Programs cotiued Advaced Begier Teis Lessos This class is for studets who are 10 ad older, ad more experieced teis players. These players may have played o middle school teams, participated i USTA team teis or have USTA rakig poits. This is the class for child: if your child is older tha 10 ad experieced i playig matches. if your child is tryig to make a middle school teis team or participate i USTA evets. #2112 10 Days, Jue 17 Jue 28, $50.00 #2113 5 Days, Jue 17 Jue 21, $35.00 #2114 5 Days, Jue 24 Jue 28, $35.00 #2212 10 Days, July 8 July 19, $50.00 #2213 5 Days, July 8 July 12, $35.00 #2214 5 Days, July 15 July 19, $35.00 Registratio Deadlie is July 8, 2013 #2312 10 Days, July 29 August 9, $50.00 #2313 5 Days, July 29 August 2, $35.00 #2314 5 Days, August 5 August 9, $35.00 Registratio Deadlie is July 29, 2013 Youth Ballet & Jazz Programs Ballet & Jazz Childre will lear the fudametals of ballet ad jazz while havig fu. They will lear proper stretchig techiques, ad dace steps to umerous popular sogs. Price icludes costumes ad t-shirts. Registratio Deadlie is Jue 17. No Class July 1st ad July 3. Make-Up Dates will be Tuesday, July 9 ad Tuesday, July 16. Dress Rehearsal is Tuesday, August 13, 10:30 am 12:30 am Recital is Thursday, August 15, 7:00 pm @ Grosse Poite War Memorial. #2022 Patrice Iaace 3 5 year olds Moday/Wedesday, 10:00 am 10:45 am Jue 24 August 15, $65.00 Activities Room, Commuity Buildig #2023 Patrice Iaace 3 5 year olds Moday/Wedesday, 11:00 am 11:45 am Jue 25 August 15, $65.00 Activities Room, Commuity Buildig Youth Basketball Cliics Basketball Cliics Participats will lear the fudametal skills of basketball durig this week-log cliic. The cost icludes a party o the last day of the camp, a t-shirt, refreshmets, ad certificates of completio. I the evet of iclemet weather, the cliic will be held i the Orte Activity Buildig. Participats registered after the Registratio Deadlie are ot guarateed a t-shirt. #2024 Patrice Iaace 3 5 year olds Moday/Wedesday, 12:00 pm 12:45 pm Jue 24 August 15, $65.00 Activities Room, Commuity Buildig #2025 Patrice Iaace 6 7 year olds Moday/Wedesday, 1:30 pm 2:15 pm Jue 24 August 15, $65.00 Activities Room, Commuity Buildig #2026 Patrice Iaace 8 10 year olds Moday/Wedesday, 2:30 pm 3:15 pm Jue 24 August 15, $65.00 Activities Room, Commuity Buildig #2027 Patrice Iaace 11 years old & up Moday/Wedesday, 3:30 pm 4:15 pm Jue 24 August 15, $65.00 Activities Room, Commuity Buildig #2031 Ray Tricia Boys Ages 7-10 1 Week, August 5 August 9, $50.00 Moday Friday, 1:00 pm 3:00 pm Pier Park Basketball Court Registratio Deadlie is July 29, 2013 #2032 Ray Tricia Girls Ages 7-10 1 Week, August 12 August 16, $50.00 Moday Friday, 1:00 pm 3:00 pm Pier Park Basketball Court Registratio Deadlie is August 5, 2013 16 l
Family Programs & Evets Aual Fireworks Display & Cocert O Saturday, Jue 29, the City will have a free cocert from 7:00 pm 9:45 pm, featurig the Soul Provider Bad ad a fireworks show immediately followig the cocert. The Fireworks ad Cocert is part of the Aual Regatta. Saturday, Jue 29, Free Pier Park Aual Regatta Schedule Aual Ice Cream Social Save the date for this oe! Grosse Poite Farms residets ad their guests are ivited to idulge i free ice cream ad ejoy activities such as a giat slide, duk tak, trai rides, face paitig ad magic shows. This day is sposored ad hosted by the Grosse Poite Farms Foudatio. This is a day that all families must mark o their summer caledar as a ca t miss day. August 3, Free Saturday, 1:00 pm 4:00 pm Pier Park The 2013 Regatta will ru all weeked with lots of fu activities for the whole family. The tetative schedule is as follows: Saturday, Jue 29 All Day Childre s Art i the Park Display 11:00 am 4:00 pm 50/50 Raffle Tickets will be sold (tet by shuffle board courts) 11:00 am 4:00 pm Grad Prize Raffle Tickets will be sold (tet by shuffle board courts) 11:00 am Decorated Bicycle Parade 11:30 am Pie Eatig Cotest 12:30 pm Iflatable Boat Races 1:00 pm 4:00 pm Face Paitig 1:00 pm 5:00 pm The Barbershop Quartet I The Neighborhood strollig 2:30 pm Yellow Duckie Race 3:00 pm Sad Castle Buildig Cotest (judged at 4:00 pm) 4:30 pm 5:00 pm Pie Bakig Cotest 3:30 pm 5:00 pm Picic Table Decoratig Cotest 4:30 pm 5:30 pm Childre s Games 6:00 pm Award s Ceremoy 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Glow Stick Sale 10:00 pm Fireworks Display Suday, Jue 30 1:00 pm Pet Parade 2:00 pm Regatta Redezvous Family Programs & Evets cotiued Grosse Poite Farms & City Aual Fishig Rodeo The Fishig Rodeo will agai be held at Pier Park ad is ope to Farms ad City residets ages 17 ad uder. This is a free program for all ages. There are prizes for all participats ad door prizes for the adults, too. There will be refreshmets for breakfast ad luch. All fisher persos should be ready to cast their lies by 8:30 am with the actual startig time for fishig to start at 9:00 am sharp. This program is ope to all residets of Grosse Poite Farms ad Grosse Poite City. Everyoe should brig their ow bait ad fishig poles. This program is orgaized by Dick Graves Cocessios. August 10, Free Saturday, 9:00 am Pier Park All Poite s Family Outdoor Movie This summer s Family Outdoor Movie will be held at Grosse Poite South s Football Field. Movie Night is ope to residets of all five Grosse Poites. Parks passes are required ad will be checked at the etrace o Fisher Rd. Saturday, August 17 Approximately 9:00 pm (At Dusk) Star Wars: Retur of the Jedi Rai date is August 18, same place, same time Family Campout Grosse Poite Farms Boat Club For early sixty years, members of the Grosse Poite Farms Boat Club have worked to ehace the lives for residets i the commuity of Grosse Poite Farms, Michiga. To that ed, our members parter with the Parks ad Recreatio Departmet to provide meaigful ad memorable commuity evets throughout the year. Our biggest You must register early to reserve a campsite for the Family Campout Weeked. This is a oce a year opportuity for Grosse Poite Farms families to sleep uder the stars of Pier Park ad Lake St. Clair. This program is limited to the first 60 families ad is oly ope to Grosse Poite Farms families. Campig families are limited to oe camp site (20 x 20 ) per family due to limited space. Families must provide their ow tet, dier ad sacks. This is a family evet, at least oe paret MUST be preset for the full camp. Special programs will be offered i the eveig icludig a family movie ad campfire sig alog with s mores. Campers will also be treated to a breakfast o Suday morig. Registratios will be accepted o a first-come, firstserve basis ad must iclude the camp reservatio form ad full paymet. #2033 August 23 & 24, $10.00 per perso Friday ad Saturday evet coicides with the city s aual fireworks display ad regatta. This weeked-log celebratio of Idepedece Day brigs families, eighbors, ad frieds together at our beautiful Pier Park. Regatta is our club s oly fudraiser ad moies raised help us cotiue to thrive through service ad social evets throughout the year. 2013 Summer cocerts Come ad ejoy a warm summer eveig o beautiful Lake St. Clair at Pier Park. Liste to some of your favorite music. Brig a fried, a blaket, a louge chair ad picic. These are free cocerts. Saturday, Jue 29, 7:00 pm 9:45 pm Soul Provider Bad, LLC Saturday, August 3, 4:40 pm- 6:30 pm The Relics Membership i GPFBC is ope to ay residet of Grosse Poite Farms ad we are proud to boast over 150 families of all ages ad stages there s always room for YOU i Grosse Poite Farms Boat Club! To lear more about sposorship or gettig ivolved i the 2013 Regatta, please cotact Scott Bade at scottbade@gmail.com 18 l
Coucil Members James C. Farquhar, Mayor Therese Joseph Joe Ricci Louis Theros Peter W. Waldmeir Marti F. West Lev Wood City Maager Shae Reeside city ews City Directory City of Grosse Poite Farms 90 Kerby Road Grosse Poite Farms, MI 48236 web: www.grossepoitefarms.org e-mail: cityclerk@grossepoitefarms.org Admiistratio 885-6600 Electios ad registratios, coucil meetigs, ordiaces, birth ad death certificates, taxes ad tax rates, assessmets, collectios ad water bills, accouts ad fiace, recyclig ad refuse disposal. Public Service 885-4285 Buildig permits, egieerig, ispectios, pest cotrol, regulatios, sidewalks, streets, tree service, saitary ad storm sewers ad zoig. Parks ad Recreatio 343-2405 Pier Park, Pier Park Gate House, Kerby Field, Maria, class schedules, Commuity Buildig retal ad picic ad temporary park permits. Muicipal Court 885-2104 Public Safety (Police & Fire) 885-2100 Ambulace ad Emergecies 911 Poiso Cotrol 745-5711 Automatic Water Bill Paymet Pay your water bills automatically! The Grosse Poite Farms Water Departmet is ow ready to sig up all water customers with ACH debit paymet for payig your water bill. This service will allow you to have the City s water departmet deduct the balace of your water bill from your bak accout o the due date. All you eed to do is fill out the form below ad retur it, alog with a voided check, to the Grosse Poite Farms Water Departmet. Never pay a late fee, worry about your mailed check arrivig or chagig your mailig address whe you are out of tow. Customer s Auto Draft Iformatio Name: Address: Phoe Number: I hereby agree to allow the City of Grosse Poite Farms to deduct from my checkig accout, the balace owed o my water bill o its quarterly due date. Sigature: 20 l Please retur with a voided check to: Grosse Poite Farms Water Departmet, 90 Kerby Road, Grosse Poite Farms, MI 48236.