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Michele Bergh <br />Staff Report <br />August 1998 <br /> <br />Summer Programs <br />Summer programming is winding down and almost complete. Evaluations are beginning to come in <br />and have been very favorable. <br /> <br />Youthbound <br />Youthbound has been very well received by the public and has been getting 25-30 youth per night <br />ranging in age from about 11-17. We have a variety of arcade games, pool tables, foosball and a <br />jukebox that require money. We also have a large variety of board games, cards, ping pong table, and <br />puzzles for the patrons to use free of charge. Hours have been extended and are now 3-10pm <br />Monday through Thursday and 3-Midnight on Friday and Saturday. We have been receiving <br />donations for the facility and the generosity of people has really amazed me. We have received a <br />copier and a fax machine from a company in Plymouth; a TV and VCR with cart from a community <br />member; a set of paddles, balls and a net for the ping pong table; a couch and another TV which will <br />hopefully be used for a Nintendo or similar games station; and christmas lights to decorate with. We <br />have a special event planned for July 31 with two local youth bands playing. <br /> <br />Fall Programming <br />Fall programming is complete and we are working on scheduling the facilities. Our programs <br />include Women's Volleyball, Men's Volleyball, Men's Basketball, a Back to School Dance, PeeWee <br />Soccer, a preschool exercise class, Indoor Walking, Open Gyms, Intramural Volleyball, Cheerleading <br />Zlinic, Otsego Family Hayride, 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, Ice Skating and Pillo Hockey. <br /> <br />Program of the Month <br />Gymnastics <br /> <br />The gymnastics program continues to be a successful program for us; however, it continues to <br />challenge us as well. Our program and the needs for space for high school athletics have both <br />grown. The complete gymnastics set up is no longer available to us on a regular basis and <br />participants and their parents are unhappy about this and the more advanced gymnasts have begun <br />to go elsewhere out of need for a more regular schedule. We have begun to purchase some basic <br />equipment that is easy to transport so we can offer the program for the younger ages at other <br />facilities but the community still prefers to be in the gymnastics room at the high school with full set <br />up. We hope they will continue to participate in our programs once they see we can offer the same <br />skill development with our equipment at other facilities. <br /> <br /> <br />