I took my usual weekly stroll through the corridors of Greenwich Town Hall earlier this week to check out notices and display cabinets for various announcements of board meetings and other town activities.
Very attention-getting were two walls on the second floor outside the offices of the Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation. Prior to each summer season and even late in the year, the department posts on these walls information on a wide variety of programs and activities available to Greenwich residents of all ages.
I noticed a colorful booklet with a yellow-and-blue border on one of the walls that I had not spotted before. This 31-page pamphlet summarizes the mission of the department and the numerous activities available to the Greenwich public. For newcomers to Greenwich and even longtime residents, it provides and excellent source of information.
If you have children or even grandchildren and wonder how you can keep them occupied during the upcoming summer season, the department offers many ideas via these pamphlets. You can take any of the notices posted outside the office as needed.
Just to whet your appetite, here are a few suggested activities posted on those walls. If youre a tennis buff, theres a active program in town open to adults, juniors and pee wees that begins June 6 and concludes the first week in August.
Are your children interested in soccer? There is a co-ed program for 3- to 11-year-olds called Mighty Mites Spring Soccer; another coed program for 6- to 12-year-olds is called Soccer with Aldwin.
How about a skateboard clinic? Thats available for 6- to 12-year-olds. Interested in a youth golf clinic for your son or daughter? There is information for 6- to 10-year-olds. The program is scheduled at the Bendheim Western Civic Center on Pemberwick Road.
Reporting on golf, I should mention that the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course on King Street is open to Greenwich residents. That information is noted in the brochure mentioned earlier. For general information on the course, you can call The Griff at 203-531-7200. For starting times or reservations, call 203-531-8253; for the pro shop, call 203-531-7261; and finally, for the Fairways Restaurant, the number is 203-531-1138.
Music anyone? The department offers a morning music/art program that includes daily orchestra, band and jazz rehearsals. The art curriculum includes pen-and-ink, watercolors, oils and papier mache. There is more on this subject on a purple sheet posted on the wall.
For any additional information, call the recreation office at 203-618-7649.
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If youre a golfer, you might be interested in playing in one or more of three tournaments scheduled this year, all at the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course. All are charity events that support worthy community causes.
The Greenwich Old Timers organization is planning its annual Branca Brothers Charity Golf Outing, which benefits youth sports and scholarships on June 13. It is limited to 128 players. Contact Peter Pennella, chairman, at 203-837-2822 or Peter Catanzaro at 203-912-7764.
The Chickahominy Reunion Association is planning a shotgun scramble tournament on Aug. 29. Application forms are being prepared and will be mailed in the next few weeks. All proceeds from the tournament support scholarships for boys and girls and assistance to needy area families.
The third golf event is the fourth annual Witherell Celebrity Golf Tournament on Sept. 19. Tournament funds benefit residents of Greenwichs Nathaniel Witherell Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Contact Scott Neff at 203-618-4227 with any questions.
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For area gardeners unsure of whether to begin planting because of the cool, wet weather, Im about to visit my garden at the conclusion of this column to plant three kinds of lettuce — salad bowl, Boston and ruby red — all established plants and all my favorites. Although the soil is cool, these can take a bit of low temperatures. In about two weeks, I will seed the same lettuce types as well as mesclun.
I planted onion sets about two weeks ago and they are up three or four inches.
Good luck with your vegetable garden this year!
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Greenwich will be well represented in the Cheerleading and Dance Worlds championship at Walt Disney World on April 30 and May 1. The team known as the National Champions Liberty All Stars operates out of the Greenwich Tumble and Cheer gym on Mill Street in Byram, owned by Stacey Friedlander, of Cos Cob. The Greenwich team participate in the April 30 competition and Friedlander will travel with her team. More on this later.
Nino Sechi, a Greenwich native, is a former newspaper reporter and public relations executive. He welcomes your comments via his e-mail address, nsech@aol.com.
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