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Create a Program
We can create a program to fit the needs of your pre-school, daycare, or youth group. Right now, we are developing swimming and gymnastics programs for several local daycare facilities and pre-school classes. If your child is not being offered this class, have your teacher or daycare provider contact us to set up a program that is affordable, safe, and fun for your class. Reduced rates are offered to large groups of children. We design the class to meet the time constraints and safety needs of the age group. Our instructors are trained and certified, and lifeguards are always on duty when children are in the pool.

We are also a popular place to hold church group lock-ins and retreats. Our facility is available for rent for these purposes, and our staff is here to make planning these events easy and fun. Please contact us if we can help you plan one of these programs for your special group.

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YMCA FAMILY EXCURSION

We're trying something new! It's a short family camping trip and more to Crowder State Park July 30-31, 2010. Camping leader will be Matt Jones, Y Program Director.

Participants will receive a camping kit and t-shirts for each member of the family. All food will be covered (3 meals and snacks) as well as camping fees. Events held will include Geo-caching, mountain biking, hiking, canoeing, a scavenger hunt, and fishing. The fee of $60 covers a family of 4 (additional children are $6 each). Families need to bring sleeping bags or blankets, a tent, pillow , change of clothes, and toiletries. For more information, contact Matt Jones at 660-646-6677.

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FREE SUMMER SAFETY EVENT

Successful Summer Safety Event
By Amanda McKay, Constitution-Tribune
June 07, 2010

C-T Photo/Butch Shaffer

A few youngsters have their vision checked Saturday morning, June 5, at the free Summer Safety event held at Grand River Area Family YMCA from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. A large crowd attended the event, which also included a free Mo-chip child identification program sponsored by the Missouri Masonic Foundation and Friendship Lodge No. 89. [This consisted of digital photographs, digital fingerprints, child information and emergency contacts, dental bite impression for DNA; it is stored on a mini-CD in an "Amber Alert" format. Parents received the CD and two laminated ID cards. No information is retained.] Several other booths featuring information on youth summer safety were also available. Organizers say 278 children participated in the Mo-chip program.

C-T Photos/Laura Schuler

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Summer Day Camp

This program is for school age children entering kindergarten through 13 years of age. This will be subject to change depending on the dates and length of Chillicothe R-II Summer School Program in the month of June and the demand for the YMCA Summer Day Camp Program in the months of June and July.

Children need to bring these items daily in a backpack:

• Lunch and drink in a lunchbox (we do not have use of a refrigerator)
• One snack and drink
• Swimwear, towel, and sunblock lotion (of high SPF value, 60, for good sunblock protection)

We will provide an afternoon snack and drink daily for each child enrolled in the program.

The children in this program will spend a portion of their day away from the YMCA facility enjoying outdoor activities (weather permitting), the local parks, swimming, and field trips around town, special events, as well as the YMCA gym and doing crafts. Please dress accordingly.

Your child will need a swimming pool pass or pool punch card for the Chillicothe city pool (with your name on it).

How to register: For each child in your family planning to attend, you must fill out the registration form and return it with a deposit of $10 per week that they plan to attend. The deposit of $10 per week is to hold a spot for each child planning to attend.

PROGRAM FEES:

• Members - $60 for the first child and $57 for each additional child of the same family
• Non-YMCA Members - $84 for the first child and $81 for each additional child of the same family.

Your child is to be enrolled the Friday before the session you wish them to attend.

PROGRAM HOURS AND SCHEDULE:

8 a.m. until 5 p.m. - Monday through Friday - 4 weeks...

• Session A: July 5-9
• Session B: July 12-16
• Session C: July 19-23
• Session D: July 26-30

A minimum number of participants will be required to sign up by June 1 for these sessions to take place.

A 'Sweet' Visit
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Photo by Kyle Jones

Participants in the YMCA summer day camp learn about the bakery business by visiting Francine's Pastry Parlor today. While there, the group watched Francine Davenport decorate a cake and then participants were treated to a muffin. Francine's Pastry Parlor is among several field trips being taken through the day camp program. The group has already visited Hy-Vee, Morningside Center, and the county fair and planned to visit the fire station later this morning. More trips are being planned, including a trip to the Constitution-Tribune, Citizens Bank & Trust and Grand 6 Theater. For more information about the day camp program, contact they YMCA at 646-6677.

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After School Club Summer School Session

Will your Kindergarten through 5th grade child be attending the Chillicothe R-II Summer School between Tuesday, June 1, and Friday, July 2, this year? Do you need a safe place for your child during those hours following school dismissal during summer school and the regular school year while you are at work?

The YMCA After School Club summer school session will meet from the time school is released until 6:00 p.m. between Tuesday, June 1, and Friday, July 2, of this year during the summer school session. The regular session of the YMCA ASC will resume the first day of the Chillicothe R-II School 2010-2011 school year on August 18 from the time school is released until 6:00 p.m.

The Summer ASC will be located at the Grand River YMCA. The regular fall session will resume at Central School at 321 Elm Street.

Summer ASC Fee: $26 per week for the first child and $23 per week for each additional child in the same family. Transportation provided by the Chillicothe R-II School District.

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Summer Track

This program involves both training and competition. Season concludes with the Show-Me State Games at MU in Columbia.

• Begins 1st week in June and ends last week in July
  (Tuesday and Thursday mornings 7:30-8:30 a.m.)
• Cost $21/members and $43/non-members
• For boys and girls ages 7-16
• Deadline: Wednesday, May 26
• Where: CHS Track
• Instructor: Kaycee Blattner

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Summer Tennis

Time devoted to instruction, practice, and games each day. Classes offered during both of our 4-week summer sessions. First session begins June 1 (sign-up deadline May 27) and second session begins July 6 (sign-up deadline June 30).

• Cost is $20/members and $42/non-members
• For boys and girls ages 6 and up
• Where: Simpson Park
• When: Times vary for different classes; contact the YMCA for details
• Instructor: Certified Tennis Instructor/Tennis Pro Roy Yeomans

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Futsal (Indoor Co-Ed Soccer)

This will be a 6-week season held at the YMCA (north gym). Come and beat the heat with a fast-paced game of soccer combining fundamental footwork with stamina building cardio. Sign up as a team or individually. If signed up indivdually, you will be placed on a team. There will be 8 games over 6 weeks. This is for fun! Bring your team or yourself and get ready to play.

For grades going into 5th grade - leaving 12th grade

Games played on Sunday afternoons beginning May 30 and ending July 11

Fees: $20.00/member of YMCA | $25.00/non-member of YMCA

Contact Matt Jones: 660-646-6677, 1725 Locust Street, Chillicothe, MO 64601

Registration / Waiver Form  |  Roster

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5th-6th Summer Basketball League

For boys and girls entering the 5th or 6th grade in the fall of 2010 - guaranteed six games over the 5-week period

• Where: YMCA
• When: Tuesday nights starting June 1 and ending June 29
• Cost: $30/per player
• Includes t-shirt

FINAL DEADLINE: Team rosters due by Friday, April 30

Contact Matt Jones for more details.

C-T Photo / Catherine Stortz Ripley

Big Day for Y-Winners Basketball
Constitution-Tribune, Monday, Jan 25, 2010

Two teams in the Grand River Area Family YMCA’s Y-Winners Basketball League compete first thing Saturday morning in front of a large crowd lining the court’s perimeter. According to YMCA officials, the Y-Winners league, which plays on Saturday, and the Iddy Biddy Basketball League, which plays Thursday night, includes 615 youth, up from 550 a year ago.

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T-Ball and Coach Pitch

T-Ball Schedule ~ Coach Pitch Schedule

• T-Ball
  Who: Kids ages 4-6 (must be 4 years old as of May 31)
  When: Monday evenings (Tuesdays also if needed)
  Begins: May 31 and runs 6 weeks
• Coach Pitch
  Who: Boys and Girls ages7-9 (must be 7 as of June 1)
  When: Thursday evenings (will also use Tuesday nights for some games if needed)
  Begins: June 1 and runs 6 weeks

• Where: Danner Park
• Early Registration (thru May 1): $22/members and $45/non-members
• Regular Registration (May 2-May 12): $26/members and $49/non-members
• Includes: Hat and T-Shirt

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Youth Tackle Instructional Football League

Registration: July 1 - August 16
Divisions: 6th & 7th Grades
Where: YMCA Football Field
When: Saturday mornings (begins September 11 and runs through October 16)

• Price: $70/members and $100/non-members

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Youth Flag Football

Divisions: K & 1st Grade / 2nd & 3rd Grade / 4th & 5th Grade

When:

• K-3rd - Tuesday evenings at Danner Park (Begins September 7 and runs 6 weeks)
• 4th & 5th - Saturday mornings at the YMCA Football Field (Begins September 11 and runs 6 weeks)

Early Registration: July 1 - July 31: $22/members and $45/non-members

Regular Registration: August 9 - August 16: $27/members and $49/non-members

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Youth Fitness Class

Start with strength training upstairs. Then, build your stamina and endurance with fun motivating games downstairs. For boys and girls grades 5th-8t. Class is limited to 10 participants.

• Monday & Wednesday 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
• Instructor: Vicky Burns
• Cost: $10 members, $20 non-members

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YMCA Basketball Starts
Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, C-T

CAPTION: All basketball courts at Grand River Area Family YMCA were filled Saturday as the 2009 basketball season began. The Iddy Biddy basketball teams up through third- and fourth-grades opened the season Saturday and the Y Winners teams through seventh- and eighth-grades will start this coming Saturday. In all, there are 550 players and 63 teams. The season lasts for six weeks with begin at 8 a.m. and ending at 8 p.m.

C-T Photo / Catherine Stortz Ripley

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On Saturday, October 25, we hosted the Punt Pass Kick Sectional event at our YMCA. We had 33 participants ranging in age from 8-15. The regional area director attended and took the photo here of our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.

Pictured Left to Right: Shelby Sires of Moberly First Place in the 8-9 year old division; Kennedy Ellis of Cosby First Place in the 10-11 year old division; Allie Lemmons of Marshall First place in the 12-13 year old division; Cyrsten Lollar of Chillicothe First Place in the 14-15 year old division; Ashton Aronson of Chillicothe First place in the 14-15 year old division; Alex Curtis of Trenton First Place in the 12-13 year old division; Clayton McGinnes of Amazonia First Place in the 10-11 year old division; Walker Graves of Chillicothe First place in the 8-9 year old division.

CAPTION: The YMCA flag football program for youth in kindergarten through third grades got its official start with the first games of the season being played Tuesday evening at Danner Memorial Park. In all, there are 152 children in grades kindergarten through fifth-grade playing flag football. The kindergarten through third-grade teams play Tuesday nights at Danner Park and the fourth- and fifth-grade teams play Saturdays at the YMCA. For tackle football, there are four teams and 54 youth participating.

C-T Photo/Butch Shaffer

CAPTION: Y Winners and Iddy Biddy Basketball at the Grand River Area Family YMCA began on Saturday, January 12, 2008. Y Winners basketball is for students in grades 1 to 8 and Iddy Biddy Basketball is for children ages 4 to 6. Approximately 560 children are participating in the basketball programs this year. Games are held every Saturday at the YMCA for six weeks.

C-T Photo / Catherine Stortz-Ripley

CAPTION: With Tuesday night's (June 10, 2008) games over, these youngsters decided to help speed cleanup by packing up a make-shift bench used by YMCA T-ball players during games at Danner Memorial Park. The cleanup crew consisted of, from left: Faith, Grace and Benjamin Hollon, children of Michael and Valerie Hollon, and Peyton Phillips, son of Jason and Brandi Phillips. Danner Park is busy each Monday and Tuesday night with around 150 children enrolled in the 16 teams of T-ball. The T-ball season, for children ages 4 to 6 years of age, began last week and continues through July 8, 2008.

CAPTION: An estimated 300 children gathered in Simpson Park Saturday morning for the annual community Easter Egg Hunt. Those participating were dressed warmly with temperatures only in the lower 40s. The event is sponsored by the Chillicothe Parks and Recreation Department and the Grand River area Family YMCA.

C-T Photo/Laura Schuler

Sixty-five youth participated in a “flag football mini camp” September 12, 2007, at the Grand River Area Family YMCA. During the mini camp, youth involved in the YMCA's flag football program were taught on the fundamentals of the game by Chillicothe High School football coaching staff and some CHS players. The YMCA's flag football program is open to children ages kindergarten through fifth grade.

Tee-ball Action Provides Many an Interesting Moment
YMCA baseball program's emphasis on participation, learning, exercise, and fun
By Lindsay Jacobs, C-T Staff Writer, Thursday, June 7, 2007

CAPTION: Hesston Campbell dashes for home plate during Monday's first night of 2007 play in the Grand River Area Family YMCA's Tee-Ball League.

C-T photo / Laura Schuler

As the batter steps to the plate, the pitcher jumps in a circle, the left fielder twirls her hair, and the girl in center field isn't keeping her eye on the ball. Once the batter hits the ball the outfielder puts carefully puts his hat back on and adjusts it until it's perfect before he throws the ball in. In most cases this scenario would could be considered a coach's nightmare. However, this is tee-ball.

The Grand River Area Family YMCA's Tee-ball League runs through July 10 with its first games having taken place this past Monday night. This year 16 teams of 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds will play each other on Monday and Tuesday nights at Daryl Danner Memorial Park. Eight teams play on Monday and eight play on Tuesday, said Pam Peetz, YMCA program director. Twelve of those teams consist of mainly 5- and 6-year-olds, and the remaining four consist of 4-year-olds. Those teams of 4-year-olds only play each other, but some teams with 5 -and 6-year-olds also have 4-year-olds on them because their older siblings play on that team, Peetz said. Approximately 32 coaches, helped by numerous parents, contribute their time, knowledge, and, yes, patience to the children in the league Peetz noted.

The purpose of tee-ball is to allow kids early exposure to baseball and softball while learning sportsmanship and the different positions on the field said, she explained. "Tee-ball is a great opportunity for young kids to kind of get started in baseball and softball," Peetz said. Monday night, inexperience was apparent as one boy had a hard time containing his excitement as he yelled from the bench "I hope we win."

That boy's wish would not come true, but not because he and his teammates didn't perform well. It was because a score is not kept during the games, Peetz said. That removes one type of pressure from the playing atmosphere, helping to keep the focus on skill development and, most of all, fun. Other special rules in tee-ball include no leading off a base, no stealing, bunting, or sliding. While outs are called during the game in order to fosster development of defensive skills, each runner gets to run the bases until they reach home, even if the opponent got them out. This helps them learn about running the bases.

Batters stay up until they hit the ball and the team's entire lineup bats once each inning. When the other team is batting, everyone plays defense, no matter how many that puts in the field. Kids participate in at least half the game. Each game lasts 45 minutes. "It's basically kind of an instruction-type of league, instead of a competitive kind of a league," Peetz explained.

Monday's action began Garrett Hall's second season of tee-ball. His dad Jason says Garrett enjoys it so much he starts asking his dad on the weekends when his game is. "I think it's important kids participate in activities for physical and social benefits," Jason said. "It's just good to be part of a team."

Monday was 5-year-old Abby Jones' first tee-ball game. She said she was excited to play and likes playing tee-ball because her friends play and just "because." Her mother, Kate Jones, says she signed Abby and her sister up for tee-ball to get them into sports. It's better than just sitting around, she noted. "It's pretty well run and organized," Kate said. "We've really enjoyed it.

Monday marked Angel Dennis' second year of coaching tee-ball. She said she teaches the kids to play the game through repetition and lots of pointing. Dennis coaches the Tangerine Team. "It's (tee-ball) is a neat way for kids to get exercise in the summer," Dennis said.

This is Dan Forck's first year of coaching and he says it's going well so far. He's coaching the Orange Team that his son Payton plays on. "We've all had fun, it hasn't been too hot and they're (the kids) all excited about being out there," Forck said. He said his strategy is to teach the youngsters on his team the basics of the game while making it fun for them.

As the games wound down Monday night and teams sat in circles sipping from juice boxes and munching on snacks one of their teammates' family provided, coaches emphasized what a great job they had done and reminded them when the next practice was. Maybe next time they will remember which way first base is. If not, it will be OK because they are still learning.

C-T Photo and Caption May 23, 2006...
Children involved in the Grand River Area Family YMCA's Summer Day Camp program enjoyed making windsocks during craft time. The summer day camp will be held the rest of this week for school-aged children through 13 years. Four week-long sessions will be also held from July 10 to Aug. 4. The camp is held from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and activities include indoor and outdoor activities, cooking, games, field trips, swimming, arts and crafts, skits, Play Park and special events. For more information on the YMCA's Summer Day Camp program, contact the camp director, Roberta Jones at 660-646-6677.

C-T Photo/Megan Neis

CAPTION: These youngsters found a fun way to put play in their day by visiting the YMCA Saturday, April 1, 2006, as part of the organization's Healthy Kids Day. With 9 million U.S. children overweight - more than double the percentage in 1980 - increasing the levels of physical activity in the lives of children is a critical component in the effort to fight childhood obesity, according to Pam Peetz, program director for Grand River Area Family YMCA. The day's events included healthy snacks, an obstacle course, jump rope contest, Hula-Hoop contest, and a basketball shooting contest. Also Saturday, the Chillicothe Police Department fingerprinted children so that their families could have a record of their children's fingerprints.
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Lock-Ins
Your school group, church or youth organization can rent the YMCA for Lock-Ins on either Friday or Saturday nights. Cost is $5 per student; there is a minimum charge of $225 & and a maximum charge of $450.00. The facility is available from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. The renting group must provide chaperones and proof of insurance . Advanced registration is required. To schedule a Lock-In or for more information contact Dave Rogers: 660-646-6677.

• Air Hockey Machine

• Electric Dome Hockey Game

• Pinball Machine

• Two Dell Computers with Internet

• Big-Screen TV

• VCR

• Bookcases with Sports Paraphernalia

• Large Section Couch

• Tall Tables & Chairs

• PlayStation

• Pop and Candy Machines

• Babysitting Area (which can be closed off separately) with its own TV and VCR, toys, and games

• Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego?

• 1602 A.D., Dinosaur Adventure

• Star Wars Droidworks

• JumpStart 1st Grade

• Galaxy of Games

• Jumpstart Kindergarten

• Hollywood High

• Kidpiz Deluxe

• SIM Ant