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Swim Orienteering at Lake James

Come celebrate the end O Summer with us with a swim-run orienteering race on Saturday, September 7 at Lake James State Park.

Classic (point-to-point) orienteering that will involve wading across a narrow, waist-deep channel between a little island and the mainland, and/or swimming out to at least one control flag, lazily circling the island on Patrick McGillicutty ‘s pontoon boat. He will talk like a pirate all day, especially if you ask him to knock it off.

Start area is TBA, but probably near the main beach. We will begin on foot. Finish area will be on the island’s shore somewhere, where we will have a picnic, comparing finishing times with our toes in the sand.

A variety of courses will be available, from Beginner to Expert, and timing will be electronic.

If you are not a good swimmer, you must bring and wear a Personal Fl-O-tation Device. We may have kayaks or canoes or inner tubes or water wings or pool noodles.

– Cost will be $20 for soloists AND teams (subtract $5 if you have your own finger stick)
– If you are a group, you pay just $20 for your group (of up to four people) and includes 1 MAP AND 1 TIMING DEVICE
– $5 from every map goes towards the gas bill for Pat’s boat
– this event is kid and pet friendly (if they can hang)
– max attendance is 60 participants due to another large event at the park that day. 50 available tickets assumes 10 participants are family and teammates.

Jake Rush-O Super Ultra Sprint

WNC Orienteering Club is proud to present its craziest, fastest paced, most unique family-friendly navigation game yet – the JAKE RUSH-O SUPER ULTRA SPRINT!

Find checkpoints in the park with just a map… as fast as you can!

This is a BEGINNER, KID, and FAMILY-FRIENDLY scavenger hunt-type game that will challenge your mind and body in a unique and exciting way!

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Jake Rusher Park in South Asheville occupies just a couple of city blocks, is mostly an open, grassy field, and features a multi-level wooden playground structure in the middle.

There will be 20 checkpoints (orange and white flags) hung around the park, including the playground.

Runners will line up in corrals to be sent off THREE AT A TIME at 30 second intervals starting at 11am. Runners will get a detailed map with the flags to find IN ORDER using a supplied timing device. No navigation experience necessary!

The entire field will be on the course at the same time, zig zagging and dodging one another as everyone runs their respective courses. It will be PANDEM-O-NIUM.

When you finish your course, you can take a break and then begin your next course.

Runners will complete THREE short courses like this, each about 1km long and with increasingly complex navigation. Each course will include a MAZE to negotiate before completing each course.

The objective is to finish all three courses in as short a time as possible, your result being the sum total of your three elapsed times.

Mistakes are bound to happen in this hectic, crazy format, so instead of being disqualified for an error (as is the case in classic orienteering,) a TIME PENALTY will be assessed for each mis-punch.

The starts window will open at 11am and close at 12 noon, allowing the last competitor to start enough time to comfortably finish their courses before we close the course and announce results at 2pm.

Average finish times for the entire event will be in the 1 to 2 hour range, and you can expect to cover 2 to 3 miles.

This event is for runners, walkers, shufflers, moseyers, saunterers, lolligaggers and lumberers alike, so don’t think you have to be a “runner” to participate!

Timing and scoring will be electronic, featuring our brand new SPORTident e-punching system! Results will be provided instantly to each runner as a printed receipt, displayed in real time, and published to the web after the event.

Cost is just $20 for individuals and teams, and includes three course maps and electronic timing equipment. Be sure to register early, as we expect this event to sell out!

When it’s all over, we expect to pile into Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack, just across the street, for post-race food and libations.

Come on down, bring the whole family, and experience this fun and unique navigation game! See y’all there!

YMCA Afterschool Open House

Interested in our awesome after-school program at the Y? Come and take a tour of our location at the Kellogg Center, learn about the program, and get an after-school preview.
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Contact Laura Guysick for more information at Lguysick@ymcawnc.org.

Back to School Family Yoga Playshop (5-9yrs)

Aug 10th 11:30 am – 1 pm
$25 for Child/Parent Pair

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Join Us! Fun Family Event! Transitions can be scary – yoga isn’t!! Join Ruth for this fun family work/play shop. We will talk about the transition from summer to fall and learn and explore through play, song, stories, games, partner yoga and deep parent-child connection.

Apple Picking and Orchard Fun

Mid to late July begins Apple season in Western North Carolina. You can find them in abundance at the Farmers Markets, or you can make a day of it with the family, and pick yourself a peck or two at one of the many u-pick farms in our area. We have a few options for You Pick (U-Pick) apples in the Asheville area. See them all HERE

Memorial Stadium Community Input Meeting

Calling all Blues! The long-awaited Memorial Stadium renovation is upon us… the City of Asheville is seeking input from the community on the design of the facility at a meeting one week from today!

There will be two drop-in sessions (11 am-2 pm and 6 pm-8 pm) on August 1st at Stephens-Lee Recreation Center. We are asking all Blues to go and tell City staff that ACSC belongs at Memorial Stadium!

Stay tuned over the next week for more information on this important event.

https://www.ashevillenc.gov/department/parks-recreation/projects/memorial-stadium-and-mountainside-park-bond-project/

Back 2 School Bash

Come join us for our “Back 2 School Bash.” We will be having a fun event for the entire family that will involve a huge school supplies give-away, and also a free yard sale (yard blessing).

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Here are the highlights:
Free Backpacks
Free School Supplies
Free Yard Sale (clothing, household items, etc) FREE!
Free Cookout
Free Door Prizes

To RSVP, please mark yourself as attending this event on their Facebook event page.

Goodnight Asheville 2nd Edition Book Release & Signing

We are excited to be featured in the latest edition of Holly Myers’ Goodnight Asheville! To celebrate this momentous occasion we will be hosting a book release and signing w/ Holly Myers on Friday August 9th from 5-7 PM EST!

50% of our doughnut sales the entire day will be donated to Sleep Tight Kids, a non-profit focused on donating bedtime related items to children in need in Asheville, NC. http://sleeptightkids.org/

We will also be selling raffle tickets to raise more money for Sleep Tight Kids. We will be raffling off goodies from the businesses featured in Goodnight Asheville!

Bring the kids, eat some doughnuts, buy a book, and meet the author!

First Annual Holistic, Organic Wellness (HOW) Festival!

Our Wellness Center is partnering with our neighbors in Burke County and Buncombe County to grow our Healthy Mind/Body/Spirit Network. This is a community event for people to come together to learn about the benefits of holistic/natural care, organic /natural farming, nutrition, healthy and natural building and even recycling. Local exhibitors will be coming together to share information about natural wellness practices, services and products available in our local areas. They are being brought together to share and to improve the health and lifestyles of our residents, of all ages.

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There are many exciting events planned at the HOW Fair, including sound therapy and relaxation demonstrations, expert educational workshops on organic food preparations and more.

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If you are a vendor and are interested in getting the word out about your business and want to help the community….contact Angela Horton at 828-652-1517. Please join our quest to improve healthy and natural lifestyles! Musicians and Food Vendors needed as well!

Swim With the Little Mermaid

Come swim with the Little Mermaid and one of her 7 sisters, Saturday, September 21st starting at 5pm at the Waynesville Recreation center. You don’t want to miss this Splash-tastic and Magical event. It will be our very first mermaid event and last event until the holiday season.

There will be crafts, refreshments, mermaid makeovers, mermaid lessons, an interactive discussion about ocean conservation and so much more. We will only be releasing 20 tickets so get them while you can. You don’t want to miss out on these magical memories with you and your little one.

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