Calexico Recreation Department staff were able to develop a series of virtual programs that are aimed at keeping residents engaged and active while the library and Community Center remain closed amid the pandemic. COURTESY PHOTO
CALEXICO — The city of Calexico’s Recreation Department is set to debut a number of virtual programs starting this week that are aimed at keeping children and adults engaged and active.
The virtual programs will be held on Zoom and the department’s Facebook page, located by searching for Calexico Recreation, and represent a mixture of previously available and new recreational programs.
kAm%96 G:CEF2= C64C62E:@?2= AC@8C2>>:?8 H2D 56G6=@A65 😕 C6DA@?D6 E@ DE2E6 2?5 4@F?EJ 962=E9 @C56CD E92E 4FCC6?E=J AC@9:3:E E96 ?@C>2= @A6C2E:@? @7 AF3=:4 =:3C2C:6D[ 2D H6== 2D =2C86 :?5@@C 82E96C:?8D]k^Am
kAms6A2CE>6?E @77:4:2=D 925 56G6=@A65 E96 AC@8C2>D E@ 96=A <66A 49:=5C6? 2?5 E96:C 72>:=:6D 24E:G6[ 96=A C65F46 DEC6DD 2?5 2?I:6EJ[ 2?5 AC@G:56 7F? 2?5 >62?:?87F= AC@8C2>>:?8 2>:5 E96 A2?56>:4]k^Am
Calexico Recreation Department sports coordinator Jamie Ann Chew will lead a series of online sketching classes this fall as part of the department’s fall programming. COURTESY PHOTO
kAm“(6 H2?E 72>:=:6D 2?5 @FC D6?:@C 4@>>F?:E:6D E@ <66A 24E:G6[ E@ 249:6G6 A9JD:42= 2?5 >6?E2= H6==?6DD 2?5 E@ 6?;@J E96:C E:>6 2E 9@>6 H9:=6 7:?5:?8 2 52:=J DECF4EFC6[ ?@C>2=4J 2?5 D@4:2= 4@??64E:@?D[” 56A2CE>6?E >2?286C }@C>2 v6C2C5@ D2:5] “%92E 😀 E96 r2=6I:4@ #64C62E:@? s6A2CE>6?E’D 8@2= 5FC:?8 E96 A2?56>:4]”k^Am
kAm~?6 @7 E96 ?6H AC@8C2>D @776C65 E9:D 72== :?4=F56D z66A z:5D |@G:?8[ H96C6 56A2CE>6?E DE277 H:== =625 J@F?8DE6CD E9C@F89 2 D6C:6D @7 DEC6E496D 2?5 6I6C4:D6D E@ <66A E96> A9JD:42==J 24E:G6 2?5 FD6 6=64EC@?:4 56G:46D =6DD] %96 AC@8C2> H:== 36 9@DE65 @? +@@> 2?5 E96 56A2CE>6?E’D u2463@@< A286]k^Am
kAmp?@E96C ?6H AC@8C2> 😀 42==65 ‘:CEF2= u2>:=J v2>6 s2J[ 2?5 H:== 2==@H A2CE:4:A2?ED E@ A=2J 2 G2C:6EJ @7 82>6D D:>F=E2?6@FD=J H:E9 @E96C 4@>>F?:EJ >6>36CD] tI2>A=6D @7 82>6D :?4=F56 {@E6C:2[ 2?5 D42G6?86C 9F?ED]k^Am
kAms6A2CE>6?E DA@CED 4@@C5:?2E@C y2>:6 p?? r96H H:== =625 E96 2==286D $<6E49:?8 H:E9 r96H DE6A3JDE6A D<6E49:?8 4=2DD EH:46 2 H66<] !2CE:4:A2?ED H:== 92G6 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ D92C6 E96:C 4C62E:@?D 2?5 2C6 6?4@FC2865 E@ FD6 E28 E96 56A2CE>6?E H96? D92C:?8 @? D@4:2= >65:2]k^Am
Avid cook Luis Brown will lead a series of online cooking demonstration classes this fall as part of the Calexico Recreation Department’s fall programming. COURTESY PHOTO
kAmq@E9 E96 D<6E49:?8 2?5 <:5D’ A9JD:42= 24E:G:EJ 4=2DD6D DE2CE E@52J[ 2D 5@ D6?:@C 26C@3:4D 2?5 +F>32 7@C p==[ 3@E9 @7 H9:49 H:== 36 @776C65 😕 $A2?:D9 2?5 >66E E9C66 E:>6D 2 H66<] p D6H:?8 EFE@C:2= H:== 36 @776C65 😕 $A2?:D9 @? %F6D52JD 2?5 %9FCD52JD 2D H6==[ DE2CE:?8 E@52J]k^Am
kAmr6CE:7:65 *@82 :?DECF4E@C v23J #2>:C6K !65C@K2 H:== C6EFC? H:E9 96C *@82 7@C $6?:@CD 4=2DD @? (65?6D52JD] %96 $A2?:D9=2?8F286 4=2DD 😀 862C65 E@H2C5 D6?:@C 4:E:K6?D 3FE A6@A=6 @7 2== 286D 2C6 H6=4@>6]k^Am
kAm#2>:C6K D2:5 D96 92D 366? 4@==23@C2E:?8 H:E9 E96 #64C62E:@? s6A2CE>6?E D:?46 y2?F2CJ E@ @776C E96 4=2DD[ :?:E:2==J 😕 A6CD@? 2?5 E96? @?=:?6 7@==@H:?8 E96 @?D6E @7 E96 A2?56>:4 😕 |2C49]k^Am
kAm%96 EC2?D:E:@? E@ 2 G:CEF2= D6EE:?8 C6BF:C65 D@>6 25;FDE:?8 7@C #2>:C6K[ 2?5 >@C6 D@ 7@C D@>6 D6?:@CD H9@ 2E 7:CDE 7@F?5 :E 492==6?8:?8 E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 @?=:?6[ D96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmr=2DD6D 😕 E96 A2DE 92G6 2EEC24E65 23@FE b_ A2CE:4:A2?ED[ 2 =6G6= @7 6?8286>6?E #2>:C6K D2:5 😀 @H65 E@ E96 A9JD:42= 2?5 6>@E:@?2= 36?67:ED @?6 56C:G6D 7C@> AC24E:4:?8 *@82]k^Am
kAm“%96:C 3@5J 6?E6CD 2 DE2E6 @7 42=> 2?5 C6=2I2E:@?[” #2>:C6K D2:5]k^Am
kAm{F:D qC@H? H:== 36 >2<:?8 9:D C6EFC? E9:D 72== 7@C 2 G:CEF2= 4@@<:?8 56>@?DEC2E:@? 27E6C 9:D DF446DD7F= @?=:?6 563FE 5FC:?8 E96 56A2CE>6?E’D DF>>6C AC@8C2> D6DD:@?]k^Am
kAmpD ?6CG6C24<:?8 2D :E H2D C64@C5:?8 E96 AC6G:@FD u2463@@< {:G6 G:56@[ qC@H? D2:5 96 H2D 9F>3=65 E@ 36 :?G:E65 324< 7@C 2?@E96C x? E96 z:E496? 2AA62C2?46 2?5 56>@?DEC2E:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 A@D:E:G6 7665324< E92E qC@H?’D AC:@C 56>@?DEC2E:@? 925 C646:G65 2=D@ 7FCE96C 4@>A6==65 9:> E@ C6EFC?[ 2D 5:5 E96 56A2CE>6?E’D 6>A92D:D @? 56G6=@A:?8 $A2?:D9=2?8F286 AC@8C2>>:?8 7@C E96 4:EJ’D 6=56C=J A@AF=2E:@?]k^Am
kAm“x 92G6 2 =@E @7 C6DA64E 7@C H92E E96J 5@[” qC@H? D2:5[ C676CC:?8 E@ E96 4:EJ’D #64C62E:@? s6A2CE>6?E] “%96J C62==J 42>6 FA H:E9 8@@5 :562D E@ 86E A6@A=6 :?G@=G65]”k^Am
kAmp55:E:@?2==J[ 4C27E <:ED H:== 36 >256 2G2:=23=6[ H9:=6 DFAA=:6D =2DE[ E@ :?5:G:5F2=D H9@ C68:DE6C 7@C E96 56A2CE>6?E’D 2CED2?54C27ED AC@8C2>] $6?:@C 4:E:K6?D C6D:5:?8 😕 r2=6I:4@ H9@ H6C6 AC6G:@FD=J C68:DE6C65 😕 E96 AC@8C2> H:== 36 8:G6? AC:@C:EJ 7@C E96 4C27E <:ED]k^Am
kAmu@C :?DECF4E:@? @? 9@H E@ @3E2:? 2 4C27E <:E[ 42== E96 #64C62E:@? s6A2CE>6?E 2E Wfe_X bdfddfd 😕 25G2?46 E@ 6?DFC6 2 <:E 😀 2G2:=23=6 7@C A:4<FA]k^Am
kAm!C@DA64E:G6 AC@8C2> A2CE:4:A2?ED 2C6 2=D@ 2D<65 E@ C68:DE6C 😕 25G2?46 H:E9 E96 56A2CE>6?E 7@C AC@8C2>D E92E H:== 36 @776C65 @? +@@> 2?5 C6BF:C6 A2DDH@C5D 2?5 >66E:?8 xsD] %96 56A2CE>6?E 42? 2=D@ 36 C624965 G:2 6>2:= 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@iC64C62E:@?o42=6I:4@]42]8@GQmC64C62E:@?o42=6I:4@]42]8@Gk^2m]k^Am
kAmp55:E:@?2= AC@8C2>>:?8 :?4=F56D H66<=J D6H:?8 EFE@C:2=D[ 962=E9 2?5 H6==?6DD AC6D6?E2E:@?D[ E96 9:89=:89E:?8 @7 >6>36CD @7 E96 4@>>F?:EJ[ 2D H6== 2D 3:>@?E9=J +@@> >66E:?8D 7@C D6?:@CD 42==65 t= r2764:E@[ H96C6 E96J 42? 5:D4FDD 2?5 D92C6 E96:C AC@;64ED]k^Am
kAm“(6 H2?E @FC 4@>>F?:EJ E@ <?@H E92E H6 >:DD D66:?8 E96> 😕 A6CD@? – D6?:@CD H@C<:?8 @FE 6G6CJ >@C?:?8[ 49:=5C6? =62C?:?8 ?6H D<:==D[ E96 H2C>E9 @7 2 7F== 3F:=5:?8 7:==65 H:E9 D>:=6D 2?5 =2F89E6C[” v6C2C5@ D2:5 😕 2? 6>2:=]k^Am
kAm~?46 E96 C6DEC:4E:@?D 282:?DE =2C86 :?5@@C 82E96C:?8D 2C6 =:7E65[ E96 #64C62E:@? s6A2CE>6?E H:== =:<6=J @776C 2 4@>3:?2E:@? @7 3@E9 :?A6CD@? 2?5 G:CEF2= AC@8C2>>:?8[ v6C2C5@ D2:5]k^Am
kAmu@C 2 4@>A=6E6 =:DE @7 AC@8C2>D[ 8@ E@ E96 56A2CE>6?E’D u2463@@< A286[ 2E r2=6I:4@ #64C62E:@?] !C@8C2>D 42? 2=D@ 36 G:6H65 @? =2E6C E:>6D 2?5 52E6D 27E6C E96J 2C6 @C:8:?2==J =:G6DEC62>65 @? E96 56A2CE>6?E’D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]72463@@<]4@>^42=6I:4@C64C62E:@?Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmu2463@@< A286k^2m]k^Am