<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Saturday,  May 4 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest
News / Clark County News

Books, meals, fun are free in Battle Ground parks

By Susan Parrish, Columbian Education Reporter
Published: June 19, 2013, 5:00pm

Battle Ground children can participate in free reading, meals and activities in area parks this summer.

The Maple Grove K-8 School Wildcat Readers summer program: 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays, June 26 to Aug. 21 at Kiwanis Park, 422 S.W. Second Ave. Students may borrow books and exchange them the next Wednesday. Maple Grove K-8 School will staff the program.

Free meals:

• The Battle Ground Public Schools‘ free lunch program is for ages 1 to 18 from noon to 12:45 p.m., weekdays, July 8 to Aug. 16 at Kiwanis Park, 422 S.W. Second Ave. and at Chief Umtuch Middle School, 700 N.W. Ninth Ave. Free breakfasts for the same ages will be available from 10:30 to 11 a.m., weekdays from July 8 to Aug. 16 at Chief Umtuch Middle School.

Arts, crafts and games by Battle Ground Parks and Recreation: Geared for ages 4 to 10, free activities are offered June 26 to Aug. 29 through the Parks Foundation of Clark County and Riverview Community Bank. For more information, contact 360-342-5380 or http://www.cityofbg.org.

• 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays: Kiwanis Park.

• 2 to 4 p.m., Wednesdays: Horsethief Park, 1100 S.W. 24th Ave.

n10 a.m. to noon, Thursdays: Florence Robison Park, 1901 N.W. Ninth St.

• 2 to 4 p.m., Thursdays: Cresap Park, 1911 S.E. Second Place.

Support local journalism

Your tax-deductible donation to The Columbian’s Community Funded Journalism program will contribute to better local reporting on key issues, including homelessness, housing, transportation and the environment. Reporters will focus on narrative, investigative and data-driven storytelling.

Local journalism needs your help. It’s an essential part of a healthy community and a healthy democracy.

Community Funded Journalism logo
Loading...
Columbian Education Reporter