Spouth Whidbey Parks & Recreation

Youth Connection Ages 11 - 14 Summer Activities at the Hub Over the past 18 years, the South Whidbey Youth Connection has served thousands of youth and community members while working to fulfill organizational goals: prevent substance abuse and violence, facilitate healthy youth development and create avenues for youth civic engagement and contribution to our community. Summer programs for ages 11 - 14. The Hub is located at the corner of 3rd and Anthes in Langley. For info, contact Frankie at 221-3230. Check with *Frankie* for possible space after registration deadlines pass.	BBQ at Maxwelton Beach A BBQ on the beach, what could be better? Join us for a fun afternoon of Frisbee, beach balls, running in the surf, sack races with prizes and squirt gun mayhem. There will be great food with BBQ hamburgers, potato salad, corn on the cob, watermelon and cupcakes. A perfect summer day of food and fun with the perfect scenery of Maxwelton Beach. Bring a towel, swimsuit, sunscreen, sunglasses and hat (if desired). Registration Deadline: July 8 Date: Thu, July 17 Time: Noon - 3pm Location: Maxwelton Beach picnic benches Fee: $5 Camping at Deception Pass Experience camping at Whidbey Island's jewel: Deception Pass campground. During this three-day, two-night camping trip, you will get to sleep in tents, cook s'mores over a campfire, enjoy a pancake & bacon breakfast and BBQ hamburgers and hot dogs. Take short hikes, go swimming at the roped-in and shallow end of Cranberry Lake and play cards and board games. You will learn how to make a campfire, set up a tent and you will also learn teamwork, by helping with the preparation of meals, washing dishes and performing general camp maintenance. There will be two adjoining campsites, one for the boys and one for the girls, with up to six youth in each site and a male and female chaperone. This fun outing is one of our most popular and will be an experience you will long remember. Sign up now - space won't last long. Meet at the Hub to check in for the ride via Island Transit. We will return to the Hub on August 7 at 3:37pm. Click here for a list of camping supplies you will need. Registration Deadline: July 21 Date: Tue/Wed/Thu, August 5-7 Time: Leaves at 10:30am Location: Meet at the Hub Fee: $20



Go-Karting Here's your chance to legally drive...go-carts, that is. We'll take Island Transit from Langley to Brattland Go-Karts in Oak Harbor to do some serious driving around their 1/4-mile track. For $26 you will get six five-minute laps around the track, a mini pizza, 12 oz. soda and 10 tokens for their game arcade. If you want to play more games you can get a special rate of $4 for 25 tokens. This is going to be two hours of fun! Space is limited, so register now! Meet at the Hub to catch Island Transit; bus will return to the Hub. Registration Deadline: July 15 Date: Thu, July 24 Time: 10:30am - 4:37pm Location: Meet at the Hub Fee: $26	Hangin' at the Hub Want to get out of the sun for awhile and have a cool place to hang out? Stop by the Hub and just hang with your friends, eat free food, play games and listen to cool music. We have pool tables, air hockey, foosball, ping-pong, Nintendo Wii games, cards and board games. We will serve a free lunch between 11:30am and 1pm and a special ice cream sundae after lunch. Sign up so we have enough food on hand. Registration Deadline: August 11 Date: August 12 Time: 11:00am - 3pm Location: The Hub Fee: FREE

Introduction to Horses & Beginning Horsemanship

Learn the basics of horsemanship in two lessons. In lesson one you will learn how horses think and react and the grooming and handling of them. During lesson two you will ride a horse in a safe, enclosed area and learn how to control it, make it go, turn and most importantly, stop. Then you will take them out on a trail ride. This is a great opportunity for participants to get comfortable with these gentle beginner horses, develop confidence in themselves and have fun doing it in a supportive one-on-one setting. Lessons will be held at the "Trails' End Equestrian Learning Center" in Coupeville and we will be riding Island Transit to and from Coupeville. Students are required to take both classes and a bag lunch will be prvided. Wear appropriate boots/shoes to be around and ride horses. Meet at the Hub to catch Island Transit; bus will return to the Hub. Classes are two hours long and limited to six students so sign up now!
Registration Deadline: July 8

Date: Tue, July 15 and 29
Time: 11:30am - 4:45pm
Location: Meet at the Hub
Fee: $20

Learn to Sail

We are surrounded by water so why not learn how to navigate it? Here is your opportunity to learn from Whidbey's best. Sailors from the South Whidbey Yacht Club will be giving 3.5 hour intensive lessons on everything from safety skills, knot tying, rigging up and breaking down to the techniques and hands-on skills of sailing on Lone Lake. These 12' "Pelicans" were originally designed for the rough and windy waters of San Francisco Bay. Perfect for beginning sailors, they are stable, safe and easy to learn. You won't get a better chance to learn these skills with this much hands-on time for this rate. Bag lunch provided. Must be comfortable with water activities. Wear shoes/boots that can get wet. Bring sweatshirt and windbreaker. Life vest provided.
Discount: Sign up for all 4 sessions for $30!
Registration Deadline: July 9

Date: Wed, July 16, 23, 30
or August 13
Time: 12:30pm - 4:00pm
Location: Meet at the Lone
Lake boat ramp
Fee: $10 (or all 4 sessions
for $30)

Swim at Oak Harbor Pool

Join your Whidbey neighbors and swim in Oak Harbor's heated, Olympic-size Vanderzicht Memorial Pool. Dive off of standard and high diving boards, shoot down the slide, swing or just splash and play around in the shallow end. After swimming, take a soothing soak in their hot tubs. You cannot beat it for a fun and relaxing day. Bag lunch provided. Meet at the Hub to catch Island Transit; bus will return to the Hub.
Registration Deadline: July 22

Date: Thu, July 31
Time: 10:30am - 5:30pm
Location: Meet at the Hub
Fee: $4

Wild Waves Water & Theme Park

Here is the activity that every kid wants this summer. Whether it is sliding down Wild Waves corkscrew slides, jumping waves in the Wave Pool or riding the looping Wild Thing roller coaster and other rides in Enchanted Village, there is plenty of fun at this popular theme park. We will charter a bus and take 21 students on this all day excursion. A bag lunch with drink and dessert will be provided. Fee includes entry ticket, charter bus and driver, ferry, gas, parking, locker fees and bag lunch. Bring swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, sunglasses or hat and extra spending money (optional).
Registration Deadline: August 1

Date: Thu, August 14
Time: 8:45am - 5:30pm
Fee: $50

Learn to Skim-Board

Learn how to glide on the tide! Owners of Jack'd Skimboards and friends will be teaching the technique, skills and safety issues of skim-boarding at Double Bluff Beach. This fun and growing water sport has been around since the 1920's and has only in recent years come into its own. It is a great sport you can do by yourself or with your friends, with low cost output, while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the beach. This three-hour lesson is offered at a discount to give you the opportunity to experience it. A picnic lunch will be served and space is limited so reserve your space now. Meet at the grassy area next to the parking lot at Double Bluff.
Bring: Swimsuit, sunscreen, change of clothes and towel.

Date: Tue, July 22
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Double Bluff Beach
Fee: $11


Introduction to Horses & Beginning Horsemanship Learn the basics of horsemanship in two lessons. In lesson one you will learn how horses think and react and the grooming and handling of them. During lesson two you will ride a horse in a safe, enclosed area and learn how to control it, make it go, turn and most importantly, stop. Then you will take them out on a trail ride. This is a great opportunity for participants to get comfortable with these gentle beginner horses, develop confidence in themselves and have fun doing it in a supportive one-on-one setting. Lessons will be held at the "Trails' End Equestrian Learning Center" in Coupeville and we will be riding Island Transit to and from Coupeville. Students are required to take both classes and a bag lunch will be prvided. Wear appropriate boots/shoes to be around and ride horses. Meet at the Hub to catch Island Transit; bus will return to the Hub. Classes are two hours long and limited to six students so sign up now! Registration Deadline: July 8 Date: Tue, July 15 and 29 Time: 11:30am - 4:45pm Location: Meet at the Hub Fee: $20	Learn to Sail We are surrounded by water so why not learn how to navigate it? Here is your opportunity to learn from Whidbey's best. Sailors from the *South Whidbey Yacht Club* will be giving 3.5 hour intensive lessons on everything from safety skills, knot tying, rigging up and breaking down to the techniques and hands-on skills of sailing on Lone Lake. These 12' "Pelicans" were originally designed for the rough and windy waters of San Francisco Bay. Perfect for beginning sailors, they are stable, safe and easy to learn. You won't get a better chance to learn these skills with this much hands-on time for this rate. Bag lunch provided. Must be comfortable with water activities. Wear shoes/boots that can get wet. Bring sweatshirt and windbreaker. Life vest provided. Discount: Sign up for all 4 sessions for $30! Registration Deadline: July 9 Date: Wed, July 16, 23, 30 or August 13 Time: 12:30pm - 4:00pm Location: Meet at the Lone Lake boat ramp Fee: $10 (or all 4 sessions for $30)


Swim at Oak Harbor Pool Join your Whidbey neighbors and swim in Oak Harbor's heated, Olympic-size *Vanderzicht Memorial Pool. Dive off of standard and high diving boards, shoot down the slide, swing or just splash and play around in the shallow end. After swimming, take a soothing soak in their hot tubs. You cannot beat it for a fun and relaxing day. Bag lunch provided. Meet at the Hub to catch Island Transit; bus will return to the Hub. Registration Deadline: July 22* Date: Thu, July 31 Time: 10:30am - 5:30pm Location: Meet at the Hub Fee: $4	Wild Waves Water & Theme Park Here is the activity that every kid wants this summer. Whether it is sliding down Wild Waves corkscrew slides, jumping waves in the Wave Pool or riding the looping Wild Thing roller coaster and other rides in Enchanted Village, there is plenty of fun at this popular theme park. We will charter a bus and take 21 students on this all day excursion. A bag lunch with drink and dessert will be provided. Fee includes entry ticket, charter bus and driver, ferry, gas, parking, locker fees and bag lunch. Bring swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, sunglasses or hat and extra spending money (optional). Registration Deadline: August 1 Date: Thu, August 14 Time: 8:45am - 5:30pm Fee: $50


Learn to Skim-Board Learn how to glide on the tide! Owners of *Jack'd Skimboards* and friends will be teaching the technique, skills and safety issues of skim-boarding at Double Bluff Beach. This fun and growing water sport has been around since the 1920's and has only in recent years come into its own. It is a great sport you can do by yourself or with your friends, with low cost output, while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the beach. This three-hour lesson is offered at a discount to give you the opportunity to experience it. A picnic lunch will be served and space is limited so reserve your space now. Meet at the grassy area next to the parking lot at Double Bluff. Bring: Swimsuit, sunscreen, change of clothes and towel. Date: Tue, July 22 Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm Location: Double Bluff Beach Fee: $11

Youth Connection Ages 11 - 14

Youth Connection
Ages 11 - 14