Edgemere Park's playground reopened Friday, May 3. The recreation department staff hopes everyone enjoys the new safety surface.

The recreation department is happy to announce the beginning of its registration for both boys and girls lacrosse camp for children who are residents of the village. This camp will be held on the fields at St. Paul's the week of July 8-11 and July 15-18. A child can sign-up for either or both weeks. All equipment will be provided.

The sessions will run as follows: for boys and girls who will be in third or fourth grade in September - 8:30-10:30 a.m.; for boys and girls who will be in fifth or sixth grade in September - 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The recreation department will be following strict grade requirements for this program. The cost of each week of the camp will be $55. To register by mail immediately, registration forms may be picked up at village hall or St. Paul's and sent to the recreation department at 351 Stewart Avenue. All forms must be filled out completely and have payment attached. All checks should be made payable to the "Inc. Village of Garden City."

Those who'd like to make their own form, include all of the following information: child's name, address, phone number, emergency number, date of birth, grade in September, the words "Boys Lacrosse Camp" or "Girls Lacrosse Camp" and the dates the child would like to attend. Sign the bottom and return to the recreation department at 351 Stewart Avenue with a check made out to the "Inc. Village of Garden City." Call 465-4075 for further details.

The Garden City Recreation Department will be holding the following camps this summer. Please watch this column in the following weeks for upcoming announcements and details on each particular camp. All grade and age requirements will be strictly enforced.

Type of Camp		Age/Grade Group	Camp will be held:
Preschool Activities Camp	3.5 to 5-year-olds	week of July 8
							July 29
							August 5
							August 12
							August 19
Tennis Camp		7 years and up		weekly from June 26
Girl's Lacrosse		3rd to 6th grade		week of July 8
							week of July 15
Boy's Lacrosse		3rd to 6th grade		week of July 8
							week of July 15
Baseball			6 to 12 years		week of July 22
							week of July 29
Soccer			6 to 12 years		week of August 5
							week of August 12

The recreation department will again run its popular preschool camp, held at St. Paul's Cluett Hall under the direction of Pat Haas-Leonanko. Any child who is a resident of the village and is 3.5 years through 5 years old by the start of the session is eligible to attend. A copy of the child's birth certificate is necessary at time of registration. The camp will run on one-week sessions from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The cost of a one-week session will be $60. The preschool camp will run the following weeks:

Session 1 - July 8-12

Session 2 - July 29 - August 2

Session 3 - August 5-9

Session 4 - August 12-16

Session 5 - August 19-23

To register by mail immediately (the recreation department is not responsible for delays in the mail) a registration form may be picked up at village hall or St. Paul's and sent to the recreation department at 351 Stewart Avenue. All forms must be filled out completely, have payment attached and be accompanied by a copy of a birth certificate in order to be accepted. All checks should be made payable to the "Inc. Village of Garden City."

For those who'd like to make up their own form, include all of the following information: child's name, address, phone number, emergency number, date of birth, the words "preschool camp," and which number session with the dates the child would like to attend. Sign the bottom and return to the recreation department at 351 Stewart Avenue with a check made out to the "Inc. Village of Garden City" and a copy of the child's birth certificate. For further information, call 465-4075.

The recreation department will be conducting a youth soccer camp for boys and girls who are residents of the village during the weeks of Aug. 5 and Aug. 12 at Community Park. Youngsters must be 6 by the start of the camp and attending first grade in Sept. 2002. There will be two sessions. The two-hour session will run from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and will focus on skill development. The five-hour session will include an hour break for lunch and a swim session, supervised by the soccer camp staff, followed by field games. The price of the two-hour session will be $55; the five-hour session will cost $110.

To register by mail immediately (the recreation department is not responsible for delays in the mail) a registration form may be picked up at village hall or St. Paul's and sent to the recreation department at 351 Stewart Avenue. All forms must be filled out completely and have payment attached. All checks should be made payable to the "Inc. Village of Garden City."

For those who'd like to make up their own form, include all of the following information: child's name, address, phone number, emergency number, date of birth, grade in September, the words "soccer camp," the dates the child would like to attend and whether or not the child will attend the two-hour or five-hour session. Sign the bottom and return to the recreation department at 351 Stewart Avenue with a check made out to the "Inc. Village of Garden City" and a copy of the child's birth certificates. For further information, call 465-4075.

The Garden City Recreation Dance Ensemble, a group of very talented young performers, is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for their upcoming presentation titled Heroes. The ensemble will perform in Olmstead Theatre at Adelphi University on Friday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday, May 18, at 7 p.m. The price for each ticket will be $8. The Garden City Recreation Department, under the direction of head tennis pros Susan Tarzian and Carrie Strum, has set up a schedule of summer lessons for adults 18 years and older who are residents of the village. These one-hour lessons will be held in the evenings on a two-week rotation starting Monday, May 13. For more information or to register for a session, go to the recreation department and pick up an application form.