Cabin Fever 5K taking place next month
Brown County Parks and Recreation will host a Cabin Fever 5K Run or Walk on Saturday, Nov. 3, starting at Brown County High School.
The race will start at noon with registration taking place from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Money raised will go toward parks and rec’s scholarship fund, which allows children to participate in the department’s programs regardless of their ability to pay fees.
The cost is $22 before race day and $25 the day of the race. A T-shirt is guaranteed if a person pre-registers by Oct. 12.
Awards will be given to the overall male and female winners as well as a first- and second-place award in each division. There are eight age divisions.
The start and finish lines will be at the high school.
YMCA waiving joining fees until Oct. 8
The Brown County YMCA is having a fall membership drive until Oct. 8. Until that day, all joiner fees will be waived for new memberships. For more information, visit browncountyymca.org.
Child care available weekdays at YMCA
The Brown County YMCA offers child care for two hours at a time while parents are in the building.
The service is free to Y members and for $2 per child for non-members. Children ages 6 months to 8 years old are welcome. Child watch hours are from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.
For more information, stop in at the Y, 105 Willow St., or call 812-988-9622.
Disc golf league plays every Tuesday
The Brown County Disc Golf Alliance plays regularly in Brown County and new members are welcome.
The group plays Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at Deer Run Park or at the Brown County Country Club, alternating months. In October, it’s the park.
Players of all skill levels are welcome, including those who have never played before. Loaner discs are available.
For more information, contact Stan Golis at [email protected].
Private swim lessons available at the Y
The Brown County Community YMCA offers one-on-one, private swim lessons for children to gain confidence and expand water skills.
For more information, stop in at the Y, 105 Willow St., or call 812-988-9622.
State parks offering fitness challenge, prizes
The Indiana State Parks Fitness Challenge encourages visitors to walk, run, bike, paddle or swim at least 25 miles in one or more state park property this year.
Horseback riders can participate by riding at least 100 miles on state park or reservoir horse trails.
Those who complete the challenge by Nov. 30 will be entered into a drawing for prizes, including a 2019 state park entrance pass, Outdoor Indiana magazine subscriptions, DNR camping gift cards and state park inn gift certificates.
Participants must download and keep a fitness challenge log that documents their visits to state parks and get a signature from park staff each time they visit. To print the free log/entry form or get more information, visit dnr.IN.gov/healthy.
Kyokushin karate training offered
Sensei David Michaelis is offering training in traditional kyokushin karate.
Classes are for students 16 and older twice a week, at 6 p.m. Thursdays and 4 p.m. Sundays.
Michaelis has trained and taught kyokushin karate for more than 35 years. Kyokushin, Japanese for “the society of the ultimate truth,” is a style of stand-up, full-contact karate. It is intended to foster humility, perseverance and nonviolence and to provide a foundation for improving physical and mental discipline.
For more information, email Michaelis at [email protected] or call him at 812-988-9409.
