Wrestling club to start at end of month
Brown County Parks and Rec has opened registration for a youth wrestling club. Practices will begin Tuesday, Oct. 29 and continue through Dec. 17.
The program emphasizes core skill development for students in the first through fourth grades. The USA Wrestling seven base skills — position, motion, level change, clearing, lifting, back step and arch and turn — will be followed.
Practices will take place on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Larry C. Banks Memorial Gymnasium wrestling room. Parental assistance is requested.
The fee is $30 per student and includes a Brown County Wrestling T-shirt. The deadline to register is Friday, Oct. 25. Register at the parks and rec office, 1001 Deer Run Lane, or online at bcparksrec.com.
For more information, email Josh Sparks at [email protected], or call parks and rec at 812-988-5522.
Date set for Cabin Fever 5K in Nashville
Brown County Parks and Recreation will sponsor the annual Cabin Fever 5K on Saturday, Nov. 2 in downtown Nashville.
The race starts at noon at Brown County High School.
Trophies will be given to the top overall male and female winners, along with medallions to the first- and second-place male and female finishers in each age division.
The entry fee is $25 on the day of the race (registration from 10 to 11:30 a.m.) or $22 in advance.
This event helps raise money for Brown County Parks and Recreation’s scholarship fund, which helps allow youth to participate in programs regardless of their ability to pay.
For more information, visit bcparksrec.com.
Wellness retreat set at Story Inn in November
STORY — Erica Weddle of Simply Fitness will offer a retreat at Story Inn, 6404 State Road 135 South, Thursday, Nov. 7 to Sunday, Nov. 10. Guests will have the opportunity to explore different versions of yoga, homemade meals and hike to Browning mountain with a back country lunch. In addition to bodywork, essential oil workshops, meditation and more.
Weekend admission varies from $15 to $1,000 depending on the selected package. For tickets and more event information, visit eventbrite.com and search for this event.
Weddle is a certified personal trainer and yoga instructor, having received instruction from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, Nourishing Heart Yoga and the National Exercise Trainers Association. A native of Brown County, she has a passion for outdoor recreation and takes a holistic approach in working with her clients’ fitness and health needs.
For more information, email Weddle at [email protected] or call her at 812-343-3560.
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.
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.
