|  Junior basketball 
			-- Children 3 1/2 years old through first 
			grade can have fun experiencing the sport of basketball while 
			learning sports skills and teamwork. The program runs Nov. 2-Dec. 
			14. Cost is $55 for Y members. Dodge ball -- Children in second through sixth grade are 
			invited to come join in dodge ball fun. Games are on Saturdays, 
			Nov. 2-Dec. 14. Cost is $30 for Y members and $35 for 
			nonmembers. Parents can play for free with their kids. Parents' night off 
			-- Need a break? Let the Y help. YMCA is hosting a "Pirate Party" 
			for first- to sixth-grade kids on Friday, Nov. 22, from 7 to 9 p.m. 
			at the Y Activity Center on Wyatt Avenue. The night will be filled 
			with food, games, crafts and more, with everything themed around 
			pirates. Member cost is $10, and nonmembers are welcome at a cost of 
			$13. Registration deadline is Nov. 18.  
            
			 YMCA art fun -- Register your first- to 
			sixth-grader for the Monday, Nov. 11, Y art class "Patriotic in the USA."
			From 9:30 to 11 a.m. the children will 
			paint and emboss patriotic cards and paint flags, sailors and more 
			-- all related to the red, white and blue. Cost is $10 for Y members 
			and $13 for nonmembers through the Monday, Nov. 4, deadline. After that, the 
			fee increases $3.  Hoop It Up provides a way to stay 
			active while having fun during the winter months. Anyone 15 years 
			and older can come to the Y Activity Center for pickup basketball 
			games each Wednesday, 7-9 p.m., from now until Dec. 18. Cost 
			is $2 per night. 
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			 School's Out Fun Days will be offered to kindergarten through 
			sixth-children at the YMCA Activity Center on Wyatt Avenue from 6:30 
			a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, for Chester-East Lincoln students 
			and on Monday, Nov. 11, for District 27 and CEL students. Although 
			schools will be closed in observance of Veterans Day, the Y will be 
			in session to help parents while they are working or in training. 
			Special seasonal fun including crafts, recreational games and more 
			activities are planned for the kids. The program cost is $22 for Y 
			members and $29 for nonmembers. To avoid late fees, register by 
			Friday, Oct. 25, for the Nov. 8 Fun Day and by Monday, Oct. 28, for 
			the Nov. 11 Fun Day. The YMCA provides before- and after-school programs for 
			kids in kindergarten through sixth grade each day that school is in 
			session. The before-school programs are offered in District 27 
			schools and Chester-East Lincoln. The after-school programs are 
			offered in District 27 schools, Chester-East Lincoln and Olympia 
			South in Atlanta. Children in fourth to sixth grades in the Lincoln 
			programs are transported to the Y Activity Center for preteen 
			after-school activities. Registrations are accepted throughout the 
			school year. Participants must be current Y members. Cost varies per 
			days registered and according to enrollment in before-school, after-school or 
			both.  ___ For more information about Y programs, registration details, 
			deadlines and cost, stop by the office, 604 Broadway in Lincoln, 
			Monday-Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.; call 217-735-3915; or visit
			www.lincolnymca.org. 
			[Text from file received from 
			Lincoln Area YMCA] |