Parks & Recreation Bulletin

Lansing Parks & Recreation Bulletin

November/December 2024

2025 YOUTH SPRING SOCCER REGISTRATION:

January 1 - 31, 2025

LATE REGISTRATIONS MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED!

REGISTER ONLINE: www.lansingks.org/parksrec

(look for “YOUTH SPORTS REGISTRATION - REGISTER NOW”)

IN-PERSON REGISTRATION: Available at the Parks & Recreation Department Office during regular business hours.

108 S. 2nd Street, Lansing KS; Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

REGISTRATION FEES: Lansing Residents: $40 | Non-residents: $45

Fees are due at the time of registration & include socks & a Jersey

Please take a look at the division chart on our ‘Youth Program Information’ page for participant eligibility.

Practices can be twice a week on weekday evenings, starting in late March. Games are on Saturdays beginning in April and continuing until mid-May.

Scholarship requests must be received by 4:30 PM, January 17, 2025. To learn more about eligibility, visit our website to access the Scholarship Program’s information and application.

Refunds will NOT be offered after the uniform and equipment order is placed on February 18, 2024. A cancelation fee of $5.00 will be applied to all registration refunds. If late registrations are permitted, an additional fee of $10 per participant will be assessed. All card transactions, online or in person, incur processing fees. Nonresident fees, late fees, and card processing fees are non-refundable.

NOTICE: Parks and Recreation has updated policies on registration, special requests, and team selection. Please check the ‘Youth Program Information’ page on our website for details.

WINTER OPEN GYM HOURS

ATTENTION OPEN GYM PARTICIPANTS:

Beginning in December, our Open Gym hours will change to accommodate our Youth Winter Basketball Program.

PLEASE SEE OUR CALENDAR FOR DAILY HOURS

The Open Gym Hours calendar is updated monthly and can be found on the Parks & Recreation Department’s web and Facebook pages.

Open Gym hours may change without notice. Stay informed by following us on Facebook at Lansing KS Parks & Recreation for the latest updates, including any weather-related closures.

Open Gym is a program available for youth and adults, offered by the City of Lansing for residents of Lansing School District 469.

Participation requires an Open Gym pass.

For more information, please see our Open Gym Policy: www.lansingks.org/parksrec/page/open-gym

2024 CHRISTMAS GIFT MAKE & TAKE

WHAT: A magical day of crafting to create unique, personalized Christmas gifts, wrapped and ready to be popped under the Christmas Tree.

WHO: Youths in the 4th through 6th Grades.

WHEN & WHERE: TBA - Follow us on Facebook for more information.

WINTER SOLSTICE 2024

Saturday, December 21, 2024

Night and Day: The winter solstice is the longest night and shortest day of the year in terms of daylight. Approaching the winter solstice, daylight becomes shorter. As the winter solstice passes, daylight becomes longer.

“Natural Phenomena: Winter Solstice.” National Parks Service. December 24, 2022. www.nps.gov