Summer swim team

BANGOR – The Bangor YMCA and Bangor-Brewer YWCA Barracudas Swim Team is now accepting registrations for the Barracudas Summer Swim Team, a three-month season beginning June 14 and ending Aug. 20, for youth ages 6 through 18. All practices will be held at the YWCA Aloupis Pool. A YMCA membership is required, and a complimentary YWCA membership will be provided.

Practice times will be 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with some variation within that time slot according to age and skill level. The program puts special emphasis on the 10 and under age group, which is showing significant development and results.

Program costs vary depending upon level of competition, and monthly bank drafts are offered. Financial assistance is available to those who qualify. Those youth who are not sure about joining the summer team can try practicing with the Barracudas free of charge for one week.

Erika Haley was recently appointed head swim coach of the Barracudas Swim Team. Haley has taught swim lessons at the YWCA for the past six years and also teaches lifeguard and water aerobics classes. She began competitive swimming at the age of 10 with the Barracudas and continued to swim through her four years at Bangor High School. Previously, she was the assistant coach for the Hurricane Swim Club.

Elizabeth Smith, a swim instructor at the YMCA, will assist Haley throughout the Spring Swim Clinic. Smith is the assistant coach of the YMCA-YWCA Barracudas Swim Team and has been teaching and directing children’s swim programs for more than 15 years. She swam at Oklahoma State University and is currently a member of the USA Masters Swim Team.

For more information about the Bangor YMCA/Bangor-Brewer YWCA Swim Team, call Erika Haley, head swim coach, at 941-2808.

Golf Scramble Challenge

HERMON – The Bangor YMCA will host a Golf Scramble Challenge with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Sunday, June 13, at Hermon Meadows Golf Course.

As part of the Bangor YMCA Corporate Challenge series, local companies may register four-person scramble teams to compete. The cost is $250 per team and companies may register as many teams as they like. Openings are still available for the 8 a.m. tee time. Teams from Bangor Hydro, Berry Dunn McNeil and Parker, Irving Oil, Lemforder, Governor’s Restaurant, N.H. Bragg, Affiliated Pharmacy, Pepsi and the Bangor YMCA will participate.

The Corporate Challenge Series is a group of events offered throughout the year to organizations in the Bangor community. The series provides a fun atmosphere that promotes teamwork, camaraderie and a healthy lifestyle while building morale and community exposure. The Golf Scramble is part of the Bangor YMCA Youth Scholarship Fund. The Bangor YMCA Corporate Challenge Series is sponsored by Pepsi.

To obtain information, or to register a team, call Lance Cote, Recreational Sports Director at the Bangor YMCA, 941-2815.

YMCA Day Camps

HAMPDEN – The Bangor YMCA Day Camps will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at the 55-acre wooded site on Emerson Mill Road at the Camp Peirce Webber facility.

The 10 a.m.-noon session will have activities for families with first- through third-graders. The noon-2 p.m. session will have activities for fourth- through sixth-graders. From noon to 1 p.m. will be a barbecue for all. Families with children of different ages are welcome to attend anytime.

The day camp open house allows families to see the camp and the exciting changes being made. Camp staff from the Bangor YMCA Camp Peirce Webber and Camp Emerson programs will be available to answer questions and give tours of the facilities. The newly renovated facility will be open for tours and activities for kids. Families are invited to join in the fun and enjoy the barbecue.

Changes to the Camp Webber site include a new sports field, new ropes course, new archery-rifle range, expanded nature trails, and changes in programming. The summer day camp program will begin in June and run throughout the summer.

To obtain information, call Day Camp director Lance Cote at 941-2815.

Lura Hoit pool schedule

HAMPDEN – This summer children in Hampden can “be in the swim” with lessons at Lura Hoit pool. Tuesday and Thursday lessons are June 1-24, June 28-Aug. 16 and Aug. 10-Sept. 2.

Summer lessons are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday June 21-July 2, July 12-23 and Aug. 2-13.

Adult aqua aerobics are 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, May 3-June 21, June 28-Aug. 16 and Aug. 23-Oct. 13; or 7:30-8:30 a.m. Tuesday and Friday, May 4-June 18, June 29-Aug. 13 and Aug. 24-Oct. 8.

To obtain details about the schedule, call Marcia Mellody at 862-4305.

Memorial Day road race

BANGOR – The third annual Memorial Day 5K Road Race sponsored by the John Bapst Memorial High School student senate will be held Monday, May 31, at Saxl Park on the Bangor Mental Health Institute grounds, Hogan Road. Registration is at 9 a.m. The race begins at 10 a.m. A registered athletic trainer will be on site. Entrants will receive a free water bottle. Winners will receive gift certificates to local businesses. Entry fee is $8. Proceeds benefit the student senate’s Project Graduation fund.