RECREATION DEPARTMENT NEWS
Winterize Park System Restroom Facilities
Our Grounds Maintenance Department will begin the winterization process of our park system restrooms the week of November 1st. If you are visiting our parks please plan accordingly.
Registration is now open for our 1st through 8th Grade Jr. Ranger Basketball Leagues. Sign up online or in-person before October 15th to receive our early bird rate. After October 15th, the program fee increases by $10.
Cleveland Stache Dash 5K / 1M Fun Run-Walk
Join us for Cleveland’s Premiere Celebration of the Stache – where your upper lip finally gets the attention it deserves. Can you think of a better excuse to stop shaving? Register by Monday, October 18 to guarantee you receive a hooded sweatshirt and beanie. Goody bags to first 300 pre-registered. Post-race refreshments will be provided. This is a family-friendly event! Proceeds from the race benefit the North Ridgeville Parks & Recreation Department.
BOO!!! Bring out your little witch’s and goblins to City Hall to march in a parade and receive some ghoulish treats. Please pre-register to attend by logging in or creating an account on our website. You will receive a confirmation email once you have registered.
11TH Annual Black Light Zumba®
Light up the night in white and bright at the 11th Annual Black Light Zumba Party! Enjoy a fun and exciting Zumba fitness dance workout with instructor Isa Serra! It will be 60 minutes of hot and spicy fun! Everyone can Zumba! White and neon colors will glow in the black light. Bring water, your friends and your sense of adventure! Beginners and all fitness levels are welcome! Help spread the word and invite someone you know to try Zumba - - the most fun dance-fitness workout on the planet!
North Ridgeville Fire Department CPR Classes
North Ridgeville Fire Department is offering CPR classes!
American Heart Association
CPR/Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
This class is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and pre-hospital settings. Participants will learn high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants, AHA Chain of Survival (BLS components), important early use of an AED.
Effective ventilations using a barrier device, importance of teams in multi-resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multi rescuer CPR, and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants. CPR certificate will be received upon completion of this course.
Family & Friends® CPR
The Family & Friends CPR Course teaches the lifesaving skills of adult Hands-Only CPR, adult CPR with breaths, child CPR with breaths, adult and child AED use, infant CPR, and mild and severe airway block for adults, children, and infants. Skills are taught in a dynamic group environment using the AHA's research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which provides students with the most hands-on CPR practice time possible. A CPR certificate is NOT given upon completion if this class.
Interested in running a program? The North Ridgeville Parks and Recreation Department is always looking for new program instructors. Applications can be found under the “Jobs” tab.
