RECREATION DEPARTMENT NEWS
Overcome Self-Sabotaging Habits
“Mental Fitness” is your capacity to respond to life challenges with a positive versus negative mindset. Research shows it is the best predictor of how well humans perform to their true potential and personal fulfillment. Research also shows that 80% of people score below the mental fitness level needed to reach and sustain full potential. This interactive and fun personal development program shares evidence-based Positive Intelligence™ principles designed to help you identify your specific self-sabotaging thought-habits and grow your mental fitness skills so you can reach your definition of peak performance and experience more peace and calm, and better relationships.
How To Avoid Nursing Home Poverty
Much attention is given to estate taxes as a threat to what can be passed on to beneficiaries and, over the last several years, most families are less concerned about estate taxes due to the higher exemptions on federal estate taxes.
What many families fail to see is that, with average annual costs between $60,000 to $75,000, long term care costs have always been a larger threat to their lifetime security and to the estate they leave for beneficiaries at death. These costs will increase over time as the cost of care increases with inflation. Few families can cover such costs out of disposable income and resources.
This workshop covers the main methods of covering long term care costs, the strategies to maximize private and public resources and the directives every family should have in place to make sure they can act if a disability or death should strike.
Everyone is invited to this annual tradition. Various scout troops will decorate the tree, the North Ridgeville High School A Cappella Choir will lead us in joyful holiday songs, while Mayor Kevin Corcoran along with his close friend Santa Claus will light the community tree.
NR High School Lacrosse Program
The North Ridgeville Lacrosse program is dedicated to promoting the game of lacrosse to the residents of North Ridgeville and its surrounding communities who do not currently have their own community-based lacrosse program. The program provides an opportunity for its members to learn the fundamentals of the game while promoting sportsmanship in a positive and inclusive environment.
Our High School team is considered a club team and is not affiliated with North Ridgeville High School. We are a JV level team and compete against mostly other JV teams in the area. Travel can be up to 60+ minutes radius from North Ridgeville. Players are responsible for their own transportation. The team will play between ten and twelve games this upcoming season. Since we are a club team, we can add players from other school districts. Outdoor practice starts in February and can be up to five days per week depending on the game schedule and the weather. The season runs from March through mid-May. Players are responsible for their own equipment (sticks, protective gear, etc.). Players are provided uniforms which they keep.
The North Ridgeville Lacrosse program is dedicated to promoting the game of lacrosse to the residents of North Ridgeville and its surrounding communities who do not currently have their own community-based lacrosse program. The program provides an opportunity for its members to learn the fundamentals of the game while promoting sportsmanship in a positive and inclusive environment.
North Ridgeville Lacrosse are members of the Northern Ohio Lacrosse League (NOLL). Teams will play between 8 and 10 league games against other NOLL member teams from surrounding communities. The team will also play in two tournaments. Indoor preseason training will run from mid-January through mid-March. Outdoor practices can start in March but will depend on the weather and field conditions. The season will run from late March or early April through the end of May. Players are responsible for their own equipment (sticks, protective gear, etc.). Players are provided uniforms which they keep.
Standard-Beginner Dog Training Courses
Did you just bring home a new dog from the local shelter? Decided, "I'd like to communicate with my dog better."? Or simply looking for something new and fun to experience with your furry friend? Then this is the class for you!
Over these 6 weeks you and your dog (7 months and UP) will learn the basics of obedience/manners, covering such behaviors as sit, down, stay, recall (come when called) and more! Not only will we make sure to cover the basics of obedience but also work on common behavior problems such as - counter surfing (stealing things off the counter) - dumpster diving (digging into and consequently spilling the trash everywhere) - jumping on guests to greet them - and more!
Let's open the lines of communication and teach that lovable canine what is acceptable in a human household so we can form an incredible bond and relationship that everyone will be saying "#relationshipgoals"!
Pet owners must produce proof of vaccination at 1st class.
Intermediate Dog Training Courses
Time to take our training to the next level! We've got our basic cues down- like sit, stay, recall, down, etc. Now it's time for us to sharpen our skills with our best friends and get quicker responses, longer stays, and even work our Free Lead Walking into a Heel for times when we will want our dogs walking right by us!
Over these 6 weeks we will learn Heel, how to get longer and further stays, build better more solid responses in highly distracting environments to all of our cues learned in Beginner course, and continue strengthening our relationship with our canine companions! It's time to begin fading our reliance on treats for our solid cues and use our rewards for more difficult behaviors.
Everything taught through this course is to lead to the ability to complete the AKC CGC (Canine Good Citizen) test.
Everything taught in this class is building on what was learned in Beginner course-prerequisites are required: sit, down, stay, recall, leave it and drop it.
You do not have to be an expert in these cues-I ask for a beginner level response and the basic foundation to be built in order for us to continue making them stronger. An introductory understanding of place cue will also be helpful as we will be adding distance in this course.
Pet owners must produce proof of vaccinations at 1st 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.
