What recreation is offered by the city?
Rapid City’s Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of health, fitness and sport league opportunities to the citizens of Rapid City. Pick up a copy of the 2007 Summer Program Guide at the recreation office at 125 Waterloo St. (Rapid City Swim Center), or call 394-4167 for more information. Web site: www.rcgov.com.
What about sporting and outdoor groups?
Some of the outdoor and athletic groups are:
- Black Hills Anglers,7 p.m. third Tuesday, Black Hills Power, Rapid City ; P.O. Box 1182 ; Ken Edel, 348-1470.
- Black Hills Flyfishers, 7 p.m. second Thursday of each month except June, July and August; The Journey Museum, Rapid City.
- Black Hills Geocaching, noon second Saturday of every other month, Central High School cafeteria. Cheryl Walker, 666-4397.
- Black Hills Offroaders, 7 p.m. first Wednesday, Hudson Hall, 222 W. Hudson St., Spearfish; Aaron Hunsley, president, 642-3934.
- Black Hills Ski Club, For scheduled meetings and events, see http://www.bhskiclub.com.
- Black Hills Snowmobile Club, 7:30 p.m. first Tuesday, October through March, Godfather’s Pizza, 110 Cambell St.; Kerry Schmidt, 787-5272.
- Black Hills Sportsmen's Club, 11:45 a.m. first Tuesday, Radisson Hotel. Talk about issues that affect hunting and fishing in the area; active at the legislative level. Ev Hoyt, 343-2707.
- Black Hills Volkssport Association. Meetings held in April and October in conjunction with volksmarches; Chip Elverud, 718-3686.
- Hot Springs Encampment No. 30, IOOF and Paha Sapa 30 L.E. Auxiliary 30, 7:30 p.m. first Friday, IOOF Temple, 141-1/2 S. Chicago St.
- Norbeck Society, 5:30 p.m. second Thursday, Classroom Building, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; field trips throughout the year. Colin Paterson, president, 348-4494.
- Northern Hills Bird Club, 7 p.m. first Thursday, Oct.-May, Meade County Extension Office, 1029 Fifth St., Sturgis. Patricia, 787-4311.
- Off-Road Riders Association, fourth Thursday of each month, Jan.-Oct. (May meeting on third Thursday), Golden Corral Restaurant, I-90, Exit 59, to 1180 N. La Crosse St. Rapid City. E-mail info@offroadriders.org.
- Outdoor Women of South Dakota, 2 p.m. second Sunday. Stefanie Wacker, 484-1561; Mary Schaefer, 526-6796.
- Paha Sapa Grotto caving club, 7 p.m. first Thursday, Room 304, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology.
- Sierra Club-Black Hills Group, 7:30 p.m. third Thursday in Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov, Community Room, City/ School Administration Center, Sixth and Omaha streets. Call 342-2244 for information. Chapter phone, 348-1345.
- The Nature Conservancy, 8100 Sheridan Lake Road, Rapid City. 342-4040, 745-6990.
For more listings and updated information, including Internet communication information, go to www.rapidcityjournal.com, click on the “Community” icon, and then click on the “Meetings” icon.