Recreation

City of Roswell
P.O. Drawer 1838
Roswell, NM 88202-1838
(505) 624-6700
Fax: 624-6889

City Of Roswell Recreation Department
2001 Special Events Calendar

JANUARY
Dec. 31 New Year's Eve Dance - Roswell Adult Center.
Jan. 2-3 New Year's Vacation Fun Program - Yucca Recreation Center
Jan. 6 Roswell Adult Center Lifelong Scholar Class Registration 807 N. Missouri, 624-6718
Jan. 8 Yucca Recreation Center Winter/Spring Class Registration 500 S. Richardson, 624-6719

FEBRUARY
Feb. 24 Cahoon Park Run (10k, 3 mile run & 2 mile walk)

MARCH
Mar.19 Volleyball League - Yucca Center 624-6719
Mar. 19 Flag Football League - Yucca Center 624-6719
Mar. 24 Pecos Valley Stampede (1/2 Marathon, 10k, 2 mi. walk) Cahoon Park
Mar. 17 Lifelong Scholar open Registration - RAC 807 N. Missouri 624-6718
Mar. 24 Hobby Show & Lifelong Scholar Exhibit - RAC
Mar. 23-30 Spring Break Camp - Yucca Recreation Center 8am-5prn 624-6719
Mar. 29 Kite Festival - Yucca Recreation Center

APRIL
Apr. 14 Easter Egg Hunt 10:00 arn Spring River Zoo
Apr. 7 RUN, WALK & ROLL FOR PEACE
This event consists of a non-competitive walk/run. For info. contact Anna Pabst 623-9625.
Apr. 27-28 RELAY FOR LIFE
Spring River Park & Zoo - Contact Marilyn Reed American Cancer Society 623-0339
Apr. 28 MS WALK - Susan Moore 622-6510 ext. 144

MAY
May 5 Party on the Pecos 10-7prn Cahoon Park - (activities & Nashville Entertainment) For info. 624-6720
May 5 Race for the Zoo (2 mile, 5k,10k) Spring River Park & Zoo. For more information contact Bob Edwards, Roswell Runners Club 627-5507.
May 6 Cinco De Mayo 10-7pm - Cahoon Park - Live Tejano Entertainment For info. 624-6720
May 12 Summer Biathlon - Run Shoot Run, 8am Roswell Gun Club - 624-6720
May 16 Roswell Games -Wool Bowl -Track& Field -624-6720
May 19 Summer Fun & Fitness - Sports Complex - 624-6720
May 26 Cahoon Park Public Swimming Pool Open 1:00 pm 624-6764 (tentative)
May 21 Vacation Fun Program Yucca Center - 624-6720
May 28 Sports Conditioning Clinics /Summer Schoolground & Therapeutic Prog.

JUNE
June 18 Yucca Recreation Center 5 v 5 Soccer League - 624-6719
June TBA High School & Mid-school Band Camp - 624-6720
June 4 All Day Summer Vacation Fun Program -Yucca Center - 624-6719
June 9 Fishing Derby - 8am Spring River Zoo
June 16 Hershey Track Meet - Wool Bowl, 9am

JULY
July TBA Community Youth Band Camp High School & Middle School
July TBA Youth Football Camp & Youth Cheerleading Camp -624-6719
July UFO Festival 2001 - Chamber of Commerce - 624-6860
July 7 Allen Chase - Roswell Museum - Sponsored by Runners Club - 627-5507
July 4 Fireworks Extravaganza & Salute to Veterans – Cielo Grande Recreation Area - 624-6718
July 12-15 Sun Classic Pro-Am Golf Tourney - Spring River
July 13 Bicycle Rodeo -Yucca Recreation Ctr.

AUGUST
Aug. 5 Fall Volleyball - Yucca
Aug. 11 Summer Biathlon - Run Shoot Run, 8am Roswell Gun Club
Aug. 18 Superkids & Adults "Wunce Wuz" Triathlon (swim-bike-run) Cahoon Park

SEPTEMBER
Sept. 3 Turtle Marathon - Full, Half Marathon, 5k
Sept. 4 Basketball Reg. for 6-7 yr. Olds - Yucca Center 500 S. Richardson
Sept. 8 RAC Lifelong Scholar Registration
Sept. 10 Yucca Recreation Center Fall Class Registration - 500 S. Richardson
Sept. 14-15 Pinatafest - County Court House
Sept. 29 Chile Cheese Festival - Court House Lawn

OCTOBER
Oct. 24-27 Robert Goddard Days - Civic Ctr. (4 days of science fun & astronauts)
Oct. 31 Fall Festival Yucca Recreation Center

NOVEMBER
Nov.1-30 Basketball Youth Regist. Ages 8-13 yrs. - Yucca Recreation Center
Nov. 3 Pecos Valley Round Up 1/2 Marathon, 10k mile, 2 mile walk Cahoon Park
Nov. 11 Veteran's Day Celebration, For Info. Roswell Adult Center 807 N. Missouri

DECEMBER
Dec. 8 Reindeer Run - Roswell Racquet Club
Dec. 14 Christmas Party 2:00-4:00 p.m. Adult Center
Dec. 24,26 - Dec.31 - Jan. 2-4: Christmas Vacation Program - Yucca Center 624-6719
Dec. 31 - Now Year's Eve Dance - Roswell Adult Center - 624-6718

*The above listed information are special events that the Roswell Recreation Department offers; it is not a list of facilities or other community programming. For more specific information, please contact Laurie A. Jerge, Recreation Program Analyst at (505) 624-6720. The above information is subject to change.

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