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Winter Carnival

Event Date

Our 56th annual event will be held on Friday, February 2, 2024. The event ends at Sunday, February 4.

All are welcome but non-members need to have a signed (by parent or guardian if underage) waiver on file to participate.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2

Race to the Top Rock Climbing Competition: 3:00-5:00pm. Free, open to youth in Grades K-6. Sign-up at the Climbing Wall. Test your skills to not only reach the top of the rock wall in the lobby at the Clark Sports Center, but to also do it before anyone else.

Rock Climbing: Family Climb, 5:30-8:00pm.

Bowling Tournament: 5:30pm. Teams are 1 Adult & 1 Child (2nd grade or above). $3 per member, $6 per non-member. Call 547-2800, ext. 108, to register or sign up in the Bowling Alley.

Ama Dublam, the Matterhorn of the Himalayas Presentation: 7:00–9:00pm in the Community Room. Free. Henry Horvath will be presenting about a successful expedition to the summit of Ama Dablam (22,349ft.), a technical Himalayan mountain in the Everest region. Henry’s Bio: “I’ve spent my childhood in Cooperstown, learning to backpack, rock climb, and ice climb from a young age all with the help of my father, who is an experienced mountaineer. While I went on countless backpacking trips with my father while I was growing up, my first real summit was the Grand, South, and Middle Tetons at age twelve. After setting the fastest known record with my father for completing the 142 mile Northville Lake Placid trail in the winter unsupported at fifteen, I felt adequately prepared to attempt North America’s tallest peak: Denali. With a successful summit of Denali, I spent time climbing in the Cascades with my father where we summited Rainer, and Shuksan among other peaks. Most recently I summited Lobuche and Ama Dablam, which is known as the Matterhorn of the Himalayas, in the Everest region.”

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3

Bowling Tournament: 9:00am. Teams are 1 Adult & 1 Child (2nd grade or above). $3 per member, $6 per non-member. Call 547-2800, ext. 108, to register or sign up in the Bowling Alley.

51st Annual Smullens 5k/10k Race: Registration 10:00am, Race begins at 11:00am on Main Street and ends in Cooper Park. Wear your favorite winter carnival pin from the past years! Sign up for this event online or by stopping by the Baseball Hall of Fame Library foyer from 10:00-10:30am for day of registration and race bib pick-up. $20/person. Contact Event Director, Doug McCoy, for more information.

Community Movie Night: “Groundhog Day (1993, PG, 101 minutes) 6:00pm in the Community Room. Come join us for a FREE family friendly movie! Viewers are welcome to bring snacks, beverages (non-alcoholic), pillows, blankets and sleeping bags for added comfort! Admission is free. Non-members must have a signed waiver on file at the Clark Sports Center. Youth under 18 must have a parent sign in and leave an emergency contact number. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Limit: 60.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4

Pickleball Play: 8:00-11:00am, Adult Play; 11:00am-12:00pm, Family Play (children & adults).

Geocaching: 10:00am, Meet at Pioneer Park. Adults & Children (Group of children must have an adult w/them). Free. Learn how to use a GPS device in this high-tech global treasure hunt. Be prepared to travel by foot to various locations in all weather conditions. The Clark Sports Center will have GPS Units to share for this program.