Category: City News

Fitness Spotlight: Joy Becker

Image: KRC staff member Joy Becker (second row, far right) enjoys working out in our Ladies Group Training class. If you’re a regular at the Kettering Recreation Complex, you’ll definitely recognize this week’s featured fitness patron! Joy Becker is a familiar face at the KRC desk, and she loves to hang at the KRC off … Continued

Fitness Spotlight: Rhonda Zink

Image: Rhonda Zink (center) is a longtime member of our Parkinson’s Circuit Class. Today, we’re spotlighting exercise patron Rhonda Zink, who has been taking the Parkinson’s Circuit Class with us for several years. Thanks for sharing your story with us, Rhonda! 1. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got … Continued

Kettering announces formation of an all-new Tree Committee

The City of Kettering Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts is pleased to announce the formation of an all-new Tree Committee to organize efforts in the city’s management, preservation, and conservation of public trees. In 2020, the City’s Parks Division completed a citywide tree inventory and risk assessment of all trees that it maintains. … Continued

Tax Appointments – Now Full

**All tax appointment time slots are now full. If you scheduled an appointment with us, please see below for important information.** The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program offers free tax preparation assistance. All preparers are IRS-certified volunteers. Due to safety protocol, the total number of appointments available this year has been greatly reduced. Appointments will fill … Continued

Fitness Spotlight: Paige, Jason and Jey

Featured image:  Paige and Jason Henry enjoy a workout with buddy Jey Ellis, even while staying six feet apart! Fitness is always more fun with a workout buddy! No one knows that better than Paige and Jason Henry and Jey Ellis, who have been working out together five days per week for three years at … Continued

Fitness Spotlight: Connie Dell

It’s easy to say ‘new year, new you,’ but how do we move beyond our good intentions and find a healthy routine that sticks? One way is to set a goal that truly motivates you like our featured patron Connie Dell did. Connie began her fitness journey in our group exercise classes at the Kettering … Continued

5 Ways to Stay Active When the Weather Outside is Frightful

As the days get shorter and we start to add more layers to our wardrobe, it’s inevitable that we stop being as active as we were in the warmer months, right? Just because the weather might not be ideal, it doesn’t mean we can’t adapt and still enjoy nature with a little planning and determination. … Continued

Light up the holidays

Santa has his elves; we have our tireless Parks Division. Every holiday season, crews tackle the huge task of making Lincoln Park into Kettering’s shining holiday showplace. Naturally, this is a tough and time-consuming job. If you struggle to hang a strand of icicle lights on your porch, just imagine decorating an entire city park! … Continued

How to celebrate the holidays in Kettering

The weather might be trying to make up its mind, but there’s no getting around it – the holidays are on their way! Our 2020 holiday programs have been carefully planned to ensure that each guest has as fun and safe an experience as possible. Visit our COVID-19 Information Hub to learn more about all … Continued

Quiz: The power of playing nice

Pop quiz time! Our youth sports programs are designed to teach kids not only how to play the game, but how to play it fairly. Learning cooperation and practicing good sportsmanship are some of the biggest benefits of being on a youth sports team. The behavior parents model from the sidelines is just as important … Continued

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