Rec updates: Soccer league sign-ups

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Updated: August 4, 2011 4:20PM

Register for spring soccer

AURORA — Registration is under way for the Fox Valley Park District Youth Recreational Soccer League that plays on Saturdays in the spring.

The league, run by the Kickers Soccer Club, is for children in grades kindergarten through 8. Co-ed teams are grouped according to age, with all games taking place at the Stuart Sports Complex, 39W585 Jericho Road in Montgomery. The seven-game schedule begins April 16 and ends June 4; no games will be played Memorial Day weekend.

Fees are $50 for Park District residents, $65 for nonresidents and $135 per family of three or more resident players. Registration deadline is March 4.

Registration forms are available at any of the Park District’s community centers and also may be downloaded at www.kickerssoccerclub.org and www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org. A copy of the player’s birth certificate is required for first-time participants.

Walk-in registration is available today at the Eola Community Center, Feb. 12 at the Prisco Community Center and Feb. 26 at the Vaughan Athletic Center. Hours are 9 to 11 a.m.

Contact league director Gus Velez at 630-375-7459, ext. 2, or e-mail fvpdsoccer@kickerssocerclub.org.

Winter Walk and Soup Luncheon

KENDALL COUNTY — The Kendall County Forest Preserve District and the Over 21 Club will host a free Winter Walk and Soup Luncheon at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Kingfisher Lodge, Hoover Forest Preserve, 11285 Fox Road, Yorkville.

Walk the new trails at Hoover and read the signs of winter. After the hike, warm up by the fireplace at the Kingfisher Lodge with a bowl of hot soup. Bring a dish to pass if you would like, and the Forest Preserve will provide the soup.

Call 630-553-4111.

Park District tests residents’ knowledge with online contests

ST. CHARLES — How well do you know St. Charles? Do you have a photographic memory of the parks around the city? To kick off its year of 100th anniversary events, the St. Charles Park District is sponsoring two online trivia contests that will test participants’ knowledge of the nearly 1,500-acre district.

Contest participants can log on to www.stcparks.org and choose to compete in either a weekly or monthly contest, or both.

Weekly, visitors will be asked to identify a mystery photo taken at one of the district’s numerous park sites or facilities. A new photo will be posted every Monday.

The second online contest is a monthly trivia challenge. On the first Monday of each month, the district’s website will post a question that tests players’ knowledge of various aspects of the district.

For both contests, responses are submitted online. Winners will be drawn at random from the pool of correct entries.

The contest is open to all ages. Possible prizes will include such items as a free round of mini-golf at River View Miniature Golf Course, a day pass to the new Otter Cove Aquatic Park or a family hay ride at Primrose Farm.