Adult Basic Computer

Introductory Computer Class will teach the basics of PC operation, using Windows XP, Outlook Express, Using the Internet, Office XP which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and maintaining your PC including security.

Intermediate Computer Class will review Windows XP including Pictures, Music, Movies and advanced functions such as maintenance, Explorer, Task Manager and system config utility. Also choosing and using Web Browsers and E-mail clients. The class will also review advanced functions of Microsoft XP, internet access options and PC security.

Please call the Rec office at 474-5077 for all class availability.

 

Fee:	$40.00 Introductory Class $30.00 Intermediate Class
Site:	Fairview High School Classroom #132
Day:	Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time:	7:00 - 9:00PM
Session 1:	Introductory- March 4, 6, 11, 13 Intermediate- March 25, 27, April 1
Session 2:	Introductory- April 8, 10, 15, 17 Intermediate- April 22, 24, 29
Session 3:	Introductory- May 1, 6, 8, 13 Intermediate- May 15, 20, 22
Instructor:	Adam McClelland, Micro Support Center

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5th and 6th Grade Soccer For Boys and Girls

There will be indoor practices starting March 5 and weather permitting, practices will be held on the middle school soccer fields. Players will be responsible for their own transportation to and from games. Registration/waiver forms must be received by the first practice.

 

Fee	$50.00 per player -- $45.00 second player in family
Site	Fairview Middle School Gym and Soccer Field
Days & Time	Girls Team - Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 - 6:30PM @ Fairview Elementary Gym Boys Team - Monday and Wednesday from 8:00- 9:30PM @ Fairview Middle School Gym
Date	Indoor practices starting March 3 until weather permits outdoor practices behind Fairview Middle School

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6 On 6 Co-ed Recreational Volleyball League

Teams may have a maximum of 6 players on the court at any one time. There must be at least 4 players, 2 men and 2 women on the court at all times. Team registrations must be received by March 28 and include one contact person with phone number and address. Will accept first 8 team entrants. For more information call Mark at 474-3235.

 

Fee	$60.00 per 6 man team with 2 subs
Date	April 3 thru May 29
Day	Thursday
Time	6:00 - 10:00PM
Site	Fairview Middle School Gymnasium

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Indoor Walking

Join our walking club in the hallways of Fairview Middle School. Walk for either time or distance. Sign in required. Please purchase pass on site.

 

Fee:	$5.00 a pass or $1.00 per person per night
Site:	Fairview Middle School Hallways
Day:	Monday thru Thursday
Time:	6:00 - 8:00PM
Dates:	March 3 thru April 17 No walking March 17 thru 24, April 10

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Boys 7/8 Grade Club Lacrosse

This is a USA Lacrosse affiliated club team that will play in the Western PA youth league, against mostly Pittsburgh area teams. Players will be responsible for their own transportation. Each player must have required equipment including stick, helmet, shoulder pads, gloves, lacrosse arm pads, mouth guard and cleats. We are checking into group rates on equipment. Registration/wiaver forms must be received before the first practice date. For more information, please call Bruce Gephardt at docgebby@adelphia.net.

 

Fee:	To be determined
Site:	Fairview Middle School Gym
Date:	March 1 thru March 29
Day & Time:	Saturday from 4:00 - 6:00PM

We are looking for adults who are interested in organizing or coaching either recreational or club lacrosse for grades 3 through 6. Please contact the rec office at 474-5077 if interested.

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Boys 7/8 Grade Club Baseball - Team Tryouts

After tryouts, boys will practice and play on Sunday afternoons. There will be approximately 5 DH scheduled. They may also have a few evening practices during the week outdoors as the spring weather improves. This is a developmental league where the games are 5 innings long, and there are modified rules in some areas to allow for better individual player development. Registration/wiaver forms are necessary for tryouts, but please pay the coach your fee after you make the team.

 

Fee:	To be determined
Site:	Fairview Middle School Gym
Day & Date:	Sundays, March 2, 9, 16
Time:	1:00 - 3:00PM

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Magic Camp

You can do magic!Here's your chance to do your very own magic tricks! Professional magician & illusionist Cliff Hopkins & Kelly will share with you the secrets of their craft. Learn to perform optical illusions and simple sleight-of-hand magic tricks. Fee includes personal instruction and all materials needed.

Fun & easy!Once you've mastered the easy to learn magic tricks you will be ready to entertain your family, friends and classmates. They'll think you're pretty cool!

Magic Camp starts soon and space is limited so register now! Absolutely no refunds once registered.

 

Fee:	$50.00 per child (Includes personal instruction and all materials needed)
Site:	Fairview Elementary Science Resource Room
Day:	Thursdays
Date:	February 21, 28, March 6
Time:	3:30 - 5:00PM
Ages:	Grades 2 thru 4
Instructor:	Magician Cliff Hopkins

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Cardio/Sculpt

Relieve stress, burn fat, lose weight and build lean muscle mass. Our Cardio/Sculpt class will provide a total body workout including a basic rhythmic low-impact warm-up, high repetition/light weight sculpting and floor work with focus on the core. Wear comfortable exercise attire, safe shoes and bring a towel or mat, water bottle and light weights (2-5 pounds). Resistance tubing is optional and available to purchase. Registrations for all classes must be received before starting date to ensure a minimum of 10 participants per class. Call Susan O'Keane at 838-6720 with questions.

 

Fee:	$40.00 per session or $100.00 for three sessions paid in advance
Site:	Fairview Elementary School Gym
Day:	Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Time:	6:15 to 7:00AM
Instructor:	Susan O'Keane, Certified Fitness Instructor
Session 1:	March 3 thru April 4 (No class March 17, 19, 21, 24)
Session 2:	April 7 thru May 2 (No class April 21)
Session 3:	May 5 thru May 30 (No class May 26)

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Beginner Tumbling Class

Developmental skills introduced in order to build a solid foundation of good tumbling practices, general gymnastic floor skills, confidence, strength and flexibility building goals.

 

Fee:	$15.00 per month OR $4.50 each night
Site:	Fairview Elementary Gym
Days & Time:	Monday - 6:00 to 7:00PM for 4 & 5 year olds 7:00 to 8:00PM for 6 years and up
Dates:	March 3 thru June 2 (No tumbling March 17, 24, April 21, May 26)
Coach:	Carl Cody
Ages:	4 years and up
Please register for all Tumbling classes with Coach Carl.

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Junior Advanced Tumbling

Progressive enhancement of established skills, with a focus on good tumbling practices. Obtain or improve round off, round off back hand spring, back tuck along with other floor skills, confidence, strength and flexibility building goals. More intense training versus beginner class.

 

Fee:	$20.00 per month for Wednesday and/or $15.00 per month for Friday
Site:	Fairview Elementary Gymnasium
Day & Time:	Wednesday - 6:00 - 7:30PM Friday - 6:00 to 7:00PM
Date:	March 5 thru June 6 (No tumbling March 19, 21, April 1)
Coach:	Carl Cody
Please register for all Tumbling classes with Coach Carl.

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Senior Advanced Tumbling

Students will learn the same skills as junior advanced tumbling and include cheernastic type skills for older girls and boys.

 

Fee:	$20.00 per month or $6.00 per class
Site:	Fairview Elementary Gymnasium
Day & Time:	Wednesday - 7:30 to 9:00PM
Date:	March 5 thru June 4 (No tumbling March 19)
Coach:	Carl Cody
Please register for all Tumbling classes with Coach Carl.

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Kids Fun Night

Kids FUN NIGHT is a light-hearted approach to mix general gymnastics in a fun environment, with a focus on fun! Games, contests, activities sure to keep the interest of all involved. Safe, supervised activities with pizza and drink served. Please pay when you attend.

 

Fee:	$10.00 each time
Site:	Fairview Elementary Gym
Day & Time:	Friday from 7:00 to 10:00PM
Date:	March 7 thru June 6 (No program March 21, April 1)
Ages:	Open for ages 5 and up
Instructor:	Coach Carl Cody
Please pay Coach Carl each night you attend.

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Cheernastics

Cheernastics is a specialized approach to cheerleading skills.

 

Fee:	$10.00 per month
Site:	Fairview Elementary Gym
Day & Time:	Monday from 8:00 to 8:45PM
Dates:	March 5 thru June 2 (No cheernastics March 19, May 26)
Coach:	Carl Cody
Please register for all Tumbling classes with Coach Carl.

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Registration & Waiver Form

If you would like to sign up for one of the activities, click below to print out a

Registration & Waiver Form

For Information on ALL Programs
 Call the Fairview Recreation Office at 474-5077

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Fairview Parks

Buseck Memorial Park is a small park, consisting of only two benches, known as Buseck Memorial park is located on the corner of Avonia Road (Route 98) and Chestnut Street is used for  rest and relaxation as well as a green environmental area.

American Legion Post   is located on Route 20 and Water Street.  The Post maintains an outdoor basketball court, and Flag baseball fields.  There is also a picnic pavilion on the grounds.

Struchen Flats Park is located on Platz/Elk Valley Roads consists of 17 acres and contains no specific recreational activities (courts, fields, picnic areas, swing sets or picnic pavilions) except hunting, nature lovers enjoyment and fishing.  Please note that Elk Creek flows through the park, therefore, fishing is the main sporting activity in the park.

Pleasant Ridge Park provides recreation activities for all ages year round.

• Walking trails throughout with clear markings. (maps are provided on sight)
• Full-size soccer fields
• Girls softball fields
• Full-size pavilion that seats approximately 100 people
• Restroom facilities
• Full kitchen with stove, refrigerator, etc
• Groomed cross country skiing trails, weather permitting
• Parking lot

The pavilion use is available on a first-come, first-serve basis and free to the public. It also available to rent for private events with use of the kitchen. For further details, contact the Fairview Township Parks & Recreation Authority office at 474-5077.

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Fairview Golf Courses

Elk Valley Golf and Recreation - year round recreational facility located at 7085 Van Camp Road.   Elk Valley is the most scenic 18 hole public golf course in the area.  Elk Valley Lodge was built in 1845.  This lodge contains an 6,528 yard golf course which is an ideal environment for an 18 hole game.  Elk Valley with its wide open spaces, densely wooded areas and rolling hills are spread over 250 scenic acres.

Elk Valley Lodge houses a recently expanded pro shop, an enclosed porch/sunroom for dining, a bar and a restaurant.  During the spring and summer it provides a large fully catered banquet area.  During the winter months 18 miles of trails for cross-country skiing is provided, including three illuminated miles of trails for nighttime skiing.  Also, the lodge provides indoor golf lessons.   The indoor facility contains two state-of-the-art golf simulation courses.  In addition, a large putting green and two practice hitting nets are provided.

Lake Shore Country Club - located at 401 Hardscrabble Boulevard.  This facility contains a 6,646 yard, 18 hole private golf course, three 9 hole golf courses and driving range.   A professionally staffed pro shop specializes in golf instruction, club repair, and also stocks a complete line of golf attire.  The facility also contains six tennis courts, a swimming pool and pool house.  The clubhouse contains a casual grill room, a fine dining room with a capacity of 44, and a banquet hall which can accommodate weddings and other functions, the Greenview Room for dining and small gatherings, and a card room.

The Kahkwa Club - located at 3300 Kahkwa Club Road.  In 1892,  prominent Erie citizens decided to build a country club on the western shores of the bay, close enough to the city to be reached by horse and carriage, yet remote from the congestion of the city.  This group leased property on what is now the western part of South Shore Drive near Massassaugue Point, erected a clubhouse and organized The Kahkwa Club.  The name Kahkwa was selected at the suggestion if the late Henry Catlin, "that having been the name of a tribe of Indians that frequented these shores when the country was a forest."  The early club was purely a social club.

As citizens became interested in golf, then becoming popular in larger metropolitan areas, they decided that they should build a golf course.  Many Kahkwa Country Club members were primarily responsible for the founding of the Erie Golf Association on June 24, 1899.  In 1901, the Erie Golf Association became the Erie Golf Club.  The clubhouse was located at the northwest corner of 8th and Kahkwa Boulevard.

Prior to 1904, when the lease on the property for the original Kahkwa Club was expiring, the club members felt that is would be wise to purchase the tract of land which encompassed the golf links.   Apparently about this time fire destroyed the clubhouse at Massassaugua Point.   Property was purchased from the Reeds from Lincoln Avenue west to the Tracy property, including all of the Crescent Drive in 1904.  The country club maintained a horse drawn bus for the convenience of its members wishing to use the West 8th Street trolley line.

As the community expanded and golf became more popular, it was decided to located the country club further west of the city, with area provided for eighteen hole course.  Negotiations were undertaken between the Erie Golf Course and the Country Club, and early records indicated an interlocking directorship and membership.  Land was purchased in Swanville and the present clubhouse was erected in 1917.  Like the old, the property was adjacent to public transportation facilities.  The North Western Electric Railroad Company tracks paralleled the 17th fairway, and a large row a poplar trees was planted for privacy.

The Kahkwa Club currently has a total of 661 members including 380 golf members, 4 corporate members, 19 non-residential members and 258 social tennis members.  The clubhouse consists of 306.29 acres of land, contains a clubhouse, golf pro shop, tennis pro shop, swimming pool with locker rooms, snack bar and maintenance building

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Fairview Area Camps

WLD Ranch located on Woolsey Road and owned by the Federated Church of East Springfield.  This facility offers religious retreats for youth and adults as well as a variety of other activities, such as horsemanship, archery, riflery, and swimming in season.

Camp Notre Dame (CND) has established itself as the quality camp in the Tri-State Area.  This camp is owned/operated by the Loyal Christian Benefit Association (LCBA).  It originally began as a boys retreat which was used from June through August, but has evolved into a residential camp for boys and girls for year-round use.  The activities at the camp include Kids Kamp, Parent Child Weekends, Winter Camp and group rentals.  The center of the summer activities include ten cabins, dining hall, game room, chapel, administration building, bathroom/shower buildings, paved area for basketball, volley ball and tennis, a large fenced-in area for barnyard fowl and animals, ball field, three acre pond for boating and fishing, nature and craft center, and miles of hiking trails.  There is also a modern swimming facility in this area.  Approximately 750 resident campers and 225 children attended the camp in the summer of 1996.  Camp Notre Dame has an experienced resident director, a full-time resident nurse, a visiting Christian director, cooks, support staff, and an around-the--clock staff of 24 college-age counselors, some of which are specialists in handling hearing impaired programs.

Camp Hawthorne Ridge located at 7780 Hawthorne Road, the camp is owned/operated by the Penn Lakes Girl Scout Council.  Hawthorne Ridge is an outdoor program/educational facility for Penn Lakes Girl Scout Council, an informal education agency that builds character and self-esteem in girls and young women.

The Fairview portion of the camp consists of two parcels of land.  The first, 120.14 acres, contains the major housing areas, including a large multi-purpose building with a kitchen, five cabins, three platform tent units, one platform shelter unit and a swimming pool.  Most of the land is wooded open areas which are kept at a  minimum.  The second parcel is 29 acres which contains a garage and one of the largest gorges in Erie County.

The property is used year-round by the Girl Scout Troops from five Pennsylvania counties and one Ohio Township to go camping and to participate in Girl Scout events sponsored for groups of troops.   Occasionally other non-profit groups use it for various sporting events.  On the average about 5,000 Girl Scouts and friends use the facility in a year.

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Fairview Clubs and Organizations

F.L.A.G. Little League Inc. provides recreational baseball programs for approximately 400 children per year in Fairview, Lake City, and Girard. Children ages 5-15 as of April 1, and who are residents of