There is still time to sign up for our water aerobics class which will begin at 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, through July 14. Sessions will run Tuesday and Thursday with our second session beginning July 16 through Aug. 6. The cost is $35 per session. You may choose one or sign up for both.

We will also offer adult lap swim during the water aerobics session on the south three lanes from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the Tuesday and Thursday evenings that class is being held.

The hours for public swim at the pool are 1 to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday; 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday evenings; 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Individual season memberships are available for purchase at the pool or at the Park and Recreation office for $30. Daily admission is $3 per person and evening admission is $2 per person. Ages 2 and under are free

 Dance camp

July is almost here and we have room in our dance camp that will be held July 13-24, Monday through Friday at I.J. Holton School. The cost is $30 per student and you must register at the Park and Recreation office. The camp is offered to students in kindergarten through sixth grade.

 At the nature center

On Thursday, the free program at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center will be Karla Bloom and Alice, the great horned owl. Alice is special and believes that Karla is her mate. Come and listen to the story and meet Alice during programming. A seniors program will be at 9:30 a.m. and family and children’s program at 1 p.m. in the Ruby Rupner Auditorium. Please RSVP by June 24 even though the program is free they like to know how many to expect.

After the free program in the Ruby Runner Auditorium, enjoy the rest of the afternoon by getting outside and discover nature with your child. Enjoy free canoe and new kayak rentals, a guest presenter with a nature program or music theme, pond scooping for aquatic critters, netting butterflies and dragonflies, archery, geocaching, crayfish hunting, self-guided nature trail activities and more from 1 to 4 p.m. on eight select Thursdays ­— Thursday, July 9, 16, 23 and Aug. 6 and 20 and one Friday — July 31. For more information go to www.hormelnaturecenter.org or call 507-437-7519.

Check with the nature center if you would like to rent a canoe or kayak for use on Dobbins Creek to East Side Lake or on the pond. Rentals are available Monday-Saturday (no rentals on Sundays or City of Austin holidays), now through Sept. 26. They rent on a first come basis.

The park pavilions are being heavily used which is wonderful to see. Everyone using public facilities need to consider others in the area and follow park rules and city ordinances. A few rules to follow while using our parks: Parks are closed from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m., there is no camping, no driving or parking on the grass, no glass and no hitting of golf balls and the speed limit is 15 miles per hour. Violations of this ordinance can carry up to a $700 fine.

The city ordinance on noise is called Prohibiting Unnecessary Noise and can be viewed on the city web site at www.ci.austin.mn.us, city code, and search 10.31.

Thank you very much for following our rules and please enjoy our parks.