You can still skate inside at Riverside Arena.

The next open skates are from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday, 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday and 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 30.

Adult Open Hockey is scheduled for 7 to 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at Riverside Arena. The cost is $6 and you must be 16 years of age. Goalies are free and must wear full gear.

You have saved the date for several weeks for March 29, so don’t forget to stop in to Riverside Arena from 1 to 5 p.m. and try curling.

Entry fee is $2, and participants must be 16 or older. Bring along a pair of clean tennis shoes and wear loose fitting pants.

Interested in becoming an umpire? At 7 p.m. on April 3 you can attend a meeting at the Austin Parks and Recreation office to become a certified NSF/MSF. If you decide to register the fee is $50. You will also learn about the Austin Area Umpires Association.

Friends and Volunteer Appreciation Night will be at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1, in the Ruby Rupner Auditorium at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center. There will be pie and refreshments and the easy-listening music of Reminisce: Steve Krob, Sue Hayes and Jim Rude. This program is free as we will pay tribute to all of our friends and special volunteers that help us throughout the year. Sammie Peterson, Nature Center Intern, will show you some common edible “weeds” that you can forage for your own use. Please RSVP by Monday, March 31.

Friend’s members will also receive a special invitation to this event. The music of Reminisce begins at 6:15 p.m.

There will be a free youth baseball clinic on from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 5-6 in the Austin High School gyms.

A parent must sign their participant up that day. Registration starts around 9:45 a.m. The clinic is hosted by Austin High School varsity baseball, Austin All Stars and Austin Youth baseball for all area children ages 9 through 13.

We will host a youth indoor 300 archery tournament on Saturday, April 12, at Packer Arena. Start time is 10 a.m. Age groups 12-14 and 15-17 will shoot a distance of 20 yards; 7 and under and 8-11 will shoot a distance of 10 yards. The cost is $13 per person. You may sign up at Austin Park and Recreation or call for more information.

With spring around the corner, the Austin Youth Fastpitch Softball registration forms are available to print off at www.austinyouthsoftball. Just mail them in. You may also pick a form up at our office.

Any adults interested in softball, sand volleyball, kickball or square bag/round hole give us a call for information or check the city website at www.ci.austin.mn.us for informational letters.

Anyone interested in summer employment can stop in to our office and pick up an application or print the part time/seasonal application from the city website at www.ci.austin.mn.us. Click on departments, choose Human Resources and scroll down.

We will be filling positions to work with the park crew, Municipal Pool and summer recreation.