For details on Paint the Town Pink, visit www.hi.umn.edu and click for pink.

This Sunday, come out and enjoy the Dads Belgian Waffles fundraiser at the Eagles Club.

At 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the AHS girls basketball team will hold their pink game at 7:30 p.m. in Ove Berven Gym and at 7:30 p.m. on Friday the AHS boys will hold their Pink game in Packer Gym.

From noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday check out Fishing for A Cure at East Side Lake. The Matchbox Children’s Theatre will present “The Pale Pink Dragon” at the Paramount Theatre Friday through Sunday.

The Paint the Rink Pink with our Austin Bruins is at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday at Riverside Arena.

On Sunday, Feb. 8, there will be a YMCA 5K walk/run at 11 a.m. followed by the Smashing Cancer Demo Derby at 2 p.m. Both events are at the Mower County Fairgrounds.

There are lots of great events to watch or participate in.

If you missed the notice the Riverland Blue Devils Softball team is hosting a hitting clinic in the RCC gym for area girls interested in learning solid fundamentals of hitting. Dates are Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28. Register at the door the day of the event. Forms are available at our office.

Wear athletic clothing, tennis shoes and bring your glove, bat, helmet and water. The hitting clinic is from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and costs $90. You will also have a choice to join the fielding or pitching clinic on Feb. 21 and 28 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The cost to do both is $115 or $35 if you are only interested in the fielding or pitching.

For more information please contact Michele Ihnen at 515-802-5179 or email at michele.ihnen@riverdland.edu.

Austin Youth Hockey will be hosting the Bantam A and B Tournament at Packer Arena starting Friday. There will be games played at Riverside as well. For a schedule of games, go www.austin.pucksystems2.com click on tournaments.

Pubic Skate times at Packer Arena are: 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Feb. 11; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Feb. 8; 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Feb. 9 and 16 and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 13. The cost to skate is $4. If you need skates, we have rentals for $1.

Adult open hockey is 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. on Thursday and Feb. 11. We have added a couple of times on Feb. 9 and 16. Time for both dates is 7 to 8:15 p.m. Watch Facebook and check www.ci.austin.mn.us for the calendar.

Austin Youth Fastpitch has started their registration for this summer. Girls 10U play on Wednesday nights, 12U and 18U play two nights per week; 12U and 18U play Monday and Wednesdays and 14U and 16U play Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

This is a traveling league. Parents are responsible for their player’s transportation. You can print a registration form from their website at www.austinyouthsoftball.com.

Liking us on Facebook “Austin Park & Recreation Department, Austin MN” gives you updates. The City of Austin web page is at www.ci.austin.mn.us for more Department info.