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Here in Georgia's Robins Region, we play as hard as we work!
Warner Robins Recreation Department
The Warner Robins Recreation Department serves residents with a
variety of leisure activities and opportunities for friendly
competition and fair play. Athletic types enjoy the track,
baseball, softball, swimming, football,
cheerleading,
volleyball, and basketball programs offered for children and
youth. Adult programs include men's, women's, open, church, and
industrial softball leagues; swimming and water aerobics;
volleyball; and basketball. Red Cross swim lessons, water safety
instructor certification, and lifeguard certification are
offered at both pools under the Swim Program.
In addition
to athletics, the Warner Robins Recreation Department is a
source of enrichment classes such as martial arts, aerobics
(boot-camp style), ceramics and other crafts, dog obedience, and
the AARP 55 Alive Mature Driving course.
The department
also hosts meetings of clubs such as the Warner Robins Fencing
Society, the Robins Ramblers Square Dancing Club, the Warner
Robins Coin Club, Heart of Georgia Philatelic Society (stamp
collecting), the Warner Robins Crochet Club, the Middle Georgia
Orchid Society, USA Dance Ballroom Dancing, and Warner Robins
Horseshoe Pitcher's Club.
Basketball,
billiards, and air hockey are available through an annual
membership fee of $3 for ages 9 to18, and $10 to $25 for adults,
based on residency. Each year, there are day camps for winter,
spring, summer, and fall breaks and the Christmas holidays.
Warner Robins has 12 neighborhood parks with playgrounds and
picnic areas, and several also have pavilions with restroom
access that can be reserved for a fun outdoor event. For indoor
events, the department has four locations to choose from: The
Wellston Center will accommodate up to 500 guests, the Ted
Wright Building and the McIntyre Room up to 150 guests, and the
Ferguson Building up to 50 guests.
Warner Robins' seniors
are also well served by the Recreation Department. Senior
activities and services are open to area residents 50 years and
older, with no membership requirement for participation. The
Senior Activity Center at 152 Maple St. hosts such groups and
activities as Prime Painters, the Quilting Party, Ikebana
Japanese flower arranging, AARP Taxaide (seasonal), trips,
aerobics, ceramics, line dancing, ballroom dancing, and has a
nicely equipped woodworking shop. The AARP, National Association
of Retired Federal Employees, and the Warner Robins and Ted
Wright senior social clubs meet regularly in Recreation
Department facilities.
Warner
Robins Senior Center, a division of the Middle Georgia Community
Action Agency, leases space from the Recreation Department to
provide many services to area seniors including lunch (by
appointment only), transportation, trips, information and
referral services, outreach services, friendly visiting,
nutrition education, consumer education, health checks, arts and
crafts, and recreation.
The Warner Robins Recreation
Department proudly hosts the Georgia Golden Olympics, a four-day
event that attracts hundreds of participants and their families
each year. These athletes range from the avid competitor to the
good-natured playmate in events such as archery, badminton,
bowling, cycling, 5K races, racquetball, track and field events,
swimming, tennis, volleyball, golf, horseshoes, shuffleboard,
table tennis, 3-on-3 basketball, Frisbee, football and softball
throws, billiards, checkers, and more. The Georgia Golden
Olympics is an official qualifying site for the National Senior
Games that are held bi-annually at various venues throughout the
United States.
Warner Robins Parks and Recreation
Department
800 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, GA 31099
Administrative Offices 478-929-1911
Athletics 478-929-1916
Ceramics 478-929-1919
Programs 478-929-6946
Senior
Activity Center 478-929-6960
www.warnerrobinsga.gov
Centerville
While the City of Centerville does not maintain parks, recreation facilities, and libraries, Centerville residents and visitors find those amenities convenient throughout the area. The Galleria Mall in Centerville houses more than 45 specialty shops and a theatre. The mall also serves as an indoor, .75-mile walking track for athletes and window-shoppers alike. For more information on Centerville, visit www.centervillega.org.
Golf
Georgia's
temperate climate and gently rolling landscape make it the ideal
spot for one of world's most popular sports - golf. The Warner
Robins area is home to a number of challenging courses,
including the public International City Golf Club operated by
the city of Warner Robins and several other courses dotted
throughout Houston County.
The following golf courses support the Robins Regional Chamber
of Commerce:
The International City Golf Club
The International City Golf Club is Warner Robins' public,
city-owned course offering 18 holes of golf, a practice
facility, fully stocked pro shop, club repair service, lessons
by the head golf professional and a fully stocked snack bar.
Junior, single, family, and corporate memberships are available.
100 Sandy Run Ln.
Warner Robins, GA 31088
478-322-0276
www.warnerrobinsga.gov
Houston Lake Country Club
Houston Lake
County Club, located in Perry, has been ranked among the "Top
50" by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Top 10 Semi-Private
Courses" by Georgia Golf News, and one of "America's Best" by
Golf Week. Home of fast greens and friendly people, the golf
course is an 18-hole facility that includes a large practice
green, driving range, full-service pro shop, restaurant and
grill, and swimming pool.
100 Champions Way
Perry, GA
31069
478-218-5253
www.houstonlake.com
Landings Golf Club
Golfers in Georgia have
known for many years that one of the finest places to play in
the state is Landings Golf Club, a semi-private club in Warner
Robins. The club boasts two nine-hole courses, the Trestle and
the Bluff - each with its own challenges. In May 2005, Landings
Golf Club hosted an ASGA Tour event that was televised on The
Golf Channel, which included a 54-hole Medal Play in both
Pro-Champion and Pro-Net divisions, and an 18-hole Pro-Am (one
pro/celebrity and three amateurs).
309 Statham's Way
Warner Robins, GA 31088
478-923-5222
www.landingsgolfclub.com