kids events

From baseball and softball to auto racing and golf, July is still a busy month for the local sports fan.

One of the best things to do on a nice summer day is take the kids to the park. Owatonna offers many great park playgrounds to enjoy.

The annual Minnesota Twins Play Ball youth baseball and softball clinic will be Saturday, June 25, at the Steele County Fairgrounds diamond No. 1.

The Owatonna High School baseball coaching staff and varsity pitchers will host a pitching initiative for current fourth and fifth graders Tuesday, May 3, at Dartt's Park.

Owatonna Park and Recreation reminds us that sign-up is still going on for t-ball and squirt ball. The deadline is May 5 for these programs.

My kids might be too old for the community Easter egg hunts, but not for a search around the house, especially if money is involved.

Read Across America Day, promoted by the National Education Association, was observed on March 2. It got me thinking about the books I enjoyed reading to my kids.

Kids will learn about what people wore long ago to battle a Minnesota winter on November 5. And now is the time to make your reservation for the November 12 annual meeting.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announces the start of the waterfowl hunting season September 26. Take a Kid Hunting weekend coincides with it.

The Steele County Historical Society will host its free children's program on Sept. 3. An outdoor Americana music concert is Sept. 4.