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All-Star Basketball Clinic

Registration has begun for the City of Waco’s 7th annual All-Star Basketball Clinic. This year’s clinic will take place Aug. 11 at the Ferrell Center. Registration is open through July 31 to players ages 5 to 18.

The free clinic will feature special guests from the Dallas Mavericks and the Baylor Bears. Players ages 5 to 10 will meet from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., while ages 11 to 18 will meet from noon to 4 p.m. Lunch will be provided at the clinic for all participants.

Registration forms are available at the City of Waco Parks and Recreation office, online at www.waco-texas.com or by calling 750-5980.

Tri-Waco

The Waco Chamber of Commerce, City of Waco and Ironhead Race Productions will present Tri-Waco on Sunday, July 26 at Indian Spring Park.

Tri-Waco, a USA Triathlon sanctioned Olympic distance event, starts with a 1,500-meter open water swim in the Brazos River followed by a mostly flat and fast 25-mile bike ride on country roads north and west of Waco. Finishing out the race is a hilly 10-kilometer run along the Brazos River that leads to one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States.

Along with the Triathlon, the race also offers a great beginner Sprint: a 400-meter swim in the Brazos River, a 12-mile bike ride along the same country roads and a 5-kilometer run finishing on the Suspension Bridge.

Registration is under way and costs vary based on type of event. All participants will receive dry fit T-shirts, recyclable water bottles and dry fit running caps. For more information, visit www.triwaco.org.

How to make the City Intranet
Your Home Page

To make the City Intranet your home page, open Internet Explorer. Then open the Tools menu and choose Internet Options. Under the home page category, type in http://www.waco-texas.com/intranet.htm. Then click ok with your mouse. The City of Waco Intranet will then come up first everytime you go to explore the internet.

Healthy Cooking Classes

The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District along with the Texas Agrilife Extension Service are offering a variety of free cooking classes this summer.

A “Healthy Lifestyle Cooking Class” will be offered on July 13 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Bledsoe-Miller Recreation Center, 300 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

“Cooking Well with Diabetes,” a four-part cooking school, will be offered on Aug. 3, 11, 17 and 24 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 1105 Washington Ave.

Every class includes lessons and take home recipes. To register or for more information, call 750-5461.

Employee Health Fair
& Open Enrollment

An Employee Health Fair & Open Enrollment meetings will be held at the Waco Convention Center on Thursday, Aug. 13, starting at 7:30 a.m.

A variety of vendors will be available for employees to visit with and door prizes will be given away. This is a come-and-go event that is designed to promote good health as part of the City’s overall wellness program.

The City is providing free health screenings to all benefit eligible employees again this year. The City will not see your individual screening results; your health screening is completely confidential. Please consider taking a screening at one of the designated locations and times. More information regarding how to sign-up and the incentive to participate will be available soon.

  • Tuesday, Aug. 11, 6:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Club House, Cottonwood Creek Golf Course
  • Wednesday, Aug. 12, 6 to 11 a.m. – Training Room, Operations Center
  • Thursday, Aug. 13, 7 to noon – DeCordova Room, Convention Center

Open enrollment packets will be distributed to employees through their department the first week of August. Please take time to review your packet to learn about benefit changes, benefit enhancements and wellness opportunities.

Due to limited benefit changes, there will only be one day of meetings and employee attendance is optional. The open enrollment deadline to make changes will be Monday, Aug. 31.

 


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