Ida Grove Rec Center

Help Wanted – 2025 Summer Rec Umpires

March 11, 2025/in Activities by Age, Adult Activities, City, Family Activities, Front Page, Parks and Rec, Senior Activities, Uncategorized, Youth Activities/by Tonya Rehse

Help Wanted – Summer Rec Umpires

The Ida Grove Community Recreation Center is currently looking for umpires for the upcoming summer softball & baseball season.

Full time and substitute umpires are needed for Summer Rec. Games will be held week nights from May 9 through the end of June. Umpires will be paid a minimum of $30 per game. Certified umpires will be paid $50 per game. Major/Minor games require at least one certified official.

Those interested in umpiring should contact Recreation Director Scott Clark at 364-3716 or [email protected].

Now Hiring For The 2025 Outdoor Pool Season

March 11, 2025/in Activities by Age, Adult Activities, City, Family Activities, Front Page, Parks and Rec, Senior Activities, Uncategorized, Youth Activities/by Tonya Rehse

Now Hiring: Outdoor Lifeguards!
The Ida Grove Rec Center is currently accepting applications for the following positions for the upcoming outdoor pool season:

Pool Manager
Assistant Pool Manager
Head Lifeguards
Lifeguards

Position Overview
As a member of our outdoor pool team, you will play a key role in ensuring the safety and security of our pool patrons. Your responsibilities will include monitoring pool activities, maintaining a clean and safe environment, log taking, chemical testing, and performing other duties as assigned by the Pool Manager or Assistant Pool Manager.

Qualifications

Pay is based on qualifications and previous experience.
Must be reliable and demonstrate strong communication skills.
Lifeguard certification is required for lifeguard positions (or must be obtained before the start of the season).

Important Dates

Applications are due by March 21.
The outdoor pool season begins May 23.

How to Apply
Applications are available at the Ida Grove Rec Center.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of a fun and rewarding summer job! Apply today!

Election Day 2023!

November 7, 2023/in Adult Activities, City, Family Activities, Front Page, Senior Activities, Uncategorized, Youth Activities/by Tonya Rehse

Just a reminder that today, November 7, 2023, is Election Day for City Council, School Board, and EMS support.

Stop into the Ida Grove Recreation Center to vote! The polls are open until 8 p.m.

Business Spotlight ~Ida Grove Rec Center~

December 21, 2021/in Activities by Age, Adult Activities, City, Family Activities, Front Page, Parks and Rec, Senior Activities, Uncategorized, Youth Activities/by Tonya Rehse

The Ida Grove Rec Center Committee was developed in 1998 after residents completed a survey expressing the need for more quality of life outlets in the community. After a lot of fund-raising, generous donations, and grants received, the groundbreaking ceremony was held in 2002. With the help of local businesses and more than 100 volunteers, the Ida Grove Community Recreation Center opened in December of 2003 to its members, and the Grand Opening was held in June of 2004.

The Ida Grove Recreation Center Team:

Director – Chancey Wilcke

Deputy Director – Melissa Ausborn

Receptionists:

Mary Clough, Kris Salmon, Holly Conover, Karen Petersen, Misty Johnson, Scott Clark, Michelle Schmidt and Seth Wheeler.

Ida Grove Recreation Board:

Kristy Gilbert – President

Dan Skirvin, Dan Remer, Denise Redenius, Kelly Krueger, and Chancey Wilcke

The rec center facility includes a weight room with cardio equipment, an aerobics room, a community room (temporarily occupied by the City Hall Office), gymnasium with a walking track, raquetball court, an interactive golf simulator and putting practice, indoor and outdoor swimming pool, hot tub, children’s pool, sauna, and a children’s playroom.

Fitness classes are free with an IGRC membership, an IGRC punch card, or can be paid at the front desk as a daily admission fee. There are many fitness classes offered such as: spinning, yoga, hot yoga, step and water aerobics, pilates, aqua board yoga/pilates, and an after-school program for school aged children.

Fitness Class Instructors:

Tabitha Bockleman, Melissa Ausborn, Brooke Skirvin, and Lauri Hummelgard

The Ida Grove Rec Center is in charge of youth activities such as: football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball, and teeball. Many other activities are put on by the IGRC including the annual Turkey Trot, Glow Walk/Run, Ironman Challenge, Whitewall Raquetball Tournament, potentially a Pickleball Tournament this summer, Little Bubblers, and Coffee/Hot Chocolate in the Park.