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Director’s Message for Spring Summer 2026

Dear Residents, At the time that I am writing this message, our recreation staff is busy preparing for our annual Sweetheart Dance and other fun Valentine’s Day activities, while our maintenance staff is out plowing the parking lot and shoveling the sidewalks from the brief snowfall we received this morning. As we come out of [...]

2026-02-25T16:14:12+00:00February 25th, 2026|News|

Director’s Message – Winter 2026

Dear Residents, Our mission statement says it all. “We enrich lives in our community by providing quality recreational and leisure time opportunities.” As we are moving into the new year, I wanted to take this opportunity to recognize the Wauconda Park District staff for always striving to ensure that our programs and services are in [...]

2025-11-25T18:38:59+00:00August 1st, 2025|News|

Director’s Message – Spring Summer 2025

Dear Residents, At the time that I am writing this letter we have had a pretty mild winter to say the least. This past week we had our first significant snowfall, which I know many of you were happy about so that you could finally get outside and enjoy your favorite winter activities. While there [...]

2025-02-28T16:11:32+00:00February 28th, 2025|News|

Director’s Message – winter 2025

Dear Residents, I am writing this message a few weeks before Thanksgiving, so I wanted to start off by wishing you and your family a Happy Holiday season. Over the next few months, I hope that you can reconnect with family and friends. What better way to do this than by visiting one of our [...]

2024-12-04T21:53:27+00:00December 4th, 2024|News|

Director’s Message – Fall 2024

Dear Residents, New Staff – In early May, the Park District hired two new Recreation Supervisors. Zach Miller joined our team as the Aquatics Supervisor and will also oversee teen, adult activities, and trips. Zach comes to the District with ten years of experience at the Arlington Heights Park District, starting off as a swim [...]

2024-07-18T21:51:13+00:00July 18th, 2024|News|

Ice Skating / Ice Fishing / Ice Conditions

The Wauconda Park District checks only the ice conditions at the Beach Park (121 Murphy Street) ice rink (on Bangs Lake). There are flags on the As We Grow Preschool building indicating if the rink is open or closed. Red means the ice is not safe to skate on. Green means the ice has reached [...]

2024-01-19T21:22:36+00:00January 19th, 2024|News|

Weather Related UPDATE/CANCELLATIONS – January 16, 2024

With the closing of School District 118 facilities on Tuesday, January 16 due to a Wind Chill Warning, we will be closing our As We Grow Preschool, Club, and KinderClub programs. All other Wauconda Park District facilities and programs will be held as scheduled.  In the event that future cancellations are warranted we will update [...]

2024-01-15T22:48:42+00:00January 15th, 2024|News, Uncategorized|
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