Hannibal Parks & Recreation Recent News

Aliviah Williams named Summer Spotlight Employee of the Week

07/14/2022

Second-year lifeguard Aliviah Williams has earned the Summer Spotlight Employee of the Week award at the Hannibal Aquatic Center. Hannibal Parks & Recreation is paying tribute to employees at the Aquatic Center this summer with a special award each week. Williams will attend Columbia…

Mermaid/Shark deadline coming up

07/14/2022

The deadline to sign up for Mermaid and Shark School at the Hannibal Aquatic Center is 5 p.m. Friday, July 15. The class will be 10:30-11:15 a.m. Aug. 1-5. Each participant must be at least 6 years old and must have FinFun brand mermaid…

Movie in the Park at Huckleberry Park

07/12/2022

Hannibal Parks & Recreation is sponsoring a Movie in the Park at 8:30 p.m. July 22 at Huckleberry Park. The movie is “The Lorax.” A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of…

First public art sculpture installed

07/08/2022

Hannibal’s first public art sculpture was installed today, in a partnership with the Hannibal Arts Council and Hannibal Parks & Recreation as part of the Sculpture on the Move program. The sculpture, called “Metal Splash” was mounted on a base in front of the…

Ashlyn Hess earns Summer Spotlight Award

07/07/2022

Ashlyn Hess, a second-year lifeguard at the Hannibal Aquatic Center, has earned the Summer Spotlight Employee of the Week award. Hannibal Parks & Recreation is paying tribute to employees at the Aquatic Center this summer with a special award each week. Hess is a…

Christmas in July

07/06/2022

Sunday, July 10 is Christmas in July Day at the Hannibal Aquatic Center. Children 5-17 who bring in an unwrapped new toy for the Toys for Tots program gets in free at the pool, which is open noon to 6 p.m. Toys for Tots…

Night hike planned July 8

06/30/2022

Bats aren’t the only wildlife to be found in Sodalis Nature Preserve. A Night Hike to explore “Creatures of the Night” will be 7:30 p.m. July 8. Hannibal Parks & Recreation Interpreter Guide Gale Rublee will lead the night hike. “Many animals come out…

July 4th

06/27/2022

The Admiral Coontz Recreation Center and Hannibal City Hall are both closed July 4 to celebration the Independence Day holiday.

Andrew Bryant earns Summer Spotlight title

06/27/2022

Lifeguard Andrew Bryant has earned the Summer Spotlight Employee of the Week award at the Hannibal Aquatic Center. Hannibal Parks & Recreation is paying tribute to employees at the Aquatic Center this summer with a special award each week. Bryant is a sophomore at…

Cardboard boat race winners

06/27/2022

From unicorns to angry birds, the Cardboard Boats were decorated by youngsters eager to battle. Some of the crafts in Saturday’s Cardboard Boat Races didn’t even last for a few seconds and some of them went off course due to the light winds but…

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