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May 6, 2021 newsletter

05/06/2021

  Your monthly news & updates Visit our Website Why is Mark Twain dressed like a banana? Hannibal was chosen as the only place in Missouri to be part of this nationwide initiative. Read about it here! Arbor Day was celebrated recently with several…

Mark Twain part of 50 States/50 Statues project

05/04/2021

Mark Twain wasn’t wearing a disguise but may not have been recognizable at his post on the new Hannibal riverfront. The statue was wearing a banana suit Saturday to mark the start of Skin Cancer Awareness month. In a one-day guerrilla marketing initiative, sunscreen…

Arbor Day tree planting

05/03/2021

Fourth-graders from around the Hannibal school district learned how to plant a tree Friday as part of the Arbor Day celebration. The Hannibal Tree Board and Hannibal Parks & Recreation planted a swamp white oak tree at Nipper Park on the newly-renovated riverfront. Missouri…

Cardboard Boat races back

04/30/2021

Hannibal youngsters can begin to hoard boxes as they prepare to take part in this summer’s Cardboard Boat Races. The fifth Hannibal Parks & Recreation Department Cardboard Boat races will be June 26 at the Hannibal Aquatic Center.  Last year, the Hannibal Aquatic Center…

Arbor Day celebration starts at :130 p.m.

04/30/2021

National Arbor Day encourages us to celebrate and plant trees and the observance takes place each year on the last Friday in April. The Hannibal Tree Board and Hannibal Parks & Recreation will observe Arbor Day at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 30, by planting…

Pickleball Winners

04/28/2021

  The Hannibal Parks & Recreation Spring Pickleball league ended this week, after a challenging six weeks of playing at both the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center and at the Huckleberry Park courts. Bob Mitchell and Jarrett Porter won the championship tournament, with Jeff Riley…

Recreation Center to be closed for vaccine clinic

04/26/2021

The Admiral Coontz Recreation Center be closed to the public Thursday, April 29, due to a Covid-19 vaccine clinic sponsored by Clarity Healthcare. Clarity will be offering the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The second dose…

Officials and students to plant tree for Arbor Day

04/26/2021

The Hannibal Tree Board and Hannibal Parks & Recreation are celebrating Arbor Day April 30 by planting a tree in Nipper Park at the Hannibal riverfront. About 82 fourth graders from area schools, Holy Family, Stowell, St. John’s and Eugene Field, will help plant…

Pickleball games location changed

04/19/2021

Pickleball games will be played at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center on Tuesday, April 20 due to inclement weather in the forecast. The games had been scheduled at Huckleberry Park. The tournament for the competitive league will be at Huckleberry Park April 27.

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