Snellville Area Spring Soccer Registration

Registration for girls and boys soccer for ages 3 through 19 will begin on  Saturday, Jan. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at T.W. Briscoe Park in Snellville and  on Jan. 22 and 29 at Creekside Sports Center in Loganville.

Creekside Sports Center is located at 3237 Krisam Creek Drive, Loganville, Ga 30052.  T. W. Briscoe Park is located at 2500 Sawyer Parkway Snellville, Ga 30078 (just off Lenora Church Road)

For more information, call Call 770-466-7177 or visit www.bysasoccer.com.

Briscoe Park Pool Info

We are really having some very hot days in Snellville now, and they say it's only going to get hotter!

Here's the information about the Briscoe Park Pool on the City of Snellville's Website.

Want a pool membership for a season in a neighborhood pool?
Check out this post about Nob Hill Subdivision pool, and this one about Brookside Pool and Tennis. Both were accepting new members at the time those blog posts were written. If you want to be in a pool often, and especially if you have a large family, the neighborhood pools may be a better option for you.

For example, this years' pricing for Briscoe Park Pool is $4 for people ages 4-49. I have six people in my family, so 6 x 4 = $24 per visit, but a membership at a neighborhood pool runs from $300-$475 for an entire season. Since we want to go often, the neighborhood pool works better for us, because we'd only get about a dozen visits to the Briscoe Pool for around the same amount of money.

For singles or smaller families, Briscoe Park's Pool is a great option that doesn't require any commitment other than the entry fee. Those younger than 4 and older than 49 pay only $1 to use Briscoe Park's Community Pool, and that's a great deal.

Cycle of stupidity

Ever wonder why, when you go to Briscoe Park, that there's so much duck dookie?

1. It's because people feed the waterfowl.
2. These same people completely disregard posted legal notices to not feed the waterfowl.
3. Then the birds poop.
4. The the people who fed the birds complain the park management about the bird poop.
5. Repeat.
   

Mayor Oberholtzer goes for a slide at Briscoe Park

Mayor Oberholtzer is braver than I am! I'd be afraid my heinie would get stuck in the slide.

Kids, don't try this at home.
Try it at Briscoe Park's new playground.
Here are some photos of the playground equipment
(without a mayor on it)

L to R, Mayor Pro Tem Barbara Bender; Sam Brown, HDR Engineering; Billy Buckhalt, Construction Manager; Russell Treadway, City Manager; Lisa Platt, Park Maintenance Supervisor; Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer; Councilman Warren Auld; Robby Bryant, HDR Engineering; Ryan Healan, HDR Engineering; Cyndee Bonacci, Director of Parks and Recreation

Hey, and guess what? There's more parking near the playground too.

No mayors were harmed in the creation of this blog post.

Photos of Briscoe Park's new playground

Here are some photos of the new playground and other upgrades to Briscoe Park. On Saturday, August 29th, there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony and everyone's invited!
You can click on these pictures to see them larger. By the way, Cyndee Bonacci, Director of Snellville Parks and Recreation sent these photos. Thanks Cyndee!

Briscoe Park ribbon cutting ceremony

The City of Snellville has announced a ceremony to celebrate the completion of Phase I of the improvements at T.W. Briscoe Park.

SNELLVILLE, GA – The City of Snellville will be hosting a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the Briscoe Park renovation project on Saturday, August 29 at 10 a.m. The ceremony will be held at the Sager Pavilion near the new children’s playground on the lake side of the park. There will be a short presentation followed by the official ribbon cutting. Citizens and their families, community groups and business owners are encouraged to attend. Engineering for this project was provided by HDR Engineering, Inc. and construction was completed by Sparks Grizzard Construction. This project was funded by the 2005 Gwinnett County SPLOST program.

Please contact the Snellville Parks and Recreation Department at (770) 985-3535 for more information.

Briscoe Park brawl leads to ecstasy arrests

A fight broke out in the pool area of Briscoe Park in Snellville that led to the arrest of three people. On Friday, May 29th a brawl occurred when three young men tried to make sexual advances on a 15-year-old girl. ... [more]

Briscoe Park Improvements

This long-awaited project is now getting underway. Bids are currently being accepted for Phase I of the Briscoe Park renovation. Construction should begin in early March and be completed by July.

These improvements will be made primarily to the lake side of the park to include additional parking, road, walkway, fitness trail and lake improvements, a new playground and restroom, and the first half of a new soccer complex.

For more information, please contact Parks Director Cyndee Bonacci at 770-985-3535 or email cbonacci[AT]snellville.org.

Native American Event - CANCELED

NOTE: This has been canceled. Big thank you to Tod Warner for letting me know!

Wednesday October 29 and Thursday, October 30th, an educational event will be taking place at Briscoe Park.

Touch the Earth with Native People
Time: 9:30 am until 2 pm
Cost: $8 admission (plus extra funds for "Trading Post" items)

Visit the website NativePeople.org for more information.
I especially like it that they list prices for the souvenir items on their website.

I'm considering checking my Kindergarten-aged son out of school early to go to this. Taking him to this event before taking him to school isn't an option. I'm sure he would chatter up a storm all the rest of the day if I took him to this first!

Registration for Spring Youth Soccer at Briscoe

Registration for spring youth soccer will begin for returning fall players ONLY on October 20 and continue through December 5.

A special Saturday registration will be held for returning fall players on October 25 from 9 am to Noon at the Briscoe Park Office.

For registering early, you will receive a $5 discount per registration and a free Snellville Soccer car magnet.

Open registration begins on December 5. For more information, please contact Robert Smith at 770-985-3535 or rsmith[AT]snellville.org.

Snellville Fall Carnival

The Snellville Parks and Recreation Department will host the City’s annual Fall Carnival sponsored by Emory Eastside Medical Center on Saturday, October 25, from 6:00 pm—9:00 pm at T.W. Briscoe Park.

Enjoy a hayride with a storyteller, carnival games, pony rides, moonwalks and costume contests for all ages. Game tickets are 25 cents each. The Snellville Lions Club will be on hand selling tasty
hamburgers, hot dogs and other treats. They will also be celebrating “Sight Night” at the park. Please bring your old eyeglasses and donate them for those in need.

Come join the City of Snellville for an evening of community fellowship and family fun! Volunteers are still needed for this event. For more information, please contact the Park Office at 770-985-3535.

Snellville Fall Carnival - Oct 25

Annual Snellville Fall Carnival

This event is sponsored by Emory Eastside Medical Center with games, hayrides, music & costume contests. The carnival will be held on Saturday, October 25, from 6:00 pm—9:00 pm at T.W. Briscoe Park. This event is lots of fun for the entire family.

Game tickets are $0.25 each. Concessions will be available for purchase. For more information, please contact the Park Office at 770-985-3535.

Kids Dance Classes Briscoe Park

I believe there is a fee involved with both these classes -- I remember seeing the brochure at the park office...but cannot remember (sorry!) how much the classes are.

Tap-Ballet

This class is for children ages 3—5 and meets on Tuesdays from 4—4:45 pm at the T.W. Briscoe Park office.

The class is divided with 20 minutes of tap and 25 minutes of ballet. For more information, please contact Robyn Donaldson at 770-934-8848.

Hip-Hop Dance

This class is for children ages 3—5 and meets on Thursdays from 4—4:45 pm at the T.W. Briscoe Park office. A recital performance will be held in May.

For more information, please contact Robyn Donaldson at 770-934-8848.

Movies Under the Stars at Briscoe Park

Snellville Parks and Recreation invites you to bring a blanket and enjoy a free movie at Briscoe Park! The movie will be shown on the Soccer Field, directly behind the park office.

Saturday, August 23rd
Starts: Dusk
Movie: Nim's Island

Metal Detection at Briscoe Park

I've often thought about getting a metal detector (or two)...seems like a fun family activity. Today I found a post on a treasure hunting message board that seems to indicate that metal detecting is forbidden at Briscoe Park in Snellville. I don't know why it would be forbidden - unless it is because people would be digging here and there. Can anybody give me the 'heads up' on this?

...TreasureNet post

Movies under the stars - Briscoe Park

Star94 hosts Movies Under the Stars at Briscoe Park on
Saturday August 25th, 2007

They'll be showing A Night at the Museum, starring Ben Stiller (FREE)

Festivities start around 7 pm, movie shoes at dusk (about 8:45 pm)
Bring blanket to sit on...

Refreshments available for purchase, door prizes awarded.

For more info, contact
Alison Nalley Starnes of City of Snellville at 770-985-3515