Registration for the 92nd year of summer fun and Christian camping experiences at Baptist Park has opened.
The park will offer many activities for youth ages 4-18, families and adults of all ages. The largest program is the day and overnight camping. Day camping will be available for two age groups: Puddle Jumpers, ages 4-6, and Growing Up Adventures, ages 6-8.
Weeklong overnight camping will consist of three age groups: Mountain Climbers, ages, 9-11; Outdoor Adventure, ages 13-18; and Maxed Out Adventure, ages 11-14.
Other activities and events will be held at Baptist Park this summer. Bike tune-up clinics will be held each Monday by appointment. The clinic helps repair bicycles and also teaches kids how to maintain their bikes.
A special Fourth of July celebration is scheduled. Families are invited to come in the afternoon for swimming and camping activities followed by a barbecue at 4 p.m., a praise and worship service at 6 p.m. and fireworks at 9 p.m.
Worship will be held on each Sunday evening in July. These four special services will focus on the theme of the miracles of Jesus.
A Christian life conference is scheduled for Saturday, July 26th from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with the theme of influence.
The most unique camp is Baptist Park’s Flight Camp for youth ages 14-18. This camp offers an introduction to aviation with a Christian emphasis. Campers learn about the fundamentals of flight and will take actual flights during the week. They will also be introduced to the wide variety of careers in aviation through guest speakers and field trips.
There will be two fun devotional evenings that will consist of dinner followed by an evening of devotions, painting and sipping at the park’s paint and sip sessions. The July 25 session will be for ladies and the July 29 session will be for anyone.
This year Baptist Park will bring back their Labor Day Family Retreat that will start on Friday Aug. 29, evening and run through Monday, Sept. 1.
For information and details regarding these events, please visit Baptistpark.net.
Little League
There are only three days left to register kids who wish to play in the Mapleton Little League. Registration ends May 9.
The Mapleton Recreation Department online registration is still live. Players must be between 8 and 12 years old as of May 1, 2025.
If you are ready to step up to the plate, sign up now at: registration.teamsnap.com/form/25137. For families unable to register online, paper registrations will also be available upon request at the town office.
Lions charity auction
The Mapleton Lions Club’s annual auction is online at Matt Gregg Auctions, where bids can be entered. The auction website is greggauctions.com/. Items are being added to the online auction catalog each week until the last night of the auction on Saturday, May 10.
The auction will be in person Saturday evening at the Mapleton Lions Community Hall. The Mapleton Daze Committee will host a public supper from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to dine downstairs at the hall and then come upstairs to the auction, which starts at 6:30 p.m.
The auction has been the club’s largest fundraising activity and largest source of funding for its many charitable activities. All funds raised will help support the Lions’ work in Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman.
Memorial Day
The Mapleton Lions Club Memorial Day Parade and Remembrance Ceremony is planned on Monday, May 26. The parade will start at 2 p.m., with the ceremony starting immediately after the parade at Mapleton Elementary School.
Terry Sandusky is the Star-Herald correspondent for Mapleton, Chapman and Castle Hill and can be reached at 764-4916 or at starherald.Tsandusky@gmail.com.
