Now that summer is here and several COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in Iowa, the Jefferson Parks and Recreation Department has lots of activities coming up.

Free swimming lessons at the Jefferson Municipal Pool are going on now. Home State Bank is sponsoring this week through July 10th, Farmers Mutual Insurance is sponsoring July 13th-17th and Beta Tau Delta and Jefferson Family Dentistry are sponsoring July 20th-24th. The free lessons are for Level I and II swimmers. Times of the lessons are from 9:30-10:15am for Level I and 10:30-11:15am for Level II. 

The Adult Co-Ed Softball League will start July 14th on Tuesdays and Thursdays tentatively at 6pm. There must be a minimum of eight players per team and a minimum of four teams to have a league. Team registration is $200 and you must sign up by tomorrow.  

Play at the Park is for kindergarten-3rd graders to be held on Fridays from July 10-31 from 9-10am at Russell Park. Kids need to be dropped off and picked up at the Greene County Community Center. Cost to participate is $15 for rec center members and $20 for non-members.

Finally, Dance Camp is for 7-10 year-olds on July 14th and 15th at the rec center. Participants will learn the basic fundamentals. Seven and eight year-olds will be from 10am-noon, and nine and ten year-olds from 1-3pm. Cost to participate is $20 for members and $30 for non-members.

To learn more about each program or to sign up, contact the community center in Jefferson at 515-386-3412.