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Recreation update: 465 signed for youth basketball, Jerome mural unveiling and Tet festival this weekend
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Deputy director Tim Pagano reported on winter/spring recreation activity: 465 boys registered for youth basketball via the Clippers partnership, Jerome Recreation Center mural unveiling Feb. 19, field-permit volume, aquatic class schedules and the Tet Festival planned Jan. 25 with fireworks contingent on OCFA.
Deputy Director Tim Pagano presented the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Division’s activity update on Jan. 23, highlighting participation numbers, partnerships and upcoming events.
Pagano said 465 boys are registered for the department’s youth boys basketball program, a season supported by a partnership with the Los Angeles Clippers; the program includes a Clippers juniors clinic and an all‑star week scheduled for Feb. 1 at Godinez High School. He reported more than 1,000 field permits were issued in December and January combined.
The Jerome Recreation Center is finalizing a community-produced mural through the nonprofit America Connects; Pagano said tiles are being assembled and a public unveiling is scheduled for Feb. 19. He said aquafitness and AquaFusion classes at Jerome Pool will begin in early March, with sessions running March 10–May 12 and additional summer dates planned.
Pagano invited the public to the second annual Tet Festival on Saturday, Jan. 25, at Centennial Park from 1 to 6 p.m. He noted the planned fireworks display will proceed only if the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) deems conditions safe.
On teen programming, Pagano described a volunteer-priority model for excursion registration: teens who complete volunteer hours with city programs receive registration priority for trips such as past excursions to Disneyland and the Pantages Theatre. He said staff will post volunteer-opportunity information and encouraged social-media outreach so teens can learn how to qualify.
Pagano also noted the department’s Kultura (Kaltura) magazine has increased social-media posting frequency and that the department now has roughly 8,000 Instagram followers. He listed recent partners that will support programming this year, including the Anaheim Ducks, ScanHealth and VinFast.
