Teen Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt -Friday, April 2nd at the Riverton Park located at 12800 South 1400 West. Youth ages 13-18 are invited to participate. The egg hunt will begin at 9:00 p.m. sharp. We’ll have hundreds of candy and cash filled eggs and lots of fun prizes! Dress warm and don’t forget your flashlight.
Annual Children’s Easter Egg Hunt - Visit with the Easter Bunny and prepare to hunt for thousands of candy, toy and money filled Easter Eggs! Saturday, April 3rd at 10:00 a.m. SHARP! Ages 12 and under are invited to participate. Hunt location will be at the Main City Park at 12800 So. 1400 W. Dress warm and don’t forget your Easter basket!
The U.S. Census Bureau is looking to hire more than 1,000 Census Takers in Salt Lake County for the 2010 population survey. The jobs are temporary, part-time work and will pay $14 an hour. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and pass a background check. Census Takers will offer personal assistance to individuals who do not complete and return their census form by mail.
Salt Lake County residents interested in applying for census jobs should call the Salt Lake Census Office at (801) 736-5060 to schedule a time and location to take a 30-minute multiple-choice test that measure the skills required for census employment. For more details, visit http://2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs
Join us and the community in this fun, 12 week competition to lose weight and make 2010 a great year! Cash prizes will be awarded to top losers in different categories. Cash prizes will be determined by the number of participants and announced in the first week. Competition will begin on February 24th with weigh-ins held every week. Click here for more information and to download a registration form.
Start training now for the 2nd Annual Riverton City Half Marathon that will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. Registration is $30, January 4 - March 10 and $40 between March 11-26. Fee will include long sleeve technical shirts and finisher medals for all participants. You may register online at www.runnercard.com or in person at Riverton Parks & Recreation after January 4th.
Riverton City will have three locations for disposal of Christmas trees for recycling through the month of January. Thank you for helping our City to recycle. The dumpsters will be located at the following locations (only clean trees without stands or plastic bags will be accepted):
Come see Santa arrive in style on a big, red fire engine for the Annual Christmas Lighting and Santa’s Arrival on Monday, November 30th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Sandra N. Lloyd Performing Arts Center (12830 S. 1700 W.)
We’ll have lots of crafts for the kids while you wait to see Santa! Then take a ride on the caroling hay ride, enjoy a warm scone and some hot chocolate! Most activities will be indoors, but don’t forget to dress warm for the hay ride! Best of all, it’s all FREE!
Join Riverton, Herriman and the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce for the annual Pumpkin Run 5 mile trail run and 1 mile trail run on Saturday, October 24th at Butterfield Park Pavilion (14200 S 6212 W). Click here for more informaiton and a downloadable registration form.
Riverton’s Annual Halloween Bash and RHS Drill Team Fundraiser will be held on Monday, October 26th at the Riverton City Park (12800 S 1450 W). Carnival games and dinner begins at 5:00 pm. We will also be showing “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” on the big outdoor movie screen at 7:30 pm followed by our own “Search for the Great Pumpkin” and lots of candy and prizes. The movie and Search for the Great Pumpkin are FREE!! Carnival game tickets are 4/$1.00, hot dog dinner - $3, hamburger dinner - $4. Dress warm, wear your costume, bring your flashlight and come prepared for lots of fun!!
The Riverton Sr. Center is in need of volunteers to help at the Senior Center. We are currently in need of people available Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to assist with meal preparation, clean up and a variety of other activities. If you are interested in volunteering your time, please contact the Riverton Senior Center at (801) 254-7609.