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Football and Cheerleading Registration

Please stop by the Locust Historical Museum in the Park from 6-8pm on the following dates:

Monday, May 20th
Tuesday, May 21th
Thursday, May 23rd
Monday, May 27th
Tuesday, May 28th
Thursday, May 30th

Registration ends July 31st. You may stop by City Hall Monday-Friday, 8-5, to register.

  Summer Concerts
Locust Summer Concert Series & Cruise-In
at the Locust Town Center

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April 19th: Right Turn Clyde
Cancelled Due to Forecasted Rain/Severe Weather
The local favorite is back again to kick off our Summer Concert Series right.

May 17th: Rocky Yelton and the Hired Guns
An undiscovered act of professional caliber performing country and southern rock.

June 21st: Tone Blazers
Their repertoire is an Americana mix of their own original material.

July 19th: South Sea Dancers Beach Party
South Sea Dancers are Charlotte’s only complete family owned and operated Polynesian entertainment group. Get ready for a Beach Party with Hula Dancers and a Samoan Fire and Knife Show!

August 16th: Atlantic Groove
Atlantic Groove is back again with a wide variety of music in the most popular genres including Carolina Beach, R&B, Rock, Funk, Disco and Country.

September 20th: SummerDaze
There is no better way to end our Summer Concert Series than with SummerDaze! A multi-faceted, highly talented band playing Top 40, Beach, Country, Oldies, & Rock music!
  Movies in the Park Movies in the Park
  Soccer British Soccer Camps

Locust Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce the details of the 2013 summer soccer camp with Challenger Sports, providers of the USA’s most popular soccer camp. The week long British Soccer camp will be held June 17th – 21st at the Jeff Shelton Memorial Park, 200 Lions Club Drive, Locust NC 28097.

The camp will run Monday through Friday and each child will be coached by a member of Challenger’s British coaching staff flown to the USA exclusively to work on these programs. Challenger will hold over 4,000 British Soccer Camps this summer and will coach over 120,000 players between the ages of 3 and 18, as well as completing FREE coach education clinics for over 30,000 parents and coaches.

Challenger’s British Soccer Camp is more than a week of drills and skills. In addition to taking part in a daily sessions of foot skill development (through the 1,000 touches curriculum), technical and tactical practices and daily ‘World Cup’ tournament style plays, each child will be treated to a rich cultural experience and lessons on respect, responsibility, integrity, leadership and sportsmanship.

Each camper will receive a FREE camp T-shirt, soccer ball, soccer poster, individual skills performance evaluation and free access to an educational soccer website.
In addition, any child who signs up online at least 45 days prior to camp will receive a genuine British Soccer replica Jersey valued at $39. For further information or to register please visit www.challengersports.com.


  Runner

Get Fit Locust
Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:30 pm


Where:
The Community Building - Jeff Shelton Park

Course Director: Andrew Smith, Former Wingate University Cross Country Athlete

Cost: $40.00

“Get-Fit” Benefits

  • Free T-shirt
  • Professional & experienced guest speakers on training, goal-setting, nutrition, injuries, and more!
  • Locust Summer Kick-Off 5K Race Entry
  • Running Community

For questions, contact Andrew Smith at athleticslocust@gmail.com or 704-985-4073.




Inaugural Locust Summer Kick-Off 5K
June 1, 2013

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