Provides opportunities for older adults to stay involved in their community and a place to meet and socialize. Services include: - Arts and crafts instruction including quilting - Recreational activities including bowling, cards, and intergenerational programs - Coffee Talks: Casual group discussion with community members - Recreational activities including bingo, bridge, and book clubs - Educational opportunities including fall prevention, oil painting, technology classes, and cooking classes - Fitness programs including aerobics - Vision loss support group Services are part of Community Thread's THRIVE program.

- Aquatic center - Civic arena - Conference center - Fitness: Assessments, aerobics, exercise classes, and weight training - Fitness center - Indoor playground and gymnasium- Ice skating - Sports: Basketball, flag football leagues, gymnastics, soccer, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling - Swimming lessons - Swimming pool - Youth and adult recreation classes

- Aerobics classes - Aqua fitness held at Paynesville Inn and Suites - Bridge - Dances - Defensive driver classes throughout the year - Fishing and boating opportunities through Let's Go Fishing in Summer months - Friday and Friends - group respite - Numerous card playing opportunities ???? - Tai Chi

Community education programs and classes: - Archery - Ballroom, Hawaiian, Tahitian and square dancing instruction - Basketball, softball, volleyball and football - Business consulting services - Computer classes - Cooking classes - CPR/First Aid - Day camps with drawing instruction, sculpture instruction, skateboarding, ice hockey, acting instruction and chess - Field trips - Fishing - Foreign language instruction - Golf - Gym games - Knitting instruction - Mature driver training - Painting classes - Parenting classes - Parenting skills development - Personal finance instruction - Photography instruction - Sewing instruction - Sign language instruction - Swimming lessons, aquatic exercise and lifeguard training - T'ai Chi Ch-uan, swimming, exercise classes/groups and aerobics - Woodworking instruction - Writing instruction - Youth Development/Youth Service: Programs involving high school youth in service learning opportunities in the community. Portion of funding is used to provide integration support to youth with disabilities into existing community education programs.

Class areas include: - Computer technology classes - Fitness/health aerobics and exercise classes/groups - Cooking - CPR instruction

Offers water play area, walking and running trails, play structures, pools, sports courts, fitness equipment and classes, nutrition education, first aid classes, and more. Also offers meeting spaces and birthday party packages.

Mayor and City Council Members Member Contact Information ?Administration: - Deputy City Clerk - Building Official - Office Specialist Airport: - Address: 7575 U.S. Highway 169 - Phone: (507)526-7264 - Airport Managers Blue Earth Light and Water: - Operations Manager - Office Manager - Line Superintendent - Water Superintendent - Customer Service - Rebates - Provides electricity and water services and rebate/conservation program Brush Site: - Located in the southwest corner of 21st and Ramsey Streets (one block south of the four-way stop on Ramsey Street/385th Avenue) - Hours of Operation: 10 am - 1 pm Tuesday; 4 pm - 7 pm Thursday; 10 am - 4 pm Saturday - Brush and leaf collection site City Attorney: - Address: 117 West 5th Street - Phone: (507)526-2177 - Toll Free: (800)426-6967 - Fax: (507)526-4477 - City Attorney - Assistant City Attorney City Engineer: - Professional Engineer - Address: 219 North Main Street Fairmont, MN 56031 - Phone: (507)238-4738 - Fax: (507)238-7432 Economic Development Authority: - City Administrator - Community Development Office Specialist - Business Assistance: Administers five programs to assist new and expanding businesses. - The Revolving Loan Fund is a source of gap financing for working capital, equipment, inventory and building construction, and renovation. - The Utility Revolving Loan Fund is a source of financing for new construction or improvement of electric, water, or sanitary sewer lines. - The purpose of the Forgivable Loan/Grant Program is to provide for the promotion and continuation of existing lifestyle businesses within the City of Blue Earth. - The Building Façade Improvement Grant is a program that assists businesses in making improvements that improve the appearance of the exterior of their building. - Job Opportunity Building Zones (JOBZ) is a state - designed and locally - administered program. Fitness Center: - Address: 320 Oak Road, Faribault County Fairgrounds - Intake Phone: (507)526-3376 - Director - Activities, Classes and Programs: Tennis lessons, racquetball, walleyball, ralleyball (elementary tennis), basketball, weight room (with cardio equipment, free weights and TV), personal training, indoor walking, no impact aerobic classes (pilates and exercise ball), body bar classes, kickboxing classes, step aerobics, senior weight room classes, SilverSneakers Fitness Program, and sand volleyball Parks: - Faribault County Fairgrounds are located on North Main Street and have a playground, ball fields, walking/biking trail, I-90 Kartin Speedway, and stables - Leland Park and Beyer Field border each other on County Road 16 (Leland Parkway) has a municipal ice rink, sledding hill, and picnic shelter - Putnam Park located at the south end of Main Street has a municipal pool, trail, tennis courts, playground, and disc golf course - Steinberg Nature Park located 1/4 mile east of Blue Earth on County Road 16 has a trail - Third Ward Park located on the east side of Blue Earth has a playground Public Works: - Public Works Director - Oversees construction and reconstruction of streets, patching, seal-coating, sweeping, and snowplowing Swimming Pool: - Address: 111 West 14th Street - Office Phone: (507)526-3376 - Pool Phone: (507)526-2715 - Pool Manager - Leisure pool featuring a zero depth area with play features, plunge pool with a 50 foot slide, four lane lap pool with a recreational diving board, and lifeguards on staff. - Activities, Programs, and Lessons: Deck aerobics and toning, pilates, water aerobics, lifeguard training, family swim, and open swim - Wastewater Management: Operates and activated sludge wastewater treatment facility - Provides building permits, charitable gambling permits, liquor licenses, open burning permits, pet licenses, and sign permits

- Indoor gym - Walking/running track - Aerobics room, fitness equipment and meeting space - Special events - Enigma Teen Center for youth in grades 6 - 12 provides a drop-in center and band nights - SandVenture Aquatic Park has a sand beach surrounding a sand bottom pool - Gymnastics classes - Lifeguarding classes - Ice arena - Fitness classes - Tot Lot Parks: - Use Park Finder to search parks by address or activity

Classes are scheduled every 6 weeks and include such activities as - Water exercise - Floor and step aerobics - Cycling - Cross training - Vinyasa, yin, and hatha yoga - Zumba - Cardio kickboxing - Lifting - Recreational sports: swimming, basketball, volleyball, pickleball, racquetball,Soccer Silver Sneakers and Silver & Fit programs available

Defensive Driver Safety Classes: $35/person for 4 hour refresher class and $45/person for 8 hour full class. Meals on Wheels: Delivery of hot nutritious meals to isolated seniors and people with disabilities, Monday - Friday. Drop-in Senior Center: Recreation activities including aerobics and stretching classes, various card groups, dominoes, Mah Jong, woodcarving, lending library, etc. Additional services include: - Adult enrichment education including health education - Craft Corner Gift Shop - Foot care clinic - Resource services and workshops

Recreational Activities Youth: - Body conditioning and fitness classes - Card games - Crochet - Drawing and art classes - Girls softball league - Martial arts Tae Kwon Do classes - Ski, snow tubing, and ice skating activities - Soccer and basketball skills - Theatre shows and mystery outing - Virtual technology, gaming, coding, and video production classes - Yoga and meditation classes - Youth field trips on school release days - Youth football, basketball, wrestling, soccer, baseball, and softball - Youth summer park programs - Wading pools Adult: - Aerobics and exercise classes - Art classes - Bingo - Book club - Day outings - Donations of used sports equipment are accepted - Facility rentals including banquet/reception hall, park shelters, and athletic fields - Hylander Fitness Center located at East 1300 49th Avenue Door #42. A gymnasium and includes an exercise room. Parks - Bruce Nawrocki Park - Edgemoor Park - Gauvitte Park - Hilltop Park - Huset Park East - Huset Park West - Keyes Park - LaBelle Park - Lomianki Park - McKenna Park - Ostrander Park - Prestemon Park - Ramsdell Park - Silver Lake Park - Sullivan Lake Park

Sponsors recreational programs for all ages including senior citizens and persons with disabilities; included are: - Adaptive recreation for persons with disabilities - Day camps - Parks, playgrounds, picnic facilities, family gardens, recreational trails, ice rinks, two swimming beaches (Shady Oak Beach and Libbs Lake Beach), five tennis courts, basketball court, swimming pool, weight machines, free weights, meeting space, hiking trails, biking trails, skate park, canoe rental, sand volleyball, fishing, recreational facilities - Youth sports leagues and classes including gymnastics, softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming lessons year round, CPR instruction, land and water aerobics, kick boxing, safety awareness/self defense, ice skating, ice hockey, skateboarding, and in-line skating

Fitness equipment including: - Aerobic machines - Aerobics classes - Barre - Core - Foreverwell classes (active older adults) - Free weights - HIIT - Nautilus - Pilates - Plyo - Spin classes - Step Classes - Strength training (lower body lift) - Yoga - Zumba Adult and youth sports programs including: - Basketball - Fencing - Gymnastics - Pickleball - Racquetball/Handball - Rocking Climbing - Soccer - Softball - Swim Team - Tae Kwon Do - Volleyball

Sponsors recreational programs for all ages including senior citizens and persons with disabilities; included are: - Adaptive recreation for persons with disabilities - Day camps - Parks, playgrounds, picnic facilities, family gardens, recreational trails, ice rinks, two swimming beaches (Shady Oak Beach and Libbs Lake Beach), five tennis courts, basketball court, swimming pool, weight machines, free weights, meeting space, hiking trails, biking trails, skate park, canoe rental, sand volleyball, fishing, recreational facilities - Youth sports leagues and classes including gymnastics, softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming lessons year round, CPR instruction, land and water aerobics, kick boxing, safety awareness/self defense, ice skating, ice hockey, skateboarding, and in-line skating

Sponsors recreational programs for all ages including senior citizens and persons with disabilities; included are: - Adaptive recreation for persons with disabilities - Day camps - Parks, playgrounds, picnic facilities, family gardens, recreational trails, ice rinks, two swimming beaches (Shady Oak Beach and Libbs Lake Beach), five tennis courts, basketball court, swimming pool, weight machines, free weights, meeting space, hiking trails, biking trails, skate park, canoe rental, sand volleyball, fishing, recreational facilities - Youth sports leagues and classes including gymnastics, softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming lessons year round, CPR instruction, land and water aerobics, kick boxing, safety awareness/self defense, ice skating, ice hockey, skateboarding, and in-line skating

Designed to enrich the lives of all community members by promoting citizen involvement and providing lifelong learning opportunities. Individual and family lives are enhanced through programs and activities that not only educate, but entertain, motivate and rejuvenate. Programs include: Enrichment, Recreation and Sports, Aquatics, Facility Rental, Childcare, Preschool, Early Childhood Family Education, Adult Basic Education and ESL.

Programs including classes for all ages, see online catalog for information

- Senior center providing recreational and educational activities including bridge, aerobics, and defensive driving - Senior dining - Home delivered meals - Health care screenings, wellness workshops, foot care clinics, grief support groups, senior AA - Dateline newsletter - Trips and tours

Recreation facility that includes: - 6-lane lap pool with 102' waterslide, kids' play pool with slide, and hot tub - Gymnasium - Indoor walking/running track - Free weights, fitness machines, and cardiovascular equipment - Land/water aerobics and other fitness classes - Youth fitness classes and programs

The YMCA has a fitness center for individual work-outs and also offers a variety of fitness classes. Fitness classes offered include: aerobics, aquatics, cardio, pilates, yoga, cycling, strength training, flexibility, and relaxation. The Fitness Center has free weights, machine weights, and other training equipment and is open to ages 12 and over. Fitness assessments and personal training services are available. In addition the YMCA offers: - Racquetball/handball courts, - Two gymnasiums, - Two pools available with a pool-lift available for people with disabilities, - Indoor running track , - Two whirlpools, - Two saunas, and - Six locker rooms (including 4 special needs lockers). The YMCA also provides a babysitting service for participants using the facility.

- Adult and youth enrichment classes - Aquatics - Basketball - Cheerleading club - Chess club - Computer classes - Facility rental - Floor hockey - Gymnastics - Indoor walking club - Karate - Pickleball - Pottery classes - Soccer - Teen Driver's Education - Tennis - Vocal music instruction - Volleyball - Wildcat Community Center provides a 30-minute combination of strength training and aerobic exercise. Circuit consists of 20 stations, from bikes to universal weight machines and treadmills. - Wrestling - Zumba

Social, cultural programs oriented toward Jewish heritage, and recreational programs. Includes children and teens with physical and developmental disabilities into all of its programs. Programs: - After school child care and school vacation programs for elementary school aged children - Child care and nursery school for preschoolers - Child care for infants and toddlers - Medically supervised exercise/rehabilitation program for cardiac patients, arthritis, Parkinson's, back problems, pre- and postnatal fitness, and injury rehabilitation. - Physical facilities: gymnasium, swimming pool, outdoor tennis courts, racquetball courts, indoor running track, aerobics studio, dance studio, fitness and conditioning center, men's and women's health centers; teen lounge and game room with I-Mac computers with Internet access, CD burner, large screen TV with cable, stereo, pool table, ping pong, and video games; and four age appropriate playgrounds

- Adult exercise classes ? - After-school program ? - Aquatic center includes a 6-lane lap pool, zero depth entry pool, water slide, and whirlpool ? - Basketball ? - CPR and First Aid training ? - Fitness center includes over 50 pieces of cardiovascular and strength equipment and an aerobics studio ? - Gymnastics classes ? - Indoor track and gymnasium ? - Lifeguard training ? - Multi-purpose rooms for birthday parties ? - Summer camps ?- Swim lessons - Three locker rooms (male, female, and family) ? - Two racquetball courts ? - Youth room for middle school-age kids

- Recreational programs - Educational programs, speakers, classes, and special interest groups - Consultation for legal, taxes, and insurance forms - Social clubs for seniors - Wellness programs: Blood pressure, foot care, walking groups, daily aerobics, cycling, and fitness room

Sponsors recreational programs for all ages including senior citizens and persons with disabilities; included are: - Adaptive recreation for persons with disabilities - Day camps - Parks, playgrounds, picnic facilities, family gardens, recreational trails, ice rinks, two swimming beaches (Shady Oak Beach and Libbs Lake Beach), five tennis courts, basketball court, swimming pool, weight machines, free weights, meeting space, hiking trails, biking trails, skate park, canoe rental, sand volleyball, fishing, recreational facilities - Youth sports leagues and classes including gymnastics, softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming lessons year round, CPR instruction, land and water aerobics, kick boxing, safety awareness/self defense, ice skating, ice hockey, skateboarding, and in-line skating