Hello All,

Beginning Sunday, November 1 the park will be moving to its winter hours:
      Friday: 10 a.m. to dusk
      Saturday/Sunday: 8 a.m. to dusk
 
October 30 – Movie in the Park – 15 minutes after sunset (roughly 6:30 p.m.) – This will be our last movie this year so don’t miss this free opportunity! We will be showing “Monsters University” (G). Synopsis: Ever since he was a kid monster, Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) has dreamed of becoming a Scarer. To make his dream a reality, he enrolls at Monsters University. During his first semester, he meets Sulley (John Goodman), a natural-born Scarer. Sulley and Mike engage in a fierce rivalry that ultimately gets them both kicked out of MU's elite Scare Program. To make things right, Mike and Sulley -- along with a bunch of misfit monsters - will have to learn to work together.
 
October 31 – Colonial Road Runners 5k Fundraiser – A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix and Hampton Road Super Grand Prix event. All proceeds benefit the Colonial Road Runners Scholarship Fund. The race is held in memory of Michael Mann, Tom Ray, and Joe Harney. This is the 26th annual race starting in New Quarter Park. A flat out-and-back course that loops into Queens Lake residential neighborhood. The tranquil, scenic woodland setting along asphalt paved roads near the Colonial Parkway, in York County. One of the fastest courses in the Williamsburg area. For more information or to register, please visit https://www.colonialroadrunners.org/schedule.html.
 
November 6 – Stories By the Fire – Join us for a night of s’mores and stories with Professional Storyteller Bully Bill as our 26^th President Theodore Roosevelt. Bill will tell stories of Teddy’s time as the President and of his cherished moments with his family in the parks he helped to create. We will have s’mores from 5:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. while supplies last. After which Bill will begin his hour of story time. Spots are limited. Register online at www.yorkcounty.gov/parksandrec.
 
November 7 and 8 – Fall Colors Disc Golf Tournament – Join us for the 23^rd annual Fall Colors Disc Golf Tournament. This tournament will last for two days and play at a different location each day. Depending on the tier participants register for, you may play at either New Quarter Park, Waller Mill Park, or Newport News Park. The disc golf course at New Quarter Park will be closed to the public from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For more information and to register for the tournament, please visit 
www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/23rd_Annual_Colonial_Fall_Colors_2020.

See you at the park,
Michael Wilcox
Recreation Supervisor I

NOTE:  For weather-related cancellations, please call our RainoutLine at 757-890-3501 and use extension 35 for events, extension 34 for the disc golf course, or extension 33 for trails at New Quarter Park. You may also visit our RainoutLine webpage.