City of Indianola

Recreational Opportunities

These activities are provided by individuals or organizations other than the City of Indianola Parks and Recreation Department.

If you or your organization provides classes/leagues in Indianola, which are open to the public, please contact the Indianola Parks and Recreation Department if you would like to be listed in the next Activity Brochure.

Indianola Does Have A Lot To Offer!  Take advantage of the programs and activities taking place in our community.

You don’t have to leave Indianola to experience a wide variety of recreational pursuits!

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Health, Fitness & Sports

Indianola Volleyball Club
Winter Swim Club
Indianola Youth Softball League, Inc.

Indianola Baseball, Inc.
Indianola Mat Tribe
Indianola Soccer Tribe
Central Iowa Control Line Modelers Club
Simpson College Aquatic Offerings

Hometown Health and Fitness
Indian Lanes
Indianola Tumbling Center
Youth Dance Instruction
Music and Me featuring Kindermusik

Su-Z-Q Square Dance Club
Deer Run Golf Club and Driving Range
Shady Oaks Golf Course

Creative Outlets

Carousel Theater
The Stitching Place
Scrapbooking
Adult Education

Additional Activities For Youth In Indianola

4-H and Clover Kids
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Campfire
Youth Groups

Service Organizations of Indianola

Indianola Kiwanis Club
Indianola Breakfast Lions Club
Indianola Noon Lions Club
Indianola Evening Lions Club
Indianola Lioness Club
Indianola Rotary Club

Indianola Jaycees Club
Elks Club
Masonic Lodge

Indianola Parks and Recreation Foundation

Health, Fitness & Sports

INDIANOLA VOLLEYBALL CLUB

Competitive volleyball program for youth 6th grade and older. Affiliated with AAU and USA Volleyball. Season: January-April 15. Watch for registration details in local paper.

Contact: Marcy Earwood, 961-9119

WINTER SWIM CLUB

Recreational and competitive swimming for youth ages 4-18 years. Swimmers practice at the Simpson College Cowles Pool.

Contact: Robbie VanArkel, 961-2850

INDIANOLA YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE, INC.

A competitive tackle football program open to older elementary and middle school students.

Contact: Doug Onstot, 961-8618

INDIANOLA BASEBALL, INC.

Provides Little League baseball practices, games, and tournaments; AAU practice and tournaments for ages 5-16 years. Games take place at the new baseball complex located south of the Middle School. Watch local newspaper for sign-up information.

Contact: Mike Matheny, 961-2801

INDIANOLA MAT TRIBE

Youth wrestling program for K-6th grades. Practices are held in the Indianola High School wrestling room on Monday and Wednesday.

Fee: $35

Season: December-February

Contact: Wes Creason, 961-9510 ext 605

INDIANOLA SOCCER TRIBE

Offers a fall and spring 8-week soccer season for youth ages 4-18 years.

Contact: Diane Webster, 961-7880

CENTRAL IOWA CONTROL LINE MODELERS CLUB

Hands–on opportunities with scale model aircraft that “fly by wire”. Available for demonstrations.

Contact: Jim Funk, 962-9124

SIMPSON COLLEGE AQUATIC OFFERINGS

Youth Swim Lessons, Open Swims, WSI, Lifeguard Training, Water Aquatics

Contact: Azis Haffar, 961-1643

HOMETOWN HEALTH & FITNESS

Free weights, weight circuits, treadmills, bikes, steppers, and fitness classes. Nursery available, personal attention, individual program design, and fitness testing.

Contact: Cindy Johnson or Deb Lee, 962-0443

INDIAN LANES

Bowling for all ages. Leagues are available on weekday evenings for adults and Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. for juniors, 21 and under.

Contact: 961-8570

INDIANOLA TUMBLING CENTER

Provides tumbling and trampoline classes for ages 4 thru high school. Classes currently being held at the Nazarene Church.

Contact: Joyce Vickroy, 961-2163

YOUTH DANCE INSTRUCTION

The Dance Factory, Becky Gripp, 961-8792

Foster-Powell Dance, 961-6265

MUSIC AND ME featuring Kindermusik

Music and movement classes for children from infant to 7 years and their parents.

Contact:  Anita Christensen, 961-0371 

SU-Z-Q SQUARE DANCE CLUB

Dance the first and third Saturday nights from 7:30-10:00 p.m. at Emerson School at East Euclid & Ninth Street September-May.

Contact: Jene Harvey, 396-2331

DEER RUN GOLF CLUB & DRIVING RANGE

Contact: 961-5445

SHADY OAKS GOLF COURSE

Call for dates and times.

Contact: 961-0262

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Creative Outlets

CAROUSEL THEATRE

Adult and youth opportunities in community theater.

Contact: Theatre Hotline, 962-1045

THE STITCHING PLACE

Classes in quilting, stitchery projects, fabric painting, and glass painting.

Contact: Eileen Lenniger, 961-5162

SCRAPBOOKING

Beginning classes and continuing workshops in photo and memorabilia presentation.

Contact: Marina Olsgaard, 961-5885; Sue Hirsch, 961-4937; or Renee Hirsch, 961-3412

ADULT EDUCATION

The Indianola Learning Center, in conjunction with the Indianola Community Schools and the Des Moines Area Community College, will offer “Adult Education” programs during the winter and spring.

Contact: Cherie Johnson, 961-9580

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Additional Activities For Youth In Indianola

4-H AND CLOVER KIDS

Contact: County Extension Office, Joy Rouse, 961-6237

GIRL SCOUTS

Contact: Dixie Harnden, 244-4979

BOY SCOUTS

Contact: Dave Grissom, 961-7542

CAMPFIRE

Contact: Sheila Schuster, 961-6183

YOUTH GROUPS at many of our local churches.

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SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS OF INDIANOLA

INDIANOLA KIWANIS CLUB

Contact: Mike Collier, 961-5438

INDIANOLA BREAKFAST LIONS CLUB

Identify sight, hearing and diabetes problems early in life and identify community needs where members can be of service.

Contact: Gary Ripperger, 961-8095(work) or 961-0738(home)

INDIANOLA NOON LIONS CLUB

Contact: M.D. "Doc" Heavilin, 961-4267

INDIANOLA EVENING LIONS CLUB

Contact: Don Fuller, 961-5544

INDIANOLA LIONESS CLUB

Contact: Mary Lou Staubus, 961-0881

INDIANOLA ROTARY CLUB

Contact: Stan Taylor, 962-9348 (work), 961-1943 (home)

INDIANOLA JAYCEES

Contact: Steve Westra, 961-2591

ELKS CLUB

Contact: Rob Newbury, 961-7421

MASONIC LODGE

Contact: Rodney Prickett, 961-5561

We would like to list your organization and contact persons.

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INDIANOLA PARKS & RECREATION FOUNDATION

A tax-exempt foundation established to encourage donations from the public to enhance the Indianola Parks and Recreation programs and facilities.

Contact: Maurice Dyer, 961-2567 (day), 961-6150 (night)

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