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playgrounds and tennis instructions at Ridley High School. Playground registrations are held on clear days; all activities will be canceled on rainy days. For more information, phone 522-0557. Springfield and Morton. A free summer recreation program for resident boys and girls, sponsored by the Springfield School District, will begin Tuesday and continue through Aug.

9. It will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will be held at Sabold School, Scenic Hills School, Smedtey School and Springfield High School. The activities will include basketball, wrestling, weightlifting, tennis, volleyball, and arts and crafts.

Interested residents may register at any of the four locations tomorrow from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, phone 544-5800. Upper Darby. The playground program will begin June 26 and continue through Aug. 9 with daily activities for children ages 7 through 14.

It will run from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. A tot lot program for children ages 3 through 6 will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon daily. The activities will include arts and crafts, baseball, box hockey and swimming once a week at the Upper Darby High School pool.

There also will be special day trips to the Philadelphia Zoo and local pizza theaters at a small per-trip fee. Children who sign up for the recreation program are scheduled to receive a complete list of the extra summer events and permission slips to be filled out and returned by their parents or guardians. Both of the programs are free to township residents, and registrations will be accepted throughout the summer at any of the 45 locations where the recreation program is offered. For a complete playground listing or more information, phone 284-5860. Upper Providence.

Rose Tree Elementary School, 1101 First will be the site of a two-week recreation program from 9 a.m. to noon July 8 through 19. Planned activities will include games and arts and crafts. It is open to all youngsters entering kindergarten through fifth grade. The cost is $20 for residents and $25 for nonresidents.

Registrations are being accepted through July 3 from 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. at the Upper Providence Township building, 935 N. Providence Rd. By Gloria A.

Hoffner Special la The Inquirer Swimmming, basketball, baseball, pony rides, and arts and crafts are just a few of the activities offered this summer in area recreation programs. At playgrounds and schools throughout the county, free or low-cost programs will provide alternatives to summer boredom. The following list is a sampling of some of the local recreation offerings: Media. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

tomorrow, the borough will open its summer program at the Media Elementary School playground. It will run daily through mid-August. Open to boys and girls ages 6 through 12, the program will operate rain or shine. It costs $10 for residents and $15 for nonresidents. Activities will include arts and crafts, a summer theater production, swimming twice a week, and baseball and basketball games.

Registrations will be accepted tomorrow at the school playground. Basketball players also can sign up for a summer program. Young adults ages 18 and older are invited to join in a summer basketball league from 6:15 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Media School. The league games have begun, but borough officials said anyone interested in playing was invited to stop by a game and inquire about openings on various teams.

Children ages 6 through 12 may learn more about basketball through a Media Boys Club program beginning July 1. The cost is $75 for basketball sessions at the club, on Youth Way in Media. For more information, phone 666-5877. Nether Providence. Pony rides, a fire-prevention day and a visit by a folk singer are among the special events planned for the summer Playclub, from 9:15 a.m.

to noon daily at Nether Providence Elementary School, 410 Moore Rd. Other activities include games, a trip to the Franklin Institute's Omniverse Theater, and traditional arts and crafts. The Playclub will begin tomorrow and run through July 26. It is open to township youngsters who are entering kindergarten through fifth grade. Registration is $5 and must be completed at the Nether Providence Township office, 214 Sykes Lane, Monday through Friday from Mm Prise From the $80's Mm Playgrounds and schools are offering free or low-cost activities.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For township preschoolers ages 3 to 5, there is a special recreation program at the same location and time as the Playclub. The registration fee for the preschool program is $75 per child for the five-week session. A summer tennis program is offered to adults and children over 10 at Strath Haven High School.

The cost is $30 for adults and $20 for children ages 10 through 14. The program is held during the day. Registration and further information is available at the township office. Residents also are invited to cool off this summer with the township swim program from 1 to 3 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, beginning Tuesday at the Strath Haven High School pool.

The cost is $10 per participant. Every child must be accompanied by an adult even if the adult does not wish to swim. Registrations for the program are being accepted at the township office. Ridley Park. A summer playground program is under way and will continue through mid-July.

It is open 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Lakeview Elementary School, 333 Constitution Ave. It is open to children ages 5 through 12. The cost is $5 per child, and registrations are accepted daily at the playground.

Ridley Township. The summer playground program is under way, running from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the following playgrounds: Amosland, Blackrock, Franklin Avenue Field, Grace Park, Woodlyn, Leedom and Edgewood. Open to boys and girls ages 5 through 15, the program offers games, contests, projects, and arts and crafts.

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The only reason I came out here is because the business is out here," he said of California. He added that he was looking forward to performing in the area. "My show and myself have always been about attitude. It's why I keep coming back and singing. Attitude can take you a lot further than talent And it's really great if you have both," Vinton said.

By Marilou Regan Special In The Inquirer Early in his career, singer Bobby Vinton was told that he was too wholesome to survive in a music world dominated by rock-and-roll. But the "Polish Prince" was a king of the charts as a male solo artist from 1962 to 1974, with four number-one hits, according to Billboard magazine. "I didn't have long hair, and my music certainly wasn't rock-and-roll Twenty-six years ago, nice guys like me didnt think they had a chance," Vinton said in a recent telephone interview from his ranch in Malibu, Calif. Vinton, 56, said his success in the fickle music business proved that "a good love song always relates to people. Inside, people's emotions never really change at all" Vinton will be singing his popular love songs at Septembers Place, 642 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, tomorrow night in shows at 7 and 10.

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