Montour AreaRecreation Commission

 

MARCField use mission



Special Events and Festivals

  1. ๏HessFest Music & bike festival - June 6th & 7th.             Held on June 7th & 8th, 2008, this promises to be a great time.  The crowd will be primarily participants in the Tour de Tykes mountain bike race, anyone that would enjoy a night camping out in a beautiful field with music and other like minded people is welcome to attend.  For more information on HessFest CLICK HERE

  2. ๏Fishing Tournament           Coming soon!

  3. ๏2008 ELK TOSS -

  4. February 16th, 2008 

  5. The 2008 Danville German Society Elk Toss (Semifinals), Winter Festival, and Charity Auction will be held in and around Danville. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO


  7. ๏Earth Day celebration

  8. - Sunday, April 20th   

  9. This event is held each year at Hess Field in celebration of all the good things nature gives to us.  We kick the day off with a 5K and 10K race to benefit the Robbins trail fund.  After that, lectures, activities food and fun for all.  For more information, CLICK HERE


  1. ๏Hakuna Matata Regatta - JUNE 14TH, 2008   

  2. This event is just plain fun!  Participants are encouraged to create, launch and pilot there vessel down a short stretch of the Susquehanna
    river.  The Regatta is held in the tradition of the Red Bull Flugtag: lots of emphasis on style and much less on engineering, sea worthiness, and speed.  Unnecessary displays of poor sportsmanship, wacky behavior and marginal judgement earn you extra points with the judges!
 



Middle field - Soft ball field

Regulation Softball field with an oversized outfield that can be used for various open space activities. 

To see the daily schedule for this field, or to subscribe to this calendar, click one of the links below:

You can view this calendar at:

        http://ical.mac.com/earthscapes66/Hess%20softball


You can subscribe to this calendar at:

        webcal://ical.mac.com/earthscapes66/Hess%20softball.ics

 



Upper field - Soccer field

This field is an crowned and primarily level.  It is a two-acre area that is used for Soccer, Lacrosse and other team sports.

To see the daily schedule for this field, or to subscribe to this calendar, click one of the links below:

You can view this calendar at:

        http://ical.mac.com/earthscapes66/Hess%20upper%20field


You can subscribe to this calendar at:

        webcal://ical.mac.com/earthscapes66/Hess%20upper%20field.ics

 



Lower field - Hardball field

This field is at the Southern end of the Hess Complex.  It is  primarily a regulation size hardball field with a grass infield, but can also be used as a full size soccer field by using the Outfield area and the existing nets.  To get more information about this field:

You can view this calendar at:

        http://ical.mac.com/earthscapes66/Hess%20baseball


You can subscribe to this calendar at:

        webcal://ical.mac.com/earthscapes66/Hess%20baseball.ics

 



Individual Field Schedules

 

  1. In 2008 MARC Schedules and maintains five athletic fields: Hess field Upper, Hess field Softball, Hess Field Baseball, Hess field middle and F.Q. Hartman.  MARC began managing fields in 2005 and has the following goals:

  2. A system of Recreation - MARC believes that Athletic fields are most effectively used and maintained as a system.  Acting as the “Clearinghouse” for fields, MARC can instantly check the availability of all fields in the “system” and suggest the best fit for each user.

  3. Pay for what you use - MARC believes that Athletic fields are heavily used by some and potentially used by all.  This is why we ask the heaviest users, ORGANIZED TEAMS, to pay a small fee for the hours they use the field.  This RESERVES the field for the desired time and the funds are used to keep the fields in good condition.  MARC DOES NOT CHARGE USERS FEES TO GENERATE FUNDS.  Fees are calculated on a “break even” basis.  Each year the fees are reevaluated and adjusted up or down to maintain a zero balance in the field maintenance account.

  4. Public fields for all - MARC believes that Athletic fields should be free for public recreation, a pick-up game or varied individual use.  Dedicated fields for specific clubs are a financial burden to most groups and limit the access of these facilities to the general public.  MARC’s encourages the general public to visit and use the athletic fields when not scheduled for use by teams.



Field use partners

  1. ๏Montour Lacrosse Team

  2. This team is managed Frank Dombroski and Doug Bastian.  It is coached by Matt Gerdy.  It is a non-school affiliated sport and was created in 2005.  CLICK HERE

  3. ๏Danville Area School District  

  4. The following teams are presently playing on MARC managed fields:

  5.     Danville Middle School Soccer

  6.     Danville Middle School Girls Soccer

  7. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL  TEAMS

  8. ๏Danville area Adult Soccer team

  9. It’s never too late to get involved in Soccer!  Whether you are hoping to improve your fitness or relive those High School Glory Days, Bob Andrews and his band of merry fore-checkers would like to talk to you.  CLICK HERE

  10. ๏Geisinger Flag Football League

  11. It’s never too late to get involved in Soccer!  Whether you are hoping to improve your fitness or relive those High School Glory Days, Bob Andrews and his band of merry fore-checkers would like to talk to you.  CLICK HERE

  12. ๏Pennsylvania Conservation Corp

  13. MARC has been fortunate enough to have received a grant from the Pennsylvania Conservation Corp (PCC) that enables us to have a working group of between 3 to 5 individuals working on our parks and recreational facilities every day.  These young men and women receive education and job skills that make them more employable while the benefit the community parks.  CLICK HERE to learn more about the PCC

 

  Reserving a Field Procedure

  1. Reserving a field for your tournament, team or group is inexpensive and as easy as 1, 2, 3! 

  2. 1.   LOOK AT THE “INDIVIDUAL FIELD SCHEDULES” BELOW- Click on the green colored names of the fields to be taken to the schedule for that field.

  3. 2.     DETERMINE YOUR GROUP SIZE AND NEEDS - A sample group of 10 players from in and around Montour County could pay as little as $82.00 to reserve a field for between 50 - 100 hours of play time! 

  4. 3.     CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORMS and get started with your reservation.  Fields are limited and there is a priority system in place that includes a “first come - first served” section.

If you have trouble, comments,

                                        questions, etc...



F.Q. Hartman field - Football / soccer field

This field used to be used as the High School Football stadium.  The stands became unsafe and were removed, but the field remains.  The field is located on the banks of the Susquehanna river off rout 54.  To get more information about this field:

You can view my calendar at:

        http://ical.mac.com/earthscapes66/F.Q%20Hartman


You can subscribe to my calendar at:

        webcal://ical.mac.com/earthscapes66/F.Q%20Hartman.ics



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