Youth Center Published Jan. 11, 2008 By 72nd Air Base Wing Services TINKER AIR FORCE BASE -- Youth Center activities are open to children of active duty, retirees, reservists and Department of Defense civilians. The youth center's Before and After School Care is open 6 to 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 to 6 p.m. weekdays. The youth center winter hours are 3:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 3:30 to 9 p.m. Fridays. Saturday hours vary. For more information, call 734-7866 or visit Bldg. 5520. Youth activities include: Today -- Three on Three Basketball, Computer Activities and Boys Only Night ages 9 to 12 years Saturday -- Open Recreation Monday -- Public Speaking and Photography Club Tuesday -- Beaded Bracelets and Literacy Arts Club Wednesday -- Smart Girls and Board Games Thursday -- Game Room Tourney and Torch Club Jan. 18 -- Volleyball and Theatre Arts Piano lessons Tinker Youth Center is now offering piano lessons from area musician, Rachel McCarthy. Piano lessons are available on Friday afternoons or Saturday mornings at $15 per lesson. Discounted family rates are also available. Enrolled students are required to attend a weekly 30-minute individual private lesson and a monthly 45-minute group lesson with other students. The group lesson is a time to practice performing for others and review concepts taught in the individual lessons. Ms. McCarthy is a recent graduate from the University of Oklahoma with a dual master's degree -- one in piano performance and one in musicology. She has extensive performing experience, more than seven years musical teaching experience, and she recently authored a 151-page thesis on Chilean folk music. Ms. McCarthy also works at the Tinker Chapel as the Catholic music director. One Page at a Time reading program The Air Force Youth Programs are offering an incentive to encourage children ages 5 to 13 years of age to read books and earn rewards. The program this year is called "One Page at a Time." Children can earn incentives such as pens, journals, backpacks and a lunchbox, all paid for by the Air Force. The Tinker Youth Center is sponsoring the program starting Monday and ending May 2. Children must register at the Youth Center and read books from the book list at www.afyouthprograms.com. Log sheets will be tallied each month for submission to the headquarters point of contact. If your child is interested, contact Lynnee Rose, the Tinker POC, or Cathy Unger, the school age coordinator, at 734-7866. Registration will be open before and after school. Dance class sign-ups The youth center is holding registration for fall dance classes in tap, ballet, jazz, hip hop and ballet/tap. Classes are open to dependents of active duty, retirees, Department of Defense civilians and contractors. Call 734-7866 for more information.