{"id":1035,"date":"2008-11-04T16:18:13","date_gmt":"2008-11-04T22:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/bsutoday\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2021-11-01T15:49:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T20:49:50","slug":"20081117-opc-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2008\/11\/04\/20081117-opc-events\/","title":{"rendered":"OPC to hold pool kayaking, polar bear swim events on Nov. 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BEMIDJI, Minn. <\/strong>&mdash; The Bemidji State University Outdoor Programming Center will hold a pair of events on Monday, Nov. 17: a polar bear swim in Lake Bemidji at noon; and an open kayaking session in the rec center pool beginning at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&bull; Polar Bear Swim<\/strong><br>\nThe OPC is conducting its annual fall\/winter polar bear swim in Lake Bemidji.<\/p>\n<p>Participants can meet at the OPC Boathouse, located in Diamond Point Park, at noon before joining OPC staff for the plunge into Lake Bemidji at noon.<\/p>\n<p>The swim will conclude before 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&bull; Pool Kayaking<\/strong><br>\nThe OPC will provide kayaks and instructors for a kayaking play and practice session in the swimming pool at the Gillett Recreation-Fitness Center on campus. <\/p>\n<p>Free and open to the public, the session will each run from 7-10 p.m. Those who wish to bring their own kayaks should call the OPC in advance. A swimsuit, towel, nose plugs and goggles are recommended.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the OPC, call (218) 755-2999 or visit its web site at http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/students\/opc.<br>\n<strong><br>\nFOR YOUR CALENDAR<br>\nNov. 17<\/strong> &ndash; noon &ndash; Bemidji State University Outdoor Programming Center hosts annual polar bear swim on Lake Bemidji. Registration fees: none; open to the public. Information: (218) 755-2999.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nov. 17<\/strong> &ndash; 7-10 p.m. &ndash; Bemidji State University Outdoor Programming Center hosts open indoor kayaking session at Gillett Recreation and Fitness Center pool. Registration fees: none; open to the public. Information: (218) 755-2999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEMIDJI, Minn. &mdash; The Bemidji State University Outdoor Programming Center will hold a pair of events on Monday, Nov. 17: a polar bear swim in Lake Bemidji at noon; and an open kayaking session in the rec center pool beginning at 7 p.m. &bull; Polar Bear Swim The OPC is conducting its annual fall\/winter polar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1035"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44321,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035\/revisions\/44321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}