The Haverhill YMCA is accepting registrations for Camp Tricklin' Falls, a traditional day camp on the Powwow River.
Activities include climbing up the camp's new 55-foot climbing tower, gymnastics, sports, adventure, art and swim clinics. A free summer youth membership is included when you register for camp.
Financial assistance is available to those who qualify. Vouchers are accepted.
More information is available by calling 978-374-0506. Registration is at the Haverhill YMCA, 81 Winter St., or online at www.northshoreymca.org.
Cemetery cleanup tomorrow
Volunteers are needed to help finish the cleanup and restoration of the Haines Burial Ground on Carleton Street.
The project is headed by local historian Thomas Spitalere. Work taking place tomorrow includes raking and trimming brush.
Volunteers are asked to bring rakes, gloves and biodegradable leaf bags. More information is available by calling 978-376-2807.
Club has wine tasting fundraiser
The Haverhill/Merrimack Valley Soroptimist Club will host its second Wine Tasting at Zorvino Vineyard in Sandown, N.H., May 16 from 7 to 10 p.m.
The event will feature tastings of three food items along with selected wines.
Participants will learn how to choose the correct wines for meals and entertaining. The event also features a silent auction of items donated by local merchants and individuals. Plants, floral arrangements and garden decorations will be offered at attractive prices.
Proceeds will support service projects in the Merrimack Valley, which help improve the quality of life for women and girls.
Tickets for the wine tasting are $40 each and can be purchased from Jeanne Canovitch at Charisma Salon, 978-372-6381 or 978-853-7866.
Post office to hold passport day
The post office in Washington Square will hold a special passport day May 17 from 8 a.m. to noon.
Postmaster Donna Legro said the special hours should make it easier for parents with minor children applying for a passport because both parents must accompany children under 16 years of age. There are new regulations requiring a passport for all air travel to and from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda. The post office also takes passport photos for $15.
Legro recommends applying for a passport at least two months prior to traveling to avoid extra costs and to expedite the process. People must bring evidence of citizenship, two passport photos, and current photo identification. Passport fees can be paid by check or cash. Passports cost $100 for people age 16 years and older and $85 for persons under age 16. The cost is $75 for renewal of passports.
Passport applications can be downloaded online at www.usps.com/passport.
More information is available by calling 978-373-5417.
Cooking courses offered
A new cooking class taught by personal chef and caterer Deborah Della-Piana will be offered through Northern Essex Community College's Corporate and Community Education Center at Timony Grammar School, 45 Pleasant View St., Methuen.
The class, titled "Foods of the American Southwest," will incorporate the use of chili peppers, corn, and beans, cumin, cilantro and chili powder. Recipes include southwestern fragrant beef brisket, baja shellfish boil, and breakfast foods like huevos rancheros.
The four-week course is offered Wednesdays, June 4 to 25, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $100, plus $60 for materials. An Italian feast class meets Thursdays, May 22 to June 5. An everything chicken class meets Tuesday evenings from May 27 to June 10. A listing of noncredit, personal enrichment courses is available online at www.necc.mass.edu/noncredit/wfdce/personalenrich.php.
More information is available by calling 978-659-1200. Registration is by calling 978-556-3700.
