Tempe Arizona Christmas and New Years December 23, 2008

TEMPE, Ariz. – In observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day, the City of Tempe will close all administrative offices on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, and Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009.

Emergency services will be unaffected by the holiday. Residential and commercial recycling/solid waste collection will be moved from normal Thursday collection to Wednesday, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. Bus and rail service operate on extended hours from 3 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 31 until 2 a.m. Bus service will operate according to holiday hours Thursday, Dec. 25 and Thursday, Jan. 1. Light rail service will operate according to holiday hours on Thursday, Jan 1. Visit www.tempe.gov/tim for more information on transportation. The Tempe Transit Store will be closed.

PARKS AND RECREATION
Tempe Beach Park will be open from 5 a.m. to midnight. Tempe Town Lake will be open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tempe. The Rio Salado Operations Center will be closed. Kiwanis Recreation Center,  6111 S. All-America Way, will be closed (480-350-5201). Kiwanis Park Batting Range will be closed. (480-350-5727). The Jaycee Splash Playground, 715 W. Fifth St., 480-350-5200), the Esquer Park Splash Playground, 2407 E. McArthur Dr., (480-350-5200), Beach Park Splash Playground, Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway, (480-350-8625), the Clark Park Swimming Pool, 1730 S. Roosevelt St (480-350-5203), and the McClintock Swimming Pool, 1830 E. Del Rio Dr. (480-350-5202), are closed for the season.

LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTERS
The Tempe Public Library, 3500 S. Rural Rd., will be closed (480-350-5500). The Tempe Historical Museum, 809 E. Southern Ave., will be closed (480-350-5100). The Petersen House Museum, 1414 W. Southern Ave., will be closed (480-350-5151). The Edna Vihel Center for the Arts, 3340 S. Rural Rd., will be closed (480-350-5287). The Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, will be closed Dec. 25 -26 and Jan. 1-2; On Jan. 2 the TCA box office will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (480-350-2822).

COMMUNITY CENTERS
The Escalante Multi-Generational Center, 2150 E. Orange St., will be closed. (480-350-5858). The Westside Multi-Generational Center, 715 W. Fifth St., will be closed. (480-858-2400). The Pyle Adult Recreation Center, 655 E. Southern Ave., will be closed (480-350-5211). The North Tempe Multi-Generational Center, 1555 N. Bridalwreath St., will be closed. (480-858-6500). The Cahill Senior Center, 715 W. Fifth St., will be closed (480-858-2420).

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS COLLECTION CENTER
The Household Products Collection Center, 1320 E. University Dr., will be closed Dec. 26-27 and Jan. 2-3. (480-858-2223).

GOLF COURSES
Ken McDonald Golf Course, 800 E. Divot Dr., will be open sunrise to sunset (480-350-5250). Rolling Hills Golf Course, 1415 N. Mill Ave., will be open sunrise to sunset (480-350-5275).

Tempe Arizona Christmas and New Years